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Identification of breeding habitats and kdr mutations in Anopheles spp. in South Korea | Malaria Journal
Characteristics of potential breeding sites for Anopheles Malaria is prevalent in South Korea, with an average of 500 cases annually. COVID-19 disrupted malaria services, leading to a significant increase in cases and deaths worldwide [38]. Interestingly, the number of malaria cases in Korea decreased below 274 during the COVID-19 pandemic,…
‘Inert’ ingredients in pesticides may be more toxic to bees than scientists thought
Bees help pollinate over a third of the world’s crops, contributing an estimated US$235 billion to $577 billion in value to global agriculture. They also face a myriad of stresses, including pathogens and parasites, loss of suitable food sources and habitat, air pollution and climate-driven weather extremes. A recent study…
Both chimpanzee adenovirus-vectored and DNA vaccines induced long-term immunity against Nipah virus infection
Ethics statement The animal experiments were approved by the Animal Ethics Committee of the Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (approval number: WIVA21202104). All animal experiments involving NiV were executed in the animal biosafety level 4 (ABSL-4) facility at the National Biosafety Laboratory (Wuhan), Chinese Academy of Sciences….
Characterization and comparative analysis of the Escherichia marmotae M-12 isolate from bank vole (Myodes glareolus)
Isolation and identification of E. marmotae M-12 The M-12 isolate was obtained from the lungs of a male bank vole (Myodes glareolus). Culture M-12 was stored in NB with 15% glycerol at − 80 °C. Microscopy investigation revealed a single Gram-negative coccobacillus in M-12 isolate. Catalase-positive and oxidase-negative reactions were observed. Isolate…
HEALTH EFFECTS – Toxicological Profile for Phosphate Ester Flame Retardants
To help public health professionals and others address the needs of persons living or working near hazardous waste sites, the information in this section is organized first by route of exposure (inhalation, oral, and dermal) and then by health effect (death, systemic, immunological, neurological, reproductive, developmental, genotoxic, and carcinogenic effects)….
HEALTH EFFECTS – Toxicological Profile for 1,2-Dibromoethane
2.1. INTRODUCTION The primary purpose of this chapter is to provide public health officials, physicians, toxicologists, and other interested individuals and groups with an overall perspective on the toxicology of 1,2-dibromoethane. It contains descriptions and evaluations of toxicological studies and epidemiological investigations and provides conclusions, where possible, on the relevance…
Microbiota-derived acetate enhances host antiviral response via NLRP3
Ethics statement All animal experiments were performed in compliance with the Regulations for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals issued by the Ministry of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China, which enforces the ethical use of animals. The protocol was approved by Institutional Animal Care and…