Publications by authors named "Graham Govinden"
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- Leptospirosis, a disease primarily linked to rats, is a significant health concern in Seychelles, with a reported incidence rate of 54.6 cases per 100,000 inhabitants over a study period of one year.* -
- Testing revealed only 7.7% of rats carried the bacteria, with Rattus norvegicus showing a much higher prevalence (52.9%) than Rattus rattus (4.4%), indicating that rats may not be the primary source of infection for humans in this region.* -
- The study points to gaps in current prevention strategies and suggests the need for reevaluating the identification of main reservoirs to better control leptospirosis transmission in Seychelles.*
SoxB transcription factors and histone deacetylases (HDACs) are each major players in the regulation of neurogenesis, but a functional link between them has not been previously demonstrated. Here, we show that SoxB2 and Hdac2 act together to regulate neurogenesis in the cnidarian Hydractinia echinata during tissue homeostasis and head regeneration. We find that misexpression of SoxB genes modifies the number of neural cells in all life stages and interferes with head regeneration.
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