Review
Plant Sciences
Hang Su, Andre van Eerde, Espen Rimstad, Ralph Bock, Norica Branza-Nichita, Igor A. Yakovlev, Jihong Liu Clarke
Summary: Plants are valuable sources of food, feed, herbal medicines, and raw materials for industry. They can also serve as green factories for producing biopharmaceuticals and vaccines. Plant-based production platforms offer advantages such as scalability, cost-effectiveness, and safety. Recent developments include plant-made vaccines for COVID-19 and Ebola, as well as clinical trials for plant-made influenza vaccines.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2023)
Review
Microbiology
Kalysbek Kydyshov, Nurbolot Usenbaev, Almaz Sharshenbekov, Narynbek Aitkuluev, Murat Abdyraev, Salamat Chegirov, Jarkynay Kazybaeva, Hanka Brangsch, Falk Melzer, Heinrich Neubauer, Mathias W. Pletz
Summary: Brucellosis is still a challenge in developing countries like Kyrgyzstan, but the introduction of mass vaccination has contributed to its control.
Review
Microbiology
Eric R. Morgan, David Modry, Claudia Paredes-Esquivel, Pilar Foronda, Donato Traversa
Summary: This review highlights the spread of Angiostrongylus vasorum and establishment of Angiostrongylus cantonensis in Europe, emphasizing the increasing relevance of these species to veterinary and medical practitioners. Other members of the genus pose potential risks to wildlife and domestic animals, with further research needed on parasite maintenance and disease emergence. Improved surveillance in animals and humans is also essential for risk assessments and management.
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Mehdi Borhani, Saeid Fathi, Majid Fasihi Harandi, Sami Simsek, Haroon Ahmed, Xiaoxia Wu, Mingyuan Liu
Summary: This study provides a comprehensive review of Trichinella sp. infection in humans and animals in Iran and Turkey, as well as measures for prevention and control. The research found two cases of human trichinellosis caused by the consumption of wild boar meat in northern Iran. It was also observed that golden jackals in Iran and both domesticated and wild pigs and gray wolves in Turkey are frequently infected. However, data on the distribution of Trichinella taxa in Turkey are still fragmentary.
FRONTIERS IN MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Infectious Diseases
Li Cai, Lixian Wang, Xuhua Guan, Lei Wang, Xinyi Hu, Yang Wu, Yeqing Tong, Peigang Wang
Summary: The study aimed to understand the epidemiological status of rabies in Central China from 2013 to 2018, showing a severe situation with almost 100% fatality rate. Rural population remains the most vulnerable group to rabies, characterized by high exposure ratio, low treatment rate, and poor vaccination compliance. Further studies with larger populations are needed to validate the findings.
INFECTION AND DRUG RESISTANCE
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Ning Dong, Yu Zeng, Chang Cai, Chengtao Sun, Jiayue Lu, Congcong Liu, Hongwei Zhou, Qiaoling Sun, Lingbin Shu, Hanyu Wang, Yang Wang, Shaoling Wang, Congming Wu, Edward Wai-Chi Chan, Gongxiang Chen, Zhangqi Shen, Sheng Chen, Rong Zhang
Summary: This study reports the prevalence and molecular epidemiology of tet(X)-positive bacteria (TPB) from different sources in China. The study found that tet(X) was highly prevalent in freshwater fishes and chickens, while it was not detected in soil and freshwater samples. Isolates from different families exhibited different antimicrobial resistance profiles. Co-existence of tet(X) with other resistance genes was commonly observed, but inter-host transmission of tet(X)-positive Escherichia coli (E. coli) was not observed.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Declan Bolton, Pilar Marcos
Summary: The recent discovery of the same Clostridioides difficile ribotypes associated with human infection in a broad range of environments, animals, and foods, suggests that this pathogen may be transmitted through food. A review of the literature found that multiple ribotypes, including hypervirulent strains, have been detected in meat and vegetable food products, carrying pathogenic genes. A meta-analysis of the data suggests a higher risk of exposure to all ribotypes when consuming shellfish or pork, with the latter being the main foodborne route for the hypervirulent strains causing most human illnesses. Managing the risk of foodborne CDI is challenging due to multiple transmission routes and the resistance of C. difficile endospores to treatments.
