Although no direct evidence was found that Ae. albopictus is serving as a vector for La Crosse virus encephalitis, LAC virus continues to circulate in the sciurid amplifier host population and Ae. albopictus was shown to ...

Bovine leukemia virus (BLV) was studied in naturally-infected cattle to clarify the cellular tropism of the virus at different stages of disease and obtain further evidence of a genetic basis for the development of ...

The clinical and pathophysiologic conditions necessary for liver alkaline phosphatase isoenzymes to increase in canine blood were examined. It was first shown by a clinical study that increased serum activity of the ...

The agglutinin-like sequence (ALS) gene family of C. albicans consists of eight genes, some of which encode proteins with adhesive functions. Protein function across the entire family is unknown. The central assumption ...

Cryptosporidium parvum is a significant protozoal pathogen of both humans and animals worldwide. Since little is known about the mechanisms of attachment and invasion of C. parvum sporozoites to host cells, our goal was ...

Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) is an obligate intracellular apicomplexan protozoan parasite that infects about one-third of the world population, with estimated medical costs and loss of productivity in the USA alone amounting ...

The ALS gene family encodes large cell-surface glycoproteins associated with C. albicans pathogenesis. Als proteins are thought to act as adhesin molecules binding to host tissues. Wide variation in expression levels among ...

The occurrence of many diseases such as schistosomiasis could be dramatically reduced if people had adequate access to clean water and sanitation. To improve control of S. haematobium transmission, I propose that control ...

Occupational and environmental pulmonary exposure to carbon nanotubes (CNT) is considered to be a health risk with a very low threshold of tolerance as determined by the Center for Disease Control. Cell lines exposed to ...

Neutrophil function was evaluated in vitro 24 and 48 hours after administration of a single IV dose of dexamethasone sodium phosphate (0.088 mg/kg) to adult horses. Neutrophils were separated from whole blood using a ...