Sentences with phrase «infectious diseases in the animal»

Issues related to herd health and infectious diseases in the animal shelter setting will be reviewed.

According to Dr. Antje Joslin, it is possible for a dog to shed the modified version of the virus but it will not cause infectious disease in another animal.

This collaboration forms a part of Zoetis» European and global efforts to combat emerging infectious diseases in animals and will work with veterinarians and other researchers throughout Europe and beyond.

Make sure the pledge covers all the sanitation basics (for example, do you — and all of your colleagues — know that washing your hands is the single most important thing that can be done to reduce infectious disease in an animal shelter?)

Not exact matches

Working with government and industry, we're protecting our agricultural industries from emerging infectious animal diseases entering and establishing in our waters and on our land.

Researchers like Mark Woolhouse, professor of infectious disease epidemiology at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, have found at least 868 human pathogens that infect both animals and humans, although some are not as fearsome as they seem.

This pattern of cross-infection from animals to humans is par for the course in emerging infectious disease.

Morse is credited with creating the term emerging infectious diseases in the late 1980s to explain viruses that can exist for years in an animal host without causing illness.

By studying the literature, Franco has assessed techniques aimed at improved animal welfare in infectious disease and neurodegenerative disorder research.

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.

Blood - sucking flies can act as «flying syringes» to detect emerging infectious diseases in wild animals before they spread to humans, according to research published in the journal eLife.

In a further step, the researchers used mathematical models to predict how an infectious disease would spread considering the changes in behaviour of the sick animalIn a further step, the researchers used mathematical models to predict how an infectious disease would spread considering the changes in behaviour of the sick animalin behaviour of the sick animals.

Is it a good idea to build an infectious animal disease lab in an agricultural area in Kansas that is within the nation's Tornado Alley?

In this episode, Scientific American news editor Phil Yam discusses how veterinarians, physicians and multinational food companies need to work together in the global fight against animal - borne infectious diseases; and University of Wisconsin evolutionary biologist Sean Carroll talks about recent research tracking the evolution of yeast genes with specific functions descended from a single, duplicated gene with multiple functionIn this episode, Scientific American news editor Phil Yam discusses how veterinarians, physicians and multinational food companies need to work together in the global fight against animal - borne infectious diseases; and University of Wisconsin evolutionary biologist Sean Carroll talks about recent research tracking the evolution of yeast genes with specific functions descended from a single, duplicated gene with multiple functionin the global fight against animal - borne infectious diseases; and University of Wisconsin evolutionary biologist Sean Carroll talks about recent research tracking the evolution of yeast genes with specific functions descended from a single, duplicated gene with multiple functions.

«What's impressive is that, unlike in a mouse or rabbit, you can actually see the organism producing disease in the live animal,» said John R. Perfect, M.D., chief of the division of infectious diseases at Duke University School of Medicine.

When they do die, the cause is often an attack — hit by acar or mauled by a raccoon — or one of a number of infectious diseasesthat kill these turtles at all ages in seemingly equal proportions.While certain ailments, such as cancer and heart disease, strike olderhumans more often than they do younger ones, Congdon's animals don'tseem to become more vulnerable to disease as they grow older.

Additional cancer and infectious diseases studies in diverse animal models are in progress.

One of the challenges in fighting infectious disease is that researchers can not watch individual pathogens inside living animals.

Kanta Subbarao of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in Bethesda, Maryland, said her group has had to stop its efforts to adapt the MERS virus to mice to develop an animal model for the disease.

More than half of emerging human infectious diseases — including SARS and Ebola — originate in animals

By JUDITH HAMPSON In the 1880s, Louis Pasteur carried out what must be one of the most unpleasant series of animal experiments in the history of the fight against infectious diseasIn the 1880s, Louis Pasteur carried out what must be one of the most unpleasant series of animal experiments in the history of the fight against infectious diseasin the history of the fight against infectious disease.

«It will certainly lead to boring names and a lot of confusion,» predicts Linfa Wang, an expert on emerging infectious diseases at the Australian Animal Health Laboratory in Geelong.

The team found that in large animal models, the capsule safely stayed in the stomach, slowly releasing the drug for up to 14 days, and potentially providing a new way to combat malaria and other infectious diseases.

In the paper, the authors stressed that understanding the genetic makeup of these molluscs is important because many «freshwater snails are intermediate hosts for flatworm parasites and transmit infectious diseases» to humans and other animals.

