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Distribution of Hepatitis C Virus Genotypes in Canada: Results from the LCDC Sentinel Health Unit Surveillance System

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 1999
In a sentinel hepatitis surveillance study conducted by sentinel health units, 1469 patients were enrolled, and 959 (65.3%) were positive for antibody to hepatitis C virus (HCV).
RK Chaudhary, M Tepper, S Eisaadany, Paul R Gully   +3 more
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Checklist of hosts, illustrated geographical range, and ecology of tick species from the genus Ixodes (Acari, Ixodidae) in Russia and other post-Soviet countries [PDF]

ZooKeys
Hard ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) are the economically and ecologically most important blood-sucking arthropod vectors that can transmit disease agents under temperate climate.
Denis Fedorov, Sándor Hornok
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Molecular epidemiological study of Trichomonas gallinae focusing on central and southeastern Europe

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022
Trichomonas gallinae is a geographically widespread protozoan parasite of birds. In this study, oropharyngeal swab samples were collected in Hungary and Romania from 99 columbiform birds, including 76 feral pigeons (Columba livia domestica: 42 kept for ...
Barbara Tuska-Szalay, Gábor Sipos, Nóra Takács, Nóra Takács, Jenő Kontschán, Attila D. Sándor, Attila D. Sándor, Attila D. Sándor, Áron Péter, Krisztián Berta, Ádám Kerek, Ákos Jerzsele, Jan Votýpka, Jan Votýpka, Sándor Hornok, Sándor Hornok   +15 more
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Still in Focus: Assessment of Blood-Borne Pathogens [PDF]

Transfusion Medicine and Hemotherapy, 2009
The German Advisory Committee Blood (Arbeitskreis Blut) was installed by the German Federal Ministry of Health 15 years ago, under the impression of an epidemic of virus transmissions through blood products. The task of this committee, which is based at the Robert Koch-Institut in Berlin, is to provide reliable scientific advice to the government ...
Seitz, Rainer, Heiden, Margarethe, Offergeld, Ruth, Burger, Reinhard   +3 more
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High variability of HIV and HCV seroprevalence and risk behaviours among people who inject drugs: results from a cross-sectional study using respondent-driven sampling in eight German cities (2011–14)

BMC Public Health, 2016
Background People who inject drugs (PWID) are at increased risk of acquiring and transmitting HIV and Hepatitis C (HCV) due to sharing injection paraphernalia and unprotected sex. To generate seroprevalence data on HIV and HCV among PWID and related data
Benjamin Wenz, Stine Nielsen, Martyna Gassowski, Claudia Santos-Hövener, Wei Cai, R. Stefan Ross, Claus-Thomas Bock, Boris-Alexander Ratsch, Claudia Kücherer, Norbert Bannert, Viviane Bremer, Osamah Hamouda, Ulrich Marcus, Ruth Zimmermann, the DRUCK Study group   +14 more
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Looking for Dog Blood Donors in an Endemic Area for Vector-Borne Infections of Central Italy

Animals, 2022
Dogs are proved to be competent reservoir hosts for several vector-borne pathogens. Their prevalence varies according to the geographical area. Many vector-borne pathogens may be transmitted by blood transfusion.
Maria Teresa Antognoni, Marta Vascellari, Graziana Da Rold, Federica Toniolo, Sofia Sgubin, Claudia Zanardello, Antonio Carminato, Arianna Miglio   +7 more
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Uneven temporal distribution of piroplasms (Piroplasmida: Babesiidae, Theileriidae) in Haemaphysalis concinna in an urban biotope of the Western Palearctic focus region of this tick species

Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases
Haemaphysalis concinna is a Palearctic tick species known as a potential or proven vector of several pathogens, including a broad spectrum of Babesia and Theileria species.
Gergő Keve, Ciara Reynolds, Nóra Takács, Sándor Hornok   +3 more
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Ambivalent Roles of Oxidative Stress in Triangular Relationships among Arthropod Vectors, Pathogens and Hosts

Antioxidants, 2022
Blood-feeding arthropods, particularly ticks and mosquitoes are considered the most important vectors of arthropod-borne diseases affecting humans and animals. While feeding on blood meals, arthropods are exposed to high levels of reactive oxygen species
Emmanuel Pacia Hernandez, Anisuzzaman, Md Abdul Alim, Hayato Kawada, Kofi Dadzie Kwofie, Danielle Ladzekpo, Yuki Koike, Takahiro Inoue, Sana Sasaki, Fusako Mikami, Makoto Matsubayashi, Tetsuya Tanaka, Naotoshi Tsuji, Takeshi Hatta   +13 more
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Molecular prevalence and associated infection risk factors of tick-borne protozoan and rickettsial blood pathogens in small ruminants

BMC Veterinary Research, 2023
Background Tick-borne blood pathogens cause highly pathogenic diseases, which are associated with substantial economic losses in ruminants. Despite this, epidemiological research on these pathogens remains neglected in many countries.
Mennat-Allah Abdelsalam, Wael Felefel, Sabreen Fadl, Mohamed Bessat   +3 more
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A review on the role of birds as disseminators of ticks, with special emphasis on Hyalomma species and Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus

Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases
Hyalomma marginatum and Hyalomma rufipes are tick species of high medical importance, primarily due to their ability to transmit the Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus. While H. marginatum is endemic in Southern Europe, H.
Gergő Keve, Attila D. Sándor, Sándor Hornok   +2 more
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