Integrated Serosurveillance of Infectious Diseases Using Multiplex Bead Assays: A Systematic Review by Selina Ward, Harriet L. S. Lawford, Benn Sartorius, Colleen L. Lau

“…Integrated serological surveillance (serosurveillance) involves testing for antibodies to multiple pathogens (or species) simultaneously and can be achieved using multiplex bead assays (MBAs). …”
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The Complete Mitochondrial Genome of the American Palm Cixiid, Haplaxius crudus (Hemiptera: Cixiidae) by Lidia Komondy, Jose Huguet-Tapia, Marina S. Ascunce, Ericka E. Helmick, Erica M. Goss, Brian W. Bahder

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Efficacy of Pre-mixed Fungicides Against Rhizoctonia solani and Macrophomina phaseolina Isolated from Soybean by Chetan Karoda, Pawan K. Amrate, Laxman Singh Lovewanshi, Shubham Patidar, Sanjay Kharte

“…Rhizoctonia solani and Macrophomina phaseolina. The pathogens were isolated from infected soybean plants and identified based on cultural and morphological characteristics. …”
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Western Blot as a Confirmatory Test for Lyme Disease by Harvey Artsob

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Seasonality and the effectiveness of mass vaccination by Dennis L. Chao, Dobromir T. Dimitrov

“…., school calendars or seasonal migration).If a pathogen is only transmissible for a limited period of time each year,then seasonal outbreaks could infect fewer individuals than expected given the pathogen's in-season transmissibility.Influenza, with its short serial interval and long season,probably spreads throughout a population until a substantial fraction of susceptible individuals are infected.Dengue, with a long serial interval and shorter season,may be constrained by its short transmission season rather than the depletion of susceptibles.Using mathematical modeling, we show that mass vaccination is most efficient,in terms of infections prevented per vaccine administered,at high levels of coverage for pathogens that have relatively long epidemicseasons, like influenza, and at low levels of coverage for pathogens with short epidemic seasons, like dengue.Therefore, the length of a pathogen's epidemic season may need to beconsidered when evaluating the costs and benefits of vaccination programs.…”
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Grepafloxacin Clinical Program for Lower Respiratory Tract Infections by Arne C Rodloff

“…Unlike older quinolones, grepafloxacin has excellent activity against Gram-positive organisms, which include Streptococcus pneumoniae and “atypical” pathogens Legionella species. Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Chlamydia pneumoniae. …”
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Antimicrobial Activity of <i>Zingiber Officinale</i> and <i>Allium Sativum</i> on some Drug Resistant Bacterial Isolates by S.E. Emmanuel, E.O. Ehinmitan, R.S. Bodunde, J.C. Joseph

“…Increasing multi-drug resistance of pathogens forces researchers to find alternative compounds for treatment of infectious diseases. …”
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The First case of Locally Acquired Tick-Borne Babesia Microti Infection in Canada by Jared MP Bullard, Arshad N Ahsanuddin, Anamarija M Perry, L Robbin Lindsay, Mahmood Iranpour, Antonia Dibernardo, Paul G Van Caeseele

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Current status of recombinant duck enteritis virus vector vaccine research by Wen-Feng Jia, An-Ping Wang, Zhi Wu, Xin-Nuo Lei, Yu-Ting Cheng, Shan-Yuan Zhu

“…Duck enteritis virus (DEV), the pathogen of duck viral enteritis, belongs to the α-herpesvirus subfamily. …”
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Bacteriophage Administration Reduces the Concentration of Listeria monocytogenes in the Gastrointestinal Tract and Its Translocation to Spleen and Liver in Experimentally Infected... by Volker Mai, Maria Ukhanova, Lee Visone, Tamar Abuladze, Alexander Sulakvelidze

“…To investigate the efficacy of phage supplementation in reducing pathogen numbers, mice were treated via oral gavage with a Listeria monocytogenes phage preparation (designated ListShield) before being orally infected with L. monocytogenes. …”
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Pattern Recognition via the Toll-Like Receptor System in the Human Female Genital Tract by Kaei Nasu, Hisashi Narahara

“…Rapid innate immune defenses against microbial infection usually involve the recognition of invading pathogens by specific pattern-recognition receptors recently attributed to the family of Toll-like receptors (TLRs). …”
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Antimicrobial Activity of <i>Zingiber Officinale</i> and <i>Allium Sativum</i> on some Drug Resistant Bacterial Isolates by S.E. Emmanuel, E.O. Ehinmitan, R.S. Bodunde, J.C. Joseph

“…Increasing multi-drug resistance of pathogens forces researchers to find alternative compounds for treatment of infectious diseases. …”
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Kennel Disinfectants for Microsporum canis and Trichophyton sp. by Karen A. Moriello

“…Control plates grew >300 colonies of each pathogen per plate. Enilconazole, sodium hypochlorite (all dilutions), accelerated hydrogen peroxide, and 2% potassium peroxymonosulfate (but not 1%) inhibited all growth of both pathogens at 1 : 10, 1 : 5, and 1 : 1 dilutions. …”
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Potential Infectious Complications in Pig Xenograft Donors and Recipients by Nicolas J. Mueller, Linda Scobie

“…The concept of “designated pathogen-free donor animals” was developed to ensure elimination of pathogens during the breeding of donor animals to mitigate this occurrence. …”
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Monkeypox and other orthopoxvirus zoonoses by K. N. Gruzdev

“…This requires strengthening the epizootological and epidemiological monitoring of orthopoxvirus zoonotic pathogens.…”
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A Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay for the Detection of Herpes Simplex Virus, Cytomegalovirus, and Varicella-Zoster Virus in Cerebrospinal Fluid by Tatjana Luzius, Samuel D. Jeske, Julia Baer, Uta Goelnitz, Ulrike Protzer, Jochen M. Wettengel

“…Early detection of treatable viral pathogens such as Herpes simplex virus (HSV), Cytomegalovirus (CMV), and Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) is essential for initiating appropriate therapies. …”
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Anthroponoses: humans infecting animals with infectious diseases by Clement Meseko, Peace Ochai, Meshach Maina

“…Also, most recently, SARS-CoV-2, the causative pathogen of COVID-19, has been retransmitted from humans to animals in a phenomenon described as “reverse zoonoses.” …”
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Recent Advances in Laboratory Diagnosis of Hepatitis C Virus Infection by RK Chaudhary

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Culex quinquefasciatus: status as a threat to island avifauna and options for genetic control by Tim Harvey-Samuel, Thomas Ant, Jolene Sutton, Chris N. Niebuhr, Samoa Asigau, Patricia Parker, Steven Sinkins, Luke Alphey

“…Abstract The avifauna endemic to islands is particularly susceptible to population declines and extinctions resulting from the introduction of non-native pathogens. Three pathogens of concern are the avian malaria parasites, the avian poxviruses, and West Nile virus—each of which can be transmitted by Culex quinquefasciatus, a highly adaptive and invasive mosquito. …”
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Clinical Characteristics and Nomogram for Predicting Mortality in Patients with Postoperative Bloodstream Infection in Surgical Intensive Care Unit by Zengli Xiao, Yao Sun, Huiying Zhao, Youzhong An

“…The distribution of pathogens and clinical characteristics of patients with PBSI were analyzed. …”
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