10 research outputs found
Noemacheilus menoni, a new species of fish from Malappara, Periyar Tiger Reserve, Kerala
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Chapter 34 of training manual "Recent advances in harvest and post-harvest technologies in fisheries"Not AvailableNot Availabl
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Chapter 14 of book "Outlook of Climate Change and Fish Nutrition"Biotoxins in aquatic ecosystem have major implications in both aquatic and human health. More than 100 known species of marine algae are harmful. Major 5 groups of biotoxins have been classified till date but the advent of climate change across globe results in various changes in their type and congeners. Several biotic and abiotic factors along with coastal eutrophication and seasonal upwelling enhance the blooming of HABs, due to the abundance of high nutrient contents along with regional warming. HABs are responsible for the production of biotoxins via consumption contaminated bivalve mollusks (PSP and DSP) and large predatory reef fishes (ciguatoxin). This opens up immense research opportunities in the characterization of the toxin produced by the HABs. Several reports are available suggesting that HABs are spatially and temporally distributed causing morbidity and death in marine organisms. Analysis of biotoxins has been up trended with latest technologies but still MBA remains legal as per regulatory guidelines. This chapter aims to focus on different types of biotoxins produced, several factors affecting its emergence in aquatic ecosystems due to climate change and their analysis.Not Availabl
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Chapter 10 of Book "Advanced Spectroscopic Techniques for Food Quality"Food fraud is a serious issue for the global food supply chain, with far-reaching social, economic and public health consequences. The European Committee for Standardization (CEN) defines food fraud as an intentional false claim about the characteristics of a food product. In general, food fraud comprises substitution or dilution of a high-value component of a product, counterfeiting of a genuine product, economically motivated mislabelling and concealment of product information such as species identity and geographical origin, enhancement by adding undeclared substances and selling a genuine product on the grey market.Not Availabl
Emergence of multidrug resistant, ctx negative seventh pandemic Vibrio cholerae O1 El Tor sequence type (ST) 69 in coastal water of Kerala, India
Abstract Seventh pandemic Vibrio choleare O1 El Tor strain is responsible for the on-going pandemic outbreak of cholera globally. This strain evolved from non-pathogenic V. cholerae by acquiring seventh pandemic gene (VC 2346), pandemic Islands (VSP1 and VSP2), pathogenicity islands (VP1 and VP2) and CTX prophage region. The cholera toxin production is mainly attributed to the presence of ctx gene in these strains. However, several variants of this strain emerged as hybrid strains or atypical strains. The present study aimed to assess the aquatic environment of Cochin, India, over a period of 5Â years for the emergence of multidrug resistant V. cholerae and its similarity with seventh pandemic strain. The continuous surveillance and monitoring resulted in the isolation of ctx negative, O1 positive V. cholerae isolate (VC6) from coastal water, Cochin, Kerala. The isolate possessed the biotype specific O1 El Tor tcpA gene and lacked other biotype specific ctx, zot, ace and rst genes. Whole genome analysis revealed the isolate belongs to pandemic sequence type (ST) 69 with the possession of pandemic VC2346 gene, pathogenic island VPI1, VPI2, and pandemic island VSP1 and VSP2. The isolate possessed several insertion sequences and the SXT/R391 family related Integrative Conjugative Elements (ICEs). In addition to this, the isolate genome carried virulence genes such as VgrG, mshA, ompT, toxR, ompU, rtxA, als, VasX, makA, and hlyA and antimicrobial resistance genes such as gyrA, dfrA1, strB, parE, sul2, parC, strA, VC1786ICE9-floR, and catB9. Moreover, the phylogenetic analysis suggests that the isolate genome is more closely related to seventh pandemic V. cholerae O1 N16961 strain. This study reports the first incidence of environmental ctx negative seventh pandemic V. choleare O1 El Tor isolate, globally and its presence in the aquatic system likely to induce toxicity in terms of public health point of view. The presence of this isolate in the aquatic environment warns the strict implementation of the epidemiological surveillance on the occurrence of emerging strains and the execution of flagship program for the judicious use of antibiotics in the aquatic ecosystem
Pregnancy and neonatal outcomes of COVID -19: coreporting of common outcomes from PAN-COVID and AAP-SONPM registries
Objective
Few large cohort studies have reported data on maternal, fetal, perinatal and neonatal outcomes associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARSâCoVâ2) infection in pregnancy. We report the outcome of infected pregnancies from a collaboration formed early during the pandemic between the investigators of two registries, the UK and Global Pregnancy and Neonatal outcomes in COVIDâ19 (PANâCOVID) study and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Section on NeonatalâPerinatal Medicine (SONPM) National Perinatal COVIDâ19 Registry.
Methods
This was an analysis of data from the PANâCOVID registry (1 January to 25 July 2020), which includes pregnancies with suspected or confirmed maternal SARSâCoVâ2 infection at any stage in pregnancy, and the AAPâSONPM National Perinatal COVIDâ19 registry (4 April to 8 August 2020), which includes pregnancies with positive maternal testing for SARSâCoVâ2 from 14âdays before delivery to 3âdays after delivery. The registries collected data on maternal, fetal, perinatal and neonatal outcomes. The PANâCOVID results are presented overall for pregnancies with suspected or confirmed SARSâCoVâ2 infection and separately in those with confirmed infection.
Results
We report on 4005 pregnant women with suspected or confirmed SARSâCoVâ2 infection (1606 from PANâCOVID and 2399 from AAPâSONPM). For obstetric outcomes, in PANâCOVID overall and in those with confirmed infection in PANâCOVID and AAPâSONPM, respectively, maternal death occurred in 0.5%, 0.5% and 0.2% of cases, early neonatal death in 0.2%, 0.3% and 0.3% of cases and stillbirth in 0.5%, 0.6% and 0.4% of cases. Delivery was preterm (<â37âweeks' gestation) in 12.0% of all women in PANâCOVID, in 16.1% of those women with confirmed infection in PANâCOVID and in 15.7% of women in AAPâSONPM. Extreme preterm delivery (<â27âweeks' gestation) occurred in 0.5% of cases in PANâCOVID and 0.3% in AAPâSONPM. Neonatal SARSâCoVâ2 infection was reported in 0.9% of all deliveries in PANâCOVID overall, in 2.0% in those with confirmed infection in PANâCOVID and in 1.8% in AAPâSONPM; the proportions of neonates tested were 9.5%, 20.7% and 87.2%, respectively. The rates of a smallâforâgestationalâage (SGA) neonate were 8.2% in PANâCOVID overall, 9.7% in those with confirmed infection and 9.6% in AAPâSONPM. Mean gestationalâageâadjusted birthâweight Zâscores were â0.03 in PANâCOVID and â0.18 in AAPâSONPM.
Conclusions
The findings from the UK and USA registries of pregnancies with SARSâCoVâ2 infection were remarkably concordant. Preterm delivery affected a higher proportion of women than expected based on historical and contemporaneous national data. The proportions of pregnancies affected by stillbirth, a SGA infant or early neonatal death were comparable to those in historical and contemporaneous UK and USA data. Although maternal death was uncommon, the rate was higher than expected based on UK and USA population data, which is likely explained by underascertainment of women affected by milder or asymptomatic infection in pregnancy in the PANâCOVID study, although not in the AAPâSONPM study. The data presented support strong guidance for enhanced precautions to prevent SARSâCoVâ2 infection in pregnancy, particularly in the context of increased risks of preterm delivery and maternal mortality, and for priority vaccination of pregnant women and women planning pregnancy. Copyright © 2021 ISUOG. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd