• Biological and ecological relations among vectors and their pathogens are important to understand the epidemiology of vector-borne diseases. (scielo.br)
  • 2007). Most PT trials in food producing animals have been directed against important zoonotic pathogens, principally E. coli, Salmonella spp. (thenewstandardgallery.com)
  • Ticks are the main vectors for the transmission of bacterial, protist and viral pathogens in Europe affecting wildlife and domestic animals. (cabi.org)
  • Answers to several sets of related and fundamental questions (summarized in Box 3-1 ) are imperative to facilitate the understanding of indicators of waterborne pathogens and emerging infectious diseases. (nationalacademies.org)
  • With the aim to assess the occurrence of hard ticks and the pathogens they may carry in dogs from Greece, ixodid specimens ( n = 757) were collected from 310 animals living in six provinces across the Greek peninsula. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Officer, Special Pathogens Branch, Division of Viral Diseases, Center for Infectious Diseases (ext. 1344). (cdc.gov)
  • Chief, Special Pathogens Branch, Division of Viral Diseases, Center for Infectious Diseases: Joseph B. McCormick, M.D. (ext. 3308). (cdc.gov)
  • Senior Medical Officer, Special Pathogens Branch, Division of Viral Diseases, Center for Infectious Diseases: Susan P. Fisher-Hoch, M.D. (ext. 3308). (cdc.gov)
  • A mitosporic Hypocreales fungal genus, various species of which are important parasitic pathogens of plants and a variety of vertebrates. (lookformedical.com)
  • infection in donors with a disease-free course of infection can be a major problem in blood recipients. (bvsalud.org)
  • For a long time, the preventive strategy for this parasitic infection has been the regular use of antiparasitic drugs to reduce parasite burden in the short term. (scielo.org.co)
  • The parasitic helminth infection penetrates the human body at the time of a mosquito bite. (outbreaknewstoday.com)
  • The source of infection in humans is domestic animals, mainly dogs, less often cats. (outbreaknewstoday.com)
  • Scabies is a transmissible ectoparasite skin infection caused by tiny mites of the species Sarcoptes scabiei, with the disease characterized by intense itching (pruritus), a rash, and secondary infection, as well as superficial burrows where mites tunnel under the skin of their hosts. (newworldencyclopedia.org)
  • Trichinellosis, also known as trichinosis (Trich from Greek thrix meaning hair), is an infection caused by nematodes of the genus Trichinella , most commonly T spiralis in humans. (medscape.com)
  • [ 3 ] Religious injunctions on the consumption of pork may reflect early cultural awareness of this human-animal infection link. (medscape.com)
  • The first modern scientific observations of human Trichinella infection, from the autopsy of a man with "sandy diaphragm," were reported by medical student James Paget (of Paget disease) to a medical student society and published by his lecturer in clinical anatomy, Sir Richard Owen, then assistant curator at the Royal College of Surgeons. (medscape.com)
  • Co-infections not only make parasite morphological and molecular identification difficult, but also might influence the infection dynamics and disease manifestation. (mdpi.com)
  • The approach to the patient with a potential zoonotic infection involves the generation of a differential diagnosis that includes those infectious agents that are potentially transmissible from the specific animal(s) to which the patient was exposed. (scienceopen.com)
  • Gasterophilus spp Infection in Horses Horse bots are the parasitic larvae of the botflies, Gasterophilus spp. (msdvetmanual.com)
  • The results show that the overall parasitic infection rate in crocodile lizards was 33.33% (23/69). (researchgate.net)
  • Prone to infection and weak, injured, affected by diseases in the past, domestic cats, which have reduced protective functions of the body. (catsdiscovery.com)
  • But it is noticed that it is not contagious, it occurs against the background of other chronic diseases or after an infection. (catsdiscovery.com)
  • The doctor may advise passing the test for parasitic infection. (catsdiscovery.com)
  • Animals become infected by the bite of infected ticks and the virus remains in their bloodstream for about one week after infection, allowing the tick-animal-tick cycle to continue when another tick bites. (outbreaknewstoday.com)
