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Distribution, scale, and drivers of mass mortality events in Europe's freshwater bivalves

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Mass mortality events (MMEs) are decimating populations and compromising key ecosystem functions around the globe. One taxon particularly vulnerable to MMEs is freshwater bivalve mollusks. This group has important ecosystem engineering capacities and includes highly threatened and highly invasive taxa.
Daniel A. Cossey, Maria Urbańska, Ronaldo Sousa, Juergen Geist, Anna Maria Labecka, Şebnem Atasaral, Maciej Bonk, Liliya Bylyna, Frank P. L. Collas, Daniel Daill, Andreas H. Dobler, Noé Ferreira‐Rodríguez, Dariusz Halabowski, Martina I. Ilarri, Jasna Lajtner, Jon H. Mageroy, Evelyn A. Moorkens, Javier Morales, William H. Morgan, Grégory Motte, Keiko Nakamura, Paz Ondina, Martin Österling, Małgorzata Ożgo, Momir Paunović, Vincent Prié, Maja Raković, Larysa Shevchuk, Spase Shumka, Mikhail O. Son, Jouni Taskinen, Frankie Thielen, Henn Timm, Jelena Tomović, Dariusz Ulikowski, Gorazd Urbanič, Simone Varandas, Agnieszka Izolda Wasilewska, Niklas Wengström, David C. Aldridge   +39 more
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Protective immunity against Trypanosoma cruzi [PDF]

, 2009
Upon infection, Trypanosoma cruzi triggers a strong immune response that has both protective and pathological consequences. In this work, several important questions regarding protective immunity are reviewed.
Basombrío, Miguel Ángel Manuel, Padilla, Ángel Marcelo, Parodi Ramoneda, Cecilia María   +2 more
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Acute neurologic presentation of a 2‐year‐old standardbred colt with multicentric diffuse large B cell lymphoma

Equine Veterinary Education, EarlyView.
Summary Lymphoma in horses is uncommon and rarely diagnosed as a cause of ataxia. This case report describes a 2‐year‐old Standardbred cryptorchid colt who presented with acute onset of grade 3–4/5 spinal ataxia in all four limbs, with the hindlimbs more severely affected than forelimbs and severe proprioceptive deficits.
K. MacMillan, J. Burns, E. John, M. Buote   +3 more
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Genital manifestations of tropical diseases [PDF]

, 2004
Genital symptoms in tropical countries and among returned travellers can arise from a variety of bacterial, protozoal, and helminthic infections which are not usually sexually transmitted.
Richens, J
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Emerging and Miscellaneous Protozoal Diseases

, 2021
Rangeliosis • Cause: Rangelia vitalii, a protozoan parasite of the phylum Apicomplexa, class Aconoidasida, order Piroplasmida; phylogenetically close to the family Babesiidae. • First Described: 1908, in dogs from Brazil (Carini, 1908). • Affected Hosts: Domestic dogs and wild canids (the crab-eating fox Cerdocyon thous, and the pampas fox Lycalopex ...
Marcondes, Mary, Kent, Marc, Howerth, Elizabeth W., Sykes, Jane E.   +3 more
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Borna disease virus infection: Retrospective case series of five horses and two donkeys in Switzerland

Equine Veterinary Education, EarlyView.
Summary Borna disease is an acute to subacute, rarely chronic non‐purulent meningoencephaylomyelitis affecting mainly horses and sheep. This case series describes the clinical signs, diagnosis, treatment, outcome and post‐mortem findings of five horses and two donkeys with this condition. The equids affected were geldings or mares of various breeds and
I. L. Piotrowski, M. Hilbe, H. K. Junge
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Relative Contributions of Vibrio Polysaccharide and Quorum Sensing to the Resistance of Vibrio cholerae to Predation by Heterotrophic Protists [PDF]

, 2013
Protozoan grazing is a major mortality factor faced by bacteria in the environment. Vibrio cholerae, the causative agent of the disease cholera, is a natural inhabitant of aquatic ecosystems, and its survival depends on its ability to respond to stresses,
Kjelleberg, S, McDougald, D, Sun, S
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Bilateral laryngeal paralysis (aplegia) occurring late during the recovery of a horse after orthopaedic surgery

Equine Veterinary Education, EarlyView.
Summary A 9‐year‐old male castrated Standardbred was presented for evaluation of a comminuted right front first phalanx fracture. On initial clinical examination, mild haemoconcentration and increased vital parameters were noted. After overnight hospitalisation, the horse underwent general anaesthesia for surgical fracture repair.
I. Lutvikadic, K. Hopster, B. Driessen
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Hybridization in parasites: consequences for adaptive evolution, pathogenesis and public health in a changing world [PDF]

, 2015
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A Berry, A Koukounari, AJ Norton, AR Laird, B Schelkle, BL Webster, BL Webster, BL Webster, BR Grant, C Astrom, C Gyles, CA Machado, CD Criscione, CM Brasier, CM Lively, CM Lively, CS Clarkson, CS Wondji, D Menge, D Rollinson, D Weetman, DB Dunams-Morel, DE Neafsey, Deborah F. Smith, DR Brooks, DR Dittrich-Reed, E Inbar, E Mancini, E Redman, E Strauch, EH Stukenbrock, EJ Baack, GL Nichols, Glenn F Rall, H Krehenwinkel, H Ochman, H Ochman, HD Mawejje, HJ Müller, HV Pates, I Goodhead, J Boissier, J Davies, J Hawks, J Mallet, J Mavarez, JA Coyne, JA Patz, JC Semenza, JM Kelly, Joanne P. Webster, JP Webster, JP Webster, JT Detwiler, Kayla C. King, KD Lafferty, LA Messenger, LA Messenger, LAT Tchuente, LC Norris, LH Rieseberg, LH Rieseberg, M Arnold, M Lynch, M Schumer, M Worobey, MA Miles, MA Nowak, MB Rogers, MB Rogers, MC Fontaine, ME Grigg, MF Dybdahl, MG Taylor, Michael A. Brockhurst, MJ Gibbs, ML Arnold, ML Arnold, ML Steinauer, MW Gaunt, NH Barton, NR Sturm, NS Akopyants, O Seehausen, P Martens, P Volf, P Volf, PW Hedrick, R Abbott, RA Farrer, RB Stelkens, RB Stelkens, RDH Barrett, Rike B. Stelkens, RS Ramiro, S Edmands, S Hales, S Manguin, S Moore, T Dobzhansky, T Huyse, T Huyse, TH Le, U Chaudhry, W Alves, W Choochote, W Li, Y Lee, Y Song   +108 more
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Equine protozoal myeloencephalitis—Presentation and progression

Equine Veterinary Education, EarlyView.
Summary Equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM) remains one of the most frequently diagnosed neurological disorders of horses in North America, caused primarily by Sarcocystis neurona and less commonly Neospora hughesi. The clinical presentation is highly variable due to multifocal involvement of both grey and white matter, with asymmetric ataxia and ...
S. Austin, S. Gray
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