You searched for:
Journal name
EcoHealth
Remove constraint Journal name: EcoHealth
Publication year rev
7984-2016
Remove constraint Publication year rev: 7984-2016
Source
2016 v.13 no.1
Remove constraint Source: 2016 v.13 no.1
PubAg
Main content area
Limit your search
Search
17 Search Results
1 - 17 of 17
Search Results
1. Combined Effects of Pesticides and Trematode Infections on Hourglass Tree Frog Polypedates cruciger
- Author:
- Uthpala A. Jayawardena; Jason R. Rohr; Ayanthi N. Navaratne; Priyanie H. Amerasinghe; Rupika S. Rajakaruna
- Source:
- EcoHealth 2016 v.13 no.1 pp. 111-122
- ISSN:
- 1612-9202
- Subject:
- Hylidae; Trematoda; abnormal development; agrochemicals; anthropogenic activities; cercariae; chlorpyrifos; dimethoate; edema; environmental factors; frogs; glyphosate; infectious diseases; mathematical models; metamorphosis; mortality; parasites; propanil; risk; scoliosis; tadpoles; trematode infections; weight-of-evidence
- Abstract:
- ... The impact of widespread and common environmental factors, such as chemical contaminants, on infectious disease risk in amphibians is particularly important because both chemical contaminants and infectious disease have been implicated in worldwide amphibian declines. Here we report on the lone and combined effects of exposure to parasitic cercariae (larval stage) of the digenetic trematode, Acant ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s10393-016-1103-2
- PubMed:
- 26911919
- PubMed Central:
- PMC4852980
- CHORUS:
- 10.1007/s10393-016-1103-2
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10393-016-1103-2
- Author:
- C. S. Smith; C. E. de Jong; J. Meers; J. Henning; L- F. Wang; H. E. Field
- Source:
- EcoHealth 2016 v.13 no.1 pp. 72-82
- ISSN:
- 1612-9202
- Subject:
- Miniopterus bat coronavirus HKU8; Pteropus alecto; Rousettus bat coronavirus HKU9; coevolution; genotype; host specificity; monitoring; new species; nucleotide sequences; sequence analysis; viruses; Australasian region; Bulgaria; China; Kenya; Philippines
- Abstract:
- ... Following the SARS outbreak, extensive surveillance was undertaken globally to detect and identify coronavirus diversity in bats. This study sought to identify the diversity and prevalence of coronaviruses in bats in the Australasian region. We identified four different genotypes of coronavirus, three of which (an alphacoronavirus and two betacoronaviruses) are potentially new species, having less ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s10393-016-1116-x
- PubMed:
- 27048154
- PubMed Central:
- PMC7087777
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10393-016-1116-x
- Author:
- Robyn Molsher; Mardie Townsend
- Source:
- EcoHealth 2016 v.13 no.1 pp. 151-155
- ISSN:
- 1612-9202
- Subject:
- emotions; environmental stewardship; human health; volunteerism
- Abstract:
- ... Environmental volunteering (EV) can provide a unique way to optimise the wellbeing of participants while fostering environmental stewardship. However, the potential of EV to create human health benefits remains an under-researched area. This study provides evidence for improved wellbeing and mood state for 32 participants from diverse backgrounds undertaking EV activities. Most participants also r ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s10393-015-1089-1
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10393-015-1089-1
- Author:
- Sasan Fereidouni; Olga Munoz; Sophie Von Dobschuetz; Marco De Nardi
- Source:
- EcoHealth 2016 v.13 no.1 pp. 161-170
- ISSN:
- 1612-9202
- Subject:
- Influenza A virus; Influenza B virus; disease transmission; ecology; evolution; hosts; monitoring; pandemic; pathogens; seals; zoonoses
- Abstract:
- ... Interspecies transmission may play a key role in the evolution and ecology of influenza A viruses. The importance of marine mammals as hosts or carriers of potential zoonotic pathogens such as highly pathogenic H5 and H7 influenza viruses is not well understood. The fact that influenza viruses are some of the few zoonotic pathogens known to have caused infection in marine mammals, evidence for dir ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s10393-014-0968-1
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10393-014-0968-1
- Author:
- Tiffany A. Yap; Lauren Gillespie; Silas Ellison; Sandra V. Flechas; Michelle S. Koo; Ari E. Martinez; Vance T. Vredenburg
- Source:
- EcoHealth 2016 v.13 no.1 pp. 145-150
