zoonoses

Summary

Summary: Diseases of non-human animals that may be transmitted to HUMANS or may be transmitted from humans to non-human animals.

Top Publications

  1. ncbi Global trends in emerging infectious diseases
    Kate E Jones
    Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, Regents Park, London NW1 4RY, UK
    Nature 451:990-3. 2008
  2. ncbi A large focus of naturally acquired Plasmodium knowlesi infections in human beings
    Balbir Singh
    Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
    Lancet 363:1017-24. 2004
  3. ncbi Fascioliasis and other plant-borne trematode zoonoses
    S Mas-Coma
    Departamento de Parasitologia, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Valencia, Av Vicente Andrés Estellés s n, 46100 Burjassot, Valencia, Spain
    Int J Parasitol 35:1255-78. 2005
  4. ncbi Public health threat of new, reemerging, and neglected zoonoses in the industrialized world
    Sally J Cutler
    University of East London, London, UK
    Emerg Infect Dis 16:1-7. 2010
  5. ncbi Streptococcus suis infections in humans: the Chinese experience and the situation in North America
    Marcelo Gottschalk
    Centre de Recherche en Infectiologie Porcine CRIP, Faculte de Medecine Veterinaire, Universite de Montreal, 3200 rue Sicotte, St Hyacinthe, Quebec, J2S 2M2, Canada
    Anim Health Res Rev 8:29-45. 2007
  6. ncbi Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization in pigs and pig farmers
    T Khanna
    Department of Population Medicine, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
    Vet Microbiol 128:298-303. 2008
  7. ncbi Decrease of the incidence of human and canine visceral leishmaniasis after dog vaccination with Leishmune in Brazilian endemic areas
    Clarisa B Palatnik-de-Sousa
    Department of General Microbiology, Institute of Microbiology Prof Paulo de Góes, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
    Vaccine 27:3505-12. 2009
  8. ncbi AIDS as a zoonosis: scientific and public health implications
    B H Hahn
    Department of Medicine, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
    Science 287:607-14. 2000
  9. ncbi Emerging infectious diseases of wildlife--threats to biodiversity and human health
    P Daszak
    Institute of Ecology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
    Science 287:443-9. 2000
  10. ncbi Zoonotic poxviruses
    Sandra Essbauer
    Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology, Neuherbergstr 11, 80539 Munchen, Germany
    Vet Microbiol 140:229-36. 2010

Research Grants

  1. PARASITIC ZOONOSIS (ECHINOCOCCOSIS) TRANSMISSION IN CHIN
    Philip Craig; Fiscal Year: 2003
  2. Biodiversity, Habitat Fragmentation, & Lyme Disease Risk
    RICHARD OSTFELD; Fiscal Year: 2006
  3. Landscape Ecology and Mapping of Ehrlichial Pathogens
    MICHAEL WIMBERLY; Fiscal Year: 2005
  4. Risk for Future Outbreaks of Henipaviruses in South Asia
    Jonathan Epstein; Fiscal Year: 2007
  5. HOST COMPETENCE FACTORS AFFECT ARBOVIRUS TRANSMISSION
    William Reisen; Fiscal Year: 2003
  6. HEALTH BURDERN OF COINFECTING DEER ASSOCIATED ZOONOSES
    Peter Krause; Fiscal Year: 2001
  7. Evolution of the Bordetellae from Commensals to Pathogens
    Eric T Harvill; Fiscal Year: 2010
  8. Evolution of the Bordetellae from Commensals to Pathogens
    Eric Harvill; Fiscal Year: 2009
  9. Evolution of the Bordetellae from Commensals to Pathogens
    Eric Harvill; Fiscal Year: 2009
  10. Biodiversity, Habitat Fragmentation, & Lyme Disease Risk
    RICHARD OSTFELD; Fiscal Year: 2003

Detail Information

Publications317 found, 100 shown here

  1. ncbi Global trends in emerging infectious diseases
    Kate E Jones
    Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, Regents Park, London NW1 4RY, UK
    Nature 451:990-3. 2008
    ..EID events are dominated by zoonoses (60.3% of EIDs): the majority of these (71...
  2. ncbi A large focus of naturally acquired Plasmodium knowlesi infections in human beings
    Balbir Singh
    Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
    Lancet 363:1017-24. 2004
    ..We aimed to investigate whether such infections could be attributable to a variant form of P malariae or a newly emergent Plasmodium species...
  3. ncbi Fascioliasis and other plant-borne trematode zoonoses
    S Mas-Coma
    Departamento de Parasitologia, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Valencia, Av Vicente Andrés Estellés s n, 46100 Burjassot, Valencia, Spain
    Int J Parasitol 35:1255-78. 2005
    ..The fasciolids and the gastrodiscid cause important zoonoses distributed throughout many countries, while W. watsoni and F...
  4. ncbi Public health threat of new, reemerging, and neglected zoonoses in the industrialized world
    Sally J Cutler
    University of East London, London, UK
    Emerg Infect Dis 16:1-7. 2010
    Microbiologic infections acquired from animals, known as zoonoses, pose a risk to public health. An estimated 60% of emerging human pathogens are zoonotic. Of these pathogens, >71% have wildlife origins...
  5. ncbi Streptococcus suis infections in humans: the Chinese experience and the situation in North America
    Marcelo Gottschalk
    Centre de Recherche en Infectiologie Porcine CRIP, Faculte de Medecine Veterinaire, Universite de Montreal, 3200 rue Sicotte, St Hyacinthe, Quebec, J2S 2M2, Canada
    Anim Health Res Rev 8:29-45. 2007
    ..Here, we review the epidemiological, clinical and immunopathological features of S. suis infection in humans...
  6. ncbi Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization in pigs and pig farmers
    T Khanna
    Department of Population Medicine, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
    Vet Microbiol 128:298-303. 2008
    ..This study demonstrates that MRSA is common in pigs in Ontario, Canada, and provides further support to concerns about transmission of MRSA between pigs and humans...
