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Showing 1 to 20 of 69 for “"Anthrax"”.
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Anthrax toxin effects on B lymphocyte function
… cutaneous, gastrointestinal and inhalational anthrax. It has a number of virulence factors of which, the two toxins are of great importance. Lethal toxin is a zinc metaloprotease that cleaves the N terminus of the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) kinase family 1-7, with the exception of …
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Social determinants of human anthrax transmission in Zambia.
… an unprecedented increase in the number of human anthrax outbreaks in the Western Province where cycles of epidemic outbreaks commonly occur at the onset of rains after prolonged dry periods and frequent outbreaks occur in Chama District of Muchinga Province. Epidemics are triggered by an …
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Social determinants of human anthrax transmission in Zambia.
… an unprecedented increase in the number of human anthrax outbreaks in the Western Province where cycles of epidemic outbreaks commonly occur at the onset of rains after prolonged dry periods and frequent outbreaks occur in Chama District of Muchinga Province. Epidemics are triggered by an …
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Delivery of biomolecules into mammalian cells using anthrax toxin
… a non-toxic delivery platform derived from anthrax lethal toxin has been developed to overcome this challenge for the delivery of biomolecules into the cytosol of mammalian cells. The PA/LFN delivery platform has been used to deliver over 30 known biomolecules of diverse sequences, …
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Influence of site and soil type on the distribution of anthrax infectious sites and the contribution of anthrax to elephant mortality in Ethosha National park, Namibia
… pathogen, causes the deadly zoonotic disease anthrax. Anthrax outbreaks occur frequently in Etosha National Park (ENP). ENP has nine major soil types and a distinct rainfall gradient decreasing from east to west. The sporulation success of B. anthracis is believed to be influenced by soil …
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Generation of Biomarkers from Anthrax Spores by Catalysis and Analytical Pyrolysis
Anthrax spores, in weaponized form, are dangerous biological warfare agents. Handheld technology for the rapid detection of anthrax is greatly needed to improve national security. Methods to detect anthrax spores are diverse, with most taking at least an hour for positive identification. A viable …
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Risk mapping and ECO-Anthropological assessment of anthrax in the upper Zambezi Basin
Anthrax is an acute and invariably fatal zoonotic disease affecting multi-species and caused by a bacteria, Bacillus anthracis. In Zambia, anthrax has emerged as a serious ecosystem disease resulting in mortalities across humans, livestock and wildlife. The disease has had devastating effects on …
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Risk mapping and ECO-Anthropological assessment of anthrax in the upper Zambezi Basin
Anthrax is an acute and invariably fatal zoonotic disease affecting multi-species and caused by a bacteria, Bacillus anthracis. In Zambia, anthrax has emerged as a serious ecosystem disease resulting in mortalities across humans, livestock and wildlife. The disease has had devastating effects on …
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Compartmental and Simulation Models for Evaluating MedKit Prepositioning Strategies for Anthrax Attack Response
Since the 2001 anthrax attacks, public health officials have become concerned with planning for a potential large scale attack. Researchers have worked to model attack scenarios in order to evaluate various response policies. One response policy that has been proposed is to preemptively distribute …
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Development of Brucella abortus RB51 as a Vaccine to Protect Against Brucellosis and Anthrax
… including humans. Commercially available anthrax vaccines for immunization of humans are known to provide protection of limited duration and may not protect against the respiratory form of the disease. Commercially available live vaccines for animals have been shown to cause disease in …
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Isolation and taxonomic analysis of Bacillus species in Anthrax negative cases at Central Veterinary Laboratory, Namibia
The emergence of anthrax-like infections caused by Bacillus spp. other than Bacillus anthracis is quickly becoming a topical issue. This brought more concern to the scientific community, guardians of public health, and veterinarians around the world. Some bacillus species that cause anthrax-like …
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The construction and characterization of recombinant sindbis virus vectors as a platform for anthrax vaccine development
The intentional release of anthrax spores in the U. S. mail system and the subsequent fatalities have renewed interest in developing therapeutics to protect against B. anthracis. Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed (AVA) is the only licensed vaccine preparation currently used however, immunogenicity is …
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Dust bathing behaviours of Elephants, Zebras and Wildebeest and the potential risk of inhalational anthrax in Etosha National Park
… bacterium and the causative agent of the disease anthrax which commonly infects herbivorous animals. The disease is transmitted via three routes of infection: ingestion, cutaneous or inhalation of spores. This study investigated the seasonality of dust bathing as a possible contributor to …
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The relationship among nutrition, soil ingestion and anthrax occurrence in Zebra and Springbok in the Etosha National Park of Namibia
A thesis submitted in partiaol fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Masters of Science in rangeland resources management at the University of Namibia
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