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Ninety years after the discovery of the virus causing the influenza disease, this malady remains one of the biggest public health threats to mankind. Currently available drugs and vaccines only partially reduce deaths and hospitalizations.
Sonja C. J. H. Chua +3 more
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COVID and animal trials: A systematic review
Extensive work is being done to form targeted drugs against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection; however, it is imperative to have a safe and effective vaccine against the same to win the war against this pandemic.
Muhamood Moothedath +6 more
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Although ferrets are becoming increasingly popular as companion animals, their population in households is still far lower compared to cats or dogs.
Alicja Blank +7 more
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Possible Role of Fish as Transport Hosts for Dracunculus spp. Larvae
To inform Dracunculus medinensis (Guinea worm) eradication efforts, we evaluated the role of fish as transport hosts for Dracunculus worms. Ferrets fed fish that had ingested infected copepods became infected, highlighting the importance of ...
Christopher A. Cleveland +6 more
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Body temperature is a vital parameter to assess the health of exotic animals. Rectal thermometry is a common way to measure body temperature in rodents, rabbits and ferrets and often considered the gold standard.
Jelle Stans
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Pandemic Risk Assessment for Swine Influenza A Virus in Comparative In Vitro and In Vivo Models
Swine influenza A viruses pose a public health concern as novel and circulating strains occasionally spill over into human hosts, with the potential to cause disease.
Ian Padykula +13 more
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Ferret Systemic Coronaviral Disease (FSCD) is a systemic disease caused by ferret systemic coronavirus, which is considered lethal in most of the ferrets that are affected by it.
Julia Puffal +2 more
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Leishmaniosis caused by Leishmania infantum in ferrets: Update review
Leishmaniosis in domestic ferrets (Mustela putorius furo) is a disease caused by Leishmania infantum, a parasite transmitted through the bite of an infected female phlebotomine sand fly. Among vertebrates, the dog is the primary domestic reservoir of the
Sergio Villanueva-Saz +8 more
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Antiviral Efficacies of FDA-Approved Drugs against SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Ferrets
Due to the urgent need of a therapeutic treatment for coronavirus (CoV) disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients, a number of FDA-approved/repurposed drugs have been suggested as antiviral candidates at clinics, without sufficient information. Furthermore, there
Su-Jin Park +18 more
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Airborne transmission in ferrets is a key component of pandemic risk assessment. However, some emerging avian influenza viruses transmit between ferrets but do not spread in humans. Therefore, we evaluated sequential rounds of airborne transmission as an
Troy C. Sutton +8 more
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