  • Furthermore, co-infection of Passalurus spp and Coccidia spp lowered (p=0.06) the IgA level in animals while cortisol level is increased (p=0.001) in animals having Coccidia (3.065±13.05) compared to uninfected animals (1.03±1.16) as well as in animals co-infected with Trichostrongylus spp and Coccidia spp (26.72±46.14) compared to uninfected (p=0.049). (journalsajp.com)
  • Because of the limited number of cases in any one outbreak, comparative trials at various stages of infection are lacking, leading to controversy regarding appropriate dosing and effectiveness in the muscle phase of the disease. (medscape.com)
  • One person had worked with animals infected with live virus, but it is uncertain how the other person acquired the infection (4,5). (cdc.gov)
  • Laboratory and field observations have revealed many organis-ms, such as viruses, bacteria, Nematophagous fungi, and predators as antagonists to pathogenic bacteria, nematodes, tick of domesticated animals. (thenewstandardgallery.com)
  • Parasitic nematodes cause serious infections in small ruminants and, as one of the greatest causes for loss of productivity plus compromised welfare in grazing ruminants throughout the world, constitute a serious problem for small ruminant livestock producers (Perry and Randolph, 1999). (thenewstandardgallery.com)
  • This included wide a range of animals as from nematodes, earthworms to snakes. (onlineschoolbase.com)
  • Post-Miocene expansion, colonization, and host switching drove speciation among extant nematodes of the archaic genus Trichinella. (medscape.com)
  • Toxocara canis and Toxocara cati are ascarid nematodes, belong to the Toxocaridae family and genus Toxocara , causing toxocariosis in dogs and cats. (vetmedmosul.com)
  • Buckley reexamined all the Wuchereria species in 1960, and concluded that the genus should contain only W. bancrofti. (wikipedia.org)
  • In total, 2005 sandflies of five genera and nine species were collected. (scielo.br)
  • INTRODUCTION Biological control (bio-control for short) is the use of animals, fungi, or other microbes to feed upon, parasitize or otherwise interfere with a targeted pest species. (thenewstandardgallery.com)
  • Consider other species with which the animal has had contact, including contact with humans while in captivity. (scienceopen.com)
  • The severity of the disease depends on the species of Babesia, the presence of concurrent infections and the age and immune status of the host. (vin.com)
  • B. canis rossi , the dominant species found in South Africa, is very virulent and causes peracute and acute disease. (vin.com)
  • Understanding how the vocalisations of pigs' relate to their personality will also help animal behaviourists and welfare experts have a clearer picture of the impact those personalities have on communication, and thus its role in the evolution of social behaviour and group dynamics in social species. (vetscite.org)
  • Investigators have demonstrated activity of different Artemisia species, effective against malaria, on Trichinella in animal models. (medscape.com)
  • A species of gram-negative, fluorescent, phytopathogenic bacteria in the genus PSEUDOMONAS. (lookformedical.com)
  • Proteins that originate from plants species belonging to the genus ARABIDOPSIS. (lookformedical.com)
  • It is not part of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses classification of viruses (ie, it is not a species, genus, or family), which is based on the nature and structure of the viral genome. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Genetic Variation and Phylogenetic Evolution of Haemaphysalis flava from Different Geographical Areas in China[J]. China Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, 2021, 48(6): 2150-2159. (chvm.net)
  • In addition, fresh meat inspections were carried out for two months (January and February 2021) with a focus on all diseases and their associated financial losses due to total and partial cattle carcass condemnation. (unza.zm)
  • Humans (for B. malayi and B. timori), and animals (for B. pahangi and B. patei) acts as the definitive hosts in which the adult worms cause filariasis. (wikipedia.org)
  • Dirofilariasis (Dirofilariasis) is a parasitic disease that affects mainly animals, but also occurs in humans, caused by the larval stage of the filamentous nematode of the genus Dirofilaria, characterized by damage to the organs of vision, as well as other organs and systems with a predominantly chronic course. (outbreaknewstoday.com)
  • canis is parasitic on dogs , foxes , and wolves, causing sarcoptic mange, and it can also infect cats and humans to a lesser extent. (newworldencyclopedia.org)
  • Many microorganisms that are pathogenic to humans and animals enter ambient waters after import from various point and diffuse sources. (nationalacademies.org)
