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Differences between the intestinal microbial communities of healthy dogs from plateau and those of plateau dogs infected with Echinococcus

Virology Journal
Objective Cystic echinococcosis (CE) represents a profoundly perilous zoonotic disease. The advent of viral macrogenomics has facilitated the exploration of hitherto uncharted viral territories.
Jia Liu, Xiaojie Jiang, Wen Lei, Yuan Xi, Qing Zhang, Huixia Cai, Xiao Ma, Yufang Liu, Wei Wang, Na Liu, Xiongying Zhang, Wanli Ma, Cunzhe Zhao, Bin Ni, Wen Zhang, Yongshun Wang   +15 more
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Analysis of the association between water iodine concentration and TyG-BMI index with thyroid diseases: a cross-sectional study in Shandong province, China

Frontiers in Nutrition
BackgroundWater iodine (WI) is a key factor influencing human thyroid function, and the TyG-BMI index, as a new metabolic indicator, can more comprehensively reflect an individual’s metabolic status. This study aims to investigate the correlation between
Chun-Hu Li, Meng Zhao, Tong Zhao, Yu-Hang Liu, Zong-Yu Yue, Zhe-Xu Zhang, Xiang-Kun Zeng, Dian-Jun Sun, Peng Liu   +8 more
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Tiny habitats of tiny species: The importance of micro-refugia for threatened island-endemic arthropods [PDF]

Island-endemic arthropods are understudied species and likely to be highly threatened with extinction. Analysis of IUCN Red List assessments can be used to highlight important microhabitats requiring conservation for the effective management of island ...
Sharp, A, Gray, A
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Prevalence and predictors of hepatic steatosis among HIV patients with and without chronic hepatitis C

Egyptian Liver Journal
Background and purpose of the study Hepatic steatosis (HS) is a common and important histologic finding in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection.
Aisha Elsharkawy, Shereen Abdel Alem, Saeed Moustafa, Shymaa Elnggar, Ahmed Cordie, Gamal Esmat, Ahmed Moustafa   +6 more
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Endemic birds of the West Indies colouring book : colouring map matching activity

, 2020
Draw lines from the coloring book drawings to the map to match each Caribbean endemic songbird with its home ...
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Exploring non-endemic and endemic brands' definition of authenticity in esports and gaming

, 2021
The goal of this project is to assess how endemic and non-endemic brands view and define the concept of "authenticity" in ...
Marta Soligo, Brett Abarbanel, Mark R Johnson   +2 more
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Conflict of interest:use of pyrethroids and amidines against tsetse and ticks in zoonotic sleeping sickness endemic areas of Uganda [PDF]

, 2013
Caused by trypanosomes and transmitted by tsetse flies, Human African Trypanosomiasis and bovine trypanosomiasis remain endemic across much of rural Uganda where the major reservoir of acute human infection is cattle.
Welburn Susan C., Katie Hampson, Waiswa, Charles, Sambo, Maganga, Bardosh, Kevin, Welburn, Susan C, Susan C Welburn, Maganga Sambo, Sikana Lwitiko, Hampson, Katie, Bardosh Kevin, Hampson Katie, Kevin Bardosh, Lwitiko Sikana, Sikana, Lwitiko, Welburn, Susan C., Sambo Maganga, Bardosh, Kevin Louis   +17 more
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Challenges imposed by minor reference alleles on the identification and reporting of clinical variants from exome data

BMC Genomics, 2018
Background The conventional variant calling of pathogenic alleles in exome and genome sequencing requires the presence of the non-pathogenic alleles as genome references.
Mahmoud Koko, Mohammed O. E. Abdallah, Mutaz Amin, Muntaser Ibrahim   +3 more
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Metagenomic characterization and genetic profiling of hepatic viromes in Marmota himalayana from the Three-River-Source region of Qinghai Province

BMC Microbiology
The Himalayan marmot (Marmota himalayana) is a keystone species in the Tibetan Plateau ecosystem and serves as a potential reservoir host for multiple zoonotic pathogens.
Kaiye Ying, Xiaofei Song, Jiaheng Chen, Yongshun Wang, Hailian Wu, Qi Zhang, Xiaoyan Yang, Wenxuan Peng, Haisheng Wu, Wen Zhang, Qingwen Zhang   +10 more
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Moderate influenza vaccine effectiveness against influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 virus and low effectiveness against A(H3N2) virus among older adults during 2013–2014 influenza season in Beijing, China

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2018
Background: Since 2007, trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine has been provided free-of-charge to older adults aged ≥60 years in Beijing, China, but the data regarding influenza vaccine effectiveness (VE) among these people are very limited so far.
Li Zhang, Yang Pan, Chunna Ma, Wei Duan, Ying Sun, Shuangsheng Wu, Man Zhang, Yi Tian, Yang Zheng, Peng Yang, Quanyi Wang   +10 more
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