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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Disregarding reservoirs of disease vectors: A surveillance paradox in Africa [PDF]
EClinicalMedicine, 2020 Emmanuel Chanda
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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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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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Drivers of disease emergence and spread: Is wildlife to blame? [PDF]
, 2014 The global focus on wildlife as a major contributor to emerging pathogens and infectious diseases (EIDs) in humans and domestic animals is not based on field, experimental or dedicated research, but mostly on limited surveys of literature, opinion and ...
Kock, R A
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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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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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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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Screening strategies for a sustainable endpoint for Gambiense sleeping sickness [PDF]
, 2020 Background. Gambiense human African trypanosomiasis (gHAT, sleeping sickness) is a vector-borne disease typically fatal without treatment. Intensified, mainly medical-based, interventions in endemic areas have reduced the occurrence of gHAT to ...
Aliee, Maryam +5 more
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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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