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Effect of blood meals and mating on biodemographic characteristics of Aedes albopictus

Physiological Entomology, EarlyView.
Lifespan did not differ between virgin and mated males and females. The number of blood meals (one and two) significantly reduced adult lifespan compared with those with no blood meal. The effect of the second blood meal doubled females' egg production and their reproductive output.
Georgios D. Mastronikolos, Nikos T. Papadopoulos   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

p67 gene alleles sequence analysis reveals Theileria parva parasites associated with East Coast fever and Corridor disease in buffalo from Zambia.

Veterinary parasitology
Theileriosis caused by Theileria parva infections is responsible for high cattle mortalities in Zambia. Although infected buffalo are a risk to cattle, the characterization of T.
C. N. Choopa, Walter Muleya, P. Fandamu, Lubembe D. Mukolwe, K. Sibeko-Matjila   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Mitochondrial phylogeography and population structure of the cattle tick Rhipicephalus appendiculatus in the African Great Lakes region

Parasites & Vectors, 2018
Background The ixodid tick Rhipicephalus appendiculatus is the main vector of Theileria parva, wich causes the highly fatal cattle disease East Coast fever (ECF) in sub-Saharan Africa.
Gaston S. Amzati, Roger Pelle, Jean-Berckmans B. Muhigwa, Esther G. Kanduma, Appolinaire Djikeng, Maxime Madder, Nathalie Kirschvink, Tanguy Marcotty   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Living in the Mycelial World

Topics in Cognitive Science, EarlyView.
Abstract This manuscript documents a systematic ethnomycological analysis of ethnographic archives. Focusing on texts describing human–fungi interactions, I conduct a global, cross‐cultural review of mushroom use, covering 193 societies worldwide. The study reveals diverse mushroom‐related cultural practices, emphasizing the significance of fungi ...
Roope O. Kaaronen
wiley   +1 more source

High prevalence of Rickettsia africae variants in Amblyomma variegatum ticks from domestic mammals in rural western Kenya: implications for human health [PDF]

, 2014
Tick-borne spotted fever group (SFG) rickettsioses are emerging human diseases caused by obligate intracellular Gram-negative bacteria of the genus Rickettsia.
Ade, Fredrick, Breiman, Robert F., Cleaveland, Sarah, Cutler, Sally J., Feikin, Daniel R., Jiang, Ju, Knobel, Darryn L., Maina, Alice N., Mpoke, Solomon, Ng'ang'a, Zipporah, Njenga, M. Kariuki, Ogola, Eric, Omulo, Sylvia A., Richards, Allen L.   +13 more
core   +3 more sources

Pharmacy‐Based Immunization Delivery: A Comprehensive History and Current Challenges

JACCP: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CLINICAL PHARMACY, Volume 9, Issue 6, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Pharmacists and their teams have a long history of involvement with vaccines. This paper describes the contributions of pharmacy‐based immunization delivery in the United States from the 1800's to date. Early activities centered around storage and distribution of antitoxins and vaccines. From the 1950s through the early 1990s, pharmacists were
Jean‐Venable R. Goode, Mitchel C. Rothholz, Stephan L. Foster, Erica R. Brody, John D. Gräbenstein   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Monitoring vaccinated cattle for induction and longevity of persistent tick-transmissible infection: Implications for wider deployment of live vaccination against East Coast fever in Tanzania.

Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 2020
The infection and treatment (ITM) procedure remains the only available method of immunization against Theileria parva infection. One constraint to deployment is the perception that the carrier state induced by ITM could result in enhanced disease ...
P. Gwakisa, Fatuma Kindoro, Elisa Mwega, S. Kimera, Isaiah Obara, J. Ahmed, P. Clausen, R. Bishop   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Spatial behavior of socially isolated wild pigs (Sus scrofa) following sounder removal via trapping

Pest Management Science, Volume 82, Issue 6, Page 5225-5236, June 2026.
Following partial sounder removal, socially isolated wild pigs maintained site fidelity near traps, highlighting post‐control behavioral tendencies that are relevant to pest management and disease mitigation. Abstract BACKGROUND The rapid expansion of wild pig (Sus scrofa) populations across North America, coupled with increased concern over disease ...
Sebastian Gomez‐Maldonado, Matthew T McDonough, Jonathon J Valente, Mark D Smith, Stephen S. Ditchkoff   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

What Difference Does Language Make? Comparing Systematic Evidence Reviews of Vietnamese and English Language Literatures on Climate Change and the Health of Outdoor Workers

Area, Volume 58, Issue 2, June 2026.
Short Abstract This paper compares two systematic literature reviews—one in English and one in Vietnamese—to examine how language shapes the production and framing of knowledge on climate change and health. It highlights significant differences in methods, assumptions and policy framings, and argues that linguistic boundaries are not just technical ...
Anh Ngoc Vu, Jonathan Rigg, Felicity Kersting, Ekaterina Tarnovskaya, Loc Duc Nguyen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hotspots: Exotic mosquito risk profiles for New Zealand [PDF]

, 2005
This document reports the main findings of the first systematic, spatial analyses of risks to New Zealand associated with exotic mosquitoes of current public health ...
de Wet, Neil, Hales, Simon, Slaney, David, Warrick, Richard A., Ye, Wei   +4 more
core   +1 more source