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Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of the COVID-19 epidemic in Brazil (2020)
Journal Article
de Souza, W. M., Buss, L. F., Candido, D. A., Carrera, J. P., Li, S., Zarebski, A. E., Pereira, R. H. M., Prete, C. A., de Souza-Santos, A. A., Parag, K. V., Belotti, M. C. T. D., Vincenti-Gonzalez, M. F., Messina, J., da Silva Sales, F. C., Andrade, P. S., Nascimento, V. H., Ghilardi, F., Abade, L., Gutierrez, B., Kraemer, M. U. G., …Faria, N. R. (2020). Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of the COVID-19 epidemic in Brazil. Nature Human Behaviour, 4(8), 856-865

The first case of COVID-19 was detected in Brazil on 25 February 2020. We report and contextualize epidemiological, demographic and clinical findings for COVID-19 cases during the first 3 months of the epidemic. By 31 May 2020, 514,200 COVID-19 cases... Read More about Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of the COVID-19 epidemic in Brazil.

Cas13b-dependent and Cas13b-independent RNA knockdown of viral sequences in mosquito cells following guide RNA expression (2020)
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Tng, P. Y. L., Carabajal Paladino, L., Verkuijl, S. A. N., Purcell, J., Merits, A., Leftwich, P. T., Fragkoudis, R., Noad, R., & Alphey, L. (2020). Cas13b-dependent and Cas13b-independent RNA knockdown of viral sequences in mosquito cells following guide RNA expression. Communications Biology, 3(1), https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-020-01142-6

Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes are vectors of the RNA viruses chikungunya (CHIKV) and dengue that currently have no specific therapeutic treatments. The
development of new methods to generate virus-refractory mosquitoes would be benef... Read More about Cas13b-dependent and Cas13b-independent RNA knockdown of viral sequences in mosquito cells following guide RNA expression.

In vitro Anticoccidial Study of Oregano and Garlic Essential Oils and Effects on Growth Performance, Fecal Oocyst Output, and Intestinal Microbiota in vivo (2020)
Journal Article
Sidiropoulou, E., Skoufos, I., Marugan-Hernandez, V., Giannenas, I., Bonos, E., Aguiar-Martins, K., Lazari, D., Blake, D., & Tzora, A. (2020). In vitro Anticoccidial Study of Oregano and Garlic Essential Oils and Effects on Growth Performance, Fecal Oocyst Output, and Intestinal Microbiota in vivo. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 7, https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2020.00420

This study investigated the in vitro effects of Greek oregano and garlic essential oils on inhibition of Eimeria parasites and their in vivo effects on production performance, intestinal bacteria counts, and oocyst output. An inhibition assay was per... Read More about In vitro Anticoccidial Study of Oregano and Garlic Essential Oils and Effects on Growth Performance, Fecal Oocyst Output, and Intestinal Microbiota in vivo.

Dogs Don’t Die Just in Hot Cars—Exertional Heat-Related Illness (Heatstroke) Is a Greater Threat to UK Dogs (2020)
Journal Article
Hall, E. J., Carter, A. J., & O’Neill, D. G. (2020). Dogs Don’t Die Just in Hot Cars—Exertional Heat-Related Illness (Heatstroke) Is a Greater Threat to UK Dogs. Animals, 10(8), 1324. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10081324

Heat-related illness will affect increasing numbers of dogs as global temperatures rise unless e↵ective mitigation strategies are implemented. This study aimed to identify the key triggers of heat-related illness in dogs and investigate canine risk f... Read More about Dogs Don’t Die Just in Hot Cars—Exertional Heat-Related Illness (Heatstroke) Is a Greater Threat to UK Dogs.