  • Babesiosis is a tick-borne disease affecting humans and many domestic and wild animals. (vin.com)
  • Herpes is a skin disease of animals and humans, manifested by a rash in the form of small itchy nodules on the skin, inflammatory spots, and papules. (catsdiscovery.com)
  • 11] CHINIKAR S.Serological evaluation of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever in humans with high-risk professions living in enzootic regions of Isfahan province of Iran and genetic analysis of circulating strains[J]. Vector-Borne Zoonotic Diseases ,2012,12(9):733-738. (chvm.net)
  • It has existed for hundreds of years and still occurs naturally in both animals and humans in many parts of the world, including Asia, southern Europe, sub-Sahelian Africa and parts of Australia. (who.int)
  • Humans generally acquire the disease directly or indirectly from infected animals, or through occupational exposure to infected or contaminated animal products. (who.int)
  • The disease is mainly transmitted between animals and humans through ingestion of contaminated food with the embryonated eggs of the parasite. (vetmedmosul.com)
  • The disease can be transmitted to humans by ingesting contaminated food and soil with embryonated eggs (5). (vetmedmosul.com)
  • Birds are often reservoirs for arboviruses, which are transmitted by mosquitoes to horses, other domestic animals, and humans. (msdmanuals.com)
  • These viruses may spread to humans from nonhuman reservoirs, but most arboviral diseases are not transmissible by humans, perhaps because the typical viremia is inadequate to infect the arthropod vector. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Pozio E. Factors affecting the flow among domestic, synanthropic and sylvatic cycles of Trichinella. (medscape.com)
  • The leishmaniasis is a group of parasitic diseases caused by protozoa of the Leishmania genus (Ross 1903) transmitted through infected sandflies, affecting wild (rodents, marsupials, edentulous) and domestic animals (dogs) as well as the man 4 4. (scielo.br)
  • The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Lancet Commission on Hypertension Group, Resolve to Save Lives (RTSL), and the World Hypertension League (WHL) share a collective goal of expanding the evidence base on hypertension, sodium, and trans fatty acid reduction strategies as a critical pathway to preventing and managing cardiovascular diseases. (cdc.gov)
  • Parasitic bat flies (Diptera: Streblidae and Nycteribiidae): host specificity and potential as vectors. (scielo.br)
  • Bats (Chiroptera) as vectors of diseases and parasites. (scielo.br)
  • My students and I are currently examining various aspects of the biology, physiology, biochemistry, nutrition and behavior of these important disease vectors. (lafayette.edu)
  • 9] GREAY T L,OSKAM C L,GOFTON A W,et al.A survey of ticks (Acari:Ixodidae) of companion animals in Australia[J]. Parasit Vectors ,2016,9(1):207. (chvm.net)
  • Since the circulation of viruses in vectors heralds an outbreak of diseases, this present cross-sectional study was undertaken from February to April 2022 to investigate the presence of mosquito-borne viruses in captured mosquitoes from six selected residential areas of Lusaka. (unza.zm)
  • Ar- asthma, permanent allergic rhinitis and atopic dermatitis thropod vectors of infectious disease agents have special (eczema) among sensitive individuals ( 4,5 ). (who.int)
  • The control of parasite infections of farm animals is still based mainly on the use of synthetic short- and large-spectrum drugs. (mdpi.com)
  • However, when used in excess, this strategy imposes a risk to environmental and food safety, due to residues in animal products and in the environment and a selection pressure for parasite resistance. (mdpi.com)
  • The greatest advantage of natural products with anti-parasite action is that they generally show low toxicity for mammals, fast elimination from the animal and the environment, and low selection pressure for parasite-resistance. (mdpi.com)
  • Although a large number of reports have shown the great potential of natural active compounds and of alternative strategies for parasite control, these topics still need to be fully explored against farm animal parasites. (mdpi.com)
  • The smaller parasite, B. gibsoni , occurs principally in the Middle East, southern Asia, Japan, North Africa, South America and is an emerging infectious disease in the USA, as well as having been detected lately in Italy and Australia. (vin.com)
  • One should distinguish a disease state from the presence of a parasite. (carnivora.ca)
