Publications by authors named "Xiu-ping Song"

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  • - Serum samples were tested for IgG antibodies, and a positive result was defined as being reactive at a dilution greater than 1:320; Chi-square tests and generalized linear models were used for statistical analysis of associated risk factors.
  • - Out of 1,260 samples, 122 (9.68%) tested positive for infection, with rates varying significantly from 0% to 30.43% across different age groups, particularly higher in individuals aged 50-59 years.
  • - The study found significant variations in seroprevalence across different sites in four provinces, and field workers had a notably higher infection rate compared to urban workers.
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Background: Mutation of the voltage-gated sodium channel (VGSC) gene, or knockdown resistance (kdr) gene, is an important resistance mechanism against DDT and pyrethroids for dengue vector Aedes albopictus. A phenylalanine to serine (F1534S), leucine (F1534L) and cysteine (F1534C) substitution were detected in many Ae. albopictus populations around the world, and the mutant allele frequencies have been increasing in recent years.

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Hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) is an acute intestinal virus infectious disease which is one of major public health problems in mainland China. Previous studies indicated that HFMD was significantly influenced by climatic factors, but the associated factors were different in different areas and few study on HFMD forecast models was conducted. Here, we analyzed epidemiological characteristics of HFMD in Yiwu City, Zhejiang Province and constructed three forecast models.

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Objective: To reduce health-related threats of heat waves, interventions have been implemented in many parts of the world. However, there is a lack of higher-level evidence concerning the intervention efficacy. This study aimed to determine the efficacy of an intervention to reduce the number of heat-related illnesses.

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Bartonella henselae and Bartonella quintana are the major etiological agents of infective endocarditis, which pose a serious threat to human health. To simultaneously detect and differentiate B. henselae and B.

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Bartonella species can infect a variety of mammalian hosts and cause a broad spectrum of diseases in humans, but there have been no reports of Bartonella infection in Ochotonidae. This is the first study to detect Bartonella in plateau pikas in the Qinghai plateau, providing baseline data for the risk assessment of human Bartonella infection in this area. We obtained 15 Bartonella strains from 79 pikas in Binggou and Maixiu areas of Qinghai with a positive rate of 18.

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We performed genetic analysis of Bartonella isolates from rodent populations from Heixiazi Island in northeast China. Animals were captured at four sites representing grassland and brushwood habitats in 2011 and examined for the prevalence and genetic diversity of Bartonella species, their relationship to their hosts, and geographic distribution. A high prevalence (57.

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Background: Multi-locus sequence typing (MLST) is widely used to explore the population structure of numerous bacterial pathogens. However, for genotypically-restricted pathogens, the sensitivity of MLST is limited by a paucity of variation within selected loci. For Bartonella henselae (B.

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  • Previous studies identified various Bartonella species in rodents in Yunnan Province, China, but little is known about those carried by rodent fleas.
  • In this research, DNA of Bartonella was detected in two types of rodent fleas, indicating that some fleas can be carriers of this bacteria.
  • The study found different genetic variants of Bartonella and emphasized the need for further research to understand how these parasites contribute to the spread of Bartonella in rodents and their fleas.
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Objective: To isolate and identify Bartonella strains from native dogs in Shandong province in China.

Methods: EDTA-anticoagulated blood samples were collected from 71 native dogs in Yanggu county of Shandong province in March 2005. All isolates were grown on brain heart infusion agar plates containing 5% defibrinated rabbit blood.

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