Sökning: "vector-borne"

Visar resultat 26 - 28 av 28 avhandlingar innehållade ordet vector-borne.

  1. 26. Identification and evaluation of antiviral compounds targeting Rift Valley fever virus

    Författare :Koushikul Islam; Clas Ahlm; Magnus Evander; Anna K. Överby; Johan Neyts; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :Rift Valley fever virus; antiviral; assay development; screening; drug discovery;

    Sammanfattning : Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV), a negative-stranded RNA virus, is the etiological agent of the vector-borne zoonotic disease Rift Valley fever (RVF). RVFV causes significant morbidity and mortality in humans and livestock throughout Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. LÄS MER

  3. 27. Determining the role of guanylate-binding proteins for host defense against Francisella tularensis

    Författare :Nasibeh Mohammadi; Anders Sjöstedt; Wolfgang P. Schröder; Anetta S. Härtlova; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Francisella tularensis; Guanylate-binding proteins; bone marrow-derived macrophages; IFN-γ activation; cytokine patterns; inflammasome pathways; co-infection; mouse co-culture model; Biochemistry; biokemi; immunologi; Immunology; mikrobiologi; Microbiology; molekylärbiologi; Molecular Biology; Infectious Diseases; infektionssjukdomar;

    Sammanfattning : Francisella tularensis is a highly virulent, intracellular bacterium and the causative agent of the human disease tularemia. This is a zoonotic, often vector-borne disease. Due to its intracellular nature, F. LÄS MER

  4. 28. Otherness and disease in Reunion : The politicisation of the 2005 to 2007 chikungunya epidemic

    Författare :Karine Aasgaard Jansen; Tove Ingebjørg Fjell; Astrid Blystad; Line Alice Ytrehus; Pamila Gupta; University of Bergen; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES;

    Sammanfattning : In this dissertation I investigate how decolonisation through inclusion instead of independence has affected processes of othering, and reactions to being othered. By othering I mean discursive colonial practices described by post-colonial theories, in which racial and cultural difference is produced as inferior vis-à-vis the “superior” West. LÄS MER