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Domestic dog ownership in Iran is a risk factor for human infection with Leishmania infantum. [PDF]
, 2002 One explanation proposed for the widespread failure to control zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis by culling infected domestic dogs is that wild canids or humans play significant roles in transmission.
Davies, Clive R +4 more
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FEBS Letters, EarlyView.Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a genetic disease affecting motor neurons. Individuals with SMA experience mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress. The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of an antioxidant and neuroprotective substance, ergothioneine (ERGO), on an SMNΔ7 mouse model of SMA.
Francesca Cadile +8 more
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Survey of dog owners’ and veterinarians’ attitudes regarding the selection of flea and tick prevention products in Thailand [PDF]
Veterinary WorldBackground and Aim: Tick and flea infestations in dogs are significant concerns for both dog owners and veterinarians in Thailand. The country’s climate provides an optimal environment for the proliferation of ticks and fleas, thereby increasing the risk
Pornlapas Panchim +5 more
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GMS Journal for Medical Education, 2023 Objectives: Animal assisted intervention is an increasingly accepted tool to improve human well-being. The present study was performed to assess whether dog assisted education has a positive effect on children suffering from rheumatic disorders with pain
Kiesewetter, Jan +9 more
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Incidence of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in two Guatemalan communities.
, 2004 The prevalence of human infection by Trypanosoma cruzi was assessed using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in a serological survey in 1998 of 2 rural communities (SMH and PS) in Guatemala.
Davies, C +6 more
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Landscape attributes governing local transmission of an endemic zoonosis: rabies virus in domestic dogs [PDF]
, 2018 Landscape heterogeneity plays an important role in disease spread and persistence, but quantifying landscape influences and their scale dependence is challenging.
Biek, Roman +7 more
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Epidemics and pandemics : Covid-19 and the ‘‘drop of honey effect’’ [PDF]
, 2020 Purpose: The aim of this paper is the use of the “drop of honey effect” to explain the spread of Covid-19. Approach/Methodology/Design: After Covid-19 appearance in Wuhan, in the Chinese province of Hubei, by December, 2019, it spread all over the world.
Filipe, Jose Antonio
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A working model for cytoplasmic assembly of H/ACA snoRNPs
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.Dyskerin is the component of nuclear H/ACA ribonucleoproteins (RNPs) endowed with pseudouridine synthase catalytic activity. Two isoforms of human dyskerin have been characterized: the abundant Iso1, mainly nuclear, and the shorter Iso3, mainly cytoplasmic but occasionally imported into nuclei.
Alberto Angrisani, Maria Furia
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Certified service dogs - A cost-effectiveness analysis appraisal.
PLoS ONE, 2019 IntroductionIndividuals with functional impairments or chronic diseases are often in need of assistance in their daily lives. For these individuals it is essential to find novel, cost-effective solutions to meet their needs.
Martina Lundqvist +2 more
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Neurobiology of Disease, 2018 Prion diseases are fatal neurodegenerative diseases caused by misfolding of the prion protein (PrP). These conditions affect humans and animals, including endemic forms in sheep and deer.
Jonatan Sanchez-Garcia +1 more
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