Essays about: "endemic animals"

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  1. 1. Dog owner knowledge and attitudes towards oral vaccination : a field study on canine rabies in Lao PDR

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Elsa Holmström; [2023]
    Keywords : canines; zoonoses; vaccine prevention; vaccine preferences;

    Abstract : Rabies is a fatal viral disease causing around 59,000 deaths each year worldwide. Out of all deaths, 95% occur in Africa and Asia. In Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) rabies is endemic with dogs being the main virus reservoir. All mammals can be infected by the rabies virus but up to 99% of human rabies cases are transmitted by dogs. READ MORE

  3. 2. Förekomst av bovin babesios i Sverige : en enkätstudie bland lantbrukare och veterinärer

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

    Author : Sara Lennartsson; [2021]
    Keywords : Babesia divergens; cattle; imidocarb; Ixodes ricinus; Sweden; questionnaire study;

    Abstract : De huvudsakliga blodparasiterna som våra domesticerade djur drabbas av är protozoer, ett av dess stora släkten är Babesia spp. Parasiten överförs från olika fästingar, via saliv, till ryggradsdjur och ger upphov till sjukdomen babesios. READ MORE

  4. 3. Förekomst och kontroll av Toxocara vitulorum med ivermektin hos svenska bisonkalvar

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

    Author : Victoria Vesterholm; [2021]
    Keywords : Bison; Toxocara vitulorum;

    Abstract : För 20 år sedan importerades de första bisonoxarna till Sverige och sedan dess har bisonnäringen vuxit till att finnas på ett tiotal gårdar i landet 2020. År 2007 hittades det första fallet av spolmasken Toxocara vitulorum hos en svensk bisonkalv. Sedan dess har sporadiska fall setts i flera besättningar där kalvar plötsligt dött. READ MORE

  5. 4. A statistical approach to understand Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever prevalence in Pakistan

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Internationell hälsa

    Author : Abdul Karim; [2020]
    Keywords : Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever; Pakistan regions; literacy rate; livestock; border effect; linear regression;

    Abstract : Geographically, Pakistan is in the western part of south Asia at about 24-37 °N latitudes and62-75 °E longitudes. Livestock and agriculture are two major sectors in Pakistan and play animportant role in the country economy. READ MORE

  6. 5. Transboundary caprine diseases in Zambia : A study on seroepidemiology and associated risk factors for peste des petits ruminants, foot and mouth disease and contagious caprine pleuropneumonia

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Elin Johansson; [2020]
    Keywords : peste de petits ruminants; contagious caprine pleuropneumonia; foot and mouth disease; caprine;

    Abstract : Peste des petits ruminants (PPR), contagious caprine pleuropneumonia (CCPP), and foot and mouth disease (FMD) are highly contagious that can rapidly spread throughout a country. Due to the many health effects, and potentially high mortality, they have an extensive impact on the production system. READ MORE