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Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University, and the Provincial Key Laboratory for Agricultural Pest Management in Mountainous Region, Guiyang, China.
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- * Collecting and preparing specimens of these ectoparasites is critical for studying their classification, ecology, and epidemiology, as well as for monitoring disease vectors.
- * The protocol details methods for on-site collection, fixation, and identification of ectoparasites, along with indices for monitoring host density and infestation levels, providing a thorough framework for research and control efforts.
Wild sympatric rodents inhabiting pig farm environments may facilitate the spillover of Enterocytozoon bieneusi from pig farms.
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September 2024
College of Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450046, PR China - Key Laboratory of Quality and Safety Control of Poultry Products (Zhengzhou), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Zhengzhou 450046, PR China - International Joint Research Laboratory for Zoonotic Diseases of Henan, Zhengzhou 450046, PR China.
Enterocytozoon bieneusi is a zoonotic pathogen prevalent in mammalian and avian hosts across the globe. Wild small mammals, being abundant worldwide, serve as important sources of zoonotic disease transmission to humans. Here, 227 fecal samples were collected from five rodent and shrew species on 34 pig farms in China to investigate the prevalence and molecular characterization of E.
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View Article and Find Full Text PDFTemporal dynamics in gastrointestinal helminth infections of sympatric mouse lemur species ( and ) in Northwestern Madagascar.
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December 2024
Institute for Parasitology, Centre for Infection Medicine, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Bünteweg 17, 30559, Hannover, Germany.
Madagascar's lemur populations are declining in dwindling habitats due to anthropogenic expansion and changing climatic conditions. Gastrointestinal parasites can be important indicators to assess the health status of threatened species. However, parasites, hosts and the environment are connected in complex interactions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMetagenome-wide characterization of shared antimicrobial resistance genes in sympatric people and lemurs in rural Madagascar.
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August 2024
Program in Population Biology, Ecology, and Evolution, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States of America.
Background: Tracking the spread of antibiotic resistant bacteria is critical to reduce global morbidity and mortality associated with human and animal infections. There is a need to understand the role that wild animals in maintenance and transfer of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs).
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