Sentences with phrase «reservoir host for»

The FWCC itself acknowledges the following: cats are the most common carriers of rabies among domestic animals, and can transmit rabies to wildlife such as raccoons, skunks an foxes; feline leukemia virus, a leading cause of death due to infectious disease in cats, has been reported in a mountain lion, a close relative of the endangered Florida panther; domestic cats were identified as one possible reservoir host for feline panleukopenia, which has been discovered in the Florida panther.

These facts are of particular importance to veterinarians, physicians, diagnosticians, public health officials, and pet owners as an increasing number of animals have been identified as reservoir host for zoonotic Bartonella species.

Cats are believed to be the main reservoir host for Bartonella henselae and Bartonella clarridgeiae.

Dogs are believed to be the main reservoir host for Bartonella vinsonii subspecies berkhoffii.

«Bats, which are important reservoir hosts for many pathogens, particularly viruses, have been hosts to malaria parasites for more than a century,» said coauthor Susan Perkins, an associate curator in the Museum's Division of Invertebrate Zoology.

Not exact matches

«Despite scattered evidence from years of study, we're still searching for the «smoking gun'that identifies the most important reservoir host species of Ebola,» says Kevin Olival, a researcher at the EcoHealth Alliance in New York City.

«Once a pathogen establishes itself within a biofilm, it can be difficult to eradicate as biofilms provide a physical barrier against the host immune response, can be impermeable to antibiotics and act as a reservoir for persistent infection,» Scott said.

Given the unusually high case fatality rate from the outbreak (83 %), it is unlikely that titi monkeys are the native host species for TMAdV, and the natural reservoir of the virus is still unknown.

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Dogs are considered the definitive host (2) for the parasite; even though the disease is not transmitted directly from one dog to another, untreated dogs provide a stable reservoir for the disease.

The Midwest offers an array of lakes, rivers and reservoirs which play host to a wide range of beach and aquatic activities for families from boating and wind surfing to fishing and swimming.

What's more, the biome is an excellent reservoir for biodiversity, hosting 4000 native plant species and more than 400 species of animals.