Due to their close associations with humans, dogs and cats can be important reservoirs for zoonotic pathogens. In the current study 200 fecal samples of dogs (n = 70 samples) and cats (n = 130 samples) from animal shelters in Carinthia, southern Austria, were examined for the presence of parasites...

Ecological associations between hosts and parasites are influenced by host exposure and susceptibility to parasites, and by parasite traits, such as transmission mode. Advances in network analysis allow us to answer questions about the causes and consequences of traits in ecological networks in...

Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) also known as prion diseases, are fatal neurodegenerative diseases. Prion diseases are caused by abnormal prion protein (PrP^Sc) derived from normal prion protein (PrP^C), which is encoded by the prion protein gene (PRNP). Prion diseases have been...

Prion diseases are irreversible neurodegenerative disorders caused by the aggregated form of prion protein (PrP^Sc) derived from the normal form of prion protein (PrP^C). Previous studies have reported that shadow of prion protein (Sho) interacts with prion protein (PrP) and accelerates the...

Prion diseases are transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) caused by pathogenic prion protein (PrP^Sc) originating from normal prion protein (PrP^C) and have been reported in several types of livestock and pets. Recent studies have reported that the shadow of prion protein (Sho) encoded...

Prion diseases are fatal degenerative encephalopathies caused by misfolded prion protein (PrP^Sc) converted from normal prion protein (PrP^C). Previous studies have reported that genetic polymorphisms of the prion protein gene (PRNP) play a critical role in susceptibility to prion diseases. In...

Saiga antelope and Turkmenian kulans are considered critically endangered and near threatened, respectively, by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Due to these species' fragile status, it is important to understand the pathogens infecting their remaining populations. A total ...

Background: Prion diseases are zoonotic diseases with a broad infection spectrum among mammalian hosts and are caused by the misfolded prion protein (PrP^Sc) derived from the normal prion protein (PrP^C), which encodes the prion protein gene (PRNP). Currently, although several prion ...

Background: The striped field mouse Apodemus agrarius is a wild rodent commonly found in fields in Korea. It is a known carrier of various pathogens. Amplicon-based next-generation sequencing (NGS) targeting the 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) gene is the most common technique used to analyze the...

The world-famous markets of Marrakech, also known in Arabic as souks, harbor a vast diversity of reptiles that are sold for medicinal/magic/pet purposes or used for snake charming. This unique epidemiological context has never been studied considering the interactions of humans, reptiles, and...