Background: () population plays a significant role in the spread of numerous diseases in urban environments. The present study is aimed at investigating the presence of (), , (), toxigenic, and in captured from urban areas of Tehran, Iran.
Methods: From October 2021 to October 2022, 100 urban rats were trapped in 5 different districts of Tehran, Iran. The genomic DNA was extracted from fecal samples, and the presence of , , , and species was evaluated using PCR assay. Moreover, PCR was used to assess the toxicity of isolates.
Results: Overall, 30% ( = 30/100) of fecal samples were positive for zoonotic pathogens. Based on the PCR on hippuricase (), glycine (), , and phospholipase C () genes, and were isolated from 18.2% ( = 14/77) and 5.2% ( = 4/77) of male rats. The highest frequency of and . was 25% ( = 5/20) related to the south of Tehran. Toxigenic was not detected in all regions.
Conclusion: According to the findings, rats are the main reservoirs for diseases. Therefore, rodent control coupled with the implementation of surveillance systems should be prioritized for urban health.
Download full-text PDF |
Source |
|---|---|
| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10990632 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2024/2929315 | DOI Listing |
Publication Analysis
Top Keywords
Similar Publications
Application of active biomonitoring technique for the assessment of air pollution by potentially toxic elements in urban areas in the Kemerovo Region, Russia.
Environ Monit Assess
January 2025
Municipal Budgetary Educational Institution "Lyceum of the City of Yurga", St. Kirova, 7, Yurga, Kemerovo Region, 652055, Russia.
In Kemerovo Region (Kuzbass, Southwest Siberia), there is the largest coal basin in Russia and one of the largest in the world. Active moss biomonitoring was applied to assess the impact of potentially toxic elements on air pollution in five urban areas of the region. In each of the chosen urban regions, the moss bags were exposed in November and December of 2022 at locations with varying degrees of anthropogenic pressure.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFState-Level Helmet Use Laws, Helmet Use, and Head Injuries in EMS Patients Involved in Motorcycle Collisions.
Prehosp Emerg Care
January 2025
Clinical and Research Services, ImageTrend Inc.
Objectives: Motorcycle helmets save lives and reduce serious injury after motorcycle collisions (MCC). In 2022, 18 states had laws requiring helmet use by motorcyclists aged ≥21 years. Our objective was to compare helmet use and head trauma in emergency medical services (EMS) patients involved in MCC in states with and without helmet use laws.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRural-Urban Disparities in Mobile Health Application Ownership and Utilization Among Cancer Survivors.
Med Care
February 2025
Fogelman College of Business and Economics, The University of Memphis, Memphis, TN.
Objective: Mobile health applications (mHealth apps) can provide health care and health-promoting information while contributing to improving cancer survivors' quality of life and health outcomes. However, little is known about the rural-urban distribution of mHealth app ownership and utilization. In this study, we explore the characteristics of cancer survivors who own and use mHealth apps and examine rural-urban disparities in mHealth app ownership and utilization among cancer survivors.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFChronic Diseases of Lifestyle: A Risk Assessment and Health Promotion Framework for a Rural and Urban Primary Health Care Setting in the Free State Province, South Africa.
Healthcare (Basel)
December 2024
Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein 9301, South Africa.
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of global mortality. The WHO projects a rise in NCD-related deaths from 36 million in 2018 to 55 million by 2030, with developing countries being the most affected. Effective community-based primary health care (PHC) can reduce the burden of chronic diseases of lifestyle (CDLs).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMental health help-seeking behaviours among children and young people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities in a multicultural urban Australian population.
Aust N Z J Psychiatry
January 2025
School of Clinical Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Objective: This study aimed to investigate the help-seeking behaviours among children and young people (CYP) from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds for mental health (MH) needs in a multicultural Australian population.
Methods: We analysed the electronic medical records (eMR) of 8135 MH-related emergency department (ED) encounters of CYP aged up to 18 years across six public hospitals in the South Western Sydney Local Health District, Australia, from January 2016 to April 2022. Urgency of MH care was grouped into high priority (triage categories 1 and 2, needing to have treatment within 10 minutes) and low-to-moderate (triage categories 3-5, needing to have treatment within 30-120 minutes) presentations.
Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!