Arthropods pests are most frequently associated with both plants and vertebrate animals.
Ticks, in particular the blacklegged ticks Ixodes scapularis Say and Ixodes pacificus Cooley …

Background In the diagnosis of bloodstream infection (BSI), various inflammatory markers
such as C-reactive protein (CRP), procalcitonin (PCT), interleukins (IL), white blood cell …

Simple Summary Blood sampling is often performed in laboratory mice. Whilst the
techniques are likely to cause only momentary pain or distress, given their frequency of …

Objective: Almost half of HIV-positive people on antiretroviral therapy have demonstrable
mild neurocognitive impairment (HIV-NCI), even when virologically suppressed. Intranasal …

A novel insulin composite delivery system was prepared and characterized. The composite
consisted of a pH-and temperature-sensitive hydrogel, which is an oligomer serine-b-poly …

Objectives: The improved passive immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) mouse model has been
extensively utilized for the study of ITP. However, how closely this model matches the human …

Many biomedical research protocols for mouse models involve serial blood collection and
analysis. Two common techniques for serial blood collection in this species are the …

Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is an emerging, mosquito-borne alphavirus responsible for
acute to chronic arthralgias and neuropathies. Although it originated in central Africa, recent …

Tail tip amputation with minimal restraint is not widely used for mouse phlebotomy. In part,
this infrequency may reflect policies influenced by tail tip amputation procedures for …

Simple Summary When researching tick-borne diseases and their management in the
interest of improving public health, blood samples often need to be obtained from small …