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Dihydroartemisinin imposes positive and negative regulation on Treg and plasma cells via direct interaction and activation of c-Fos

Communications Biology, 2023
Dihydroartemisinin (DHA) promotes Treg cell proliferation and suppresses plasma cell expansion through direct interaction and activation of c-Fos, underling the bilateral immunoregulatory mechanism of DHA.
Qilong Li, Ning Jiang, Yiwei Zhang, Yize Liu, Ziwei Su, Quan Yuan, Xiaoyu Sang, Ran Chen, Ying Feng, Qijun Chen   +9 more
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Integrated control of vector-borne diseases of livestock--pyrethroids: panacea or poison?

, 2003
Tick- and tsetse-borne diseases cost Africa approximately US$4-5 billion per year in livestock production-associated losses. The use of pyrethroid-treated cattle to control ticks and tsetse promises to be an increasingly important tool to counter this ...
Coleman, Paul G, Eisler, Mark C, Machila, Noreen, Morton, John F, Torr, Stephen J   +4 more
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Evaluating the potential for the environmentally sustainable control of foot and mouth disease in Sub-Saharan Africa [PDF]

, 2013
Strategies to control transboundary diseases have in the past generated unintended negative consequences for both the environment and local human populations.
A Caron, A Catley, A Murwira, A Picado, Alexandre Caron, B Perry, Bertrand Chardonnet, BM Bronsvoort, BM Bronsvoort, C Bedelian, C Riginos, CJ Jost, DA McGranaghan, Daniel Thomas Haydon, David James Paton, DHM Cumming, DJ Augustine, DJ Paton, DJ Paton, FM Kivaria, Fredrick Mathias Kivaria, G Cozzi, G Harris, GR Thomson, GR Thomson, I Scoones, ID Craigie, J D’Amico Hales, J Hanks, J. Grant C. Hopcraft, JC Mariner, Julius Keyyu, K Ferguson, Kenneth J. Ferguson, M Garine-Wichatitsky De, MD Kock, ME Gadd, PA Lindsey, R Kock, RB Boone, RG Bengis, Richard A. Kock, RS Reid, RS Reid, RT Taylor, S Osofsky, SA Osofsky, SA Osofsky, Sarah Cleaveland, SK Hargreaves, SO Ohaga, Thomas Nyariki, Tiziana Lembo, W Vosloo, WB Karesh, WD Newmark   +55 more
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Spatial expansions and travelling waves of rabies in vampire bats [PDF]

, 2016
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., Streicker, Daniel, Valderrama, William   +2 more
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Zoonosis emergence linked to agricultural intensification and environmental change [PDF]

, 2013
A systematic review was conducted by a multidisciplinary team to analyze qualitatively best available scientific evidence on the effect of agricultural intensification and environmental changes on the risk of zoonoses for which there are epidemiological ...
Artois, B. A. Jones, Belotto, Boureau, Brown, Childs, Chomel, Chua, Cleaveland, Cutler, D. Grace, D. McKeever, D. U. Pfeiffer, Daszak, Drew, Drexler, Ducheyne, Dugan, Epstein, Epstein, F. Mutua, Fevre, Field, Gilchrist, Goldberg, Graham, Harper, Hayman, Hsu, Irvine, J. McDermott, J. Rushton, J. Young, Jones, Keesing, Landolt, Lehle, Leibler, Leroy, M. Y. Said, Mas-Coma, Mathews, Maudlin, McMichael, Morse, Pepin, Pfeffer, R. Kock, Reynes, Rwego, S. Alonso, Sendow, Sims, Springbett, Tricco, van den Hurk, Vora, Wacharapluesadee, Woolhouse, Yob   +59 more
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Tolerance of Senecavirus A to Mutations in Its Kissing-Loop or Pseudoknot Structure Computationally Predicted in 3′ Untranslated Region

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022
Senecavirus A (SVA) is an emerging virus that belongs to the genus Senecavirus in the family Picornaviridae. Its genome is a positive-sense and single-stranded RNA, containing two untranslated regions (UTRs).
Fuxiao Liu, Di Zhao, Di Zhao, Ning Wang, Ziwei Li, Ziwei Li, Yaqin Dong, Shuang Liu, Feng Zhang, Jin Cui, Hailan Meng, Bo Ni, Rong Wei, Hu Shan   +13 more
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Painted Ferocity: The Social Behaviors of African Wild Dogs, Threats to Survival, and Resulting Conservation Initiatives [PDF]

, 2018
African Wild Dogs (Lycaon pictus) are an endangered species of canid from Sub-Saharan Africa. They are very social communal hunters, and are capable of chasing down prey for long stretches of time. Wild dogs benefit a savannah ecosystem by regulating the
Valdes, Alexis
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Opportunities and challenges for integrating dairy cattle into farms with certified organic pineapple production as perceived by smallholder farmers in Central Uganda [PDF]

, 2019
A study was conducted in 2013 to assess opportunities and challenges of integrating dairy cattle into organic pineapple production in Uganda. Thirty organic pineapple farmers were interviewed using a semistructured questionnaire.
Kabi, Fred, Kiggundu, Muhammad, Nalubwama, Sylvia, Smolders, Gidi, Vaarst, Mette   +4 more
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Phylogenetic Analysis of Bovine Respiratory Syncytial Virus (BRSV) Subgroups in Wallonia Region of Belgium in Relation to Current Vaccination Strategies

Vaccines
Background: Bovine respiratory syncytial virus (BRSV) is a major pathogen of the bovine respiratory disease complex and causes regular severe winter outbreaks of respiratory disease in cattle. It is therefore responsible for important economic losses for
Anneliese Demil, Mickaël Dourcy, Mutien-Marie Garigliany, Dominique Cassart, Fabien Grégoire, Julien Evrard, Daniel Desmecht, Calixte Bayrou, Hani Boshra   +8 more
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Organic grassland: the foundation stone of organic livestock farming [PDF]

, 2001
In organic farming, the components of the whole farm system interact closely and grassland plays the central role in this intricate web, including the arable cropping phase.
Younie, D.
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