Francisella tularensis Subspecies holarctica and Tularemia in Germany

S Appelt, M Faber, K Köppen, D Jacob, R Grunow… - Microorganisms, 2020 - mdpi.com
Tularemia is a zoonotic disease caused by Francisella tularensis a small, pleomorphic,
facultative intracellular bacterium. In Europe, infections in animals and humans are caused …

Linking climate and infectious disease trends in the Northern/Arctic Region

Y Ma, G Destouni, Z Kalantari, A Omazic… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Recognition of climate-sensitive infectious diseases is crucial for mitigating health threats
from climate change. Recent studies have reasoned about potential climate sensitivity of …

Climate change accelerates winter transmission of a zoonotic pathogen

S Sipari, H Khalil, M Magnusson, M Evander… - Ambio, 2022 - Springer
Many zoonotic diseases are weather sensitive, raising concern how their distribution and
outbreaks will be affected by climate change. At northern high latitudes, the effect of global …

Mapping the vulnerability of Arctic wetlands to global warming

E Kåresdotter, G Destouni, N Ghajarnia… - Earth's …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Wetlands provide multiple ecosystem services of local and global importance, but currently
there exists no comprehensive, high‐quality wetland map for the Arctic region. Improved …

Mechanisms Affecting the Acquisition, Persistence and Transmission of Francisella tularensis in Ticks

BG Tully, JF Huntley - Microorganisms, 2020 - mdpi.com
Over 600,000 vector-borne disease cases were reported in the United States (US) in the
past 13 years, of which more than three-quarters were tick-borne diseases. Although Lyme …

Observations and modelling of mosquito prevalence within urban areas–A case study from Uppsala, Sweden

F Lindberg, A Lindström, V Stålnacke, S Thorsson… - Urban …, 2024 - Springer
Urban green–blue infrastructure (GBI) can provide important benefits to urban residents but
may also affect mosquito abundance, with associated negative nuisance and infection …

Implications of projected hydroclimatic change for tularemia outbreaks in high-risk areas across Sweden

Y Ma, G Vigouroux, Z Kalantari, R Goldenberg… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Hydroclimatic change may affect the range of some infectious diseases, including tularemia.
Previous studies have investigated associations between tularemia incidence and climate …

A Francisella tularensis Chitinase Contributes to Bacterial Persistence and Replication in Two Major US Tick Vectors

BG Tully, JF Huntley - Pathogens, 2020 - mdpi.com
Nearly 100 years after the first report of tick-borne tularemia, questions remain about the tick
vector (s) that pose the greatest risk for transmitting Francisella tularensis (Ft), the causative …

Healthy ecosystems for human and animal health: Science diplomacy for responsible development in the Arctic: The Nordic Centre of Excellence, Clinf. org (climate …

B Evengård, G Destouni, Z Kalantari, A Albihn… - Polar record, 2021 - cambridge.org
Climate warming is occurring most rapidly in the Arctic, which is both a sentinel and a driver
of further global change. Ecosystems and human societies are already affected by warming …

Newly Discovered Sites and Potential Threats for the Critically Endangered Frog, Alsodes pehuenche, in Southern South America

VE Corbalán, G Debandi, S Literas… - 2023 - ri.conicet.gov.ar
The Pehuenche Spiny-chest Frog (Alsodes pehuenche) is a nocturnal aquatic frog that
inhabits small streams and wetlands in the Central Andean Cordillera near the border …