  7. ncbi Decrease of the incidence of human and canine visceral leishmaniasis after dog vaccination with Leishmune in Brazilian endemic areas
    Clarisa B Palatnik-de-Sousa
    Department of General Microbiology, Institute of Microbiology Prof Paulo de Góes, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
    Vaccine 27:3505-12. 2009
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  8. ncbi AIDS as a zoonosis: scientific and public health implications
    B H Hahn
    Department of Medicine, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
    Science 287:607-14. 2000
    ..The implications of human infection by a diverse set of SIVs and of exposure to a plethora of additional human immunodeficiency virus-related viruses are discussed...
  9. ncbi Emerging infectious diseases of wildlife--threats to biodiversity and human health
    P Daszak
    Institute of Ecology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
    Science 287:443-9. 2000
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  10. ncbi Zoonotic poxviruses
    Sandra Essbauer
    Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology, Neuherbergstr 11, 80539 Munchen, Germany
    Vet Microbiol 140:229-36. 2010
    ..By outlining the current knowledge of poxvirus transmission, we hope to raise the awareness about modes of acquisition of infections and their proper diagnosis...
  11. ncbi Food-borne parasitic zoonoses in China: perspective for control
    Peng Zhou
    Department of Parasitology, College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, 483 Wushan Street, Tianhe District, Guangzhou 510642, Guangdong Province, The People s Republic of China
    Trends Parasitol 24:190-6. 2008
    Food-borne parasitic zoonoses (FBPZs) cause death and serious diseases in humans and animals worldwide, and are of both public health significance and socioeconomic importance...
  12. ncbi Malaria zoonoses
    J Kevin Baird
    Eijkman Oxford Clinical Research Unit, Jalan Diponegoro No 69, Jakarta 10430, Indonesia
    Travel Med Infect Dis 7:269-77. 2009
    ..The biology and medicine of this zoonosis is reviewed here, along with an examination of the spectrum of Plasmodium species that may cause infection of humans...
  13. ncbi Emergence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus of animal origin in humans
    Inge van Loo
    Elisabeth Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands
    Emerg Infect Dis 13:1834-9. 2007
    ..This study shows that MRSA from an animal reservoir has recently entered the human population and is now responsible for >20% of all MRSA in the Netherlands...
  14. ncbi Cases of swine influenza in humans: a review of the literature
    Kendall P Myers
    Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
    Clin Infect Dis 44:1084-8. 2007
    ..Because prior studies have shown that persons who work with swine are at increased risk of zoonotic influenza virus infection, it is prudent to include them in pandemic planning efforts...
  15. ncbi Fruit bats as reservoirs of Ebola virus
    Eric M Leroy
    Centre International de Recherches Medicales de Franceville, BP 769 Franceville, Gabon
    Nature 438:575-6. 2005
    ..We find evidence of asymptomatic infection by Ebola virus in three species of fruit bat, indicating that these animals may be acting as a reservoir for this deadly virus...
  16. ncbi Epidemic dynamics at the human-animal interface
    James O Lloyd-Smith
    Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
    Science 326:1362-7. 2009
    ..The multihost ecology of zoonoses leads to complex dynamics, and analytical tools, such as mathematical modeling, are vital to the development of ..
  17. ncbi Zoonoses in the bedroom
    Bruno B Chomel
    Department of Population Health and Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
    Emerg Infect Dis 17:167-72. 2011
    ..The estimated percentage of pet owners who allow dogs and cats on their beds is 14%-62%. However, public health risks, including increased emergence of zoonoses, may be associated with such practices.
  18. ncbi Hepatitis E virus: animal reservoirs and zoonotic risk
    X J Meng
    Center for Molecular Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg VA, USA
    Vet Microbiol 140:256-65. 2010
    ..Accumulating evidence indicated that hepatitis E is a zoonotic disease, and swine and perhaps other animal species are reservoirs for HEV. A vaccine against HEV is not yet available...
  19. ncbi Cowpox virus infection: an emerging health threat
    Rengina M Vorou
    Hellenic Center for Diseases Control and Prevention, Athens, Greece
    Curr Opin Infect Dis 21:153-6. 2008
    ..The purpose of this paper is to review cowpox with an emphasis on its epidemiology and management...
  20. ncbi The use of a geographic information system to identify a dairy goat farm as the most likely source of an urban Q-fever outbreak
    Barbara Schimmer
    Centre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, A van Leeuwenhoeklaan 9, PO Box 1, 3720 BA Bilthoven, The Netherlands
    BMC Infect Dis 10:69. 2010
    ..A generic geographic information system (GIS) was used to develop a method for source detection in the still evolving major epidemic of Q-fever in the Netherlands...
  21. ncbi Preventing zoonotic influenza virus infection
    Alejandro Ramirez
    University of Iowa College of Public Health, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
    Emerg Infect Dis 12:996-1000. 2006
    ..Multivariate modeling showed that workers who seldom used gloves (odds ratio [OR] 30.3) or who smoked (OR 18.7) most frequently had evidence of previous H1N1 swine virus. These findings may be valuable in planning for pandemic influenza...
  22. ncbi Knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) relating to avian influenza in urban and rural areas of China
    Nijuan Xiang
    Office for Disease Control and Emergency Response, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
    BMC Infect Dis 10:34. 2010
    ..To determine the KAPs associated with AI among the Chinese general population, a cross-sectional survey was conducted in China...
  23. ncbi World Rabies Day: focusing attention on a neglected disease
    D Briggs
    College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, KS 66506, USA
    Vet Rec 161:288-9. 2007
    ..Articles on the following pages describe other veterinary contributions to this field...
  24. ncbi Assigning the source of human campylobacteriosis in New Zealand: a comparative genetic and epidemiological approach
    Petra Mullner
    Molecular Epidemiology and Veterinary Public Health Laboratory, Hopkirk Research Institute, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
    Infect Genet Evol 9:1311-9. 2009
    ..includes a better understanding of transmission routes and the impact of human activities on the emergence of zoonoses. Until recently New Zealand had extraordinarily high and increasing rates of notified human campylobacteriosis, ..
