OVERVIEW OF THE EPIDEMIC SITUATION ON CERTAIN INFECTIOUS ANIMAL DISEASES IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION IN 2018 by N. S. Bardina, A. V. Varkentin, A. K. Karaulov

“…The paper presents the results of analysis of epidemic situation on infectious animal diseases subject to compulsory OIE notification: FMD, African swine fever, classical swine fever, lumpy skin disease, sheep and goat pox, and highly pathogenic avian influenza. The paper presents data on the specified diseases situation in the Russian Federation, broken down by Subjects, and also provides a comparative description of the data for 2017 and 2018. …”
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Source attribution of human campylobacteriosis at the point of exposure by combining comparative exposure assessment and subtype comparison based on comparative genomic fingerprint... by André Ravel, Matt Hurst, Nicoleta Petrica, Julie David, Steven K Mutschall, Katarina Pintar, Eduardo N Taboada, Frank Pollari

“…It used isolates from clinical cases and from eight potential exposure sources (chicken, cattle and pig manure, retail chicken, beef, pork and turkey meat, and surface water) collected within a single sentinel site of an integrated surveillance system for enteric pathogens in Canada. Overall, 1518 non-human isolates and 250 isolates from domestically-acquired human cases were subtyped and their subtype profiles analyzed for source attribution using two attribution models modified to include exposure. …”
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Major heavy metals and human gut microbiota composition: a systematic review with nutritional approach by Mahsa Rezazadegan, Bita Forootani, Yeganeh Hoveyda, Niloufar Rezazadegan, Reza Amani

“…Abstract Background The human gut microbiota has a critical role in several aspects of host homeostasis, such as immune development, metabolism, nutrition, and defense against pathogens during life. It can be sensitive to xenobiotics including drugs, diet, or even environmental pollutants, especially heavy metals (HMs). …”
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Inferring the energy cost of resistance to parasitic infection and its link to a trade-off by Frédéric Douhard, Carole Moreno-Romieux, Andrea B. Doeschl-Wilson

“…Here we investigate immune energy cost induced by infection, and their potential link to a trade-off between host resistance and fat storage that we previously exposed in sheep divergently selected for resistance to a pathogenic helminth. Results To this purpose, we developed a mathematical model of host-parasite interaction featuring individual changes in energy allocation over the course of infection. …”
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Ecological monitoring of landscape technogenic neoplasms by Daria A. Dostovalova, Alexander Z. Glukhov, Nikolay S. Podgorodetsky, Sergey P. Zhukov

“…A visual assessment of the following diagnostic signs of OCD was carried out: crown density, the presence of dead branches on the trunk and the degree of damage to the leaves by toxicants, pathogens and insects (the average area of necrosis, chlorosis and overeating).…”
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Infusion therapy for chronic liver diseases by I. A. Kurkina, M. V. Mayevskaya, I. N. Tikhonov, V. N. Zozulya, V. I. Leschenko

“…To present modern options of comprehensive infusion therapy at various liver diseases, indications and contraindications for application of basic blood substitute groups, and pathogenically justified approaches for their use. Summary. …”
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Embolic risk management in infective endocarditis: predicting the ‘embolic roulette’ by Adela Mihaela Șerban, Diana Pepine, Andreea Inceu, Alexandra Dadarlat, Alexandru Achim

“…Early identification and characterisation of embolic risk factors, including vegetation size, mobility and echogenicity assessed through transthoracic and transoesophageal echocardiography, but also certain pathogens and biomarkers are important for guiding clinical decisions. …”
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Storage life for seeds of perennial grasses for breeding nurseries by N. A. Feoktistova

“…Variations in seed germination rates among the seeds obtained in different years and those harvested within the same year changed with an increase of the storage period duration (V = 3.6–29.8 %), which attested to a greater heterogeneity of the material under study and could be caused by the presence and development of pathogenic microflora on seeds. Promising seed samples for breeding or for storage, with laboratory germination rates from 79 to 50 %, can be sown with an increased seeding rate on certain plots; meanwhile, the estimated maximum practical use for the seeds of awnless bromegrass is up to 3.5 years; for red clover up to 5.5 years; and for changeable alfalfa up to 8.5 years.…”
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Application and Clinical Effectiveness of Antibiotic-Loaded Bone Cement to Promote Soft Tissue Granulation in the Treatment of Neuropathic Diabetic Foot Ulcers Complicated by Osteo... by Regis Ernest Mendame Ehya, Hao Zhang, Baiwen Qi, Aixi Yu

