DEVELOPMENT OF A NOVEL RODENT MODEL FOR DOG HEARTWORM MICROFILAREMIA USING THE SEVERE-COMBINED IMMUNODEFICIENCY MOUSE

Development of a novel rodent model for dog heartworm microfilaremia using the severe-combined immunodeficiency mouse

Abstract Dirofilaria immitis is a mosquito-borne parasitic nematode that causes fatal heartworm disease in canids.The microfilariae are essential for research, including drug screening and mosquito-parasite interactions.However, no reliable methods for maintaining microfilaria long-term are currently available.Therefore, we used severe combined imm

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Biodegradation Potential of White Rot Fungus in Waste Tire Rubber

Vehicle tires are high demand inputs in the transportation sector, however, at the end of their useful life they become a technical, economic, environmental and public health problem, due to their complex structure made up of various materials, especially vulcanized rubber.One possible saxemodel way to mitigate the environmental impact of waste tir

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Intracellular Spread of Rabies Virus Is Reduced in the Paralytic Form of Canine Rabies Compared to the Furious Form.

Studies of the furious and paralytic forms of canine rabies at the early stage of disease have shown a more rapid viral colonization of the cerebral hemispheres in the furious form, as measured by viral antigen within neuronal cell bodies and viral RNA levels.Measurement of cellular processes separate from neuronal cell body provides a visual recor

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Effect of the FIFA 11+ soccer specific warm up programme on the incidence of injuries: A cluster-randomised controlled trial.

BackgroundSoccer players incur injuries that typically affect their performance.Injuries are caused by intrinsic and extrinsic factors that call for multifactorial preventive interventions.The study examines the impact of the FIFA 11+ warm up programme on the incidence and severity of injuries in second division soccer players in Rwanda.MethodsTwel

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