IDMIT is an infrastructure for preclinical research in infectious diseases and immunology which is certified ISO9001 and which includes 1) A large animal facility with capacity to host NHP in BSL2 and BSL3 containment, 2) State - of - the - art laboratories for cell biology, immunology, molecular biology, flow cytometry and mass cytometry (CyTof), cell - sorting and confocal microscopy in BSL3 containment; 3) A biological resources centre with high storage capacity; 4) Highly innovative technologies for in vivo imaging of large animals in BSL2 and BSL3 containment, including a two - photon microscope, a PET - CT facility, and several optic based technologies (fibered endo - microscopy, near infra - red imaging).

At BPRC non-human primate (NHP) models of infectious diseases are available in high quality, using purpose - bred and MHC - typed animals.

Animal models are also available for the most relevant infectious veterinary diseases in pigs, poultry and ruminants.

My goals include the development of novel molecular diagnostic methods in companion animal cancer and infectious disease.

The department has an active clinical research program including the analysis of immune responses to vaccination or different infectious diseases e.g. M. tuberculosis in humans and animals.

«In animal experiments, we found that the two strains differed greatly in their virulence potential,» says Britta Björkholm, of the Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease Control in Solna, who led the researcIn animal experiments, we found that the two strains differed greatly in their virulence potential,» says Britta Björkholm, of the Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease Control in Solna, who led the researcin their virulence potential,» says Britta Björkholm, of the Swedish Institute for Infectious Disease Control in Solna, who led the researcin Solna, who led the research.

«It's a perfect storm for infectious disease,» he says: «You have young animals in stressful conditions — like being moved from kennel to pet store — and often they're being mingled together in close quarters.»

Living in close proximity to animals has led to some of the most serious infectious diseases we humans have ever encountered, diseases such as smallpox, measles, bird flu, and tuberculosis.

Another animal study using mice, from the October 2009 issue of the «Journal of Medicinal Food,» found that spirulina had a beneficial effect on intestinal immune cells, helping these cells fight off infectious agents in the digestive tract and prevent disease.

Some farmers have had success with using GSE in animal feed and water to reduce the spreading of infectious diseases.

Consumption of these animal foods were revered in these communities as they bestowed vibrant health, ease of fertility, healthy children, and a high resistance to chronic and infectious diseases.

Timely administration of appropriate vaccinations is a powerful lifesaving tool that can minimize or prevent some of the most common and serious infectious diseases of concern in animal shelters.

Dr. Levy's clinical interests center on the health and welfare of animals in shelters, feline infectious diseases, and humane alternatives for cat population control, including contraceptive vaccines for cats.

Cleaning and sterilizing animal cages and enclosures in order to limit the spread of infectious diseases.

Dr. Hurley's proudest achievements include co-authoring the Association of Shelter Veterinarians» Guidelines for Standards of Care in Animal Shelters, and co-editing the textbook Infectious Disease Management in Animal Shelters.

Other causes of lameness include developmental diseases in young animals, degenerative joint disease in older pets, immune - mediated joint disease, infectious joint diseases, neurological disorders, and cancer of the bones or joints.

In addition, the student will be exposed to other aspects of shelter medicine beyond surgery, including sick and injured examinations, animal cruelty investigations, infectious disease control, etc..

A: Administering core vaccinations to all animals at intake — as described by this shelter — is a critical practice in minimizing infectious disease and preventing widespread outbreaks.

Currently she is researching animal relief work in areas affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake and is investigating infectious disease management at public animal shelters in Japan.

Animal enclosures must be cleaned on a regular basis, with bedding and litter materials removed and replaced in order to prevent the spread of infectious diseases.

Given the importance of antimicrobial drugs in combatting infectious disease, the veterinary profession will undoubtedly continue to use antimicrobials to promote animal health.

The cooperative program with PACCA will ensure that students also experience other shelter issues and topics, including homeless animal management, the role of the veterinarian in an animal shelter, pet animal overpopulation, infectious disease control, behavior problems and evaluations, and animal cruelty, neglect and hoarding.

Her research and clinical interests center on the health and welfare of animals in shelters, feline infectious diseases, humane alternatives for cat population control, and contraceptive vaccines for cats.

Infectious Disease Management in Animal Shelters.

According to data published by the Companion Animal Parasite Council1, as many as 30 % of dogs being relocated may have heartworm disease, one of the most fatal infectious diseases found in dogs.

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