Essays about: "vector-borne disease"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 19 essays containing the words vector-borne disease.
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1. Beaver wetland and lake effects on Francisella tularensis in Swedish landscapes and hares
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental StudiesAbstract : The zoonotic disease tularemia is caused by the bacterium Francisella tularensis that infects both humans and wildlife in Sweden. Associations between outbreaks of tularemia and lakes and rivers have earlier been observed, and semi-aquatic rodents and mosquitoes are believed to be key species groups in the epidemiological cycle of the disease. READ MORE
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2. Tick-Borne Encephalitis In Sweden : What Is Happening In My County Over The Past 35 Years?
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för hälso- och vårdvetenskap (HV)Abstract : Tick-borne encephalitis is a vector-borne zoonotic disease with more than 12,000 annual clinical reported cases globally (WHO, 2021). Tick-borne encephalitis is caused by the flavivirus and transferred by Ixodes ricinus from roe deer to human and affects the central Nervous system. READ MORE
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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 StudiesAbstract : 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
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4. Host risk factors in relation to the occurrence of Japanese encephalitis virus in pigs and dogs in northern Vietnam
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical SciencesAbstract : Japanese encephalitis is the leading cause of encephalitis in Asia. The disease is caused by Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV), a vector-borne virus that has an enzootic cycle involving mosquitoes, pigs and birds. READ MORE
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5. Association mellan leishmanios och kronisk hepatit hos hund
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public HealthAbstract : Kronisk hepatit är en relativt vanlig diagnos hos hund och innebär ihållande inflammation i levern. Kronisk hepatit kan uppstå på grund av många olika bakomliggande orsaker, men i många fall är tillståndet idiopatiskt. Leishmanios är en vektorburen, zoonotisk sjukdom som drabbar både människor och hundar runt om i världen. READ MORE