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First Assessment of Genetic Damage in the Speckled Cockroach (Nauphoeta cinerea) After Consumption of Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) Cultivated and Commercialized in Northeastern, Brazil

Environmental Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study reports, for the first time, the use of the speckled cockroach Nauphoeta cinerea as a promising bioindicator for genotoxic monitoring. It was validated through control groups (both positive and negative) in addition to testing lettuce (Lactuca sativa ) samples from public street markets consumed by N. cinerea specimens in Pernambuco,
Aleson Aparecido da Silva, Eduardo Henrique da Silva Melo, Érima Maria de Amorim, Maria Gislaine Pereira, Claudia Rohde   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

An Interesting Case of Childhood Brucellosis with Unusual Features

Acta Clinica Croatica, 2015
Brucellosis is a zoonotic infection, which is still a major public health concern worldwide. Common clinical findings are usually nonspecific involving fever, arthralgia, myalgia, weakness and malaise.
Sevil Bilir Goksugur, Mervan Bekdas, Safiye Gurel, Tekin Tas, Esma Gokcen Sarac, Fatih Demircioglu, Erol Kismet   +6 more
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Detection of Leptospira in cane toads (Rhinella jimi) from urban and rural Paraíba, Brazil

Veterinary Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Leptospirosis is a significant zoonosis in tropical regions, where poor sanitation and favourable climate aid its spread. Synanthropic animals such as the cane toad (Rhinella jimi), which share environments with both people and wild and domestic animals, may harbour Leptospira and contribute to urban and rural transmission cycles ...
Karla N. de Souza Rocha, Aline de Lima Peixoto, Lucila S. de Medeiros Pereira, Debora Ferreira Cardoso, Maria L. C. Rodrigues Silva, Sérgio S. de Azevedo, Juliana P. F. de Oliveira, Clebert J. Alves, Mozar Alves Fonseca, Severino S. dos Santos Higino   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of different methods to detect methicillin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2014
Summary: The studies suggest that dogs living with human are potential risk of becoming MRSA carrier and increased risk of infections caused by MRSA. Phenotypic methods to detect methicillin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) are inadequate.
Farzad Alipour, Malahat Ahmadi, Shahram Javadi   +2 more
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Frequency of Brucella canis seropositivity in at‐risk dogs referred for veterinary care in the UK

Veterinary Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Brucella canis is a canine pathogen of zoonotic concern. It is not considered endemic in the UK, with most infections diagnosed in travelled dogs or their offspring. Methods Between March 2021 and December 2022, all dogs with a history of travel outside of the UK or clinical signs compatible with brucellosis referred for veterinary ...
Josh Kennils, Simon Cue, Michelle L. Taylor, Emi N. Barker   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Clinical and Epidemiological Investigation of the First Reported Human Infection With the Zoonotic Parasite Trypanosoma evansi in Southeast Asia [PDF]

, 2016
Background. Trypanosoma is a genus of unicellular parasitic flagellate protozoa. Trypanosoma brucei species and Trypanosoma cruzi are the major agents of human trypanosomiasis; other Trypanosoma species can cause human disease, but are rare.
Baker, S, Berto, A, Campbell, JI, Carrique-Mas, J, Chalermwong, P, Desquesnes, M, Franco, JR, Herder, S, Jittapalapong, S, Le, BC, Nga, TVT, Ngo, TH, Ngo, TT, Nguyen, CT, Nguyen, KC, Nguyen, PHL, Nguyen, VC, Nguyen, VMH, Nguyen, VVC, Rabaa, MA, Tam, PTT, Thwaites, GE, Tran, TH, Wills, B, Yacoub, S, Yimming, B   +25 more
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Autopsy, deathways, and intercultural healthcare in the southern Peruvian Andes Autopsie, pratiques mortuaires et soins de santé interculturels dans le sud des Andes péruviennes

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
While death remains a popular topic for anthropology, relatively few ethnographic accounts consider the modern bureaucratic processes accompanying it. One such process is public health autopsy, which scholars have largely taken for granted. Existing analysis has regarded it as a form of ‘cultural brokering’ and autopsy reluctance in communities is seen,
David M.R. Orr
wiley   +1 more source

Changes in some biochemical parameters accompanied with Brucellosis in native goats [PDF]

Iraqi Journal of Veterinary Sciences, 2011
The aim of the study was to determine changes in some of biochemical parameters accompanied with brucellosis naturally infected native goats. The study included examination of 102 blood sera representing 396 native goats from different areas in Mosul ...
S. H. Arslan, N. A. Al-Hussary, Q. T. Al-Obaidi, M. M. Hassan   +3 more
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Risk of infection in dogs in contact with clinical canine leptospirosis cases

Australian Veterinary Journal, EarlyView.
Background and aim Canine leptospirosis cases have been increasing since the disease emerged in urban Sydney in 2017. Clinical infection is associated with a high case fatality rate and might pose public health risks. This study was conducted to determine whether Leptospira spp.
VJ Skinner, MP Ward, C Griebsch
wiley   +1 more source

Microfluidic Blood Typing Chip with Voltammetry Measurement

MATEC Web of Conferences, 2017
Blood typing is a critical test in many medical procedures, especially for blood transfusion. Incompatible red blood cells (RBCs) in transfusion might result in intravascular hemolysis and even cause recipients death.
Chang Yaw-Jen, Zhou Xin-Miao, Yen Hsiu-Rong, Yeh Chih-Ling   +3 more
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