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This is a list of zoonotic diseases, infectious diseases that can jump from a non-human animal to a human. Disease [1] ... domesticated birds such as chickens [2]
Chikungunya virus disease in humans is associated with elevated serum levels of specific cytokines and chemokines. High levels of specific cytokines have been linked to more severe acute disease: interleukin-6 (IL-6), IL-1β , RANTES , monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 (MCP-1), monokine induced by gamma interferon (MIG), and interferon gamma ...
Dermanyssus gallinae (also known as the red mite) is a haematophagous ectoparasite of poultry.It has been implicated as a vector of several major pathogenic diseases. [1] [2] Despite its common names, it has a wide range of hosts including several species of wild birds and mammals, including humans, where the condition it causes is called gamasoidosis.
H5N1 and H5N9 are both strains of avian flu, explains Thomas Russo, MD, a professor and chief of infectious disease at the University at Buffalo in New York. H5N9 is a rare form of the influenza A ...
Virulent Newcastle disease (VND), formerly exotic Newcastle disease, [1] is a contagious viral avian disease affecting many domestic and wild bird species; it is transmissible to humans. [2] Though it can infect humans, most cases are non-symptomatic; rarely it can cause a mild fever and influenza-like symptoms and/or conjunctivitis in humans.
Bird flu has triggered a nationwide egg shortage and price hikes in recent months, as infected chickens had to be put to death. It has also coursed through dairy farms in 16 states since last ...
A survey of free-ranging chickens in the United States found its prevalence to be 17–100%, depending on the farm. [130] Because chicken meat is generally cooked thoroughly before consumption, poultry is not generally considered to be a significant risk factor for human T. gondii infection. [131]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed that a Nevada resident has been infected with a new strain of the bird flu. On Feb. 10, the Central Nevada Health District (CNHD ...