- ISSN:
- 1612-9202
- Subject:
- amphibians; fungi; habitats; humans; islands; pathogens; surveys; California
- Abstract:
- ... Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), an amphibian fungal pathogen, has infected >500 species and caused extinctions or declines in >200 species worldwide. Despite over a decade of research, little is known about its invasion biology. To better understand this, we conducted a museum specimen survey (1910–1997) of Bd in amphibians on 11 California islands and found a pattern consistent with the emer ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s10393-015-1071-y
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10393-015-1071-y
- Author:
- Kathryn H. Jacobsen; A. Alonso Aguirre; Charles L. Bailey; Ancha V. Baranova; Andrew T. Crooks; Arie Croitoru; Paul L. Delamater; Jhumka Gupta; Kylene Kehn-Hall; Aarthi Narayanan; Mariaelena Pierobon; Katherine E. Rowan; J. Reid Schwebach; Padmanabhan Seshaiyer; Dann M. Sklarew; Anthony Stefanidis; Peggy Agouris
- Source:
- EcoHealth 2016 v.13 no.1 pp. 200-212
- ISSN:
- 1612-9202
- Subject:
- disease outbreaks; early warning systems; emerging diseases; environmental factors; environmental health; issues and policy; models; monitoring; prediction; risk communication; social networks; vaccines; Western Africa
- Abstract:
- ... As the Ebola outbreak in West Africa wanes, it is time for the international scientific community to reflect on how to improve the detection of and coordinated response to future epidemics. Our interdisciplinary team identified key lessons learned from the Ebola outbreak that can be clustered into three areas: environmental conditions related to early warning systems, host characteristics related ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s10393-016-1100-5
- PubMed:
- 26915507
- PubMed Central:
- PMC7087787
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10393-016-1100-5
- Author:
- Iván J. Ramírez; Sue C. Grady
- Source:
- EcoHealth 2016 v.13 no.1 pp. 83-99
- ISSN:
- 1612-9202
- Subject:
- El Nino; air temperature; cholera; climatic factors; hydrology; monitoring; planning; public health; rain; rivers; Peru
- Abstract:
- ... In Peru, it was hypothesized that epidemic cholera in 1991 was linked to El Niño, the warm phase of El Niño–Southern Oscillation. While previous studies demonstrated an association in 1997–1998, using cross-sectional data, they did not assess the consistency of this relationship across the decade. Thus, how strong or variable an El Niño–cholera relationship was in Peru or whether El Niño triggered ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s10393-015-1095-3
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10393-015-1095-3
- Author:
- Tiffany M. Wolf; Srinand Sreevatsan; Randall S. Singer; Iddi Lipende; Anthony Collins; Thomas R. Gillespie; Elizabeth V. Lonsdorf; Dominic A. Travis
- Source:
- EcoHealth 2016 v.13 no.1 pp. 139-144
- ISSN:
- 1612-9202
- Subject:
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex; Pan troglodytes; Papio anubis; epidemiology; national parks; pathogens; polymerase chain reaction; screening; tuberculosis; Tanzania
- Abstract:
- ... Recent advances in noninvasive detection methods for mycobacterial infection in primates create new opportunities for exploring the epidemiology of tuberculosis in free-living species. Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) and baboons (Papio anubis) in Gombe National Park, Tanzania, were screened for infection with pathogens of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex using Fecal IS6110 PCR; ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s10393-015-1063-y
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10393-015-1063-y
9. Patterns of Exposure of Iberian Wolves (Canis lupus) to Canine Viruses in Human-Dominated Landscapes
- Author:
- Javier Millán; José Vicente López-Bao; Emilio J. García; Álvaro Oleaga; Luis Llaneza; Vicente Palacios; Ana de la Torre; Alejandro Rodríguez; Edward J. Dubovi; Fernando Esperón
- Source:
- EcoHealth 2016 v.13 no.1 pp. 123-134
- ISSN:
- 1612-9202
- Subject:
- Carnivore protoparvovirus 1; neutralization tests; distemper; risk; adaptive immunity; Canine morbillivirus; farms; serology; wolves; Canine mastadenovirus A; viruses; carnivores; mixed infection; pathogens; dogs; polymerase chain reaction; mortality; wildlife; landscapes; Canid alphaherpesvirus 1; Canis lupus; Spain
