Extracting 3D parametric curves from 2D images of Helical objects [PDF]
, 2017 Helical objects occur in medicine, biology, cosmetics, nanotechnology, and engineering. Extracting a 3D parametric curve from a 2D image of a helical object has many practical applications, in particular being able to extract metrics such as tortuosity ...
Jackson, Philip T.G. +3 more
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‘Reservoir dogs’: The emerging zoonotic risk associated with European dog imports to the UK
Veterinary Record, EarlyView.Abstract Background The movement of dogs from continental Europe to the UK poses a growing public health threat due to the associated risk of disease incursions. Current legislation is insufficient to address the risks and pre‐import control measures are focused only on rabies virus and the fox tapeworm Echinococcus multilocularis. Methods We conducted
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2020 Bats can harbor zoonotic pathogens, but their status as reservoir hosts for Leptospira bacteria is unclear. During 2015-2017, kidneys from 47 of 173 bats captured in Grenada, West Indies, tested PCR-positive for Leptospira.
Amanda I Bevans +5 more
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Análise descritiva dos casos confirmados de leptospirose em humanos no Brasil, período de 2010-2019
Journal Health NPEPS, 2021 Objetivo: descrever o número populacional de casos confirmados de leptospirose em humanos no Brasil no período de 2010 a 2019. Método: estudo transversal, pautado em dados secundários, disponíveis no Sistema de Informação de Agravos de Notificação.
Flávio Aparecido da Cruz Magalhães +2 more
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Risk of infection in dogs in contact with clinical canine leptospirosis cases
Australian Veterinary Journal, EarlyView.Background and aim Canine leptospirosis cases have been increasing since the disease emerged in urban Sydney in 2017. Clinical infection is associated with a high case fatality rate and might pose public health risks. This study was conducted to determine whether Leptospira spp.
VJ Skinner, MP Ward, C Griebsch
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Genetic affinities within a large global collection of pathogenic Leptospira: implications for strain identification and molecular epidemiology [PDF]
, 2010 Leptospirosis is an important zoonosis with widespread human health implications. The non-availability of accurate identification methods for the individualization of different Leptospira for outbreak investigations poses bountiful problems in the ...
Ahmed, Ahmed +7 more
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The technical and practical implementation of fundus photography in equids
Equine Veterinary Education, EarlyView.Summary Background Fundus photography is an important diagnostic tool in human and veterinary medicine. Advances in research are increasing its accessibility in human medicine. However, there is a lack of studies on modern fundus photography in animals, particularly in horses. Objectives To assess the use of a portable fundus camera developed for human
I. Vierling, B. Wollanke, V. Franzen
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Occurrence of leptospirosis among suspected cases in Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology, 2011 Objective: To evaluate the serological profile of leptospirosis by microscopic agglutination test (MAT) and dark field microscopy (DFM) and to determine the serovar prevalence rate among patients with pyrexia of unknown origin.
Ganesan Arumugam +3 more
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Role of Real Time PCR Quantization in Diagnosis and Prognosis of Leptospirosis and Analysis of the Association between Bacterial Load and Various Complications [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2018 Introduction: Leptospirosis is considered as an underreported and underdiagnosed disease. There is paucity of data regarding the incidence of leptospirosis from Mysore, Karnataka. This study throws light into the incidence of leptospirosis and the recent
Linda Rose Jose +3 more
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Public Health Threat of New, Reemerging, and Neglected Zoonoses in the Industrialized World [PDF]
, 2010 Microbiologic infections acquired from animals, known as zoonoses, pose a risk to public health. An estimated 60% of emerging human pathogens are zoonotic. Of these pathogens, >71% have wildlife origins.
Cutler, S.J. +2 more
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