  • Bacteriophage Bio-Control in Animals and Meat Products Bacteriophages are viruses that attack bacteria and cause bacterial lysis. (thenewstandardgallery.com)
  • Larval stages are usually associated with skin wounds of any domestic animal that have become contaminated with bacteria or with a matted hair coat contaminated with feces. (msdvetmanual.com)
  • A genus of gram-negative, aerobic bacteria, in the family XANTHOMONADACEAE. (lookformedical.com)
  • The female ticks feed on their host for about one week only and have most likely left the host by the time disease develops. (vin.com)
  • Consequently, control strategies against ticks are of great importance to prevent the risk of tick-borne diseases. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Ticks represent a major threat to domestic and wild animals worldwide due to blood depletion, inoculation of toxins and allergens and, importantly, pathogen transmission [ 1 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Alexandroupoli, site F). Ticks were sampled on animals from rural areas, municipal shelters, temporary kennels, indoor environments, or in hospitalised animals (Table 1 ). (biomedcentral.com)
  • Although a number of tick genera are capable of becoming infected with CCHF virus, ticks of the genus Hyalomma are the principal vector. (outbreaknewstoday.com)
  • 10] AKUFFO R,J A M,BRANDFU L,et al.Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus in livestock ticks and animal handler seroprevalence at an abattoir in Ghana[J]. BMC Infectious Diseases ,2016,16(1):324-329. (chvm.net)
  • Allergenic arthropods are crucial agents in inducing medically important respiratory diseases like asthma and the inflammation of the respiratory tract worldwide. (who.int)
  • In the last couple of years, stray dogs and cats have been increasing in Sulaimaniyah province, especially in public parks and residential areas, which might significantly impact public health by spreading zoonotic diseases, including toxocariasis (6). (vetmedmosul.com)
  • involucra animales de compañía caninos y felinos, como también perros y gatos sin hogar ( Canis familiaris y Felis catus , respectivamente), que diseminan los huevos del parásito en sus heces al medio ambiente. (scielo.org.co)
  • Babesia canis vogeli is the least pathogenic and occurs in France, Australia, Japan, Brazil, South Africa and the USA and usually causes mild disease in adult dogs, but severe disease in some puppies. (vin.com)
  • Toxocariasis is a zoonotic disease caused by Toxocara canis and Toxocara cati , which belong to the family Toxocaridae and genus Toxocara .Adult worms live in the small intestine of dogs and cats. (vetmedmosul.com)
  • We use morphometry, thin layer chromatography, differential staining, light and electron microscopy and ion analysis of body fluids in our studies of the effects of different rearing conditions on these animal parasites. (lafayette.edu)
  • Parasites - helminths live everywhere: in the earth, water, human and animal organisms. (parazitiintestinali.com)
  • Free-ranging animals usually carry some parasites, but they may not show symptoms as nature provides many plants capable of eradicating internal parasites. (carnivora.ca)
  • Most dog owners believe that if a dog is found to have parasites in his stool, then he must be suffering from a disease state. (carnivora.ca)
  • Nowadays, stray dogs and cats, which are unvaccinated or not treated against the parasites, play a significant role in introducing the disease and seem to be a common public health concern. (vetmedmosul.com)
  • Chikungunya Disease Chikungunya disease is transmitted by the Aedes mosquito. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Abu, Yusuf, Eshimutu Mosquito-borne viruses are RNA viruses cutting across different virus families and genera of emerging and re-emerging viruses that account for millions of disease incidences annually worldwide. (unza.zm)
  • A total of 71 pools containing a maximum of 40 mosquitoes each were screened using a pan-flavivirus, pan-alphavirus, and pan-phlebovirus RT-PCR assay to detect the respective virus genera genome in total RNA extracted from the mosquito lysates. (unza.zm)
  • Three mosquito genera capable of transmitting arboviruses were identified in this study namely Aedes, Anopheles, and Culex mosquitoes. (unza.zm)
  • 15] NIU G,LI J,LIANG M,et al.Severe fever with Thrombocytopenia syndrome virus among domesticated animals,China[J]. Emerging Infectious Diseases ,2013,19(5):756-763. (chvm.net)