  25. ncbi Streptococcus suis meningitis, United States
    Gregory T Lee
    Emerg Infect Dis 14:183-5. 2008
  26. ncbi Leptospirosis: a zoonotic disease of global importance
    Ajay R Bharti
    Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
    Lancet Infect Dis 3:757-71. 2003
    ..Mainstays of treatment are still tetracyclines and beta-lactam/cephalosporins. No vaccine is available. Prevention is largely dependent on sanitation measures that may be difficult to implement, especially in developing countries...
  27. ncbi Biological risks associated with consumption of reptile products
    Simone Magnino
    Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell Emilia Romagna Bruno Ubertini, Sezione Diagnostica di Pavia, Strada Campeggi 61, Pavia 27100, Italy
    Int J Food Microbiol 134:163-75. 2009
    ..Application of GHP, GMP and HACCP procedures, respectively at farm and slaughterhouse level, is crucial for controlling the hazards...
  28. ncbi Epidemiologic and zoonotic aspects of ascarid infections in dogs and cats
    Alice C Y Lee
    Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Campus Road, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
    Trends Parasitol 26:155-61. 2010
    ..Establishment of national surveillance programs to determine the incidence and specific etiological agent in human larva migrans patients would aid in the development of targeted intervention strategies...
  29. ncbi Parasitic zoonoses in Papua New Guinea
    I L Owen
    National Veterinary Laboratory, National Agriculture and Quarantine Inspection Authority, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
    J Helminthol 79:1-14. 2005
    ..Improvement in water supplies, human hygiene and sanitation would reduce the prevalence of many of these parasites, and thorough cooking of meat would lessen the risk of infection by some others...
  30. ncbi Mycobacterium caprae in cattle and humans in Croatia
    Z Cvetnic
    Croatian Veterinary Institute Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 11:652-8. 2007
    ..The children came from a family that ran a small-sized cattle dairy farm...
  31. ncbi Beware of the pet dog: a case of Staphylococcus intermedius infection
    Russell Kempker
    Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    Am J Med Sci 338:425-7. 2009
    ..Our case illustrates the possibility of transmission of antibiotic-resistant bacteria causing infection from pets to humans...
  32. ncbi Human case of Streptococcus suis serotype 16 infection
    Ho Dang Trung Nghia
    Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, The Hospital for Tropical Diseases, 190 Ben Ham Tu, Quan 5, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
    Emerg Infect Dis 14:155-7. 2008
    ..Streptococcus suis infection is an emerging zoonosis in Southeast Asia. We report a fatal case of S. suis serotype 16 infection in a Vietnamese man in 2001...
  33. ncbi Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) contamination of retail pork
    J Scott Weese
    Department of Pathobiology, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario
    Can Vet J 51:749-52. 2010
    ..While the relevance of contamination of retail meat is currently unclear, further study is required to determine if food may be a source of infection...
  34. ncbi Zoonotic tuberculosis and brucellosis in Africa: neglected zoonoses or minor public-health issues? The outcomes of a multi-disciplinary workshop
    T Marcotty
    Department of Animal Health, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nationalestraat 155, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium
    Ann Trop Med Parasitol 103:401-11. 2009
    ..Improved intersectoral and international collaboration in surveillance, diagnosis and control, and in the education of medical and veterinary personnel, are advocated...
  35. ncbi The Regional Network for Asian Schistosomiasis and Other Helminth Zoonoses (RNAS(+)) target diseases in face of climate change
    Guo Jing Yang
    Jiangsu Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Wuxi, Jiangsu, People s Republic of China
    Adv Parasitol 73:101-35. 2010
    ..change might impact on diseases targeted by the Regional Network for Asian Schistosomiasis and Other Helminth Zoonoses (RNAS(+))...
  36. ncbi Zoonotic hepatitis E: animal reservoirs and emerging risks
    Nicole Pavio
    Ecole Nationale Veterinaire d Alfort, 94704 Maisons Alfort, France
    Vet Res 41:46. 2010
    ..However, not all sources of human infections have been identified thus far and in many cases, the origin of HEV infection in humans remains unknown...
  37. ncbi Relationship between dog culling and incidence of human visceral leishmaniasis in an endemic area
    Caris Maroni Nunes
    UNESP, Univ Estadual Paulista, Veterinary Medicine, Rua Clovis Pestana, 793, Jd D Amélia, Aracatuba, SP, CEP 16050 680, Brazil
    Vet Parasitol 170:131-3. 2010
    ..0211; r(2)=0.616) when it was analyzed for the period of two years after application of this measure. Other factors that may influence this relationship are considered...
  38. ncbi Zoonoses and marginalised infectious diseases of poverty: where do we stand?
    David Molyneux
    Centre for Neglected Tropical Diseases, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool, L3 5QA, UK
    Parasit Vectors 4:106. 2011
    ..one often overlooked is the specific difficulty in tackling diseases that involve both people and animals - the zoonoses. A Disease Reference Group on Zoonoses and Marginalised Infectious Diseases (DRG6) was convened by the Special ..
  39. ncbi Sushi delights and parasites: the risk of fishborne and foodborne parasitic zoonoses in Asia
    Yukifumi Nawa
    Department of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan
    Clin Infect Dis 41:1297-303. 2005
    ..sashimi that are served in Japanese restaurants and sushi bars have been suspected of causing fishborne parasitic zoonoses, especially anisakiasis...
  40. ncbi Rabies surveillance in the United States during 2009
    Jesse D Blanton
    Poxvirus and Rabies Branch, Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Disease, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
    J Am Vet Med Assoc 237:646-57. 2010
    ..The Indiana and Michigan cases were associated with bat rabies virus variants. The human rabies case in Virginia was associated with a canine rabies virus variant acquired during the patient's travel to India...
