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Infectious Diseases
Ewa J. Mierzejewska, Dorota Dwuznik, Julia Koczwarska, Lukasz Stanczak, Patrycja Opalinska, Malgorzata Krokowska-Paluszak, Anna Wierzbicka, Grzegorz Gorecki, Anna Bajer
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Infectious Diseases
Kristyna Hrazdilova, Paulina Maria Lesiczka, Jan Bardon, Sarka Vyroubalova, Bronislav Simek, Ludek Zurek, David Modry
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TICKS AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES
(2021)
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Naoki Hayashi, Ryo Nakao, Yuma Ohari, Takao Irie, Hirokazu Kouguchi, Elisha Chatanga, Wessam Mohamed Ahmed Mohamed, Mohamed Abdallah Mohamed Moustafa, Gohta Kinoshita, Munehiro Okamoto, Kinpei Yagi, Nariaki Nonaka
Summary: Animal movement due to human activity can introduce pathogens and cause disease epidemics with significant medical and socioeconomic implications. This study confirms that the transportation of infected animals has played a significant role in introducing the zoonotic parasite Echinococcus multilocularis into Hokkaido, Japan. Genetic data analysis shows that the parasite's origin in Hokkaido can be traced back to St. Lawrence Island, USA, as suggested by historical records. Additionally, a minor genetic group closely related to parasites found in Sichuan, China, indicates unintentional animal translocations as a possible cause for parasite invasion in Japan. These findings highlight the anthropogenic impacts on zoonotic parasite spread and provide valuable insights for preventing future epidemics.
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Parasitology
Carina Schneider, Wolfgang Kratzer, Andreas Binzberger, Patrycja Schlingeloff, Sven Baumann, Thomas Romig, Julian Schmidberger
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PARASITES & VECTORS
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Pavlina Pittermannova, Alena Zakovska, Petr Vana, Jirina Markova, Frantisek Treml, Lenka Cernikova, Marie Budikova, Eva Bartova
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Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Fabrizio Bertelloni, Giulia Cagnoli, Fabrizio Biagini, Alessandro Poli, Carlo Bibbiani, Valentina Virginia Ebani
Summary: Escherichia coli is a commensal of the human and animal intestinal tract, but certain pathogenic strains can cause severe infections. Wildlife may carry and transmit these pathogenic strains, posing a potential source of infection for humans and domestic animals. Red foxes, in particular, seem to play a role in the epidemiology of these infections, especially when they invade human settlements in rural and urban areas.
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Infectious Diseases
David Gonzalez-Barrio, Antonio J. Carpio, Mario Sebastian-Pardo, Alfonso Peralbo-Moreno, Francisco Ruiz-Fons
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J. C. Owen, H. R. Landwerlen, A. P. Dupuis, A. V. Belsare, D. B. Sharma, S. Wang, A. T. Ciota, L. D. Kramer
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Microbiology
Christian Klotz, Elke Radam, Sebastian Rausch, Petra Gosten-Heinrich, Toni Aebischer
Summary: Giardiasis in humans is a gastrointestinal disease transmitted by potentially zoonotic Giardia duodenalis genotypes. Small wild rodents may serve as potential reservoirs for Giardia duodenalis, and a newly developed real-time PCR scheme allows for easier detection of potentially zoonotic and non-zoonotic Giardia species in these animals.
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Andreas Hoefer, Silvia Herrera-Leon, Lucas Dominguez, Maria Ordobas Gavin, Beatriz Romero, Ximena Belen Araujo Piedra, Cristina Sobrino Calzada, Maria Jose Uria Gonzalez, Laura Herrera-Leon
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Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Antonio Parisi, Matteo Chiara, Monica Caffara, Domenico Mion, William G. Miller, Marta Caruso, Caterina Manzari, Daniela Florio, Loredana Capozzi, Anna Maria D'Erchia, Viviana Manzulli, Renato Giulio Zanoni
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Microbiology
Rauni Kivisto, Sofia Kamarainen, Otso Huitu, Jukka Niemimaa, Heikki Henttonen
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Microbiology
Pieter-Jan Kerkhof, Maria Francesca Peruzy, Nicoletta Murru, Kurt Houf
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Microbiology
Luca Bordes, Sandra Vreman, Rene Heutink, Marit Roose, Sandra Venema, Sylvia B. E. Pritz-Verschuren, Jolianne M. M. Rijks, Jose L. Gonzales, Evelien A. A. Germeraad, Marc Engelsma, Nancy Beerens
Summary: During the 2020 to 2022 epizootic of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAI), infections of HPAI H5N1 were found in three wild red foxes in the Netherlands. The viruses were mainly detected in the brain and showed limited shedding in the respiratory tract. Genetic analysis revealed a mammalian adaptation mutation in the virus, which enhanced its replication in mammalian cells. However, more mutations are needed for efficient transmission between mammals. Therefore, surveillance in mammals is crucial for pandemic preparedness.
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Parasitology
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Agnesa Coralic, Simona Gabrielli, Amir Zahirovic, Nikola M. Stojanovic, Giovanni Luigi Milardi, Adnan Jazic, Almedina Zuko, Denis Camo, Suzana Otasevic
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G. Valle, M. Dell'Omodarme, P. G. Prada Moroni, S. Degl'Innocenti
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Astronomy & Astrophysics
G. Valle, M. Dell'Omodarme, E. Tognelli, P. G. Prada Moroni, S. Degl'Innocenti
ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS
(2018)
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Astronomy & Astrophysics
G. Valle, M. Dell'Omodarme, P. G. Prada Moroni, S. Degl'Innocenti
ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS
(2019)
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Astronomy & Astrophysics
G. Valle, M. Dell'Omodarme, P. G. Prada Moroni, S. Degl'Innocenti
ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS
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Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
F. Cecchi, T. Vezzosi, G. Branchi, G. Barsotti, F. Macchioni
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(2020)
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Astronomy & Astrophysics
G. Valle, M. Dell'Omodarme, E. Tognelli
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ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS
(2021)
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Parasitology
Fabio Macchioni, Perla Tedesco, Vanessa Cocca, Andrea Massaro, Paolo Sartor, Alessandro Ligas, Carlo Pretti, Gianfranca Monni, Francesca Cecchi, Monica Caffara
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Francesca Cecchi, Maria Chiara Fabbri, Lara Tinacci, Roberta Nuvoloni, Francesca Marotta, Lisa Di Marcantonio, Giovanni Cilia, Fabio Macchioni, Andrea Armani, Filippo Fratini, Francesca Pedonese
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(2022)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Jacopo Ciccarelli, Fabio Macchioni, Francesca Cecchi
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RENDICONTI LINCEI-SCIENZE FISICHE E NATURALI
(2021)
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(2019)
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Giancarlo Ceccarelli, Lucia Fontanelli Sulekova, Giovanni Luigi Milardi, Maurizio Lopalco, Serena Vita, Simona Gabrielli
CANADIAN FAMILY PHYSICIAN
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