Essays about: "zoonotic pathogens"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 17 essays containing the words zoonotic pathogens.

  1. 1. Health-hazardous Fungi in Feces from Feral Pigeons

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

    Author : Elin Hermann; [2023]
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    Abstract : The spread of pathogens by animals is a global issue that poses a significant threat to human health. The feral pigeon (Columba livia forma domestica) lives in cities near humans, where it nests, eats, and litters. READ MORE

  3. 2. Genomic comparison of shiga toxin-producing E. coli O157:H7 from ruminants and humans

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för medicinsk biokemi och mikrobiologi

    Author : Linnéa Good; [2022]
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    Abstract : Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) are zoonotic pathogens that frequently colonise ruminants without them showing any symptoms. In humans, STEC cause diarrhoeal disease and occasionally leads to the life-threatening disease haemolytic-uraemic syndrome (HUS). READ MORE

  4. 3. Bats as hosts of zoonotic pathogens : potential conflicts between nature conservation and public health

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies

    Author : Therese Thalin; [2021]
    Keywords : bats; conservation; Daubenton’s bat; Myotis daubentonii; public health; vector; zoonotic pathogens;

    Abstract : Bats belong to the order Chiroptera, one of the most species rich mammalian groups of Sweden, but it is also the most threatened one. Nineteen different bat species have been found in Sweden, of which 12 are red-listed. Globally rodents and bats are the animal groups known to host most zoonotic pathogens. READ MORE

  5. 4. Kunskaper och erfarenheter kring råfoder hos djursjukhuspersonalen

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Caitlin Lund; Nicole Söderquist; [2019]
    Keywords : råfoder; hund; katt; djursjukhuspersonal; kunskaper; erfarenheter; djuromvårdnad;

    Abstract : Råfoder är en form av utfodring till både hund och katt som under senare år märkbart har ökat i trend. Utfodringsformen innebär att innehållet varken tillagas eller värme-behandlas innan det utfodras till djuren. READ MORE

  6. 5. Vildsvin (sus scrofa) som zoonotisk smittspridare

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

    Author : Mikaela Neijdebro; [2019]
    Keywords : vildsvin; sus scrofa; zoonos; smittspridning; reservoar; Europa; Sverige;

    Abstract : På senare år har flertalet stora utbrott av zoonotiska sjukdomar uppmärksammats runt om i världen. Flertalet av dessa har sin reservoar hos vilda djur. Detta har lett till ett ökat intresse och ökad uppmärksamhet från allmänheten rörande zoonotiska sjukdomar och deras koppling till vilda djur. READ MORE