Srikant Ghosh, G.C. Bansal, Suresh Gupta, D.P. Ray et al.
On a global basis, ticks transmit a greater variety of pathogenic microorganisms, protozoa, rickettsiae, spirochaets, and viruses than any other arthropods and are among the most important vectors of diseases affecting livestock, humans, and companion animals. Ticks and tick-borne diseases (TTBDs) a...
Brian H. Harcourt, Luis Lowe, Azaibi Tamin, Xin Liu et al.
Until 2004, identification of Nipah virus (NV)-like outbreaks in Bangladesh was based on serology. We describe the genetic characterization of a new strain of NV isolated during outbreaks in Bangladesh (NV-B) in 2004, which confirms that NV was the etiologic agent responsible for these outbreaks.
Bárbara Brito, Luis L. Rodrı́guez, J. M. Hammond, Julio Pinto et al.
Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) virus affects livestock worldwide. There are seven different serotypes, each with a diversity of topotypes, genetic lineages and strains. Some lineages have different properties that may contribute to sporadic spread beyond their recognized endemic areas. The objective o...
Michael K. Lo, Luis Lowe, Kimberly B. Hummel, Hossain M. S. Sazzad et al.
Nipah virus (NiV) is a highly pathogenic paramyxovirus that causes fatal encephalitis in humans. The initial outbreak of NiV infection occurred in Malaysia and Singapore in 1998-1999; relatively small, sporadic outbreaks among humans have occurred in Bangladesh since 2001. We characterized the compl...
K. C. Smithburn, J. A. Kerr, P. B. Gatne
Summary Blood samples obtained from indigenous residents of 38 localities in 6 states in India have been tested for neutralizing antibody against each of 15 different viruses known or believed to be arthropod borne. All tests with yellow fever, Bwamba fever, and Bunyamwera viruses were negative. A s...
Abid Ali, Munsif Ali Khan, Hafsa Zahid, Pir Muhammad Yaseen et al.
Although ticks prevalent in various agro-systems of Pakistan are associated with economic losses, information is still missing about the tick’s diversity, hosts they infest, seasonal dynamic and molecular phylogeny of Rhipicephalus microplus in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Pakistan. This study for the fi...
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), Paolo Calistri, Kris De Clercq, Simon Gubbins et al.
In 2019, no lumpy skin disease (LSD) outbreaks were reported in South-Eastern Europe, the mass vaccination regional campaign with homologous LSD vaccine continued for the fourth year with over 1.8 million bovines vaccinated in the region, preventing further outbreaks since 2016. LSD outbreaks were r...
Mohammad Rafiqul Islam, Mohammed Nooruzzaman, Tazinur Rahman, Tanjin Tamanna Mumu et al.
Infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV) of chickens is a birnavirus with a bi-segmented double-stranded RNA genome, the segments designated as A and B. We performed phylogenetic analysis using a 366-bp fragment of segment A (nt 785-1150) and a 508-bp fragment of segment B (nt 328-835) of IBDV. A tota...
Luciana Richer, Dustin Brisson, Rita Melo, Richard S. Ostfeld et al.
A high prevalence of infection with Borrelia burgdorferi in ixodid ticks is correlated with a high incidence of Lyme disease. The transmission of B. burgdorferi to humans can be disrupted by targeting 2 key elements in its enzootic cycle: the reservoir host and the tick vector. In a prospective 5-ye...
Mahfuza Akther, Syeda Hasina Akter, Subir Sarker, Joshua W. Aleri et al.
Lumpy skin disease (LSD), a current global concern, causes economic devastation in livestock industries, with cattle and water buffalo reported to have higher morbidity and lower mortality rates. LSD is caused by lumpy skin disease virus (LSDV), a member of the Poxviridae family. It is an enzootic, ...
Mohammad Hazzaz Bin Kabir, M. M. H. Mondal, Mohammad Eliyas, M. A. Mannan et al.
management of cattle, seasons of the year, topography of the area and different body parts of the host. A total number of 380 cattle were examined, of which 138 (36.31%) cattle were found infested. Three species of ticks were identified namely Boophilus microplus, Rhipicephalus sanguineus and Haemap...
Stephen P. Luby, Emily S. Gurley
All seven recognized human cases of Hendra virus (HeV) infection have occurred in Queensland, Australia. Recognized human infections have all resulted from a HeV infected horse that was unusually efficient in transmitting the virus and a person with a high exposure to infectious secretions. In the l...
M. Khyrul Islam, Md. Abdul Alim, Naotoshi Tsuji, M. M. H. Mondal
To study the distribution, host-preference and population density of ixodid ticks in Bangladesh, an attempt was made to collect adult ticks from various host animals in three distinct topographic zones, viz. flood plains, hills and steppe 'Barind'. Five species of ixodid ticks were recorded, namely,...
D. Sreenivasulu, Subba Rao Mv, Reddy YN, Gard Gp
The occurrence of bluetongue (BT) disease in India was initially confined to exotic breeds of sheep and subsequently became endemic in native breeds. BT virus (BTV) antibodies are common in cattle, buffaloes and goats although clinical disease has not been reported. Exotic breeds of sheep and their ...
M. A. Zaman
Theileriosis is an intracellular parasitic disease in tropical and subtropical countries and acts as a potential killer causing major constraint on animal�s productions leading to high morbidities and even mortalities. This review presents the actual status of Bovine Theileriosis (BTH) and their ass...