76 research outputs found
Re-emergence of tularemia in Germany: Presence of <it>Francisella tularensis </it>in different rodent species in endemic areas
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Tularemia re-emerged in Germany starting in 2004 (with 39 human cases from 2004 to 2007) after over 40 years of only sporadic human infections. The reasons for this rise in case numbers are unknown as is the possible reservoir of the etiologic agent <it>Francisella (F.) tularensis</it>. No systematic study on the reservoir situation of <it>F. tularensis </it>has been published for Germany so far.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>We investigated three areas six to ten months after the initial tularemia outbreaks for the presence of <it>F. tularensis </it>among small mammals, ticks/fleas and water. The investigations consisted of animal live-trapping, serologic testing, screening by real-time-PCR and cultivation.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>A total of 386 small mammals were trapped. <it>F. tularensis </it>was detected in five different rodent species with carrier rates of 2.04, 6.94 and 10.87% per trapping area. None of the ticks or fleas (n = 432) tested positive for <it>F. tularensis</it>. We were able to demonstrate <it>F. tularensis-</it>specific DNA in one of 28 water samples taken in one of the outbreak areas.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>The findings of our study stress the need for long-term surveillance of natural foci in order to get a better understanding of the reasons for the temporal and spatial patterns of tularemia in Germany.</p
Larval density, temperature and biological aspects of Chrysomya megacephala (Diptera: Calliphoridae)
Larval dispersal and predation in experimental populations of Chrysomya albiceps and Cochliomyia macellaria (Diptera: Calliphoridae)
Arthur F. Marotti and Chanita Goodblatt, eds. Religious Diversity and Early Modern English Texts: Catholic, Judaic, Feminist, and Secular Dimensions. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 2013. vi + 368 pp. $54.95. ISBN: 978-0-8143-3955-8.
Donne's Satyre I and the Closure of the Law
Cet article montre que le fuyant interlocuteur dans Satyre I de John Donne, dĂ©signĂ© par lâexpression «fondling motley humorist», Ă©voque sans doute dĂ©libĂ©rĂ©ment les pĂ©nis douĂ©s de parole que l'on trouve dans les Ćuvres poĂ©tiques et philosophiques de Horace, Augustin et Montaigne. Cette hypothĂšse place le poĂšme de Donne, d'un point de vue gĂ©nĂ©ral, dans une longue tradition de rĂ©flexion au sujet de la possibilitĂ© de rĂ©guler, par la loi, les humains et en particulier, le dĂ©sir masculin. Ce qui place aussi ce poĂšme, d'un point de vue plus spĂ©cifique, dans le contexte d'une littĂ©rature professionnelle Ă©mergente, propre aux dĂ©buts de la loi moderne, dans laquelle l'Ă©motion et l'imagination Ă©taient sur le point d'ĂȘtre rĂ©primĂ©es par une conception plus restrictive, rationnelle et unitaire de la loi
A review of "Devising, Dying and Dispute: Probate Litigation in Early Modern England" by Lloyd Bonfield
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