  41. ncbi Towards a conceptual framework to support one-health research for policy on emerging zoonoses
    Richard Coker
    Communicable Diseases Policy Research Group, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
    Lancet Infect Dis 11:326-31. 2011
    ..We propose such a new framework in support of a research and policy-generation strategy to help to address the challenges posed by emerging zoonoses.
  42. ncbi Canine leishmaniosis in the United Kingdom: a zoonotic disease waiting for a vector?
    Susan E Shaw
    Department of Clinical Veterinary Science, University of Bristol, Langford House, Langford, North Somerset BS40 5DU, UK
    Vet Parasitol 163:281-5. 2009
    ..These data confirm that a potentially significant reservoir of infected dogs is resident in areas where future climatic conditions may support introduction of competent vectors...
  43. ncbi The evolution of HIV-1 and the origin of AIDS
    Paul M Sharp
    Institute of Evolutionary Biology, University of Edinburgh, Kings Buildings, Edinburgh EH9 3JT, UK
    Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 365:2487-94. 2010
    ..Tracing the genetic changes that occurred as monkey viruses adapted to infect first chimpanzees and then humans may provide insights into the causes of the pathogenicity of these viruses...
  44. ncbi Fatal encephalitis due to novel paramyxovirus transmitted from horses
    J D O'Sullivan
    Department of Neurology, Royal Brisbane Hospital, Herston, Queensland, Australia
    Lancet 349:93-5. 1997
    ..Fourteen horses and one human being died. A novel virus was isolated from those affected and named equine morbillivirus (EMV). We report a case of encephalitis caused by this virus...
  45. ncbi Phylogenetic analysis of global hepatitis E virus sequences: genetic diversity, subtypes and zoonosis
    Ling Lu
    Division of Gastroenterology Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Kansas University Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas 66160, USA
    Rev Med Virol 16:5-36. 2006
    ..Accordingly, a total of 24 subtypes (1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1e, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d, 3e, 3f, 3g, 3h, 3i, 3j, 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d, 4e, 4f and 4g) were given...
  46. ncbi The role of wildlife in emerging and re-emerging zoonoses
    R G Bengis
    Veterinary Investigation Centre, PO Box 12, Skukuza, Kruger National Park, 1350, South Africa
    Rev Sci Tech 23:497-511. 2004
    ..In this paper, the authors discuss the causal factors associated with the emergence or re-emergence of these zoonoses, and highlight a selection to provide a composite view of their range, variety and origins...
  47. ncbi Clusters of infections in horses with MRSA ST1, ST254, and ST398 in a veterinary hospital
    Christiane Cuny
    Wernigerode Branch, Robert Koch Institute, Wernigerode, Germany
    Microb Drug Resist 14:307-10. 2008
    ..The infections were caused by different MRSA clones (ST1, ST254, and ST398). In the same time, nasal colonization of veterinarians, veterinary personnel, and students was observed indicating transmission to humans...
  48. ncbi Gastric helicobacters in domestic animals and nonhuman primates and their significance for human health
    Freddy Haesebrouck
    Department of Pathology, Bacteriology and Avian Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Salisburylaan 133, B 9820 Merelbeke, Belgium
    Clin Microbiol Rev 22:202-23, Table of Contents. 2009
    ..The recent successes with in vitro isolation of non-H. pylori helicobacters from domestic animals open new perspectives for studying these microorganisms and their interactions with the host...
  49. ncbi Community-acquired MRSA and pig-farming
    Xander W Huijsdens
    National Institute for Public Health and the Environment RIVM, Diagnostic Laboratory for Infectious Diseases and Perinatal Screening, Bilthoven, The Netherlands
    Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob 5:26. 2006
    ..Sporadic cases of CA-MRSA in persons without risk-factors for MRSA carriage are increasing...
  50. ncbi Hendra virus infection in a veterinarian
    Jeffrey N Hanna
    Queensland Health, Cairns, QLD, Australia
    Med J Aust 185:562-4. 2006
    ..Nevertheless, she remains well 2 years after her initial illness. Recently emerged zoonotic viruses, such as HeV, necessitate appropriate working procedures and personal protective equipment in veterinary practice...
  51. ncbi Characteristics of Streptococcus suis isolated from patients in Japan
    Bin Chang
    Department of Bacteriology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo 162-8640, Japan
    Jpn J Infect Dis 59:397-9. 2006
    ..The remaining isolate was ST28 and its PFGE pattern was distinct from those of the others...
  52. ncbi Determinants of the geographic distribution of Puumala virus and Lyme borreliosis infections in Belgium
    Catherine Linard
    Department of Geography, Universite Catholique de Louvain, Louvain la Neuve, Belgium
    Int J Health Geogr 6:15. 2007
    ..Municipalities were taken as units of analysis...
  53. ncbi Echinococcosis: an emerging or re-emerging zoonosis?
    J Eckert
    Institute of Parasitology, University of Zurich, Winterthurer Strasse 266a, CH 8057, Zurich, Switzerland
    Int J Parasitol 30:1283-94. 2000
    ..Progress in control can only be expected if health authorities attribute a higher priority to this disease and if all modern diagnostic and control options (for example vaccination of intermediate host animals) can be used...
  54. ncbi Streptococcus suis infection: a series of 41 cases from Chiang Mai University Hospital
    Suparaporn Wangkaew
    Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
    J Infect 52:455-60. 2006
    ..All isolates were sensitive to penicillin (mean MIC90=0.027 microg/ml). CONCLUSIONS: S. suis infection is not uncommon in northern Thailand. High suspicion and early detection are important and could lead to the successful treatment...
  55. ncbi Identification of zoonotic genotypes of Giardia duodenalis
    Hein Sprong
    Laboratory for Zoonoses and Environmental Microbiology, National Institute for Public Health and Environment RIVM, Bilthoven, The Netherlands
    PLoS Negl Trop Dis 3:e558. 2009
    ..duodenalis is evident, evidence on the contribution and frequency is (still) lacking. This newly developed molecular database has the potential to tackle intricate epidemiological questions concerning protozoan diseases...
