Zoonoses in South-East Asia: a regional burden, a global threat
Zoonoses are an issue of growing interest in South-East Asia, where environmental factors and socio-economic context favor the endemization of well-known diseases and the emergence of new pathogens at the human-wildlife interface.
Bordier, Marion, Roger, François
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Tularemia and Plague Survey in Rodents in Earthquake Zones in Southeastern Iran [PDF]
OBJECTIVES: Earthquakes are one the most common natural disasters that lead to increased mortality and morbidity from transmissible diseases, partially because the rodents displaced by an earthquake can lead to an increased rate of disease transmission ...
Esmaeili, S. +3 more
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Disease environment and civil conflicts [PDF]
This paper tests the hypothesis that a high and persistent exposure to infectious diseases increases the likelihood of civil conflicts. Diseases that are difficult to prevent and treat may reduce the opportunity costs of violent activities, both directly
Cervellati, Matteo +2 more
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The role of wild canids and felids in spreading parasites to dogs and cats in Europe. Part I: Protozoa and tick-borne agents. [PDF]
Over the last few decades, the world has witnessed radical changes in climate, landscape, and ecosystems. These events, together with other factors such as increasing illegal wildlife trade and changing human behaviour towards wildlife, are resulting ...
Brianti, Emanuele +8 more
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Ricerca di Rickettsia del gruppo "Spotted Fever" in zecche antropofile raccolte in Toscana e Liguria [PDF]
Several tick-borne rickettsiae cause human diseases and, in the last years, the increased use of molecular-based identification methods has resulted in new spotted fever group rickettsiae being characterized in ixodid ticks throughout Europe.
FICHI, GIANLUCA
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This thesis presents the author's observations and experiments on the subject of mite borne typhus. Though this disease has been studied in a number of countries and a considerable volume of literature has resulted, particularly within the last ...
Lucas, Raleigh Barclay
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Need to increase awareness among family doctors and medical specialists of rickettsioses as an import disease in non-endemic areas [PDF]
Brandenburg, A.H. (Afke) +5 more
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Transmission mechanisms of an emerging insect-borne rickettsial pathogen [PDF]
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The AFHSC-Division of GEIS Operations Predictive Surveillance Program: a multidisciplinary approach for the early detection and response to disease outbreaks [PDF]
Clara J Witt +16 more
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Los Angeles and Orange Counties are known endemic areas for murine typhus in California; however, no recent reports of flea-borne rickettsioses are known from adjacent San Bernardino County.
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