Bayesian accuracy estimates of environmental sampling for determining herd paratuberculosis infection status and its association with the within-herd individual fecal culture prevalence in Québec dairies.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2021.105510
Abstract: The objectives of this retrospective analysis were to: 1) estimate the diagnostic sensitivity (Se) and specificity (Sp) of bacterial culture of environmental samples for determining Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) infection status in Québec dairies,… read more here.
Keywords: environmental sampling; positive environmental; prevalence; environmental samples ... See more keywords
Indoor Air Quality and Environmental Sampling as Support Tools to Detect SARS-CoV-2 in the Healthcare Setting
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DOI: 10.1097/jom.0000000000002284
Abstract: Supplemental Digital Content is available in the text Objectives: To evaluate severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) spread inside the healthcare setting using environmental sampling and indoor air quality (IAQ) parameters. Methods: Ward/ICU rooms… read more here.
Keywords: healthcare setting; environmental sampling; sars cov; air quality ... See more keywords
Application of environmental sampling to investigate a case of avian chlamydiosis in a pet store and breeding facility leading to mass bird exposures.
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DOI: 10.1111/zph.13045
Abstract: Chlamydia psittaci is a bacterium that causes chlamydiosis in birds and can cause zoonotic psittacosis in people. In November 2017, we received notification of a suspected case of avian chlamydiosis in a captive cockatiel (Nymphicus… read more here.
Keywords: facility; case avian; environmental sampling; chlamydiosis ... See more keywords
Genomic Epidemiology Links Burkholderia pseudomallei from Individual Human Cases to B. pseudomallei from Targeted Environmental Sampling in Northern Australia
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DOI: 10.1128/jcm.01648-21
Abstract: Each case of melioidosis results from a single event when a human is infected by the environmental bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei. Darwin, in tropical northern Australia, has the highest incidences of melioidosis globally, and the Darwin… read more here.
Keywords: burkholderia pseudomallei; environmental sampling; northern australia; epidemiology ... See more keywords
The feasibility of SARS-CoV-2 surveillance using wastewater and environmental sampling in Indonesia
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0274793
Abstract: Background Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) surveillance as an early warning system (EWS) for monitoring community transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in low- and middle-income country (LMIC) settings, where diagnostic testing capacity is limited, needs further exploration. We explored… read more here.
Keywords: surveillance; environmental sampling; feasibility; wastewater environmental ... See more keywords
Hands off the Mink! Using Environmental Sampling for SARS-CoV-2 Surveillance in American Mink
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20021248
Abstract: Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, numerous non-human species were shown to be susceptible to natural infection by SARS-CoV-2, including farmed American mink. Once infected, American mink can transfer the virus from mink to human and mink… read more here.
Keywords: live animal; surveillance american; environmental sampling; mink ... See more keywords