  56. ncbi Babesia sp. EU1 from roe deer and transmission within Ixodes ricinus
    Sarah Bonnet
    Department of Santé Animale, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Nantes, France
    Emerg Infect Dis 13:1208-10. 2007
    ..EU1 from blood samples of roe deer in France. This study provides evidence of transovarial and transstadial transmission of the parasite within Ixodes ricinus, which suggests that this tick could be a vector and reservoir of EU1...
  57. ncbi The importance of Mycobacterium bovis as a zoonosis
    Charles Thoen
    Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Preventative Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA
    Vet Microbiol 112:339-45. 2006
    ..Although multidrug-resistant (MDR) strains of M. bovis have been identified, case reports reveal that anti-tuberculosis drugs routinely used to treat Mycobacterium tuberculosis-infected patients are effective when properly administered...
  58. ncbi Marburg virus infection detected in a common African bat
    Jonathan S Towner
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Special Pathogens Branch, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
    PLoS ONE 2:e764. 2007
    ..These data imply that more areas are at risk for MHF outbreaks than previously realized and correspond well with a recently published report in which three species of fruit bats were demonstrated to be likely reservoirs for Ebola virus...
  59. ncbi Toxoplasma gondii infection in humans and animals in the United States
    J P Dubey
    United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Animal and Natural Resources Institute, Animal Parasitic Diseases Laboratory, Beltsville, MD 20705 2350, USA
    Int J Parasitol 38:1257-78. 2008
    ..Seroprevalence of T. gondii in humans and pigs is declining. Modes of transmission, epidemiology and environmental contamination with oocysts on land and sea are discussed...
  60. ncbi Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus ST398 from human patients, upper Austria
    Karina Krziwanek
    Austrian National Reference Centre for Nosocomial Infections and Antibiotic Resistance, Linz, Austria
    Emerg Infect Dis 15:766-9. 2009
    ..We examined 1,098 confirmed MRSA samples from human patients and found that 21 were MRSA ST398. Most (16) patients were farmers. Increasing prevalence from 1.3% (2006) to 2.5% (2008) shows emergence of MRSA ST398 in humans in Austria...
  61. ncbi Tick- and flea-borne rickettsial emerging zoonoses
    Philippe Parola
    , CNRS UMR 6020, IFR 48, , , 13385 Marseille Cedex 5, France
    Vet Res 36:469-92. 2005
    ..We present here an overview of the various tick- and flea-borne rickettsial zoonoses described in the last 20 years, focusing on the ecological, epidemiological and clinical aspects.
  62. ncbi Estimation of the cost of Taenia solium cysticercosis in Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
    H Carabin
    Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, College of Public Health, Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
    Trop Med Int Health 11:906-16. 2006
    ..To provide a comprehensive estimate of the societal costs of Taenia solium cysticercosis for the Eastern Cape Province (ECP), South Africa, as an objective measure of its impact in this endemic area...
  63. ncbi Is Clostridium difficile-associated infection a potentially zoonotic and foodborne disease?
    M Rupnik
    Clin Microbiol Infect 13:457-9. 2007
    ..C. difficile has also been found in retail meat samples, suggesting that food could be involved in the transmission of C. difficile from animals to humans...
  64. ncbi Streptococcus suis infection
    Yu-Tsung Huang
    Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    J Microbiol Immunol Infect 38:306-13. 2005
    ..suis diseases...
  65. ncbi Diversity of influenza viruses in swine and the emergence of a novel human pandemic influenza A (H1N1)
    Christy Brockwell-Staats
    Division of Virology, Department of Infectious Diseases, St Jude Children s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA
    Influenza Other Respi Viruses 3:207-13. 2009
    ....
  66. ncbi Infectiousness in a cohort of brazilian dogs: why culling fails to control visceral leishmaniasis in areas of high transmission
    Orin Courtenay
    Ecology and Epidemiology Group, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom
    J Infect Dis 186:1314-20. 2002
    ..Mathematical modeling suggests that culling programs fail because of high incidence of infection and infectiousness, the insensitivity of the diagnostic test to detect infectious dogs, and time delays between diagnosis and culling...
  67. ncbi Zoonotic filariasis
    T C Orihel
    School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University Medical Center, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112, USA
    Clin Microbiol Rev 11:366-81. 1998
    ..Undoubtedly, additional species of filariae will continue to be isolated from humans in the future...
  68. ncbi Confronting zoonoses, linking human and veterinary medicine
    Laura H Kahn
    Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08542, USA
    Emerg Infect Dis 12:556-61. 2006
    Many of the emerging infectious diseases, including those caused by bioterrorist agents, are zoonoses. Since zoonoses can infect both animals and humans, the medical and veterinary communities should work closely together in clinical, ..
  69. ncbi Q Fever in dairy animals
    Annie Rodolakis
    INRA, UR 1282 Infectiologie Animale et Santé Publique, F 37380 Nouzilly
    Ann N Y Acad Sci 1166:90-3. 2009
    ..The number of Coxiella shed in milk is generally low. The phase I vaccine prevented abortion and greatly decreased the shedding of C. burnetii in milk...
  70. ncbi Genogroup I picobirnaviruses in pigs: evidence for genetic diversity and relatedness to human strains
    K Banyai
    Regional Laboratory of Virology, Baranya County Institute of State Public Health Service, Szabadság út 7, H 7623 Pecs, Hungary
    J Gen Virol 89:534-9. 2008
    ..Clones with complete sequence identities originating from different animals suggested effective animal-to-animal transmission of the virus. Our findings indicate that infection with genogroup I PBVs is common in pigs...
  71. ncbi Avian influenza A H5N1 infections in Bali Province, Indonesia: a behavioral, virological and seroepidemiological study
    Ketut Santhia
    Denpasar Disease Investigation Center, Ministry of Agriculture, Indonesia
    Influenza Other Respi Viruses 3:81-9. 2009
    ..Bali Province was affected by avian influenza H5N1 outbreaks in birds in October 2003. Despite ongoing circulation of the virus, no human infection had been identified by December 2005...
