Sentences with phrase «with endemic areas»

Heartworm disease is diagnosed in all 50 United States, with endemic areas along the Atlantic and Gulf coast and along the Mississippi river.

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It is an area of stunning biodiversity filled with approximately 10,000 species of tropical plants (nearly a third of which are endemic), 400 species of mammals, and 1,000 species of birds.

Travelers with infants aged < 9 months should be advised against traveling to areas within the yellow fever — endemic zone.

«Clinicians in dengue - endemic areas should be aware of this association, especially for patients with dengue who have neurologic deficits or for patients with stroke who have unexplained fever,» writes Dr. Chia - Hung Kao, Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET Center, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, with coauthors.

Even among people in close contact with lepers, only a fraction seems to contract the disease, even in endemic areas.

It's quite likely that ticks infected with Lyme disease spirochetes are present in other parks in Lyme disease endemic areas, too.»

In areas where malaria is endemic, the World Health Organization recommends treating pregnant women with SP, but in some areas, more than 90 percent of Plasmodium parasites are resistant to SP..

With access to museum ornithological collections from areas of South America that Darwin had not visited, Gould corrected a number of taxonomic errors Darwin had made (such as labeling two finch species a «Wren» and an «Icterus») and pointed out to him that although the land birds in the Galpagos were endemic to the islands, they were notably South American in character.

They found that while the endemics - area curves were a close match with the observed data, the species - area curve produced an overestimate up to 160 % higher than the data.

The present study reports the Duffy blood group genotyping in P. vivax malaria patients from four different Brazilian endemic areas, exploring these significant phenotypic associations between blood group variants, as well as polymorphic regions of RBC receptors, with susceptibility or resistance to malaria.

Researchers first caused decreased fluoride elimination in a group of adolescent boys from a fluoride - endemic area by supplying them with defluorinated water.

The WHO recommends providing these supplements in malaria - endemic areas in conjunction with measures to prevent, diagnose, and treat malaria.

It is contingent on... seeing cultural differences as assets; creating caring learning communities where culturally different individuals and heritages are valued; using cultural knowledge of ethnically diverse cultures, families, and communities to guide curriculum development, classroom climates, instructional strategies, and relationships with students; challenging racial and cultural stereotypes, prejudices, racism, and other forms of intolerance, injustice, and oppression; being change agents for social justice and academic equity; mediating power imbalances in classrooms based on race, culture, ethnicity, and class; and accepting cultural responsiveness as endemic to educational effectiveness in all areas of learning for students from all ethnic groups.»

Leishmaniasis is diagnosed on medical history, especially recent travel to an area with endemic Leishmaniasis, and clinical signs.

• If your dog has traveled to an endemic area (usually to the south or midwest) without protection, please consult with your veterinarian.

Dirofilaria immitis exposure status in client - owned cats with or without lower airway / lung - associated signs: case - control study in a canine heartworm - endemic area.

The study, found at idexx.com/tickrisk, showed two key findings: 1) dogs with Ehrlichia antibodies in E. canis - endemic areas have a 300 percent increased risk of kidney disease; and 2) dogs with B. burgdorferi (the causative agent of Lyme disease) antibodies in Lyme - endemic areas have a 43 percent increased risk of kidney disease.

Dogs with no history of veterinary care are at increased risk of being infected, especially if they come from heartworm - endemic areas.

The first aim of this study was comparing the concentration and serological tests results, obtained from 2 samples of dogs with heartworm patent infection, in an endemic (Alexandria, Piedmont) and a non-endemic area (Fermo, Marche) of Italy (Fig. 5).

The aim of this study was to compare the concentration and serological tests results in two groups of 7 dogs each, with heartworm infection, and living in endemic and non-endemic areas.

In the non-endemic area of Fermo (Ascoli Piceno province), concentration test results were similar and microfilaraemia due to D. immitis (1 to 8 per sample) was present in the total number of dogs with clinical manifestations (Fig. 1,2,4), without significant quantitative differences in comparison with the results coming from the endemic area.

If travel to endemic areas (ie the east coast) is anticipated, vaccination could be considered, followed by boosters at intervals in line with risk of exposure.

An important and probably best known example of a zoonotic viral disease from companion animals is rabies, which should be considered in the differential diagnosis of any patient presented with encephalitis in endemic areas.

With large numbers of imported dogs from rabies endemic areas entering the US pet trade, weak federal import laws, and state and local laws that specifically exempt the traffickers from regulation because they are supposed to be operating as humane shelters, the public Is vulnerable to this irresponsible activity.

While vaccination has been somewhat controversial in the past we now have newer more effective vaccines and if you live in an endemic area you should discuss vaccination with your Veterinarian.

Coinfections with both viruses should be considered, particularly in distemper endemic areas that are at risk of rabies incursion.

This is home to the endemic Komodo dragon and the marine areas are a must for divers and snorkelers especially if you are interested in spending time with manta rays!

A blessed area in the Yucatan Peninsula, boasting a stunning natural beauty and biodiversity, from mesmerizing «cenotes», underground rivers and caverns, to the lush jungle with its endemic flora and fauna.

The BBRRS is also home to endemic species including several Yucatan birds, island lizards, several fishes, tunicates, and sponges, making it an area with one of the highest levels of marine biodiversity in the Atlantic.

Many of the most propitious areas for bioenergy development are also characterized by high - levels of biodiversity, with a large share of endemic species.

With regard to human health, endemic can refer to a disease or agent present or usually prevalent in a population or geographical area at all times.