Article: Social barriers to pathogen transmission in wild ...
Ecology;  March 1, 1995 ;     700+ words ... ... received inadequate attention. In particular, since pathogen transmission in some cases is affected by the rate of contact between ... available modes of social behavior that could reduce pathogen transmission and evaluate them for effectiveness against the various ...

Article: Pathogen transmission and clinic ...
Emerging Infectious Diseases;  January 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ...We developed a model of pathogen dissemination in the outpatient clinic that incorporates key kinetic aspects of the transmission process, as well as uncertainty regarding whether or not each incident patient is contagious. Assigning appointments late in the day to patients suspected of being

Article: Food safety: pathogen transmission routes, hygiene ...
Journal of Health Population and Nutrition;  October 1, 2009 ;     700+ words ...Improvements in food safety require initiatives that address risks identified along the 'farm-to-fork continuum'. Two papers in this issue of the Journal look at opposite ends of this continuum; an article by Akoachere et al. examines a common foodborne pathogen (Salmonella Typhimurium) in

Article: Fake cow fools carriers.(Pathogen transmission)
Chemistry and Industry;  November 6, 2006 ;     700+ words ...A system that uses synthetic cowhide to measure tick mortality could replace live animals in tests used to evaluate pesticides. Ticks are responsible for transmitting several serious human pathogens, including Lyme's disease. Tick-borne ailments also cost the livestock industry billions of dollars

Article: Long-Term Studies of Hantavirus Reservoir Populations in the ...
Emerging Infectious Diseases;  January 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... outbreak in the southwestern United States, the Centers for Disease Control ... nine sites in the southwestern United States, were designed to monitor ... investigate potential mechanisms of pathogen transmission within host populations by ...

Article: VITEX Signs Worldwide Deal for Doubly Virally Inactivated Fibrin ...
PR Newswire;  October 9, 1996 ;     700+ words ... ... inactivated fibrin sealant with United States Surgical Corporation (NYSE ... eliminating the risk of viral and pathogen transmission for all patients through the ... I. Technologies, Inc.; United States Surgical Corporation ST: New ...

Article: Update: syringe exchange programs--United States, ...
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report;  July 15, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... This report summarizes a survey of SEP activities in the United States for January-December 2002 and compares the results with ... continued to increase. SEPs can help prevent bloodborne pathogen transmission by increasing access to sterile syringes among IDUs and ...