Rodent-borne diseases and their risks for public health

BG Meerburg, GR Singleton… - Critical reviews in …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Rodents are the most abundant and diversified order of living mammals in the world.
Already since the Middle Ages we know that they can contribute to human disease, as black …

Infection in solid-organ transplant recipients

JA Fishman - New England Journal of Medicine, 2007 - Mass Medical Soc
Increasingly potent immunosuppressive agents have dramatically reduced the incidence of
rejection of transplanted organs while increasing susceptibility to opportunistic infections …

A review of zoonotic disease threats to pet owners: A compendium of measures to prevent zoonotic diseases associated with non-traditional pets such as rodents and …

K Varela, JA Brown, B Lipton, J Dunn… - Vector-Borne and …, 2022 - liebertpub.com
Background......................................................................... 305 I. Rodents and other small
mammals.......................................... 309 II. Reptiles (turtles, snakes, and …

Genetic detection and characterization of Lujo virus, a new hemorrhagic fever–associated arenavirus from Southern Africa

T Briese, JT Paweska, LK McMullan… - PLoS …, 2009 - journals.plos.org
Lujo virus (LUJV), a new member of the family Arenaviridae and the first hemorrhagic fever–
associated arenavirus from the Old World discovered in three decades, was isolated in …

[HTML][HTML] Risk of importing zoonotic diseases through wildlife trade, United States

BI Pavlin, LM Schloegel, P Daszak - Emerging infectious diseases, 2009 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract The United States is the world's largest wildlife importer, and imported wild animals
represent a potential source of zoonotic pathogens. Using data on mammals imported …

Zoonotic aspects of arenavirus infections

RN Charrel, X de Lamballerie - Veterinary microbiology, 2010 - Elsevier
To date, the International Committee for Taxonomy of Viruses recognizes that the family
Arenaviridae contains a unique genus Arenavirus that includes 22 viral species. There are …

Screening of donor and recipient in solid organ transplantation

SA Fischer, K Lu - American Journal of Transplantation, 2013 - amjtransplant.org
Screening of Donor and Recipient in Solid Organ Transplantation - American Journal of
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Congenital and perinatal infections

B Ostrander, JF Bale - Handbook of clinical neurology, 2019 - Elsevier
Congenital and perinatal infections represent major causes of permanent disability among
children worldwide. Linked together by the acronym TORCH, denoting Toxoplasma gondii …

Phylogeny of the genus Arenavirus

RN Charrel, X de Lamballerie, S Emonet - Current opinion in microbiology, 2008 - Elsevier
The family Arenaviridae consists of a unique genus (Arenavirus) that currently comprises 22
viral species, as recognized by the International Committee for Taxonomy of Viruses. Seven …

Transmission, seroprevalence, and maternal-fetal impact of lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus

NR Olivieri, L Othman, DD Flannery, SM Gordon - Pediatric Research, 2024 - nature.com
Congenital infections can have devastating short-and long-term impacts on the developing
fetus. Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) is a zoonotic pathogen of concern that …