Sentences with phrase «certain animal hosts»

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Wild boar and red deer are key hosts of bovine tuberculosis — a chronic, infectious disease mainly caused by Mycobacterium bovis — in southern Europe, with the incidence of TB in these animals particularly high in certain areas of Spain.

Scientists aren't yet certain which animal is the natural host to the Ebola virus or how the virus moves from animals to humans, but fruit bats are prime suspects, noted David Hayman, a senior lecturer in veterinary public health at Massey University in New Zealand.

These scientists also were able to identify certain bacterial strains that appear to play a positive or negative role in diabetes, obesity or related metabolic disorders, depending, in part, on the host animal's genetic makeup.

Although these different rabies variants prefer certain hosts, they are capable of infecting all warm - blooded animals, including pets and people.

Interestingly, the pupae don't hatch from their cocoons until certain environmental factors indicated that an animal host is nearby — things like vibrations from movement, body heat, and increased carbon dioxide levels.

In the fall, we hosted guest speaker Steven Wise, who spoke about the Nonhuman Rights Project's initiative to expand certain legal rights to animals.