Reservoir Competence of Wildlife Host Species for Babesia microti
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2012 Human babesiosis is an increasing health concern in the northeastern United States, where the causal agent, Babesia microti, is spread through the bite of infected Ixodes scapularis ticks.
Michelle H. Hersh +4 more
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Combinations of isoform-targeted histone deacetylase inhibitors and bryostatin analogues display remarkable potency to activate latent HIV without global T-cell activation [PDF]
, 2017 Current antiretroviral therapy (ART) for HIV/AIDS slows disease progression by reducing viral loads and increasing CD4 counts. Yet ART is not curative due to the persistence of CD4+ T-cell proviral reservoirs that chronically resupply active virus ...
Albert, Brice J +8 more
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Prediction and prevention of the next pandemic zoonosis. [PDF]
, 2012 Most pandemics--eg, HIV/AIDS, severe acute respiratory syndrome, pandemic influenza--originate in animals, are caused by viruses, and are driven to emerge by ecological, behavioural, or socioeconomic changes.
Carroll, Dennis +8 more
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Interventions for neurocognitive dysfunction [PDF]
, 2017 Purpose of review: To evaluate current barriers to HIV cure strategies and interventions for neurocognitive dysfunction with a particular focus on recent advancements over the last three years. Recent findings: Optimal anti-retroviral therapy (ART) poses
Brew, B, Ellero, J, Lubomski, M
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Calenda, 2021 The idea of disease reservoirs – that particular animals, people, or environments harbour or distribute disease – has profoundly shaped human relationships to nature. The concept has been epistemologically fraught, taking on different meanings amongst different groups of people in different periods.
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Emergence of Diseases From Wildlife Reservoirs
Veterinary Pathology, 2010 Interest in the epidemiology of emerging diseases of humans and livestock as they relate to wildlife has increased greatly over the past several decades. Many factors, most anthropogenic, have facilitated the emergence of diseases from wildlife. Some livestock diseases have “spilled over” to wildlife and then “spilled back” to livestock.
Rhyan, J. C., Spraker, T. R.
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Cats as a Risk for Transmission of Antimicrobial drug−resistant Salmonella
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2004 To determine whether cats were a risk for transmission of Salmonella to humans, we evaluated the excretion of Salmonella by pet cats. Rectal-swab specimens were taken from 278 healthy house cats, from 58 cats that died of disease, and from 35 group ...
Filip Van Immerseel +9 more
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Cholera: Environmental Reservoirs and Impact on Disease Transmission [PDF]
Microbiology Spectrum, 2013 ABSTRACT Vibrio cholerae is widely known to be the etiological agent of the life-threatening diarrheal disease cholera. Cholera remains a major scourge in many developing countries, infecting hundreds of thousands every year. Remarkably, V. cholerae is a natural inhabitant of brackish riverine,
Salvador, Almagro-Moreno +1 more
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Spatial multi-criteria decision analysis to predict suitability for African swine fever endemicity in Africa [PDF]
, 2014 Background African swine fever (ASF) is endemic in several countries of Africa and may pose a risk to all pig producing areas on the continent. Official ASF reporting is often rare and there remains limited awareness of the continent-wide distribution ...
Costard, S +5 more
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Geogenomic segregation and temporal trends of human pathogenic Escherichia coli o157:H7, Washington, USA, 2005-2014 [PDF]
, 2018 The often-noted and persistent increased incidence of Escherichia coli O157:H7 infections in rural areas is not well understood. We used a cohort of E.
Besser, Thomas E +8 more
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