  72. ncbi Identification of anisakid nematodes with zoonotic potential from Europe and China by single-strand conformation polymorphism analysis of nuclear ribosomal DNA
    X Q Zhu
    College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, 483 Wushan Street, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province 510642, People s Republic of China
    Parasitol Res 101:1703-7. 2007
    ..e., Anisakis typica, Anisakis pegreffii, and Hysterothylacium sp. These molecular tools will be useful for identification and investigation of the ecology of anisakid nematodes in China and elsewhere...
  73. ncbi Dog-associated risk factors for human plague
    L Hannah Gould
    Division of Vector Borne Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Bacterial Diseases Branch, Fort Collins, CO, USA
    Zoonoses Public Health 55:448-54. 2008
    ..046). Our findings suggest that dogs may facilitate the transfer of fleas into the home and that activities with close extended contacts with dogs may increase the risk of plague infection...
  74. ncbi Managing canine vector-borne diseases of zoonotic concern: part two
    Domenico Otranto
    Department of Veterinary Public Health, University of Bari, 70010 Valenzano, Bari, Italy
    Trends Parasitol 25:228-35. 2009
    ..This review discusses the crucial aspects involved in the diagnosis, treatment, prevention and control of CVBDs of zoonotic concern...
  75. ncbi Onchocercosis: a newly recognized disease in dogs
    Tamás Sréter
    Laboratories for Parasites, Fish, Bee and Wildlife Diseases, Veterinary Diagnostic Directorate, Central Agricultural Office, H 1149, Budapest, Hungary
    Vet Parasitol 151:1-13. 2008
    ..As infections in dogs may provide a practical experimental system, further studies should be encouraged to try to establish experimental Onchocerca infections in dogs...
  76. ncbi Unexpected high prevalence of IgG-antibodies to hepatitis E virus in Swedish pig farmers and controls
    Bjorn Olsen
    Department of Infectious Diseases, Umea University, and Department of Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden
    Scand J Infect Dis 38:55-8. 2006
    ..Further studies are needed to elucidate the routes for infection of indigenous HEV and if sub-clinical infections with pig associated HEV strains occur in Sweden...
  77. ncbi Leptospira and leptospirosis
    Ben Adler
    Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Structural and Functional Microbial Genomics, Monash University, Clayton, Australia
    Vet Microbiol 140:287-96. 2010
    ..However, the recent development of defined mutagenesis systems for Leptospira heralds the potential for gaining a much improved understanding of pathogenesis in leptospirosis...
  78. ncbi Pasteurella multocida meningitis in newborns after incidental animal exposure
    Hazar Kobayaa
    Department of Pediatrics, State University of New York Upstate Medical Center, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA
    Pediatr Infect Dis J 28:928-9. 2009
    ..multocida meningitis during infancy, 18 were less than or equal to 1 month of age. All but one of the infants less than 1 month of age had documented exposure to household dogs and/or cats, most only incidentally...
  79. ncbi Dog-human and dog-dog interactions of 260 dog-owning households in a community in Cheshire
    C Westgarth
    Department of Veterinary Clinical Science, University of Liverpool, Leahurst, Neston, Cheshire CH64 7TE
    Vet Rec 162:436-42. 2008
    ..A number of situations were identified that may be important in relation to zoonoses, including sleeping areas, playing behaviours, greeting behaviours, food sources, walking, disposal of faeces, ..
  80. ncbi Mycobacterium tuberculosis in zoo and wildlife species
    R J Montali
    Smithsonian National Zoological Park, Department of Pathology, 3001 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008, USA
    Rev Sci Tech 20:291-303. 2001
    ..Additionally, new guidelines for controlling tuberculosis in elephants in the United States of America, and programmes for tuberculosis prevention in animal handlers have been established...
  81. ncbi Detection of closely related Picobirnaviruses among diarrhoeic children in Kolkata: evidence of zoonoses?
    Balasubramanian Ganesh
    Division of Virology, National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, P 33, CIT Road, Scheme XM, Beliaghata, Kolkata 700 010, West Bengal, India
    Infect Genet Evol 10:511-6. 2010
    ..Therefore, the close monitoring of their global spread as well as in-depth molecular characterization is essential for better understanding of emerging PBV strains...
  82. ncbi One health: the importance of companion animal vector-borne diseases
    Michael J Day
    School of Veterinary Sciences, University of Bristol, Langford BS40 5DU, UK
    Parasit Vectors 4:49. 2011
    ..The challenges that lie ahead in this field of One Health are discussed, together with the role of the newly formed World Small Animal Veterinary Association One Health Committee...
  83. ncbi Flea-associated zoonotic diseases of cats in the USA: bartonellosis, flea-borne rickettsioses, and plague
    Kristina M McElroy
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
    Trends Parasitol 26:197-204. 2010
    Cat-scratch disease, flea-borne typhus, and plague are three flea-associated zoonoses of cats of concern in the USA...
  84. ncbi Parasites of importance for human health in Nigerian dogs: high prevalence and limited knowledge of pet owners
    Uade Samuel Ugbomoiko
    Department of Zoology, University of Ilorin, Nigeria
    BMC Vet Res 4:49. 2008
    ..Dogs are the most common pet animals worldwide. They may harbour a wide range of parasites with zoonotic potential, thus causing a health risk to humans. In Nigeria, epidemiological knowledge on these parasites is limited...
  85. ncbi Swine hepatitis E virus: cross-species infection and risk in xenotransplantation
    X J Meng
    Center for Molecular Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1410 Price s Fork Road, Blacksburg, VA 24061 0342, USA
    Curr Top Microbiol Immunol 278:185-216. 2003
    ..This chapter discusses the recent advances in HEV research with emphases on potential zoonosis and xenozoonosis...
