Domestic dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) can transmit a variety of pathogens due to their ubiquitousness in urban, rural and natural environments, and their close interactions with wildlife and humans. In this study, we used a mixed-methods approach to assess the role of domestic dogs as potential...
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Milstein, M. S.; Shaffer, C. A.; Suse, P.; Marawanaru, A.; Heinrich, D. A.; Larsen, P. A.; Wolf, T. M.
Publisher
Public Library of Sciences (PLoS), San Francisco, USA
Citation
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2022, 16, 6,
Dogs are the most cosmopolitan pets of humans and as such a means of transmitting zoonotic parasites to their owners. This study was designed to investigate the diversity, prevalence, pattern of infection, intensity of infections, and the risk factors associated with gastrointestinal parasites of...
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Ola-Fadunsin, S. D.; Abdulrauf, A. B.; Abdullah, D. A.; Ganiyu, I. A.; Hussain, K.; Sanda, I. M.; Rabiu, M.; Akanbi, O. B.
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, UK
Citation
Comparative Immunology, Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, 2023, 93,
Background. Micromammals are reservoirs of zoonotic parasites such as viruses, bacteria, protozoans and helminths. Objective. To present a review of the published literature on the study of zoonotic (or potential zoonotic) parasites of micromammals in the Yucatan Peninsula (PYU), Mexico, conducted...
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Panti-May, J. A.; Torres-Castro, M. A.; Hernández-Betancourt, S. F.
Publisher
Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Autonoma de Yucatan, Yucatan, Mexico
Citation
Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems, 2021, 24, 1,
This review categorizes 62 zoonoses humans share with dogs based on their clinical, public health importance, and global distribution. Three categories were identified. Category 1 comprise the most widespread and public health important zoonoses and includes 13 zoonoses where dogs play an essential ...
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Macpherson, M. L. A.; Pinckney, R.; Sylvester, W.; Bidaisee, S.; Macpherson, C. N. L.
Publisher
CABI, Wallingford, UK
Citation
CABI Reviews, 2022, 17, 052, pp 1-24
Focusing on the utility of ticks as xenosurveillance sentinels to expose circulating pathogens in Kenyan drylands, host-feeding ticks collected from wild ungulates [buffaloes, elephants, giraffes, hartebeest, impala, rhinoceros (black and white), zebras (Grévy's and plains)], carnivores (leopards,...
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Ergunay, K.; Mutinda, M.; Bourke, B.; Justi, S. A.; Caicedo-Quiroga, L.; Kamau, J.; Mutura, S.; Akunda, I. K.; Cook, E.; Gakuya, F.; Omondi, P.; Murray, S.; Zimmerman, D.; Linton, Y. M.
Publisher
Frontiers Media S.A., Lausanne, Switzerland
Citation
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022, 13, July,
This chapter covers the viral, bacterial, protozoal, parasitic and fungal zoonotic diseases of South American camelids (SACs), particularly of llamas and alpacas. Focus is given on contagious pustular dermatitis, foot and mouth disease, louping-ill, vesicular stomatitis, rabies, West Nile fever,...
Author(s)
Duncanson, G. R.
ISBN
2012 CABI (H ISBN 9781780640068)
Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) are the most significant arthropods of medical importance because of the burden of diseases, such as malaria, encephalitis and filariasis, which are caused by pathogens and parasites they transmit to humans. In 2007, the most recently published checklist of Iranian...
Author(s)
Azari-Hamidian, S.; Norouzi, B.; Harbach, R. E.
Publisher
Elsevier B.V., Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation
Acta Tropica, 2019, 194, pp 106-122
Pigs (Sus scrofa) were introduced to Guam in the 1600's and are now present in high densities throughout the island. Wild pigs are reservoirs for pathogens of concern to domestic animals and humans. Exposure to porcine parvovirus, transmissible gastroenteritis, and Leptospira interrogans has been...
Author(s)
Cleveland, C. A.; DeNicola, A.; Dubey, J. P.; Hill, D. E.; Berghaus, R. D.; Yabsley, M. J.
Publisher
Elsevier B. V., Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation
Veterinary Microbiology, 2017, 205, pp 22-25
Background and Aim: The "One Health" concept is a global strategy that recognizes that public health is related to animal health and the environment; however, the role of domestic animals and their involvement in the transmission of zoonoses is often underestimated. The aim of the study was to...
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Corrales, N. U.; Giraldo, K. V.; Garcés, C. M. S.; Giraldo, A. L. N.
Publisher
Veterinary World, Wankaner, India
Citation
Veterinary World, 2021, 14, 12, pp 3091-3098
Background: Disease prioritization aims to enhance resource use efficiency concerning human and animal health systems' preparedness and response to the most important problems for the optimization of beneficial outcomes. In sub-Sahara Africa (SSA), several prioritizations of zoonoses and...
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Mpouam, S. E.; Mingoas, J. P. K.; Mouiche, M. M. M.; Feussom, J. M. K.; Saegerman, C.
Publisher
MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland
Citation
Pathogens, 2021, 10, 8,