Publications by authors named "J Arzt"

Here, we report the near full-length genome sequence of a isolate obtained from a naturally infected cow () in the state of Chiapas, Mexico. This sequence will support future efforts to improve our understanding of the evolutionary dynamics of this pathogen in endemic regions of Mexico.

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Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is a viral infection of livestock that is an important determinant of global trade in animal products. The disease causes a highly contagious vesicular syndrome of cloven-hoofed animals. Successful control of FMD is dependent upon early detection and recognition of the clinical signs, followed by appropriate notification and response of responsible government entities.

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Background: Primary care health professional shortage areas (HPSAs) lack sufficient primary care providers to meet their health care needs, which contributes to worse health outcomes within underserved populations. Community pharmacies are commonly located in HPSAs and provide nondispensing services that can help address unmet health care needs. However, there is limited data on the nature, scope, and reimbursement for community pharmacy services.

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Article Synopsis
  • Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) poses a significant risk to U.S. livestock and related industries, with its potential introduction and the challenges of large-scale depopulation highlighting the need for effective control methods.
  • To explore alternative FMD control strategies in large feedlots, researchers developed a detailed within-farm spread model using the InterSpread Plus framework and tested six different scenarios ranging from complete depopulation to various methods of managed virus spread and targeted actions.
  • Results indicated that allowing the virus to spread with certain management measures (burn-through scenario) led to the shortest time to control the outbreak, while strategies involving firebreaks and vaccination took longer to contain the epidemic.
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African swine fever (ASF) and classical swine fever (CSF) are transboundary animal diseases (TADs) of pigs. Much effort and resources are regularly put into preventing these diseases' introduction in free areas. Passive surveillance activities bring the highest chances for the early detection of TAD incursions because they are routinely and widely conducted at farms, and because these activities focus on the time between introduction and when the first sample is sent for diagnostic testing.

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