  86. ncbi Emergence and persistence of hantaviruses
    S L Klein
    W Harry Feinstone Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
    Curr Top Microbiol Immunol 315:217-52. 2007
    ..In addition, we summarize all these complexities and provide suggestions for future research directions...
  87. ncbi Risk factors of bovine tuberculosis in cattle in rural livestock production systems of Ethiopia
    Rea Tschopp
    Swiss Tropical Institute, PO Box, CH 4002 Basel, Switzerland
    Prev Vet Med 89:205-11. 2009
    ..None of the assessed potential risk factors of disease transmission between cattle and human (food consumption, livestock husbandry and presence of BTB-positive cattle) were statistically significant...
  88. ncbi Evidence-based semiquantitative methodology for prioritization of foodborne zoonoses
    Sabine Cardoen
    Scientific Secretariat of the Scientific Committee, Directorate General Control Policy, Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain, Brussels, Belgium
    Foodborne Pathog Dis 6:1083-96. 2009
    To prioritize an extended list of food- and water-borne zoonoses to allow food safety authorities to focus on the most relevant hazards in the food chain.
  89. ncbi Molecular characterization of Giardia intestinalis haplotypes in marine animals: variation and zoonotic potential
    Erica Lasek-Nesselquist
    Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Brown University, 80 Waterman Street, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, USA
    Dis Aquat Organ 81:39-51. 2008
    ..The presence of G. intestinalis in marine ecosystems raises concerns about how this disease might be transmitted among different host species...
  90. ncbi Host range and emerging and reemerging pathogens
    Mark E J Woolhouse
    Centre for Infectious Diseases, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
    Emerg Infect Dis 11:1842-7. 2005
    ..Emerging and reemerging zoonoses are associated with a wide range of drivers, but changes in land use and agriculture and demographic and societal ..
  91. ncbi Waterborne zoonotic helminthiases
    Suwannee Nithiuthai
    Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Chulalongkorn University, Henri Dunant Road, Patumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
    Vet Parasitol 126:167-93. 2004
    ..Disease prevention methods, including disease surveillance, education and improved drinking water treatment are described...
  92. ncbi Sources of hepatitis E virus genotype 3 in The Netherlands
    Saskia A Rutjes
    Laboratory for Zoonoses and Environmental Microbiology, Centre for Infectious Disease Control Netherlands, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands
    Emerg Infect Dis 15:381-7. 2009
    ..This finding suggests that infection risk may be also dependent on transmission routes other than the ones currently studied. Besides the route of exposure, virus characteristics may be an important determinant for HEV disease in humans...
  93. ncbi The global burden of bacterial and viral zoonotic infections
    L Christou
    Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
    Clin Microbiol Infect 17:326-30. 2011
    ..The burden of disease induced by zoonotic and viral pathogens is enormous: there are more than ten bacterial zoonoses, each of which affects hundreds of thousands patients annually, often leading to chronic infections and causing ..
  94. ncbi Targeting cattle-borne zoonoses and cattle pathogens using a novel trypanosomatid-based delivery system
    G Adam Mott
    Centre for Immunity, Infection and Evolution, Institute for Immunology and Infection Research, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
    PLoS Pathog 7:e1002340. 2011
    ..Trypanosoma theileri offers significant potential to target multiple infections, including major cattle-borne zoonoses such as Escherichia coli, Salmonella spp., Brucella abortus and Mycobacterium spp...
  95. ncbi The increasing recognition of rickettsial pathogens in dogs and people
    William L Nicholson
    Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
    Trends Parasitol 26:205-12. 2010
    ..Newer molecular assays are available, although renewed efforts to encourage their use are needed. This review highlights the ecology and epidemiology of these diseases, and proposes avenues for future investigation...
  96. ncbi Zoonotic filariasis caused by Onchocerca dewittei japonica in a resident of Hiroshima Prefecture, Honshu, Japan
    Shigehiko Uni
    Department of Medical Zoology, Osaka City University Medical School, Abeno Ku, Osaka, Japan
    Parasitol Int 59:477-80. 2010
    ..This human case caused by O. dewittei japonica suggests that zoonotic onchocerciasis is liable to occur in rural areas in Japan where wild boar, Simulium vectors, and humans overlap...
  97. ncbi Mayaro virus disease: an emerging mosquito-borne zoonosis in tropical South America
    R B Tesh
    Department of Pathology, Center for Tropical Diseases, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, USA
    Clin Infect Dis 28:67-73. 1999
    ..Cases of two visitors from the United States, who developed MV disease during visits to eastern Peru, are reported. MV disease and dengue are difficult to differentiate clinically...
  98. ncbi Giardia species and other intestinal parasites in dogs in north-east and central Italy
    G Capelli
    Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, , 35020 Legnaro (PD, Italy
    Vet Rec 159:422-4. 2006
  99. ncbi One Health: the small animal dimension
    M J Day
    School of Veterinary Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol
    Vet Rec 167:847-9. 2010
    ..Here, Michael Day, the chairman of that committee, explains how companion animals fit within the One Health concept...
  100. ncbi An exploration of the potential risks associated with using pet therapy in healthcare settings
    Sarah J Brodie
    University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK
    J Clin Nurs 11:444-56. 2002
    ..Recommendations aimed at limiting the potential risk of infection and guidelines for the safe management of pet therapy are developed...
  101. ncbi Risk for rabies transmission from encounters with bats, Colorado, 1977-1996
    W J Pape
    Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Denver, USA
    Emerg Infect Dis 5:433-7. 1999
    ..Rabies was diagnosed in 685 (15%) of 4,470 bats tested. The prevalence of rabies in bats that bit humans was 2.1 times higher than in bats that did not bite humans. At least a third of the encounters were preventable...

Research Grants80

  1. PARASITIC ZOONOSIS (ECHINOCOCCOSIS) TRANSMISSION IN CHIN
    Philip Craig; Fiscal Year: 2003
    ..with the fox tapeworm Echinococcus multilocularis, though globally rare, is one of the most pathogenic helminthic zoonoses. AE has recently been shown however to be highly endemic in central western China amongst Han farming and Tibetan ..
