Sentences with word «sylvatic»

By comparing the immunomes of a diverse sample of individuals of these three ferret species, we can begin to identify the genes that may be involved in Sylvatic Plague resistance and susceptibility.

In order to answer these questions and to begin researching genetic rescue techniques for Sylvatic plague resistance, Revive & Restore and SDZG has partnered with the lab of Federica DiPalma at the Earlham Institute to compare more individuals.

At present, human cases — estimated as tens of thousands of cases per year — are in people who live in close proximity to the «sylvatic cycle» in forests where monkeys are present.

«Evaluation of Yersinia pestis Transmission Pathways for Sylvatic Plague in Prairie Dog Populations in the Western U.S.,» EcoHealth, May 2016

One mystery is how outbreaks shift from sylvatic to urban and what species drive that shift.

Miners and loggers, some with fake immunization cards, jet between sylvatic regions and cities in just hours, potentially transferring the virus to new areas.

Revive & Restore is working on the black - footed ferret, which has inbreeding problems and extreme vulnerability to a disease called sylvatic plague.

Our leading hypothesis is that domestic ferrets produce Sylvatic Plague antibodies that enable an innate immune response instead of a slower adaptive immune response like the Black - footed Ferret.

While plague cases in people and pets are minimal in the United States, the real toll of this disease is seen in wildlife, in which it is referred to as sylvatic plague.

While the new vaccine shows promise as a possible way to help control sylvatic plague, there remain many unanswered questions.

Sylvatic Plague Vaccine Partially Protects Prairie Dogs (Cynomys spp.) in Field Trials.

Intrexon, the world's most versatile biotech firm, offered to do the cloning work and to explore ways to possibly introduce genetic resistance to sylvatic plague in later generations of ferrets.

All the recent cases in Brazil have been sylvatic — a slight misnomer because some have occurred inside cities — but no human - to - human transmission has occurred.

In the sylvatic (jungle) cycle, mosquitoes from two genera — Sabethes and Haemagogus — spread the virus mostly between monkeys, with people (usually loggers or miners in remote areas) bitten and infected only incidentally.

In Europe the predominant strain is the sylvatic, or fox virus, while in Africa and Asia the canine strain of the virus is prevalent.

In collaboration with Intrexon (a leading biotech company), Revive & Restore developed the application to conduct laboratory - based experiments to increase the genetic diversity of the Black - footed Ferret and to create heritable resistance to two deadly diseases, sylvatic plague and canine distemper.

Thus far, the DiPalma group has sequenced DNA from over 90 strains of domestic ferret as well as other wild species of ferret, including the Siberian Polecat, the closest relative to the Black - footed Ferret, which is also susceptible to Sylvatic Plague.

While the Black - footed Ferret is susceptible to Sylvatic Plague, the domestic ferret (a close cousin) is completely resistant to the disease.

In November 2016, Revive & Restore submitted a proposal to the National Black - footed Ferret Conservation Center outlining the initial laboratory steps needed to address the genetic rescue of the Black - footed Ferret on two fronts: developing genetic resistance to Sylvatic Plague and optimizing the reproductive technologies necessary to increase genetic diversity.

Many wild populations of animals and plants are profoundly threatened by exotic diseases — chytrid fungus in frogs, sylvatic plague in black - footed ferrets, Rapid Ohi'a Death in the keystone ohi'a trees of Hawaii, avian malaria in the forest birds of Hawaii.

A five - year review of recovery efforts conducted by USFWS (the agency responsible for overseeing the conservation of all endangered species) found in November 2008 that the species remained one of the most endangered mammals in the U.S. because of two major obstacles: Sylvatic plague and the ongoing loss of genetic diversity.

Shortly thereafter, the species» survival was put to the test; a Sylvatic Plague epidemic swept through the local prairie dog population in 1985, infecting the population.

Once a Black - footed Ferret cell line exhibiting resistance to Sylvatic Plague has been produced, living ferrets will be generated by cloning for the next research step.

During this process, USFWS also asked Revive & Restore to develop a long - term solution to Sylvatic Plague.

Sylvatic Plague is the single largest challenge to the species.

With increased genetic variability and a decreased susceptibility to Sylvatic Plague, the recovery effort may one day achieve the goal of sustainable wild populations of Black - footed Ferrets across their historic range.

Reaching recovery for the Black - footed Ferret will require innovative genetic rescue solutions to overcome eroding genetic diversity and Sylvatic Plague, which Revive & Restore is dedicated to exploring alongside the many partners of the Recovery Team.

From our preliminary study, we've found that the Black - footed Ferret and domestic ferret genomes are approximately 99.6 % identical, meaning the key differences that make domestic ferrets resistant to Sylvatic Plague is contained in a small number of mutations.

Revive & Restore worked for the next two years with a diverse team of scientists to construct plausible solutions to Sylvatic Plague.

These wild cats have a high prevalence of infection and maintain a sylvatic cycle of Toxoplasmosis gondii dominated by the North American type X haplotype that commonly infects sea otters today.

While researchers continue to work toward understanding the sylvatic plague cycle and finding better strategies to combat the disease in the wild, it's important to know that all mammals, including pets and people, potentially can contract plague from infected animals in the natural areas around them.

Sylvatic plague is regularly found in prairie habitats in six western states: New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, California, Oregon and Nevada.

«Sylvatic Plague Vaccine Partially Protects Prairie Dogs (Cynomys spp.)» in Field Trials, EcoHealth, June 2017