human pathogen
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- Native hosts for the bacterial agent that causes Johne's disease are ruminants, which include cattle, sheep and goats among others.
- Fasciola Hepatica is a trematode that infects cattle and sheep, humans may be infected sporadically.
- Human pathogens transmitted by mosquitoes pose a significant threat to population health in New South Wales.
- The majority of emerging infectious disease agents affecting human are RNA viruses that originate from animals.
- Ehrlichia canis infection causes multisystemic disease in dogs (canine monocytic ehrlichiosis, CME) which is associated with variable morbidity and mortality.
- Pathogens associated with food production (livestock) animals come in many forms causing a multitude of disease for humans.
- Vibrio parahaemolyticus, a marine food-borne pathogen, has been proved to be a significant cause of human gastrointestinal disorders worldwide.
- Interactions between pathogens and commensal microbes are major contributors to health and disease.
- Lymphatic filariasis caused by Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi and B. timori, is a debilitating disease with an adverse social and economic impact.
- Yersinia pestis, the causative agent of plague, and the enteropathogen Yersinia pseudotuberculosis have nearly identical nucleotide similarity yet cause markedly different diseases.
- Following natural infection with Bartonella, dogs and humans develop comparable disease manifestations including endocarditis, peliosis hepatis, and granulomatous disease.
- Sub-saharan Africa is home to a variety of pathogens, but disease surveillance and the healthcare infrastructure necessary for proper management and control are severely limited.