El Zowalaty, Mohamed E DeBeauchmp, Jennifer Jeevan, Trushar Franks, John Friedman, Kimberly Pretorius, Rina Young, Sean G Webster, Robert G Webby, Richard J
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Influenza A viruses (IAVs) and Newcastle disease viruses (NDVs) are major human and animal health threats with geographic differences in prevalence, characteristics and host populations. Currently, there is sparse information on IAVs and NDVs in avian species in South Africa. Because raptors feed on live wild birds which are the reservoir hosts of ...
Ubeyratne, Janrabelge Srikitjakarn, Lertrak Pfeiffer, Dirk Kong, Fiona Sunil-Chandra, Narapity Chaisowwong, Warangkhana Hemwan, Phonpat
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Rabies is a fatal viral disease that affects all mammals. It causes an estimated 59,000 human deaths worldwide annually. Dogs are the main reservoir and transmitter of rabies to human in Sri Lanka. Prevention and control measures include the mass vaccination of dogs and human post exposure treatment. While these measures appear to be homogeneous ac...
Kaplan, Bryan S Falkenberg, Shollie Dassanayake, Rohana Neill, John Velayudhan, Binu Li, Feng Vincent, Amy L
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Influenza D viruses (IDV) belong to a new genus in the family Orthomyxoviridae. IDV is the etiologic agent of acute, mild respiratory disease in ungulate species with agricultural importance (cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, camels, etc.). Despite the initial isolate being of porcine origin, serological data suggest cattle to be the primary host of IDV....
Jordan, Ashley G Sadler, Rohan J Sawford, Kate van Andel, Mary Ward, Michael P Cowled, Brendan D
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Mycoplasma bovis most likely infected New Zealand cattle in the latter half of 2015. Infection was detected in mid-2017 after which control activities were implemented. An official eradication programme commenced in mid-2018, which is ongoing. We examined farm-level tracing and surveillance data to describe the outbreak, analyse transmission trends...
Bashashati, Mohsen Chung, David H Fallah Mehrabadi, Mohammad Hossein Lee, Dong-Hun
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Since its first detection in 1998, avian influenza virus (AIV) subtype H9N2 has been enzootic in Iran. To better understand the evolutionary history of H9N2 viruses in Iran, we sequenced 15 currently circulating H9N2 viruses from domestic poultry during 2017-2019 and performed phylogenetic analysis of complete genome sequences. Phylogenetic analyse...
Zalewski, Andrzej Virtanen, Jenni M E Brzeziński, Marcin Kołodziej-Sobocińska, Marta Jankow, Władysław Sironen, Tarja
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Pathogens are one of the factors driving wildlife population dynamics. The spread of pathogens in wildlife is currently highly related to the transmission of pathogens from farmed animals, which has increased with the constant development of farming. Here, we analysed the spatio-temporal variation in the prevalence of Aleutian mink disease virus (A...
Tchouassi, David P Torto, Baldwyn Sang, Rosemary Riginos, Corinna Ezenwa, Vanessa O
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Loss of biodiversity can affect transmission of infectious diseases in at least two ways: by altering host and vector abundance or by influencing host and vector behaviour. We used a large herbivore exclusion experiment to investigate the effects of wildlife loss on the abundance and feeding behaviour of mosquito vectors and to explore consequences...
Cano-Terriza, David Jiménez-Martín, Débora Jiménez-Ruiz, Saul Paniagua, Jorge Caballero-Gómez, Javier Guerra, Rafael Franco, Juan José García-Bocanegra, Ignacio
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Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) is a highly infectious disease caused by a virus member of the genus Morbillivirus, which mainly affects goats, sheep and wild ruminants. It is considered one of the most significant transboundary infectious diseases and represents an animal health concern in developing countries. Spain is considered a PPR-free coun...
Yu, Jing Xiao, Hong Yang, Weihong Dellicour, Simon Kraemer, Moritz U G Liu, Yonghong Cai, Jun Huang, Zheng X Y Zhang, Yuzhen Feng, Yun
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Human rabies is a public health problem in Asia, especially in less-developed regions where the disease is under-reported because of a lack of epidemiological surveillance. To address this gap, we collected data on human rabies in Yunnan Province, China, between 2005 and 2016. Using statistical mapping techniques, we correlated the occurrence of hu...
Gnat, Sebastian Łagowski, Dominik Nowakiewicz, Aneta Osińska, Marcelina Dyląg, Mariusz
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The increasing number of dermatophytoses among animals observed recently in developed countries may be connected with relocation of many exotic species outside their natural living environment. Moreover, an impact on this situation may also be exerted by relapses related to limited compliance with antifungal treatment regimes. Many exotic animals, ...