Publications by authors named "W O Contreras Lopez"
Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS) is a Pan-American emerging infectious disease with a high mortality rate caused by rodent-borne viruses of the genus Orthohantavirus. In Argentina, almost half of the HPS infections occur in the northwestern endemic region. In this study, we evaluated rodent composition, abundance, and antibody prevalence in wild rodents in three subtropical sites: primary forest, secondary forest, and crop fields.
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- Meloidogyne nematodes cause significant damage to crops like tomatoes, while certain beneficial bacteria can help protect plants from various pathogens.
- The study focused on understanding the molecular responses in tomato plants to the nematode and bacteria, using RNA sequencing to analyze how the plants reacted to each agent individually and together.
- Results showed that many more genes were activated than repressed, particularly those related to defense mechanisms, lipid metabolism, and carbohydrate processing, indicating a strong defense response in the plants, especially when both microorganisms were present.
Background: Public health professionals are crucial in implementing health-promoting climate change adaptation and mitigation measures, yet climate education is inconsistently integrated into public health curricula worldwide. We aimed to assess the proportion of institutions that provided public health degrees with climate and health education, the annual number of students trained in climate and health, and the extent to which students had climate and health knowledge during 2023-24.
Methods: From Nov 1, 2023, to March 15, 2024, our online survey quantified climate and health education in public health schools that provide degrees across all WHO regions.
Article Synopsis
- Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) is a serious disease linked to a rodent-borne virus, with a significant number of cases occurring in northwestern Argentina.
- A study in 2022-2023 tracked rodent populations using various methods to understand their connection to human HPS infections and found a clear relationship between rising rodent numbers and HPS outbreaks.
- The research suggests that monitoring climate and rodent populations can help in planning public health campaigns, while also highlighting domestic cats as potential risk factors for increased rodent-related virus transmission.