Search for dissertations about: "zoonotic disease"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 46 swedish dissertations containing the words zoonotic disease.
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6. Neoehrlichia mikurensis in Sweden : An emerging tick-borne human pathogen
Abstract : Neoehrlichia mikurensis is an emerging tick-borne human pathogen, causing neoehrlichiosis in immunosuppressed and immunocompetent individuals. It targets the vascular endothelium, leading to thromboembolic and vascular events, but can also pass without symptoms. READ MORE
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7. Puumala virus dynamics in bank voles along habitat and community gradients : the ecology and risk of an emerging infectious disease
Abstract : The majority of recent infectious disease outbreaks are zoonotic, i.e. caused by pathogens shared between humans and other vertebrates, and many of those originate in wildlife. The life cycle of zoonotic diseases is complex, and involves at least one non-human host. READ MORE
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8. Is your salad safe to eat? : aspects of foodborne zoonotic bacteria in ready-to-eat leafy vegetables and mixed-ingredient salads
Abstract : Ready-to-eat (RTE) leafy vegetables or mixed-ingredient salads are a popular part of the modern healthy diet. Contamination of these products with bacterial pathogens can occur during any step in the production chain and, since there is no step that kills pathogens during the production of RTE salads, a completely safe final product can never be guaranteed. READ MORE
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9. Ljungan virus : a novel pathogen : effects on the pregnant female and her offspring
Abstract : Ljungan virus (LV) was isolated in the mid 1990s from a native rodent, the bank vole (Myodes glareolus), trapped in the Ljungan valley of central Sweden. It is a member of the parecho virus genus in the picorna virus family. READ MORE
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10. Crossing the line – Tracking transboundary diseases in trade and across international borders in Zambia and Tanzania
Abstract : Transboundary diseases in small ruminants constitute a threat to health, livelihoods and society in Zambia and Tanzania. Animal trade and movement, both of which tend to increase close to international borders, are known drivers of disease spread. This thesis was guided by three overarching aims. READ MORE