- Abstract:
- ... Wildlife inhabiting human-dominated landscapes is at risk of pathogen spill-over from domestic species. With the aim of gaining knowledge in the dynamics of viral infections in Iberian wolves (Canis lupus) living in anthropized landscapes of northern Spain, we analysed between 2010 and 2013 the samples of 54 wolves by serology and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for exposure to four pathogenic can ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s10393-015-1074-8
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10393-015-1074-8
10. Temporal Variation in Physiological Biomarkers in Black Flying-Foxes (Pteropus alecto), Australia
- Author:
- Lee McMichael; Daniel Edson; David Mayer; Amanda McLaughlin; Lauren Goldspink; Miranda E. Vidgen; Steven Kopp; Joanne Meers; Hume Field
- Source:
- EcoHealth 2016 v.13 no.1 pp. 49-59
- ISSN:
- 1612-9202
- Subject:
- epidemiological studies; malnutrition; biomarkers; emerging diseases; risk factors; animal viruses; seasonal variation; Hendra henipavirus; body condition; adults; Pteropus alecto; Queensland
- Abstract:
- ... Bats of the genus Pteropus (Pteropodidae) are recognised as the natural host of multiple emerging pathogenic viruses of animal and human health significance, including henipaviruses, lyssaviruses and ebolaviruses. Some studies have suggested that physiological and ecological factors may be associated with Hendra virus infection in flying-foxes in Australia; however, it is essential to understand t ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s10393-016-1113-0
- PubMed:
- 27026357
- PubMed Central:
- PMC7087910
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10393-016-1113-0
- Author:
- Gertrud Hatvani-Kovacs; Martin Belusko; John Pockett; John Boland
- Source:
- EcoHealth 2016 v.13 no.1 pp. 100-110
- ISSN:
- 1612-9202
- Subject:
- case studies; climate; heat; models; morbidity; mortality; weather; South Australia
- Abstract:
- ... Although heatwave-related excess mortality and morbidity have been widely studied, results are not comparable spatially and often longitudinally because of different heatwave definitions applied. The excess heat factor (EHF) quantifies heatwave intensity relative to the local climate, enabling cross-regional comparisons. Previous studies have shown a strong relationship between EHFs and daily mort ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s10393-015-1085-5
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10393-015-1085-5
- Author:
- Olga Munoz; Marco De Nardi; Karen van der Meulen; Kristien van Reeth; Marion Koopmans; Kate Harris; Sophie von Dobschuetz; Gudrun Freidl; Adam Meijer; Andrew Breed; Andrew Hill; Rowena Kosmider; Jill Banks; Katharina D. C. Stärk; Barbara Wieland; Kim Stevens; Sylvie van der Werf; Vincent Enouf; Gwenaelle Dauphin; William Dundon; Giovanni Cattoli; Ilaria Capua; The FLURISK Consortium
- Source:
- EcoHealth 2016 v.13 no.1 pp. 171-198
- ISSN:
- 1612-9202
- Subject:
- Influenza A virus; avian influenza; disease transmission; domestic animals; food safety; genes; humans; mutation; proteins; risk assessment process
- Abstract:
- ... In December 2011, the European Food Safety Authority awarded a Grant for the implementation of the FLURISK project. The main objective of FLURISK was the development of an epidemiological and virological evidence-based influenza risk assessment framework (IRAF) to assess influenza A virus strains circulating in the animal population according to their potential to cross the species barrier and cau ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s10393-014-1004-1
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10393-014-1004-1
- Author:
- Jairo Andres Fonseca; Rubén Darío Heredia; Carolina Ortiz; Martín Mazo; Carlos Arturo Clavijo-Ramírez; Myriam Consuelo Lopez
- Source:
- EcoHealth 2016 v.13 no.1 pp. 156-160
- ISSN:
- 1612-9202
- Subject:
- wastewater irrigation; ribosomal RNA; at-risk population; Entamoeba; polymerase chain reaction; wastewater treatment; light microscopy; nucleotide sequences; observational studies; irrigated farming; wastewater; Colombia
- Abstract:
- ... We conducted an observational study to determine the prevalence of Entamoeba spp., in samples collected in a waste water treatment plant that provides water for agricultural irrigation. Samples were collected weekly over a period of 10 weeks at representative contamination stages from within the treatment plant. Protozoan identification was performed via light microscopy and culture. PCR amplifica ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s10393-015-1084-6
