Sökning: "vector borne diseases"

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  1. 1. Impact of rainfall on East Coast Fever in cattle at Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya

    Master-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Författare :Nikitta Afonso; [2022]
    Nyckelord :East Coast Fever; ECF; Theileria Parva; tick-borne disease; Kenya; cattle; precipitation; oxpecker;

    Sammanfattning : Weather conditions commonly have a large impact on tick-borne diseases as it affects the abundance of the tick vector. The cattle disease East Coast Fever (ECF) is no exception. Rainfall particularly seems to play an important role in the transmission of ECF. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Using the eminent toolkit of Wolbachia to study Culex pipiens populations and their relations in Europe

    Kandidat-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

    Författare :Filippa Bertilsson; [2022]
    Nyckelord :Culex pipiens; Wolbachia; Culex pipiens pipiens; Culex pipiens molestus; West Nile virus; vector;

    Sammanfattning : Culex pipiens, in the family Culicidae, has emerged as one of the biggest vectors for West Nile virus. It has two bioforms, pipiens and molestus, which differ from each other regarding habitat, diapause, and prey. Pipiens prefers to bite birds, and molestus prefers to bite humans. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Beaver wetland and lake effects on Francisella tularensis in Swedish landscapes and hares

    Master-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies

    Författare :Lovisa Pihlgren Hökby; [2022]
    Nyckelord :tularemia; francisella tularensis hola; beavers; hares; wetland restauration; epizoology; vector borne diseases;

    Sammanfattning : The zoonotic disease tularemia is caused by the bacterium Francisella tularensis that infects both humans and wildlife in Sweden. Associations between outbreaks of tularemia and lakes and rivers have earlier been observed, and semi-aquatic rodents and mosquitoes are believed to be key species groups in the epidemiological cycle of the disease. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Folkhälsovetenskap i en tid av klimatförändringar, digitalisering och orättvisa : En kartläggande studie om den artificiella intelligensens betydelse i hanteringen av klimatrelaterade folkhälsohot

    Magister-uppsats, Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för hälsovetenskaper

    Författare :Johnny Franzén; [2021]
    Nyckelord :Health prevention; AI; justice; climate change; public health; Hälsoprevention; AI; rättvisa; klimatförändringar; folkhälsa;

    Sammanfattning : Introduktion: Varje år dör 300 000 människor i världen på grund av klimatförändringarna och 325 miljoner påverkas allvarligt. De som i huvudsak drabbas är människor som redan är utsatta och de finns både i rika och fattiga länder. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Bats as hosts of zoonotic pathogens : potential conflicts between nature conservation and public health

    Master-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies

    Författare :Therese Thalin; [2021]
    Nyckelord :bats; conservation; Daubenton’s bat; Myotis daubentonii; public health; vector; zoonotic pathogens;

    Sammanfattning : Bats belong to the order Chiroptera, one of the most species rich mammalian groups of Sweden, but it is also the most threatened one. Nineteen different bat species have been found in Sweden, of which 12 are red-listed. Globally rodents and bats are the animal groups known to host most zoonotic pathogens. LÄS MER