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Zoonotic Diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

  • Jérôme Ateudjieu,
  • Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo,
  • Calson Ambomatei,
  • Ketina Hirma Tchio-Nighie and
  • Anne-Cecile Zoung Kanyi Bissek

4 October 2023

Frequent animal–human interactions in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) pose an increased risk for the transmission of zoonotic diseases. While there are sporadic reports of zoonotic diseases outbreaks in SSA, a synthetic overview is necessary to better...

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  • Open Access
10 Citations
5,291 Views
12 Pages

Canada Lynx (Lynx canadensis) as Potential Reservoirs and Sentinels of Toxoplasma gondii in Northern Canada

  • Émilie Bouchard,
  • Rajnish Sharma,
  • Adrián Hernández-Ortiz,
  • Thomas S. Jung,
  • N. Jane Harms,
  • Caitlin N. Willier,
  • Rudy Boonstra,
  • Yasmine N. Majchrzak,
  • Michael J. L. Peers and
  • Géraldine-G. Gouin
  • + 4 authors

Toxoplasma gondii is a zoonotic parasite globally infecting a wide range of species, including humans. Felids are the only known hosts that can excrete environmentally resistant oocysts into ecosystems. In boreal regions, Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis...

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  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,867 Views
15 Pages

Heartland virus (HRTV) is an emerging tick-borne bandavirus that is capable of causing severe disease characterized by acute thrombocytopenia and lymphopenia. The virus is endemic to the eastern United States and is carried by the Lone Star tick (Amb...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,406 Views
5 Pages

Zoonotic diseases are a group of infectious diseases that are transmitted naturally from animals to humans. L. garvieae is a Gram-positive bacterium which is present in the aquaculture of freshwater and marine fish. Some isolated cases of infection h...

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  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,115 Views
14 Pages

Seroprevalence of Coxiella burnetii in Occupational Settings: A Meta-Analysis of Italian Studies

  • Matteo Riccò,
  • Antonio Baldassarre,
  • Silvia Corrado and
  • Federico Marchesi

16 February 2023

Coxiella burnetii (C. burnetii) can cause a serious human disease known as Q Fever (QF). Our study summarized seroprevalence data from occupational settings in Italy, a country characterized by low notification rates of QF (17 cases between 2015 and...

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  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,739 Views
19 Pages

The Mpox virus (MPXV), a zoonotic pathogen from the Orthopoxvirus genus, has emerged as a significant global public health concern, especially after the unprecedented outbreak in 2022. This review synthesizes the MPXV’s molecular features, focu...

  • Review
  • Open Access
7 Citations
6,644 Views
16 Pages

Livestock Reservoir Hosts: An Obscured Threat to Control of Human Schistosomiasis in Nigeria

  • Hammed Oladeji Mogaji,
  • Olaitan Olamide Omitola,
  • Adedotun Ayodeji Bayegun,
  • Uwem Friday Ekpo and
  • Andrew W. Taylor-Robinson

17 February 2023

Schistosomiasis is one of the leading neglected tropical diseases in sub-Saharan Africa. Recorded case numbers of this chronic and debilitating helminth disease indicate Nigeria to be the most endemic country within this region. National control effo...

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  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,937 Views
24 Pages

A New Methodology to Comprehend the Effect of El Niño and La Niña Oscillation in Early Warning of Anthrax Epidemic Among Livestock

  • Kuralayanapalya Puttahonnappa Suresh,
  • Sushma Bylaiah,
  • Sharanagouda Patil,
  • Mohan Kumar,
  • Uma Bharathi Indrabalan,
  • Bhavya Anenahalli Panduranga,
  • Palya Thimmaiah Srinivas,
  • Chandan Shivamallu,
  • Shiva Prasad Kollur and
  • Charley A. Cull
  • + 1 author

16 December 2022

Anthrax is a highly fatal zoonotic disease that affects all species of livestock. The study aims to develop an early warning of epidemiological anthrax using machine learning (ML) models and to study the effect of El Niño and La Niña os...

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  • Open Access
5 Citations
5,342 Views
12 Pages

Assessment of Community Knowledge and Practices towards Rabies Prevention: A Cross-Sectional Survey in Bharatpur, Chitwan, Nepal

  • Sanju Subedi,
  • Kishor Adhikari,
  • Devraj Regmi,
  • Hari Krishna Sharma,
  • Nishakiran Bolakhe,
  • Milan Kandel and
  • Deepak Subedi

11 August 2023

In many developing countries, where rabies is prevalent among dog populations, humans are at risk of contracting the disease. Recent reports from Nepal suggest that around 30,000 cases of pet and more than 100 human rabies cases occur each year, with...

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