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10393-015-1084-6
- Author:
- John J. Openshaw; Sonia Hegde; Hossain M. S. Sazzad; Salah Uddin Khan; M. Jahangir Hossain; Jonathan H. Epstein; Peter Daszak; Emily S. Gurley; Stephen P. Luby
- Source:
- EcoHealth 2016 v.13 no.1 pp. 39-48
- ISSN:
- 1612-9202
- Subject:
- Chiroptera; animal health; cattle; disease transmission; feeding frequency; fruit consumption; goats; grazing; herd size; household income; ingestion; models; morbidity; mortality; pathogens; villages; zoonoses
- Abstract:
- ... We used data on feeding practices and domestic animal health gathered from 207 Bangladeshi villages to identify any association between grazing dropped fruit found on the ground or owners directly feeding bat- or bird-bitten fruit and animal health. We compared mortality and morbidity in domestic animals using a mixed effects model controlling for village clustering, herd size, and proxy measures ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s10393-015-1080-x
- PubMed:
- 26668032
- PubMed Central:
- PMC4940180
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10393-015-1080-x
- Author:
- H. E. Field; C. S. Smith; C. E. de Jong; D. Melville; A. Broos; N. Kung; J. Thompson; D. K. N. Dechmann
- Source:
- EcoHealth 2016 v.13 no.1 pp. 26-38
- ISSN:
- 1612-9202
- Subject:
- risk; animal behavior; urine; humans; rural infrastructure; landscapes; grazing; microprocessors; feces; introduced plants; viruses; Hendra henipavirus; global positioning systems; foraging; saliva; horses; Pteropus alecto; Australia
- Abstract:
- ... Hendra virus causes sporadic fatal disease in horses and humans in eastern Australia. Pteropid bats (flying-foxes) are the natural host of the virus. The mode of flying-fox to horse transmission remains unclear, but oro-nasal contact with flying-fox urine, faeces or saliva is the most plausible. We used GPS data logger technology to explore the landscape utilisation of black flying-foxes and horse ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s10393-015-1066-8
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10393-015-1066-8
- Author:
- Anne-Lise Chaber; Andrew Cunningham
- Source:
- EcoHealth 2016 v.13 no.1 pp. 135-138
- ISSN:
- 1612-9202
- Subject:
- aerobes; airports; bacteria; bacterial contamination; bushmeat; carcinogens; fish; food contamination; humans; pathogens; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; public health; risk; smoked fish; Central Africa; France
- Abstract:
- ... Large-scale importation of bushmeat from West and Central Africa into Europe was reported in 2010. We sampled 18 illegal African bushmeat consignments seized at Charles de Gaulle airport, Paris, France and tested for the presence of bacteria. Additionally, five smuggled smoked fish were analysed for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, which are known carcinogens. All bushmeat samples had viable coun ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s10393-015-1065-9
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10393-015-1065-9
- Author:
- Liam P. McGuire; James M. Turner; Lisa Warnecke; Glenna McGregor; Trent K. Bollinger; Vikram Misra; Jeffrey T. Foster; Winifred F. Frick; A. Marm Kilpatrick; Craig K. R. Willis
- Source:
- EcoHealth 2016 v.13 no.1 pp. 60-71
- ISSN:
- 1612-9202
- Subject:
- Myotis lucifugus; Pseudogymnoascus destructans; bicarbonates; blood chemistry; disease severity; fluorescence; fungi; glucose; hematocrit; hibernation; histology; histopathology; homeostasis; hyphae; monitoring; necrosis; pathophysiology; quantitative polymerase chain reaction; sodium; North America
- Abstract:
- ... White-nose syndrome is caused by the fungus Pseudogymnoascus destructans and has killed millions of hibernating bats in North America but the pathophysiology of the disease remains poorly understood. Our objectives were to (1) assess non-destructive diagnostic methods for P. destructans infection compared to histopathology, the current gold-standard, and (2) to evaluate potential metrics of diseas ...
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s10393-016-1107-y
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10393-016-1107-y