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A Walk on the Wild Side--Emerging Wildlife Diseases [Editorial] Show Full Record 853
Source: BMJ. 2005 Nov 26;331(7527):1214-5. Resource Type(s): Journal (Articles), News Searchable Keywords: Disease reservoirs Disease transmission Emerging infectious diseases Human health Wildlife Zoonoses Abstract: From article (free full-text available): Emerging infectious diseases have been creeping up the research agenda since at least 1992, when the US Institute of Medicine defined them as infectious diseases that have recently increased in incidence or geographical range, recently been discovered, or are caused by newly evolved pathogens. Diseases that have recently moved into new species can be added to this defining list. More recently, the emergence of diseases with high case fatality rates?such a...
Avian Influenza Virus H5N1: A Review of Its History and Information Regarding Its Potential to Cause the Next Pandemic [Review] Show Full Record 847
Source: Seminars in Pediatric Infectious Diseases 2005 Oct;16(4):326-35. Resource Type(s): Journal (Articles) Searchable Keywords: Emerging infectious diseases Human Influenza Influenza A Virus, H5N1Subtype Influenza in birds Outbreaks Public health Reassortant viruses Abstract: From abstract(online abstract only): Avian influenza virus H5N1, which has been limited to poultry, now has spread to migrating birds and has emerged in mammals and among the human population. It presents a distinct threat of a pandemic for which the World Health Organization and other organizations are making preparations. This article reviews information about the virus itself and its spread among poultry, migrating birds, mammals, and humans.
Bat White-Nose Syndrome: An Emerging Fungal Pathogen? Show Full Record 4866
Source: Science. 2009 Jan 9;323(5911):227. Epub 2008 Oct 30. Resource Type(s): Journal (Articles) Searchable Keywords: Bats Emerging infectious diseases Epidemiology Pathology White-nose syndrome Abstract: From Abstract: "White-nose syndrome (WNS) is a condition associated with an unprecedented bat mortality event in the northeastern United States. Since the winter of 2006*2007, bat declines exceeding 75% have been observed at surveyed hibernacula. Affected bats often present with visually striking white fungal growth on their muzzles, ears, and/or wing membranes. Direct microscopy and culture analyses demonstrated that the skin of WNS-affected bats is colonized by a psychro-philic fungus that is ...
Biodiversity and Emerging Diseases Show Full Record 1803
Source: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 2006 Oct;1081:1-16. Resource Type(s): Journal (Articles) Searchable Keywords: Animal breeding Biodiversity Emerging infectious diseases Immunogenetics Immunology Zoonoses Abstract: From abstract (online abstract only): First we remind general considerations concerning biodiversity on earth and particularly the loss of genetic biodiversity that seems irreversible whether its origin is directly or indirectly linked to human activities. Urgent and considerable efforts must be made from now on to cataloge, understand, preserve, and enhance the value of biodiversity while ensuring food safety and human and animal health. Ambitious integrated and multifield research programs mus...
Book: Sustaining Global Surveillance and Response to Emerging Zoonotic Diseases Show Full Record 5730
Source: National Academies Press Resource Type(s): Books Searchable Keywords: Disease detection Emerging infectious diseases Response planning Surveillance (monitoring) Zoonoses Abstract: Report created by the Committee on Achieving Sustainable Global Capacity for Surveillance and Response to Emerging Diseases of Zoonotic Origin. From summary: "[The] committee was formed [by the Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council] to review global responses to zoonotic diseases over the past several decades and to examine the current state of global zoonotic disease surveillance systems in light of the underlying causes of disease emergence and spread." From website: "[The bo...
Bushmeat Hunting, Deforestation, and Prediction of Zoonoses Emergence Show Full Record 856
Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2005 Dec; 11(12):1822-27. Resource Type(s): Journal (Articles) Searchable Keywords: Bushmeat Deforestation Emerging infectious diseases Human health Social aspects Zoonoses Abstract: From abstract (full free-text available): Despite the growing threat of zoonotic emerging infectious diseases, our understanding of the process of disease emergence remains poor. Public health measures for such diseases often depend on vaccine and drug development to combat diseases once pathogens have emerged. Indeed, many believe that predicting emergence of new zoonoses is an unattainable goal. Despite this, a growing trend in emerging disease research attempts to empirically analyze the proc...
Central African Hunters Exposed to Simian Immunodeficiency Virus Show Full Record 857
Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2005 Dec; 11(12):1828-30. Resource Type(s): Journal (Articles) Searchable Keywords: Biological sampling Bushmeat Cameroon Emerging infectious diseases Human health Primates Social aspects Zoonoses Abstract: From abstract (full free-text available): Two major public health priorities are ensuring the safety of the blood supply and preventing the emergence of new infectious diseases. Phylogenetic evidence shows that HIV-1 and HIV-2 were introduced into humans through independent cross-species transmission of simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) strains from distinct, naturally infected, nonhuman primate (NHP) hosts. HIV-1 groups M, N, and O are believed to have arisen as 3 separate cross-species trans...
Consortium for Conservation Medicine (CCM) Show Full Record 1116
Source: Consortium for Conservation Medicine Resource Type(s): Bibliography and Web Indexes, Fact Sheets, Issue Overviews Searchable Keywords: Climatic change Conservation Ecosystem management Emerging infectious diseases Wildlife diseases Zoonoses Abstract: From website: The Consortium for Conservation Medicine is a unique collaborative institution that strives to understand the link between anthropogenic environmental change, the health of all species, and the conservation of biodiversity. Visitors to this website will find links for opportunities, publications, partners, and acknowledgements.
Disease Emergence and Resurgence: The Wildlife-Human Connection [Book] Show Full Record 1118
Source: Friend M. 2006, Disease Emergence and Resurgence: The Wildlife-Human Connection: Reston, Va., U.S. Geological Survey, Circular 1285, 400 p. Resource Type(s): Books Searchable Keywords: Bioterrorism Disease reservoirs Disease transmission Emerging infectious diseases Outbreaks Prevention & control Wildlife diseases Zoonoses Abstract: From introduction: The context for this book focuses on providing an understanding that disease emergence and spread often are outcomes of human actions, rather than the result of events for which society has no control. Table of contents include: Why this Book?, Disease Emergence and Resurgence, Zoonoses and Travel, Is this Safe to Eat, Biowarfare, Bioterrorism, and Animal Diseases as Weapons, How to Find and Access Published Information on Emerging Infectious Diseases.
Emergence and Predominance of an H5N1 Influenza Variant in China Show Full Record 1742
Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2006 Oct 30; [Epub ahead of print] Resource Type(s): Journal (Articles) Searchable Keywords: Avian influenza China Emerging infectious diseases Epidemiology Evolution (biology) Genetics Influenza A Virus, H5N1Subtype Microbiology Poultry Virology Abstract: From abstract (online abstract only): The development of highly pathogenic avian H5N1 influenza viruses in poultry in Eurasia accompanied with the increase in human infection in 2006 suggests that the virus has not been effectively contained and that the pandemic threat persists. Updated virological and epidemiological findings from our market surveillance in southern China demonstrate that H5N1 influenza viruses continued to be panzootic in different types of poultry. Genetic and antigenic anal... |
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