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An approach to the control of disease transmission in pig-to-human xenotransplantation. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2000
: Although several major immunologic hurdles need to be overcome, the pig is currently considered the most likely source animal of cells, tissues and organs for transplantation into humans.
A. D. M. E. Osterhaus   +57 more
core   +4 more sources

Habitat Protection Alone Is Insufficient: Costa Rican Parrots Thrive in Altered Landscapes but Remain Vulnerable to Poaching

open access: yesDiversity and Distributions, Volume 31, Issue 9, September 2025.
ABSTRACT Aim Human population growth and resource overexploitation have induced major changes in global biodiversity. Costa Rica, with 26% of its land area protected, is often cited as a model of environmental conservation. However, conservation efforts have largely focused on habitat preservation, while overharvesting remains an unquantified factor in
P. Romero‐Vidal   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Opinion and report of the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES) on the assessment of the impact of fox population dynamics on public health

open access: yesFood Risk Assess Europe, Volume 3, Issue 2, April 2025.
ABSTRACT The Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) can be hunted as a game species. It may also be listed as a “species likely to cause damage” (ESOD – the acronym in French), for public health reasons among others. Conversely, benefits linked to the presence of foxes are also put forward, such as the predation of rodents carrying zoonotic agents.
Emmanuelle Gilot‐Fromont   +97 more
wiley   +1 more source

Molecular epidemiology of human Borna disease virus 1 infection revisited

open access: yesEmerging Microbes and Infections, 2022
Borna disease virus 1 (BoDV-1) strains attracted public interest by recently reported rare fatal encephalitis cases in Germany. Previously, human BoDV-1 infection was suggested to contribute to psychiatric diseases.
Liv Bode, Yujie Guo, Peng Xie
doaj   +1 more source

Human Brucellosis in Febrile Patients Seeking Treatment at Remote Hospitals, Northeastern Kenya, 2014-2015 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
During 2014–2015, patients in northeastern Kenya were assessed for brucellosis and characteristics that might help clinicians identify brucellosis. Among 146 confirmed brucellosis patients, 29 (20%) had negative serologic tests. No clinical feature was a
El-Adawy, Hosny   +9 more
core   +2 more sources

Facial Myokymia With or Without Concurrent Neurological Deficits in Seven Dogs and Two Cats

open access: yesJournal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Volume 39, Issue 2, March/April 2025.
ABSTRACT Background Myokymia is a form of peripheral nerve hyperexcitability that can be focal or generalized. Information regarding focal myokymia in veterinary medicine is currently limited, resulting in a need for a better understanding of this clinical sign.
Tomás Elvira   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma in a blue‐fronted Amazon parrot (Amazona aestiva)

open access: yesVeterinary Record Case Reports, Volume 12, Issue 4, December 2024.
Abstract A 14‐year‐old, female, blue‐fronted Amazon parrot was referred for episodes of regurgitation. The differential diagnosis mainly included bornavirus infection, infectious or traumatic ingluvitis, gastro‐oesophageal reflux, gastritis/enteritis, heavy metal poisoning, metabolic disease (severe hepatic or renal disease), coelomitis, digestive ...
Sabrina Vieu   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The widespread keeping of wild pets in the Neotropics: An overlooked risk for human, livestock and wildlife health

open access: yesPeople and Nature, Volume 6, Issue 3, Page 1023-1035, June 2024.
Abstract Zoonoses constitute a major risk to human health. Comprehensive assessments on the potential emergence of novel disease outbreaks are essential to ensure the effectiveness of sanitary controls and to establish mitigating actions. Through a continental‐scale survey of rural human settlements conducted over 13 years in 15 Neotropical countries ...
Pedro Romero‐Vidal   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Transcription Profiling Demonstrates Epigenetic Control of Non-retroviral RNA Virus-Derived Elements in the Human Genome

open access: yesCell Reports, 2015
Endogenous bornavirus-like nucleoprotein elements (EBLNs) are DNA sequences in vertebrate genomes formed by the retrotransposon-mediated integration of ancient bornavirus sequence.
Kozue Sofuku   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bornavirus y enfermedades neuropsiquiátricas

open access: yesActa Médica Costarricense, 2009
La enfermedad producida por el virus de la enfermedad de Borna (VEB) o Borna Disease Virus (BDV), conocida como una encefalitis fatal, se ha reportado en caballos y ovejas en Europa Central, desde hace más de dos siglos. Los animales infectados por el VEB muestran cambios en el comportamiento: ansiedad, agresividad, separación del rebaño e ...
openaire   +2 more sources

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