In 2005, 13.5% of clinic-admitted raptors in northern Colorado tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV). Clinic-admitted-raptor surveillance detected WNV activity nearly 14 weeks earlier than other surveillance systems. WNV surveillance using live raptor admissions to rehabilitation clinics may offer a novel surveillance method and should be considered along with other techniques already in use.

INTRODUCTION The burden of chronic diseases is rapidly increasing worldwide. In Australia rural populations have a greater burden of disease. Chronic diseases are largely preventable with diet as a key risk factor. With respect to diet-related chronic disease, dietary risk may be due to poor food access, namely, poor availability and/or the high cost of healthy food. It is likely that poor food...

West Nile virus (WNV) is a leading cause of mosquito-borne disease in the United States. Annual seasonal outbreaks vary in size and location. Predicting where and when higher than normal WNV transmission will occur can help direct limited public health resources. We developed models for the contiguous United States to identify meteorological anomalies associated with above average incidence of ...

background: west nile virus (wnv) is a vector-borneagent that is maintained within a bird-mosquito cycle. in humansand equids, infection by this agent is usually asymptomatic, orcharacterized by a mild febrile illness. however, fatal meningoencephalitisor encephalitis may occur. objectives:the aim ofthis study was to evaluate the prevalence of wnvinfection andcorrelation of this organism with h...

S. L. Lindauer, J. A. Vargo, S. Coon, R. R. Raylman, M. Thomas, R. G. Spencer, S. E. Alway, and S. Velan Center for Advanced Imaging and Department of Radiology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, United States, Section of Digestive Diseases, Department of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, United States, Radiology, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, United Sta...

2 Department of Breast Surgery, West China Hospital/West China School of Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China. 3 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Women’s Hospital, University of Basel, Switzerland. 4 Department of Oncology, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital/West China School of Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China; 5 Laboratory of ...

ultrasonically-excited energetic materials J. K. Miller, J. O. Mares, I. E. Gunduz, S. F. Son, and J. F. Rhoads School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA Maurice J. Zucrow Laboratories, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA Ray W. Herrick Laboratories, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA Birck Nanotechnology Center,...

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SYNOPSIS INTRODUCTION Brain-based learning, a recent approach in the educational literature, is related with the structure and the relation of the functioning of the brain with learning. The pioneers of this approach (Caine & Caine, 1994) have come up with principles about brain and learning. Another recent approach, constructivism, is also concerned with teaching and learning and has brought i...