Prairie Dogs, Persistent Plague, Flocking Fleas, and Pernicious Positive Feedback
Plague (caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis) is a deadly flea-borne disease that remains a threat to public health nearly worldwide and is particularly disruptive ecologically where it has been introduced.
Dean E. Biggins +2 more
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Effect of photoperiod and host distribution on the horizontal transmission of Isaria fumosorosea (Hypocreales: Cordycipitaceae) in greenhouse whitefly assessed using a novel model bioassay [PDF]
A model bioassay was used to evaluate the epizootic potential and determine the horizontal transmission efficiency of Isaria fumosorosea Trinidadian strains against Trialeurodes vaporariorum pharate adults under optimum conditions (25±0.5°C, ~100% RH ...
Antonious G.F. +22 more
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CHARACTERISTICS OF THE RABIES EPIZOOTIC PROCESS IN THE ROSTOV REGION
The aim of the work was to study the features of the rabies epizootic process manifestation in the territory of the Rostov region. To achieve the intended aim the comprehensive epizootological research and the retrospective epizootological analysis were ...
T. S. Tambiev +4 more
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Wave-like spread of Ebola Zaire [PDF]
In the past decade the Zaire strain of Ebola virus (ZEBOV) has emerged repeatedly into human populations in central Africa and caused massive die-offs of gorillas and chimpanzees.
Leslie A Real +3 more
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Mapping the Risk for West Nile Virus Transmission, Africa
West Nile virus (WNV) is an emergent arthropodborne virus that is transmitted from bird to bird by mosquitoes. Spillover events occur when infected mosquitoes bite mammals.
José-María García-Carrasco +4 more
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Has Rift Valley fever virus evolved with increasing severity in human populations in East Africa?
Rift Valley fever (RVF) outbreaks have occurred across eastern Africa from 1912 to 2010 approximately every 4–15 years, most of which have not been accompanied by significant epidemics in human populations.
Marycelin Baba +3 more
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Epizootic rabbit enteropathy. Study of early phenomena with fresh inoculum and attempt at inactivation [PDF]
[EN] Using 180 35-day-old SPF rabbits, this study used the effectiveness of bacitracin as a tool for acquiring more information on the various phases of ERE, in particular during the hours inoculation.
Coudert, P., Licois, D.
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Multi-Approach Investigation Regarding the West Nile Virus Situation in Hungary, 2018
The West Nile virus is endemic in multiple European countries and responsible for several epidemics throughout the European region. Its evolution into local or even widespread epidemics is driven by multiple factors from genetic diversification of the ...
Brigitta Zana +21 more
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Disseminated neoplasia in blue mussels, Mytilus galloprovincialis, from the Black Sea, Romania [PDF]
Disseminated neoplasia, also called leukemia or hemic neoplasia, has been detected in 15 species of marine bivalve mollusks worldwide. The disease is characterized by the presence of single anaplastic cells with enlarged nuclei and sometimes frequent ...
Bower +37 more
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Spatial expansions and travelling waves of rabies in vampire bats [PDF]
A major obstacle to anticipating the cross-species transmission of zoonotic diseases and developing novel strategies for their control is the scarcity of data informing how these pathogens circulate within natural reservoir populations.
Benavides, Julio A. +2 more
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