Essays about: "borrelia"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 essays containing the word borrelia.
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1. Tick-borne diseases in roe deer - seroprevalence, possible cut-off and effects on health
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public HealthAbstract : Understanding the interaction between roe deer and pathogens could potentially help us improve the health in both roe deer and humans. Here, I focused on broadening our basic understanding about three specific tick-borne pathogens, Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. READ MORE
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2. Species identification and pathogen detection by FLUIDIGM, a high-throughput PCR technique in ticks collected from northern Sweden
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public HealthAbstract : Due to the environmental climate changes, northern Sweden is potentially a geographical area where new tick species could become established and introduce along with them new tick-borne pathogens. High-throughput real-time PCR, FLUIDIGM, was selected to perform the pathogen detection in this study. READ MORE
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3. Prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu latu in rodents from two areas with varying wild ungulate densities in Southern Sweden
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental StudiesAbstract : On a global scale, zoonotic vector-borne diseases pose an increasing threat towards human health. In Europe, the haemotophagous ectoparasite sheep tick (Ixodes ricinus) acts as a pathogen vector for diseases like tick-borne encephalitis and Lyme disease with increasing annual incidences during the last decades. READ MORE
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4. Fästingrelaterad problematik och prevention i stadslandskapets rekreationsmiljöer : skötsel- och gestaltningsstrategier för en vandringsstig utmed Isbladskärret i Stockholm
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)Abstract : En ökande och mer krävande medelklass i urbana miljöer kommer att innebära utmaningar för framtiden. Jag har noterat att urbana människor ofta ägnar sig åt utomhusaktiviteter, såsom löpning, skogspromenader, skidåkning och i vissa fall utövas mer specifika intressen som studier av växter, insekter eller fåglar. READ MORE
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5. General health conditions in the dog population of Lilongwe
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical SciencesAbstract : In many cases, disease in the animal population is regarded as only an animal health issue, but may often also constitute a risk to public health. This applies especially in developing countries where people often are living under conditions of extreme poverty and then often in close proximity to their animals. READ MORE