  • The hosts of the CCHF virus include a wide range of wild and domestic animals such as cattle, sheep and goats. (outbreaknewstoday.com)
  • Zvinorova PI, Halimani TE, Muchadeyi FC, Matika O, Riggio V, Dzama K. Prevalence and risk factors of gastrointestinal parasitic infections in goats in low-input low-output farming systems in Zimbabwe. (journalsajp.com)
  • Eggs are shed into the environment through feces and become embryonated within 3-6 weeks (1) and infect the host and paratenic host animals, including dogs, cats, cattle, sheep, goats, rodents, birds, and man through ingestion of contaminated food (2). (vetmedmosul.com)
  • Members of the genus Babesia readily parasitize the red blood cells of dogs and cats. (vin.com)
  • Cystic fibrosis is a recessive genetic disease which affects the entire body, causing progressive disability and often early death. (allaboutheaven.org)
  • Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited blood disorder that affects the shape and function of red blood cells. (cdc.gov)
  • The recent incursions of African swine fever (ASF), a severe, highly contagious, transboundary viral disease that affects members of the Suidae family, in Europe and China have had a catastrophic impact on trade and pig production, with serious implications for global food security. (mdpi.com)
  • If worms are causing disease, there will likely be some change in the appearance of the dog. (carnivora.ca)
  • Likewise, there are alternative drugs such as resiniferatoxin which have an anti-inflammatory effect at the intestinal level [16-17], and Tamoxifen which decrease the parasitic load of T. spiralis [18]. (biomedres.us)
  • T spiralis is the primary cause associated with domesticated animals. (medscape.com)
  • Avian influenza (H5N1) also known as bird flu is primarily a disease of birds that is caused by several types of influenza viruses. (who.int)
  • Closely related viruses are found in other areas, but their potential for causing human disease is poorly understood. (cdc.gov)
  • Health surveillance and prevention of infes- tation for these arthropods could have an immense impact on the control of the allergenic arthropod community, preven- tion of respiratory diseases, and personal health in Shiraz. (who.int)
  • Any plan to cockroaches, etc.), animal hair or dander, dust, respired control and prevent the spread of these arthropods must chemicals, mould, pollen and tobacco smoke ( 1 ). (who.int)
  • Another way in which adults can contract short-term, self-limiting intestinal ascarids is through ingesting infected wild animals such as rodents, birds and some insects. (carnivora.ca)
  • The lack of an effective veterinary or human public health infrastructure in a given country may result in a lack of knowledge of those zoonotic infections transmitted from even commonly encountered animals. (scienceopen.com)
  • Zacatecas Mexico has been considered an endemic area of the disease since 1978, when the first outbreak occurred in the municipality of Villanueva [6], and further outbreaks have been reported since then until present date [7]. (biomedres.us)
  • Egypt has been the most affected country in the EMR where the disease has remained endemic, with frequent epizootic and 167 human cases that include 60 deaths. (who.int)
  • Slaughterhouses in South Sudan mirror the economic losses resulting from organ and carcass condemnation due to livestock zoonotic and epizootic diseases such as bovine tuberculosis, cysticercosis, and hydatidosis. (unza.zm)
  • The highly pathogenic avian influenza is a highly contagious disease affecting wild birds and poultry with occasional infections in human. (who.int)
  • Bovine Tuberculosis, a disease of public health had the highest prevalence and financial losses. (unza.zm)
  • Generally, baby boomers have more chronic disease and disability than those in the previous generation. (cdc.gov)
  • The disease is generally regarded as being non-contagious. (who.int)
  • Babesiosis is a less common but important tick-borne infectious disease. (bvsalud.org)
  • According to the WHO, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever is a widespread disease caused by a tick-borne virus ( Nairovirus ) of the Bunyaviridae family. (outbreaknewstoday.com)
  • 8] BENELLI G,PAVELA R,CANALE A,et al.Tick repellents and acaricides of botanical origin:Agreen roadmap to control tick-borne diseases? (chvm.net)
  • But the disease provokes their pathogenic reproduction due to malfunctions in the body. (catsdiscovery.com)
  • There is need for public health education to avoid eating raw and undercooked meat, proper disposal of condemned organs, improved cattle management system, treatment of animals with anti-helminthic drugs. (unza.zm)
