Natural variation in host feeding behaviors impacts host disease and pathogen transmission potential
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.9865
Abstract: Abstract Animals ranging from mosquitoes to humans often vary their feeding behavior when infected or merely exposed to pathogens. These so‐called “sickness behaviors” are part of the innate immune response with many consequences, including avoiding… read more here.
Keywords: variation; transmission potential; feeding behaviors; host ... See more keywords
Transmission potential of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) onboard the diamond Princess Cruises Ship, 2020
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DOI: 10.1016/j.idm.2020.02.003
Abstract: Abstract An outbreak of COVID-19 developed aboard the Princess Cruises Ship during January–February 2020. Using mathematical modeling and time-series incidence data describing the trajectory of the outbreak among passengers and crew members, we characterize how… read more here.
Keywords: novel coronavirus; diamond princess; princess; transmission potential ... See more keywords
High COVID-19 transmission potential associated with re-opening universities can be mitigated with layered interventions
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-25169-3
Abstract: Controlling COVID-19 transmission in universities poses challenges due to the complex social networks and potential for asymptomatic spread. We developed a stochastic transmission model based on realistic mixing patterns and evaluated alternative mitigation strategies. We… read more here.
Keywords: high covid; potential associated; transmission; associated opening ... See more keywords
Transmission potential of human schistosomes can be driven by resource competition among snail intermediate hosts
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2116512119
Abstract: Significance Predicting how ecological interactions among vectors or intermediate hosts of human parasites influence transmission potential to humans remains challenging. Here, we focus on human schistosomiasis and demonstrate how resource competition among snails profoundly alters… read more here.
Keywords: competition among; production; resource competition; transmission potential ... See more keywords
Comparing transmission potential networks based on social network surveys, close contacts and environmental overlap in rural Madagascar
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DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2021.0690
Abstract: Social and spatial network analysis is an important approach for investigating infectious disease transmission, especially for pathogens transmitted directly between individuals or via environmental reservoirs. Given the diversity of ways to construct networks, however, it… read more here.
Keywords: social network; network; transmission; rural madagascar ... See more keywords
Transmission potential of Mayaro virus in Florida Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes
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DOI: 10.1111/mve.12322
Abstract: Mayaro virus (MAYV) is an emerging mosquito‐borne arbovirus present in Central and South America that causes arthralgia and febrile illness. Domestic mosquitoes Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) and Aedes albopictus are potential vectors of MAYV that… read more here.
Keywords: aedes aegypti; mayaro virus; infection; transmission potential ... See more keywords
Boosting of Thalamic D2 Dopaminergic Transmission: A Potential Strategy for Drug-Seeking Attenuation
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DOI: 10.1523/eneuro.0378-17.2017
Abstract: Abstract This commentary focuses on novel findings by Clark et al. (2017) published in eNeuro, which show that dopamine D2 receptors (D2Rs) in the paraventricular nucleus of the thalamus (PVT) are involved in cocaine sensitization.… read more here.
Keywords: dopaminergic transmission; drug seeking; transmission potential; drug ... See more keywords
Inferring the Urban Transmission Potential of Bat Influenza Viruses
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DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2020.00264
Abstract: Bats are considered natural reservoirs of various, potentially zoonotic viruses, exemplified by the influenza A-like viruses H17N10 and H18N11 in asymptomatic Neotropical bats. These influenza viruses are evolutionarily distinct, are poorly adapted to laboratory mice… read more here.
Keywords: potential bat; influenza viruses; influenza; transmission potential ... See more keywords