Prediction and prevention of the next pandemic zoonosis. [PDF]
Most pandemics--eg, HIV/AIDS, severe acute respiratory syndrome, pandemic influenza--originate in animals, are caused by viruses, and are driven to emerge by ecological, behavioural, or socioeconomic changes.
Carroll, Dennis +8 more
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Atlarda Hendra Virus Enfeksiyonları
Hendra virüsü (HeV), 1994 yılında Avustralya'nın Queensland eyaletindeki Brisbane banliyösünde ortaya çıkan zoonotik paramyxovirüstür. HeV ilk olarak Avustralya'da atlarda ve insanlarda ölümcül bir solunum yolu hastalığı meydana geldikten sonra tanımlanmıştır. Meyve yarasaları (Pteropus spp.) doğal rezervuardır.
Ali Güngör, Ayhan Atasever
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Canine distemper, a re-emerging morbillivirus with complex neuropathogenic mechanisms [PDF]
Paramyxoviruses are responsible for a wide variety of diseases both in humans and in animals. Common to many paramyxoviruses is the fact that they can cause neurological symptoms in their final host.
Griot, Christian +3 more
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Human Hendra Virus Encephalitis Associated with Equine Outbreak, Australia, 2008
A recent Hendra virus outbreak at a veterinary clinic in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, involved 5 equine and 2 human infections. In contrast to previous outbreaks, infected horses had predominantly encephalitic, rather than respiratory, signs.
Elliott G. Playford +9 more
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Novel hemotropic mycoplasmas are widespread and genetically diverse in vampire bats [PDF]
Bats (Order: Chiroptera) have been widely studied as reservoir hosts for viruses of concern for human and animal health. However, whether bats are equally competent hosts of non-viral pathogens such as bacteria remains an important open question. Here,
Altizer, S.M. +7 more
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Strategies for enhancing Australia's capacity to respond to emerging infectious diseases [PDF]
Along with many other countries, Australia faces significant threats from emerging infectious diseases that emanate from wildlife or involve a wildlife vector. A salient example of such a disease is Hendra virus.
Stephen J. Prowse +2 more
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In silico Drug Discovery of Novel Small Lead Compounds Targeting Nipah Virus Attachment Glycoprotein
Introduction: Nipah virus (NiV) and Hendra virus are the type species of the highly pathogenic paramyxovirus genus Henipavirus, which can cause severe respiratory disease and fatal encephalitis infections in humans.
Ashish P. Shah +3 more
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Designing graduate training programs in conservation medicine-producing the right professionals with the right tools. [PDF]
New challenges to human, animal, and ecosystem health demand novel solutions: New diseases are emerging from new configurations of humans, their domestic animals and wildlife; new pressures on once robust and resilient ecosystems are compromising their ...
Epstein, Jonathan H +3 more
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Henipavirus Infection in Fruit Bats (Pteropus giganteus), India
We tested 41 bats for antibodies against Nipah and Hendra viruses to determine whether henipaviruses circulate in pteropid fruit bats (Pteropus giganteus) in northern India.
Jonathan H. Epstein +7 more
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Nipah virus encephalitis: A cause for concern for Indian neurologists?
The first and only recorded outbreak of Nipah virus (NV) encephalitis in India occurred in the winter of 2001, although the causative organism could only be identified 5 years down the line in 2006.
Halder Amit, Chakravarty Ambar
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