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The molecular basis of antigenic variation among A(H9N2) avian influenza viruses
Emerging Microbes and Infections, 2018 Avian influenza A(H9N2) viruses are an increasing threat to global poultry production and, through zoonotic infection, to human health where they are considered viruses with pandemic potential.
Thomas P. Peacock +4 more
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Phytotherapy Research, EarlyView.Graphical representation of ethnomedical uses, major bioactive compounds, pharmacological potential and toxicological risks of Ruta graveolens L. ABSTRACT Ruta graveolens L. is widely used in traditional European, Asian, African, and South American medicine for digestive, nervous, cardiovascular, respiratory, and reproductive disorders.
Tetiana Serhiienko +3 more
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Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.American crow Corvus brachyrhynchos is a common species throughout North America. Crows play a role in the ecology of multiple diseases and a single laboratory experiment has shown the potential for crows to pass infectious prions, such as those associated with chronic wasting disease (CWD), in their feces after being force‐fed with infected material ...
Tyler S. Walters +2 more
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Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.Driven game shoots in the UK lowlands commonly release several thousand pheasants Phasianus colchicus and red‐legged partridges Alectoris rufa in late summer, which is likely to attract the attention of the main generalist predator, the red fox. Game managers try to protect their releases by culling foxes.
Rufus B. Sage +7 more
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Avian Influenza Threat and its Potential Impact on Demand for Chicken and Eggs [PDF]
A highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of avian influenza (AI) has been confirmed in 420 human cases and has caused 257 deaths in the world starting from 2003.
Liu, Kang Ernest +3 more
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Wildlife Society Bulletin, EarlyView.Management options and actions are important for responsibly working to keep populations of sometimes overabundant species of invasive and native wildlife at levels that keep damage (e.g., agricultural, environmental, human health and safety) and disease (e.g., species specific, shared with livestock, zoonotic) associated with them at acceptable levels.
Kurt C. VerCauteren
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CLIMATE CHANGE INFLUENCES ON THE RISK OF AVIAN INFLUENZA OUTBREAKS AND ASSOCIATED ECONOMIC LOSS [PDF]
This paper examines the effect that climate has on Avian Influenza outbreak probability. The statistical analysis shows across a broad region the probability of an outbreak declines by 0.22% when the temperature rises 1 Celsius degree and increases by 0 ...
Mu, Jianhong H. +3 more
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Generating social network data using partially described networks: an example informing avian influenza control in the British poultry industry [PDF]
, 2011 <p>Background: Targeted sampling can capture the characteristics of more vulnerable sectors of a population, but may bias the picture of population level disease risk.
Reid Stuart WJ +24 more
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Wildlife Society Bulletin, EarlyView.Wildlife mortality investigations are important toward understanding health threats to wildlife and management considerations. The who, what, why and how are critical pieces of these investigations. Wildlife pathologists play a central role in this process in elucidating causes and contributors to mortality. Abstract To effectively recognize and manage
Nicole M. Nemeth
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The Impact of Avian Influenza on Vertical Price Transmission in the Egyptian Poultry Sector [PDF]
In recent years, health risks have received increasing attention among consumers and created interest in analysing the relationship between food scares, food consumption and market prices.
Serra, Teresa +3 more
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