Article
Microbiology
Hanna Yolanda, Theerapong Krajaejun
Summary: This study analyzed the clinical information of Pythiosis cases and described the epidemiological and clinical features of this disease. The study found that Pythiosis is widely distributed globally and has been increasing in reported cases. The severity and mortality rate of Pythiosis varied among different host species and clinical forms.
Article
Immunology
Nikolas F. Ewasechko, Somshukla Chaudhuri, Anthony B. Schryvers
Summary: By studying the transferrin receptor proteins in Gram-negative pathogens of humans and food production animals, we have gained insights on how to improve research and vaccine development. These pathogens rely on their receptors to acquire iron from transferrin and have common mechanisms for delivering transferrin to mucosal surfaces. The pathogens represent the most host adapted members of their bacterial lineages and reside in a different niche than commensal bacteria. Developing infection models that emulate natural horizontal disease transmission is a challenge, and our aim is to share our insights with individuals involved in vaccine development and health regulation.
FRONTIERS IN CELLULAR AND INFECTION MICROBIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Immunology
Ryan M. Wallace, Florence Cliquet, Christine Fehlner-Gardiner, Anthony R. Fooks, Claude T. Sabeta, Alvaro Aguilar Setien, Changchun Tu, Vlad Vuta, Boris Yakobson, Dong-Kun Yang, Gideon Brueckner, Conrad M. Freuling, Lea Knopf, Artem Metlin, Patricia Pozzetti, Pebi Purwo Suseno, Sean Shadomy, Gregorio Torres, Marco Antonio Natal Vigilato, Bernadette Abela-Ridder, Thomas Mueller
Summary: Domestic dogs are responsible for nearly all of the 59,000 global human rabies deaths each year, with successful control measures implemented in high-income countries. Oral vaccines have been widely used in wildlife populations, but face challenges in controlling dog-mediated rabies.
EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Gabriel Alcoba, Sanjib Kumar Sharma, Isabelle Bolon, Carlos Ochoa, Sara Babo Martins, Manish Subedi, Bhupendra Shah, Anup Ghimire, Etienne Gignoux, Francisco Luquero, Rafael Ruiz de Castaneda, Nicolas Ray, Francois Chappuis
Summary: This study provides the first epidemiological estimates of snakebite envenoming in humans and domestic animals across Nepal's Terai lowlands. It calls for a strengthening of preventive measures and better access to life-saving treatments.
LANCET GLOBAL HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Immunology
Hasanthi Rathnadiwakara, Mangala Gunatilake, Alexandre Servat, Marine Wasniewski, Jean-Christophe Thibault, Florence Cliquet
Summary: There are seven brands of veterinary rabies vaccines available in Sri Lanka, but there is no established procedure for testing their potency prior to release. This study aimed to test the potency of these vaccines using a mouse challenge test in collaboration with a reference laboratory in France. Out of the eight tested vaccines, four were compliant with the potency requirements, while three were not and one had an unvalidated potency value. It is important to test the vaccines' potency before market release to ensure good immunization in pre-exposure vaccination programs.
Article
Veterinary Sciences
Yong-chao Qiao, Feng Wang, Yong-ling He, Qiu Yang, Jun Yang, Ye-sheng Wei
Summary: This study analyzed data from the past fourteen years and confirmed that human rabies is still a major public health issue in China. While there has been a decreasing trend in morbidity and mortality rates, significant regional and age differences in human rabies prevalence were found.
PREVENTIVE VETERINARY MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Infectious Diseases
Min-Ge Wang, Chang Fang, Kai-Di Liu, Lin-Lin Wang, Ruan-Yang Sun, Rong-Min Zhang, Liang-Xing Fang, Jian Sun, Ya-Hong Liu, Xiao-Ping Liao
Summary: This study investigated the transmission and molecular characteristics of bla(NDM)-producing Escherichia coli between companion animals and their healthcare providers at veterinary clinics in Guangzhou, China. The study revealed the clonal spread of bla(NDM)-positive E. coli isolates between these two groups.
JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY
(2022)
Article
Infectious Diseases
Roya Salehi, Ali Rostami, Hamed Mirjalali, Christen Rune Stensvold, Ali Haghighi
Summary: The study in Iran found multiple Blastocystis subtypes in farm animals, with ST1 and ST3 present in both human and non-human hosts, and ST2, ST5, ST6, and ST10 found exclusively in specific groups.
TRANSBOUNDARY AND EMERGING DISEASES
(2022)