Equine asthma: current understanding and future directions (2020)
Journal Article
Couetil, L., Cardwell, J., Leguillette, R., Mazan, M., Richard, E., Bienzle, D., Bullone, M., Gerber, V., Ivester, K., Lavoie, J., Martin, J., Moran, G., Niedźwiedź, A., Pusterla, N., & Swiderski, C. (2020). Equine asthma: current understanding and future directions. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 7(450), 1-21. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2020.00450

The 2019 Havemeyer Workshop brought together researchers and clinicians to discuss the latest information on Equine Asthma and provide future research directions. Current clinical and molecular asthma phenotypes and endotypes in humans were discussed... Read More about Equine asthma: current understanding and future directions.

Possible Drivers of the 2019 Dengue Outbreak in Bangladesh: The Need for a Robust Community-Level Surveillance System (2020)
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Ahsan, A., Haider, N., Kock, R., Benfield, C., & Reisen, W. (2020). Possible Drivers of the 2019 Dengue Outbreak in Bangladesh: The Need for a Robust Community-Level Surveillance System. Journal of Medical Entomology, https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjaa150

Bangladesh experienced its largest dengue virus (DENV) outbreak in 2019, with 101,354 patients admitted to hospital with either laboratory confirmed or clinical diagnosis. By contrast, the cumulative number of dengue patients admitted to hospitals in... Read More about Possible Drivers of the 2019 Dengue Outbreak in Bangladesh: The Need for a Robust Community-Level Surveillance System.

Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Veterinarians Towards Antimicrobial Resistance and Stewardship in Nigeria (2020)
Journal Article
Adekanye, U., Ekiri, A., Galipó, E., Muhammad, A., Mateus, A., La Ragione, R., Wakawa, A., Armson, B., Mijten, E., Alafiatayo, R., Varga, G., & Cook, A. (2020). Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Veterinarians Towards Antimicrobial Resistance and Stewardship in Nigeria. Antibiotics, https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics9080453

Abstract: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global health concern and the inappropriate use of antibiotics in animals and humans are considered contributing factors. A cross-sectional survey to assess the knowledge, attitudes and practices of veter... Read More about Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Veterinarians Towards Antimicrobial Resistance and Stewardship in Nigeria.

Prognostic factors and proposed grading system for cutaneous and subcutaneous soft tissue sarcomas in cats, based on a retrospective study (2020)
Journal Article
Dobromylskyj, M. J., Richards, V., & Smith, K. C. (2020). Prognostic factors and proposed grading system for cutaneous and subcutaneous soft tissue sarcomas in cats, based on a retrospective study. Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery, 1098612X2094239. https://doi.org/10.1177/1098612x20942393

Objectives
The objectives of this study included utilising a large database from a diagnostic laboratory to identify any breed, sex or age predilections for cutaneous and subcutaneous soft tissue sarcomas (STSs), and the most common anatomical locat... Read More about Prognostic factors and proposed grading system for cutaneous and subcutaneous soft tissue sarcomas in cats, based on a retrospective study.

Moxidectin: an oral treatment for human onchocerciasis (2020)
Journal Article
Milton, P., Hamley, J., Walker, M., & Basáñez, M. (2020). Moxidectin: an oral treatment for human onchocerciasis. Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1080/14787210.2020.1792772

Moxidectin is a milbemycin endectocide recently approved for the treatment of human onchocerciasis. Onchocerciasis, earmarked for elimination of transmission, is a filarial infection endemic in Africa, Yemen, and the Amazonian focus straddling Venezu... Read More about Moxidectin: an oral treatment for human onchocerciasis.

Investigation of correlations between clinical signs and pathological findings in cats and dogs with inflammatory bowel disease (2020)
Journal Article
Farray, D., Rodriguez, F., Ravelo-Garcìa, A., Suarez-Bonne, A., Francisco-Arteaga, C., & Jaber, J. R. (2020). Investigation of correlations between clinical signs and pathological findings in cats and dogs with inflammatory bowel disease

This paper compares the correlation between the clinical signs and the histopathological observations of the entire intestine in cats and dogs with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). To perform this study, hospital records of 53 dogs and 20 cats of di... Read More about Investigation of correlations between clinical signs and pathological findings in cats and dogs with inflammatory bowel disease.