Many of the Vibrio spp. are major public health concerns globally. cholerae and parahaemolyticus etiology pandemic epidemic diarrhea foodborne illness, respectively. Poultry has potential to harbor pathogenic spp., which can have a detrimental impact on if they transmitted humans. We, therefore, screened 54 cloacal swab samples from healthy chickens (broiler=27, backyard= 27) detect V. parahaem...

Diagnosis of resistance to chloroquine by Plasmodium vivax: timing of recurrence and whole blood levels. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 1997;56:621–6. 9. Pan-American Health Organization. Generic protocol for antimalarial drug-effi cacy studies in the Américas. Effi cacy of chlo-roquine for the treatment of Plasmodium vivax malaria. al. HPLC analysis of anti-malaria agent, chloroquine in blood and tissue f...

M. synoviae (MS) is an economically important pathogen and the major cause of airsacculitis and infectious synovitis in turkeys. Infection with this pathogen may remain asymptomatic but can render infected birds susceptible to secondary infections. This study was carried out for the molecular detection of MS infection in commercial and backyard turkey flocks in Tehran, Semnan, Isfahan, Qazvin, ...

Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium (S. Typhimurium) is a leading cause of salmonellosis. Poultry and poultry products are implicated in transmission of Salmonella to humans. In 2013, an outbreak of S Typhimurium occurred that comprised 39 states within the United States and was associated with backyard flocks of chickens. Colonization of the avian host by S Typhimurium requires numerous ge...

BACKGROUND The novel influenza A(H7N9) virus has caused 2013 spring and 2013-2014 winter waves of human infections since its first emergence in China in March 2013. Exposure to live poultry is a risk factor for H7N9 infection. Public psychobehavioral responses often change during progression of an epidemic. METHODS We conducted population-based surveys in southern China to examine human expos...