  2. Biodiversity, Habitat Fragmentation, & Lyme Disease Risk
    RICHARD OSTFELD; Fiscal Year: 2006
    ..body of ecological and epidemiological background information, and potential as a model of other vector-borne zoonoses. Our research over the past 9 years has generated a conceptual model that we call the dilution effect...
  3. Landscape Ecology and Mapping of Ehrlichial Pathogens
    MICHAEL WIMBERLY; Fiscal Year: 2005
    The geographic ranges of many tick species have expanded over the past several decades, and several new tickborne zoonoses have emerged...
  4. Risk for Future Outbreaks of Henipaviruses in South Asia
    Jonathan Epstein; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..Veterinarians can provide important input into research on emerging zoonoses, but specific training programs for these are lacking...
  5. HOST COMPETENCE FACTORS AFFECT ARBOVIRUS TRANSMISSION
    William Reisen; Fiscal Year: 2003
    Mosquito-borne encephalitis viruses are endemic zoonoses that continue to pose a health risk to the residents of California and other affected areas of the United States...
  6. HEALTH BURDERN OF COINFECTING DEER ASSOCIATED ZOONOSES
    Peter Krause; Fiscal Year: 2001
    ..The density of deer will be estimated in each site. This proposed effort will help define the health burden imposed on people residing in proximity to deer and will contribute to diagnosis and case-management of apparent Lyme disease. ..
  7. Evolution of the Bordetellae from Commensals to Pathogens
    Eric T Harvill; Fiscal Year: 2010
    ..this set of subspecies provides an extraordinary experiment of nature that will allow us to examine some of the most important questions regarding the evolution of infectious diseases and the emergence of human pathogens from zoonoses.
  8. Evolution of the Bordetellae from Commensals to Pathogens
    Eric Harvill; Fiscal Year: 2009
    ..provides an extraordinary experiment of nature that will allow us to examine some of the most important questions regarding the evolution of infectious diseases and the emergence of human pathogens from zoonoses.
  9. Evolution of the Bordetellae from Commensals to Pathogens
    Eric Harvill; Fiscal Year: 2009
    ..this set of subspecies provides an extraordinary experiment of nature that will allow us to examine some of the most important questions regarding the evolution of infectious diseases and the emergence of human pathogens from zoonoses.
  10. Biodiversity, Habitat Fragmentation, & Lyme Disease Risk
    RICHARD OSTFELD; Fiscal Year: 2003
    ..body of ecological and epidemiological background information, and potential as a model of other vector-borne zoonoses. Our research over the past 9 years has generated a conceptual model that we call the dilution effect...
  11. COMPARISON OF 3 HUMAN EHRLICHIOSIS GENOME SEQUENCES
    Yasuko Rikihisa; Fiscal Year: 2002
    ..Several Ehrlichia spp. are now known to cause emerging vector-borne zoonoses in the United States, including a new granulocytotropic ehrlichia, the human granulocytic ehrlichiosis (HGE) ..
  12. Anti-apoptotic gene therapy: Islet allotransplantation
    Nick Giannoukakis; Fiscal Year: 2002
    ..The latter may not become a clinical reality anytime soon primarily because of concerns for zoonoses. Allografts are ethically acceptable, yet they face both alloimmune rejection as well as autoimmune destruction ..
  13. MINORITY PREDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
    DENISE STEINLEIN; Fiscal Year: 2005
    Bartonella species are emerging zoonoses. This project examines the infection and coinfection prevalence of Bartonella species, Borrelia burgdorferi, and Anaplasma phagocytophilum, in field-captured rodents and ectoparasites in northern ..
  14. Synthetic Scaffolds for Bladder Regeneration
    Sundararajan Madihally; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..induction of hyperacute rejection due to potential mismatch of xenografts and the possible transmission of zoonoses due to xenografts have obviated the need for alternative repair options...
  15. Risk of Viral Emergence from Bats
    Peter Daszak; Fiscal Year: 2009
    DESCRIPTION (provided by investigator): Emerging zoonoses are a significant threat to global public health and our economies. The majority are caused by pathogens that emerge with increasing frequency from wildlife hosts (e.g...
  16. Risk of Viral Emergence from Bats
    Peter Daszak; Fiscal Year: 2010
    DESCRIPTION (provided by investigator): Emerging zoonoses are a significant threat to global public health and our economies. The majority are caused by pathogens that emerge with increasing frequency from wildlife hosts (e.g...
  17. Enabling Technologies for hES Cell Self-Renewal
    KEVIN HEALY; Fiscal Year: 2009
    ..These methods increase the risk of zoonoses acquired from the murine feeder cells and culture medium, and have significant disadvantages in reproducibility ..
  18. Enabling Technologies for hES Cell Self-Renewal
    KEVIN EDWARD HEALY; Fiscal Year: 2010
    ..These methods increase the risk of zoonoses acquired from the murine feeder cells and culture medium, and have significant disadvantages in reproducibility ..
  19. Environmental Biostatistics Training Grant
    Lance Waller; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..g., quantifying environmental impacts on vector-borne diseases and zoonoses such as rabies and Lyme disease, including investigations of the phylo-geography or spatial patterns of ..
  20. NK Cell Receptor Evolution During Mammalian Radiation
    Peter Parham; Fiscal Year: 2006
    ..face infection armed with different NK cell receptors should stimulate development of new strategies and innovative therapies against human infections, particularly zoonoses emerging from other mammalian species.
  21. NK Cell Receptor Evolution During Mammalian Radiation
    Peter Parham; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..face infection armed with different NK cell receptors should stimulate development of new strategies and innovative therapies against human infections, particularly zoonoses emerging from other mammalian species.
  22. Animal Model Research for Veterinarians (AMRV)
    Xiang Jin Meng; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..At the end of the training program, trainees are expected to launch an independent biomedical research career. ..