Haemaphysalis flava ticks as a competent vector of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus.

Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV), a tick-borne Bunyavirus, causes an emerging hemorrhagic fever in humans with a high fatality in Asia. The tick vectors and hosts of SFTSV are not well studied. We evaluated SFTSV transmission in laboratory reared Haemaphysalis flava ticks.

Pb(II)-mediated precipitate transformation promotes Cr(VI) immobilization by biogenic hydroxyapatite.

In this work, the mechanism of Pb(II)-mediated precipitation transformation to improve the removal of Cr(VI)-oxyanion on biogenic hydroxyapatite (BHAp) were investigated. The Pb(II)-preloading formed pyromorphite [Pb(PO)Cl] precipitate on the BHAp surface (Pb@BHAp), thus causing an increase of 2.2 times in the uptake of Cr(VI) by Pb@BHAp at pH of 2.

Occurrence and Genotyping of in Hedgehogs in China.

is the causative agent of query fever (Q fever), and distributes broadly in environment. Livestock are identified as main reservoirs, which may infect people through their contaminative urine, feces, milk, and birth products. Wild animals can also be the potential carriers and transmitters of .

Lead competition alters the zinc adsorption mechanism on animal-derived biochar.

In this study, the adsorption behaviors and mechanisms of Pb(II) and Zn(II) by animal-derived biochar (ADB) in single and binary metal systems were comparatively investigated. ADB contains considerable amounts of Ca/P components and is mainly composed of hydroxyapatite (HAP), which plays an important role in the adsorption of Pb(II) and Zn(II). The maximum adsorption capacities of Pb(II) and Zn(II) on ADB were in the order of Zn(II)-single (3.

Mechanistic insights and multiple characterizations of cadmium binding to animal-derived biochar.

Cattle-derived biochar (CB), which is derived from industrial pyrolysis of cattle carcasses in harmless treatment plants, is a naturally occurring mineral form of carbonate-bearing hydroxyapatite (CHAP) with a small amount of elemental carbon. CB has 4.02% of carbonate content, which falls under the B-type substitution of CHAP.

Molecular identification and phylogenetic analysis of , and in snakes from central China.

Snakes are popular as food and traditional medicine in China. However, information about parasitic and bacterial infections in snakes from China is scarce. We investigated the prevalence of selected zoonotic agents including , and , in snakes in central China from June to October in 2018 by PCR amplification using parasite-specific primers.

Hybrid ash/biochar biocomposites as soil amendments for the alleviation of cadmium accumulation by Oryza sativa L. in a contaminated paddy field.

A novel ash/biochar (A/B) biocomposite composed of 90% biomass bottom ash from agroforestry biomass direct-fired power plants, 5% animal-derived biochar from carcass pyrolysis, and 5% bentonite as an adhesive was amended in cadmium (Cd)-polluted paddy soil to alleviate cadmium accumulation by Oryza sativa L. Ash increased the soil pH and contributed exogenous available silicon. Biochar with high Ca/P components played an important role in soil cadmium immobilization.

in Bats from Hubei Province, China, 2018.

To understand the potential role of bats in the epidemiology of , we investigated the frequency of in bats from Central China in 2018. Sixty bats belonging to four species of two families were captured from rural areas of Xianning City, Hubei Province, China. We extracted DNA from the kidneys of bats, and spp.

Performance and mechanisms of emerging animal-derived biochars for immobilization of heavy metals.

Animal-derived biochars (ADBs) are a series of newly emerging biochars from the pyrolysis of animal carcasses. Their elemental composition and structural properties would be quite different to those of plant-based biochars and/or manure-derived biochars (MDBs). In this work, ADBs derived from cattle and swine carcasses were applied to investigate their sorption potentials and mechanisms for immobilization of Pb(II), Cd(II), Cu(II), and Hg(II).

Clinic significance of markedly decreased α-klothoin women with preeclampsia.

Preeclampsia (PE) is a leading cause of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. Klotho is a novel gene and the secret form, α-klotho (α-KL), is related to preeclampsia. We conducted this cross-sectional study in Wuhan, China.

α-Naphthoflavone modulates inflammatory response in adipocytes-macrophages interaction through NFκB signaling.

Objective: Our previous study demonstrated that α-naphthoflavone (α-NF) inhibits mouse 3T3-L1 pre-adipocytes differentiation via PPARγ, a key transcription factor in adipogenesis. Due to the critical role of inflammation in adipogenesis, we speculated that the suppression role of α-NF in adipogenesis might involve in modulation of cytokines secretion raised by adipocyte differentiation cocktail. Therefore, the present study aims to investigate the role of α-NF in modulating of inflammatory response during adipocytes differentiation and adipocyte-macrophage interaction.