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Pathogens, 2023 The abundant and widely distributed deermice Peromyscus leucopus and P. maniculatus are important reservoirs for several different zoonotic agents in North America.
Alan G. Barbour +2 more
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Epidemiology and fitness effects of wood mouse herpesvirus in a natural host population [PDF]
, 2012 Rodent gammaherpesviruses have become important models for understanding human herpesvirus diseases. In particular, interactions between murid herpesvirus 4 and Mus musculus (a non-natural host species) have been extensively studied under controlled ...
Amy B. Pedersen +12 more
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PLoS ONE, 2009 BackgroundChronic wasting disease (CWD) of cervids is a prion disease distinguished by high levels of transmissibility, wherein bodily fluids and excretions are thought to play an important role.
Nicholas J Haley +4 more
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Interspecific variation in cooperative burrowing behavior by Peromyscus mice
Evolution Letters, 2022 Animals often adjust their behavior according to social context, but the capacity for such behavioral flexibility can vary among species. Here, we test for interspecific variation in behavioral flexibility by comparing burrowing behavior across three ...
Nicole L. Bedford +6 more
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Using Remotely Sensed Data To Identify Areas at Risk for Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2000 The 1993 U.S. hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) outbreak was attributed to environmental conditions and increased rodent populations caused by unusual weather in 1991-92. In a case-control study to test this hypothesis, we estimated precipitation at 28
Gregory E. Glass +11 more
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Contact urticaria to giraffe hair [PDF]
, 2005 Background: Immediate-type hypersensitivity to animal proteins is a common problem in people occupationally exposed to animals. Methods: A 19-year-old female working as a voluntary zookeeper in her off-time suffered from hives on her forearms following ...
Herzinger, T. +3 more
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On the biological and genetic diversity in Neospora caninum [PDF]
, 2010 Published: 22 March 2010Neospora caninum is a parasite regarded a major cause of foetal loss in cattle. A key requirement to an understanding of the epidemiology and pathogenicity of N.
Barber +37 more
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Morphological and lectin histochemical studies of the spermatozoa of the lesser mouse deer (Tragulus javanicus) [PDF]
, 2006 The morphology and lectin histochemical property of the spermatozoa of the lesser mouse deer (Tragulus javanicus) were studied using light and scanning electron microscopy. Spermatozoa were small in size and measured 36.52 ± 5.6 μm in length. The head of
Wahono Esthi Prasetyaningtyas +5 more
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A Focus of Deer Tick Virus Transmission in the Northcentral United States
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 1999 We screened salivary glands from adult deer ticks collected near Spooner and Hayward, Wisconsin, to determine whether deer tick virus, a recently described flavivirus, occurs with other tickborne agents in the upper Midwest.
Gregory D. Ebel +3 more
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Parallelisms and Contrasts in the Diverse Ecologies of the Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Borrelia burgdorferi Complexes of Bacteria in the Far Western United States. [PDF]
, 2016 Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Borrelia burgdorferi are two tick-borne bacteria that cause disease in people and animals. For each of these bacteria, there is a complex of closely related genospecies and/or strains that are genetically distinct and have ...
Foley, Janet, Stephenson, Nicole
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