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Detection of Leptospira in cane toads (Rhinella jimi) from urban and rural Paraíba, Brazil

Veterinary Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Leptospirosis is a significant zoonosis in tropical regions, where poor sanitation and favourable climate aid its spread. Synanthropic animals such as the cane toad (Rhinella jimi), which share environments with both people and wild and domestic animals, may harbour Leptospira and contribute to urban and rural transmission cycles ...
Karla N. de Souza Rocha, Aline de Lima Peixoto, Lucila S. de Medeiros Pereira, Debora Ferreira Cardoso, Maria L. C. Rodrigues Silva, Sérgio S. de Azevedo, Juliana P. F. de Oliveira, Clebert J. Alves, Mozar Alves Fonseca, Severino S. dos Santos Higino   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

A food chain approach to control of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in New Zealand : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Veterinary Science at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand [PDF]

, 2018
Part of Chapter 3 has been published as: Browne, A.S., Midwinter, A.C., Withers, H., Cookson, A.L., Biggs, P.J., Marshall J.C., Benschop, J., Hathaway, S., Haack, N., Akhter, R., & French, N.P. (2018).
Browne, Andrew Springer
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Epidemiology of Shigella-Associated diarrhea in Gorgan, north of Iran [PDF]

, 2007
Objective : Shigella is an important etiological agent for diarrhea and especially dysentery. Shigellosis is an intestinal infection that is a major public health problem in many developing countries.
Ahmadi, A.R., Aslani, M.M., Dadgar, T., Ghaemi, E.O., Livani, S., Mansourian, A.R., Moradi, A.V., Nosrat, S.B.   +7 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
wiley   +1 more source

Safety and Effectiveness of Glecaprevir/Pibrentasvir in Children and Adolescents With Chronic Hepatitis C: Reports From All‐Case Post‐Marketing Surveillance in Japan

Hepatology Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim The aim of this all‐case post‐marketing study was to evaluate the real‐world safety and effectiveness in all children and adolescents with chronic hepatitis C with or without compensated cirrhosis treated with glecaprevir/pibrentasvir (G/P) in Japan. Methods This prospective, observational post‐marketing surveillance study was conducted at
Tatsuki Mizuochi, Katsuyoshi Kawana, Mariko Kobayashi, Eri Iwashita, Itaru Iwama, Daiki Abukawa, Hitoshi Tajiri   +6 more
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Description and Nomenclature of Neisseria meningitidis Capsule Locus

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2013
Pathogenic Neisseria meningitidis isolates contain a polysaccharide capsule that is the main virulence determinant for this bacterium. Thirteen capsular polysaccharides have been described, and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy has enabled ...
Odile B. Harrison, Heike Claus, Ying Jiang, Julia S. Bennett, Holly B. Bratcher, Keith A. Jolley, Craig Corton, Rory Care, Jan T. Poolman, Wendell D. Zollinger, Carl E. Frasch, David S. Stephens, Ian Feavers, Matthias Frosch, Julian Parkhill, Ulrich Vogel, Michael A. Quail, Stephen D. Bentley, Martin C.J. Maiden   +18 more
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Risk factors for human acute leptospirosis in northern Tanzania [PDF]

, 2018
Introduction: Leptospirosis is a major cause of febrile illness in Africa but little is known about risk factors for human infection. We conducted a cross-sectional study to investigate risk factors for acute leptospirosis and Leptospira ...
Allan, Kathryn J., Biggs, Holly M., Cash-Goldwasser, Shama, Cleaveland, Sarah, Crump, John A., Galloway, Renee L., Halliday, Jo E.B., Kazwala, Rudovick R., Lwezaula, Bingileki F., Maro, Venance P., Maze, Michael J., Mmbaga, Blandina T., Muiruri, Charles, Rubach, Matthew P., Saganda, Wilbrod, Shand, Michael C., Sharples, Katrina J.   +16 more
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Development of a SimpleProbe real-Time PCR Assay for rapid detection and identification of the US novel urethrotropic clade of Neisseria meningitidis ST-11 (US_NmUC) [PDF]

, 2020
Urethritis, or inflammation of the urethra, is one of the most common reasons men seek clinical care. Sexually transmitted pathogens including Neisseria gonorrhoeae are responsible for over half of the symptomatic urethritis cases in U.S. men.
Ermel, Aaron, Nelson, David E., Qadadri, Brahim, Toh, Evelyn, Williams, James A.   +4 more
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Investigation of the global transportation of Culicoides biting midges, vectors of livestock and equid arboviruses, from flower‐packing plants in Kenya

Medical and Veterinary Entomology, EarlyView.
Arboviral diseases spread by Culicoides biting midges have been introduced into Europe by unknown means. A possible route is the carriage of midges with cut flowers shipped to flower markets. We sampled Culicoides in and around a cut flower farm in Kenya; midges were caught in the vicinity and a greenhouse, but not where flowers are processed.
Jessica Eleanor Stokes, Karien Labuschagne, Eric Maurice Fèvre, Matthew Baylis   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multidrug-resistant Salmonella spp. in fecal samples of pigs with suspected salmonellosis in Antioquia, Colombia, 2019–2021

Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, 2023
Objectives. To determine the proportion of Salmonella enterica in fecal samples of live pigs with suspected salmonellosis analyzed at the diagnostic unit of the University of Antioquia, Colombia between 2019 and 2021, and examine the serotypes and ...
Juana L. Vidal, Viviana Clavijo, Luis R. Castellanos, Jeyashree Kathiresan, Ajay M.V. Kumar, Kedar Mehta, Jenny J. Chaparro-Gutiérrez   +6 more
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