Publications by authors named "C Justice Tillman"
Understanding how natural communities and ecosystems are structured and respond to anthropogenic pressures in a rapidly changing world is key to successful management and conservation. A fundamental but often overlooked biological characteristic of organisms is sex. Sex-based responses are often considered when conducting studies at organismal and population levels, but are rarely investigated in community ecology.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHuman Case of Leptospirosis During a Canine Disease Outbreak - Wyoming, 2023.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep
July 2024
Article Synopsis
- Leptospirosis is a bacterial disease that can be transmitted through the urine of infected animals, typically causing mild symptoms in most infected humans but can lead to severe illness in some cases.
- Wyoming reported a probable human case of leptospirosis in August 2023, the first in 40 years, which was linked to increased canine cases in the area, prompting a public health investigation.
- Following the outbreak, veterinary clinics in the affected city increased their recommendations for dog vaccinations, enhancing protection against the disease for both dogs and their human handlers.
We describe coronavirus disease (COVID-19) among US food manufacturing and agriculture workers and provide updated information on meat and poultry processing workers. Among 742 food and agriculture workplaces in 30 states, 8,978 workers had confirmed COVID-19; 55 workers died. Racial and ethnic minority workers could be disproportionately affected by COVID-19.
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