Browsing OSU - Faculty and Staff Publications by Subject "Vaccine Related"
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Risk of encountering questing ticks (Ixodidae) and the prevalence of tickborne pathogens in Oklahoma state parks
(Society of Southwestern Entomologists, 2018-06)State parks, used by many for various kinds of recreation, are also places where people and their companion animals are exposed to ticks and tickborne pathogens. While most studies in state parks in the United States have ... -
Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection among pregnant women in Windhoek, Namibia, in 2016
(AOSIS, 2020-05-13)Background: When a pregnant woman contracts Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) infection during pregnancy, it may be vertically transmitted to the foetus. Information on the incidence of congenital toxoplasmosis (CT) in developing ... -
Shiga toxin 2 overexpression in Escherichia coli O157:H7 strains associated with severe human disease
(Elsevier, 2011-12)Variation in disease severity among Escherichia coli O157:H7 infections may result from differential expression of Shiga toxin 2 (Stx2). Eleven strains belonging to four prominent phylogenetic clades, including clade 8 ... -
Sigma factor n, liaison to an ntrC and rpoS dependent regulatory pathway controlling acid resistance and the LEE in enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli
(Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012)Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) is dependent on acid resistance for gastric passage and low oral infectious dose, and the locus of enterocyte effacement (LEE) for intestinal colonization. Mutation of rpoN, encoding ... -
Spatial and temporal risk as drivers for adoption of foot and mouth disease vaccination
(Elsevier, 2018-08-09)Identifying the drivers of vaccine adoption decisions under varying levels of perceived disease risk and benefit provides insight into what can limit or enhance vaccination uptake. To address the relationship of perceived ... -
Updated checklist of the mosquitoes of Oklahoma including new state records and West Nile virus vectors, 2003-06
(The American Mosquito Control Association, 2015-12)The mosquito fauna of Oklahoma has not been evaluated since 1965 and no report has been published concerning species associated with urban areas in the state. Mosquito collections were conducted as part of the West Nile ... -
Updated distribution of Aedes albopictus in Oklahoma, and implications in arbovirus transmission
(The American Mosquito Control Association, 2015-03)A series of statewide surveys were conducted in Oklahoma in the summers between 1991 and 2004 to identify the distribution of Aedes albopictus. Adult mosquitoes were identified in 63 counties, bringing the currently known ...