“…Results show that compared with the control group, patients in the study group had significant difference in the number of patients for baseline pathogens eradication, short NRS pain score, hospital length of stay and cost, wound surface reduction, healing time, low rate of complications, and infection recurrence. …”
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Combinations of TLR Ligands: A Promising Approach in Cancer Immunotherapy by Saskia Stier, Claudia Maletzki, Ulrike Klier, Michael Linnebacher

“…Toll-like receptors (TLRs), a family of pattern recognition receptors recognizing molecules expressed by pathogens, are typically expressed by immune cells. …”
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Enhancement of the Antibacterial Efficiency of Silver Nanoparticles against Gram-Positive and Gram-Negative Bacteria Using Blue Laser Light by Anes Al-Sharqi, Kasing Apun, Micky Vincent, Devagi Kanakaraju, Lesley Maurice Bilung

“…The results suggested that Ag-NPs in the presence of visible light exhibit strong antibacterial activity which could be used to inactivate harmful and pathogenic microorganisms.…”
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Chronic Benign Tubular Albuminuria From Compound Heterozygous Variants in : A Case Report by Adam Pietrobon, Mark D. Elliott

“…Diagnosis: Genetic testing identified 3 distinct pathogenic variants in CUBN that were confirmed by segregation analysis to be a compound heterozygous mode of inheritance. …”
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Resistance of <i>Wolbachia</i> to Trimethoprim: Insights into Genes Encoding Dihydrofolate Reductase, Thymidylate Synthase and Serine Hydroxymethyltransferase in the Rickettsiales by Ann M. Fallon

“…Unlike <i>thyA</i>, <i>thyX</i> lacks a human counterpart and thus provides a potential target for the treatment of infections caused by pathogenic members of the Rickettsiales.…”
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Rift Valley Fever in Rwanda Is Urging for Enhancing Global Health Security Through Multisectoral One Health Strategy by Claude Mambo Muvunyi, Jean Claude Semuto Ngabonziza, Emmanuel Edwar Siddig, Ayman Ahmed

“…We recommend exploring cost-effective human and/or animal vaccination mechanisms for RVF, integrating AI-powered drones into dis-ease vectors surveillance and control, and the routine implementation of genomics-enhanced xenosurveillance to monitor changes in pathogens and vectors dynamics in order to inform poli-cymaking and guide the control interventions.…”
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Improvement of Hand Hygiene Practices among the Healthcare Workers in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit by Abdullahel Amaan, Sanjoy Kumer Dey, Khainoor Zahan

“…Healthcare workers’ (HCWs) hands become progressively colonized with potential pathogens during their patient care and act as a vehicle for transmission of microorganisms to other patients. …”
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Analysis of the inheritance of the marker SCAR-R1A, linked to the <i>Rpf1</i> red stele root rot resistance gene, in strawberry hybrid progeny by A. S. Lyzhin, I. V. Luk’yanchuk

“…Background. Resistance to pathogens is an important breeding trait of a cultivar. …”
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Physicochemical parameters, microbiological quality, and antibacterial activity of honey from the Bucovina region of Romania by Liliana Luca, Daniela Pauliuc, Florin Ursachi, Mircea Oroian

“…The antibacterial activity was examined against the growth of four pathogenic bacterial strains (Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 29213, Escherichia coli ATCC 25922, Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 27853, and Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium ATCC 14028) by the diffusion test in the agar well and by determining the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and the minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC). …”
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The Bacterial Profile and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns of Urinary Tract Infection Patients at Pawe General Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia by Abayeneh Girma, Aleka Aemiro

“…The purpose of this study was to isolate, characterize, and determine the antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of bacterial pathogens associated with urinary tract infection at Pawe General Hospital in Northwest Ethiopia. …”
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Profiling bacterial communities of irrigation water and leafy green vegetables produced by small-scale farms and sold in informal settlements in South Africa by D. M. Kgoale, J. K. Gokul, S. Duvenage, E. M. Du Plessis, L. Korsten

“…In commercial production systems, leafy green vegetables have increasingly been reported as associated with foodborne pathogens and disease outbreaks. Little is known of the presence of these organisms on leafy green vegetables in the informal unregulated food systems. …”
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Chemical Composition and Antibacterial and Antioxidant Activities of Stem Bark Essential Oil and Extracts of Solanecio gigas by Mequanint Molla Yitayeh, Amanu Monie Wassihun

“…The aim of this research is to look at the chemical makeup of Solanecio gigas (S. gigas) stem bark essential oil (EO), as well as the effectiveness of EO and extracts (chloroform, ethyl acetate, and methanol) against human pathogenic bacteria and their antioxidant activity. …”
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