Search for dissertations about: "outbreak detection"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 38 swedish dissertations containing the words outbreak detection.

  2. 21. Theoretical modelling of LA-MRSA in Swedish pig production

    Author : Krista Tuominen; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
    Keywords : LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES; LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Antimicrobial resistance is a threat to global health. Livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (LA-MRSA) is a category of multiresistant bacteria that primarily colonises livestock animals. While pigs are considered its main reservoir, LA-MRSA is zoonotic and causes an occupational risk to those working with livestock. READ MORE

  4. 22. Enteropathogenic Yersinia spp. and Salmonella spp. in Swedish wild boars : the presence and molecular epidemiology

    Author : Axel Sannö; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Wild boars are reported as carriers of several zoonotic agents. The aims of this thesis was to investigate the presence of the foodborne enteropathogens Salmonella spp., Yersinia (Y.) spp. READ MORE

  5. 23. Monitoring insect defoliation in forests with time-series of satellite based remote sensing data - near real-time methods and impact on the carbon balance

    Author : Per-Ola Olsson; BECC: Biodiversity and Ecosystem services in a Changing Climate; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Forests are of major importance to climate change mitigation due to their strong capacity to sequester carbon. Nearly half of the terrestrial carbon is stored in forests, and forests contribute to half of the terrestrial primary productivity, with forests in the mid- and high latitude ecosystems as major contributors. READ MORE

  6. 24. Molecular diagnostic methods for Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis : more than a gut feeling

    Author : David Herthnek; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
    Keywords : LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) is the causative agent of the chronic enteric disease paratuberculosis in ruminants that causes considerable economic losses worldwide. Due to rigorous control measures, paratuberculosis is rare or absent in Sweden. However, import-related outbreaks have occurred. READ MORE

  7. 25. Epidemiology, prevention and control of hepatitis A virus infection in the European Union

    Author : Ettore Severi; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Hepatitis A is an acute liver disease caused by the hepatitis A virus (HAV) and transmitted via the faecal-oral route through person-to-person transmission, contaminated food or water. The frequency and severity of symptoms increases with age, with the elderlies and patients with other liver disease at risk of hospitalisation, acute liver failure and death. READ MORE