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Tick abundance and infection with three zoonotic bacteria are heterogeneous in a Belgian peri-urban forest
Ixodes ricinus is a vector of several pathogens of public health interest. While forests are the primary habitat for I. ricinus, its abundance and infection prevalence are expected to vary within forest stands. T...
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Open AccessQuilA® adjuvanted Coxevac® sustains Th1-CD8+-type immunity and increases protection in Coxiella burnetii-challenged goats
Coxevac® is the EMA-approved veterinary vaccine for the protection of cattle and goats against Q fever, a zoonotic bacterial disease due to Coxiella burnetii. Since Coxevac® reduces bacterial shedding and clinica...
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Open AccessFarming, Q fever and public health: agricultural practices and beyond
Since the Neolithic period, humans have domesticated herbivores to have food readily at hand. The cohabitation with animals brought various advantages that drastically changed the human lifestyle but simultane...
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Open AccessThe need for European OneHealth/EcoHealth networks
Elaborating from the European One Health/Ecohealth (OH/EH) workshop that took place in fall 2016 and aimed to bring together different communities and explore collaborative potential, the creation of European ...
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Open AccessBuffer substitution in malaria rapid diagnostic tests causes false-positive results
Malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) are kits that generally include 20 to 25 test strips or cassettes, but only a single buffer vial. In field settings, laboratory staff occasionally uses saline, distilled w...
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Open AccessAssessment of the prozone effect in malaria rapid diagnostic tests
The prozone effect (or high doses-hook phenomenon) consists of false-negative or false-low results in immunological tests, due to an excess of either antigens or antibodies. Although frequently cited as a caus...
