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Mycobacteriosis in a Pet Ferret (Mustela putorius furo) Caused by Mycobacterium xenopi: A Case Report on Neglected Risk of Zoonotic Transmission

Pathogens
Ferrets are highly susceptible to a wide range of mycobacteria, mainly M. bovis, M. avium, and M. triplex. Therefore, ferrets pose a risk of transmission of mycobacteriosis, especially zoonotically relevant tuberculosis.
Željko Mihaljević, Irena Reil, Josipa Habuš, Zrinka Štritof, Šimun Naletilić, Gabrijela Jurkić Krsteska, Tajna Kovač, Maja Zdelar-Tuk, Sanja Duvnjak, Silvio Špičić   +9 more
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Pet Owner Perception of Ferret Boredom and Consequences for Housing, Husbandry, and Environmental Enrichment

Animals, 2022
Boredom is a potential chronic but overlooked animal welfare problem. Caused by monotony, sub-optimal stimulation, and restrictive housing, boredom can therefore affect companion animals, particularly those traditionally caged, such as ferrets.
Alice M. M. Dancer, María Díez-León, Jennifer K. Bizley, Charlotte C. Burn   +3 more
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Establishment of Humanized EFNB2/B3 Murine Models for Investigating Nipah Virus Pathogenesis

Animal Research and One Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Nipah virus (NiV) is a zoonotic paramyxovirus classified as a WHO priority pathogen, which causes severe respiratory disease and encephalitis in humans with high mortality. Currently, no licensed vaccines or specific antiviral therapies are available.
Wei Dong, Ning Liu, Weining Kong, Xiang Gao, Feifei Guan, Shan Gao, Yuanwu Ma   +6 more
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Identification of clinical and virological correlates associated with influenza A candidate vaccine virus (CVV) attenuation in a ferret model

Journal of Virology
Influenza A viruses continuously circulate among avian and swine species, posing a persistent threat to public health. The development of influenza candidate vaccine viruses (CVVs) plays a pivotal role in the global strategy for influenza pandemic ...
Claudia Pappas, Nicole Brock, Jessica A. Belser, Troy J. Kieran, Joanna A. Pulit-Penaloza, Xiangjie Sun, Hui Zeng, Li Wang, Bin Zhou, Terrence M. Tumpey, Taronna R. Maines   +10 more
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Seasonal Influenza Split Vaccines Confer Partial Cross-Protection against Heterologous Influenza Virus in Ferrets When Combined with the CAF01 Adjuvant

Frontiers in Immunology, 2018
Influenza epidemics occur annually, and estimated 5–10% of the adult population and 20–30% of children will become ill from influenza infection. Seasonal vaccines primarily work through the induction of neutralizing antibodies against the principal ...
Dennis Christensen, Jan P. Christensen, Karen S. Korsholm, Louise K. Isling, Karin Erneholm, Allan R. Thomsen, Peter Andersen   +6 more
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Experimental infection of pigs and ferrets with "pre-pandemic," human-adapted, and swine-adapted variants of the H1N1pdm09 influenza A virus reveals significant differences in viral dynamics and pathological manifestations.

PLoS Pathogens, 2023
Influenza A viruses are RNA viruses that cause epidemics in humans and are enzootic in the pig population globally. In 2009, pig-to-human transmission of a reassortant H1N1 virus (H1N1pdm09) caused the first influenza pandemic of the 21st century.
Charlotte Kristensen, Helena A Laybourn, Jeri-Carol Crumpton, Karen Martiny, Ashley Webb, Pia Ryt-Hansen, Ramona Trebbien, Henrik E Jensen, Jakob N Nissen, Kerstin Skovgaard, Richard J Webby, Lars E Larsen   +11 more
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Humans are not unique: difficult birth is common in placental mammals

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Human childbirth is widely presumed to be uniquely difficult and dangerous compared to birth in other mammals. Tight fetopelvic proportions can result in obstructed labour and contribute to high rates of maternal and neonatal mortality. Ideas summarised under the ‘obstetrical dilemma’ have contributed to this assumption by explaining difficult
Nicole D. S. Grunstra
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Functional validation of driver mutation‐specific uveal melanoma biomarkers: role of COL9A3 in cancer cell plasticity

The Journal of Pathology, EarlyView.
Abstract Uveal melanoma (UM) is a deadly ocular malignancy with well‐described genetic alterations that predict disease outcome. However, our current understanding of the biological underpinnings of high‐risk uveal melanoma progression remains relatively limited. Using RNA expression profiles from 250 patients with UM, we identified 12 novel biomarkers
QCC van den Bosch, RM Verdijk, H Fadlelseed, TPP van den Bosch, S Owens, S Kennedy, E Kilic, E Brosens   +7 more
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Neonatal valproic acid exposure produces altered gyrification related to increased parvalbumin-immunopositive neuron density with thickened sulcal floors.

PLoS ONE, 2021
Valproic acid (VPA) treatment is associated with autism spectrum disorder in humans, and ferrets can be used as a model to test this; so far, it is not known whether ferrets react to developmental VPA exposure with gyrencephalic abnormalities.
Kazuhiko Sawada, Shiori Kamiya, Ichio Aoki   +2 more
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Public Willingness to Pay for Regenerative Agriculture: Socioeconomic Drivers and Perception of Ecosystem Services

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Agricultural intensification is a key driver of soil erosion, biodiversity loss, and the progressive degradation of ecosystems, increasing the urgency for transformative agricultural models. Regenerative agriculture (RA) has emerged as a promising solution by integrating ecological principles with long‐term economic viability to restore ...
Beatriz Salazar‐Gálvez, Yolanda Sorroche‐del‐Rey, Laura Piedra‐Muñoz, Pedro A. Aguilera   +3 more
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