Search for dissertations about: "outbreaks"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 150 swedish dissertations containing the word outbreaks.

  2. 11. Streptococcus equi subsp. equi and Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus : upper respiratory disease in horses and zoonotic transmission to humans

    Author : Susanne Lindahl; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
    Keywords : LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : The bacterium Streptococcus equi subsp. equi (S. equi) is the causative agent of the highly contagious upper respiratory disease "strangles" in horses. The ancestor of S. READ MORE

  4. 12. Gastrointestinal norovirus infections and the development of the next generation of mucosal vaccines

    Author : Inga Rimkute; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; human norovirus; gastrointestinal infection; mucosal vaccine; subcomponent vaccine; human intestinal enteroids; histo-blood group antigens; lipidomics; glycoproteomics; glycosphingolipids;

    Abstract : Human norovirus (HuNoV) is the causative agent of the winter vomiting disease and the leading cause of outbreaks of gastrointestinal infections across all settings and age groups in the world. The virus is highly contagious making outbreaks difficult or often impossible to control and having a high impact on societal costs and resources. READ MORE

  5. 13. The effect of temperature on trophic interactions : Implications for the population dynamics of a forest pest insect in a warmer climate

    Author : Ida Kollberg; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Increase in temperature related to climate change will have consequences on the performance of organisms. Insects could be expected to respond more than other organism groups because they are ectotherms. READ MORE

  6. 14. Epidemiology, prevention and control of hepatitis A virus infection in the European Union

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

  7. 15. Omnivore population dynamics and trophic behavior : applications for sustainable willow short rotation coppice

    Author : Anna-Sara Liman; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Plant traits can mediate the interactions between plant feeding trophic omnivores and their herbivore prey via density effects and by altering the omnivore’s trophic behavior (plant vs. prey feeding). READ MORE