  • On the home front, domestic dogs occasionally chew grass with two effects. (carnivora.ca)
  • Dogs can contract ascarids from four possible routes: transplacental, transmammary, ingestion of eggs from the environment or predation of infected animals such as birds and mice. (carnivora.ca)
  • In conclusion, stray cats and dogs are the leading risk factor for transmitting the disease. (vetmedmosul.com)
  • HE X M,TANG H,CHENG T Y.Analysis of the icroflora in the saliva from Haemaphysalis flava [J]. Chinese Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences ,2016,38(7):588-590. (chvm.net)
  • Fungi of the genus Trichophyton, Epidermophyton affect the body of the kitten, causing trichophytia, Microsporum - microsporia. (catsdiscovery.com)
  • Female (2074) mosquitoes were pooled according to their genera and sampling locations. (unza.zm)
  • In normal conditions, adult flies of these genera lay their eggs in feces or in decaying animal carcasses. (msdvetmanual.com)
  • The use of living natural enemies to control pests or: The active manipulation of antagonistic organisms to reduce pest population densities, either animal or plant, to noneconomically important levels. (ufl.edu)
  • Routine cross-notification between the veterinary and human health surveillance systems should be part of any zoonotic disease prevention and control programme, and close collaboration between the two health sectors is particularly important during epidemiological and outbreak investigations. (who.int)
  • Outbreak News Today is an online blog magazine which focuses on news and information about infectious diseases and outbreaks. (outbreaknewstoday.com)
  • The severe form of the disease is characterized by marked haemolytic anaemia, severe acid-base abnormalities with frequent secondary multiple organ failure and complications such as acute renal failure (ARF), hepatopathy with marked icterus, hypoglycaemia, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), cerebral pathology and additional immune-mediated red blood cell destruction. (vin.com)
  • Asthma is the most common chronic respiratory disease, especially among children. (who.int)
  • Vector-borne diseases are related to the environment and changes in the ecosystem, such as urbanization, with increased density of vector insects, favoring the emergence and reemergence of diseases like Leishmaniasis 2 2. (scielo.br)
  • The highly endangered crocodile lizard (Shinisaurus crocodilurus) continues to be impacted by disease, especially in captive breeding populations. (researchgate.net)
  • In this paper, based on high-throughput sequencing, we investigated parasitic infections in captive and wild crocodile lizard populations in the Daguishan National Nature Reserve and Guangdong Luokeng Shinisaurus crocodilurus National Nature Reserve. (researchgate.net)
  • Este artículo revisa los estudios experimentales centrados en el desarrollo de vacunas para el control de la toxocariasis, y se presta especial atención a los estudios epidemiológicos relevantes sobre la importancia de los caninos domésticos en la toxocariasis humana. (scielo.org.co)
  • Although asthma cannot be cured, appropriate management can control the disease and enable people to enjoy a good quality of life. (who.int)
  • Mortality for disease caused by Babesia spp. (vin.com)
  • Severe disease and death may result from a complication of pneumonia. (who.int)
  • Stressful events such as trauma, surgery, severe disease, and emotional upsets also can activate dormant larvae. (carnivora.ca)
  • Brugia is a genus for a group of small roundworms. (wikipedia.org)
  • Student research in parasitology is focused on studies of the biology of trematodes, a group of parasitic flatworms. (lafayette.edu)
  • T murrelli has been identified in wild and domestic animals other than pigs only in North America. (medscape.com)
  • Throughout post-slaughtered veterinary inspection disease -related symptoms or lesions were. (cabi.org)
  • The diagnosis of the disease is made by direct plate compression techniques (P/C), Artificial Digestion (A/D), Hematoxylin-Eosin (H/E), Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), and indirect techniques such as DOT-ELISA , ELISA and Wester-Blot [10,11]. (biomedres.us)
  • The following discussion is organized by type of animal, as this is helpful for the clinician who is attempting to generate a reasonable differential diagnosis. (scienceopen.com)
  • Proper and timely diagnosis of the disease will help cure a pet quickly and without unpleasant consequences. (catsdiscovery.com)