Periodic monitoring of vampire bats and rabies: a new framework for animal restoration projects in the Neotropics

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernando Gonçalves ◽  
Daniel G. Streicker ◽  
Mauro Galetti
Keyword(s):  
Disease Transmission ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Multidisciplinary Teams ◽  
Risk Area ◽  
Food Web Structure ◽  
Land Bridge ◽  
High Risk Area ◽  
Restoration Project ◽  
Vampire Bats

Nowadays, restoration project might lead to increased public engagement and enthusiasm for biodiversity and is receiving increased media attention in major newspapers, TED talks and the scientific literature. However, empirical research on restoration project is rare, fragmented, and geographically biased and long-term studies that monitor indirect and unexpected effects are needed to support future management decisions especially in the Neotropical area. Changes in animal population dynamics and community composition following species (re)introduction may have unanticipated consequences for a variety of downstream ecosystem processes, including food web structure, predator-prey systems and infectious disease transmission. Recently, an unprecedented study in Brazil showed changes in vampire bat feeding following a rewilding project and further transformed the land-bridge island into a high-risk area for rabies transmission. Due the lessons learned from ongoing project, we present a novel approach on how to anticipate, monitor, and mitigate the vampire bats and rabies in rewilding projects. We pinpoint a series of precautions and the need for long-term monitoring of vampire bats and rabies responses to rewilding projects and highlighted the importance of multidisciplinary teams of scientist and managers focusing on prevention educational program of rabies risk transmitted by bats. In addition, monitoring the relative abundance of vampire bats, considering reproductive control by sterilization and oral vaccines that autonomously transfer among bats would reduce the probability, size and duration of rabies outbreaks. The rewilding assessment framework presented here responds to calls to better integrate the science and practice of rewilding and also could be used for long-term studying of bat-transmitted pathogen in the Neotropical area as the region is considered a geographic hotspots of “missing bat zoonoses”.

scholarly journals The Occurrence of Multiple Sclerosis in the Hutterites of North America

1996 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 291-295 ◽  
Author(s):  
Walter J. Hader ◽  
T. Peter Seland ◽  
Mary B. Hader ◽  
Colleen J. Harris ◽  
Dennis W. Dietrich
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
North America ◽  
Risk Area ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
High Risk Area ◽  
Common Founder ◽  
Lines Of Descent ◽  
Genetic Isolates ◽  
The Individual

AbstractObjective: To report the occurrence, clinical characteristics and genealogical analysis of multiple sclerosis in the Hutterites of North-Western United States and Western Canada.Background: The incidence of multiple sclerosis is reported to be lower or rare in certain ethnic groups and genetic isolates and was previously observed to be absent in the Hutterite population.Methods: After long-term surveillance, six patients were identified and clinical examinations and laboratory investigations including VER and MRI were completed.Results: The six cases included two brothers, two first cousins, male and female, another male and female, all representing two of the three endogamous groups of Hutterites, are linked to two common ancestors through lines of descent dating to 1723. The individual pedigrees were analyzed from extensive genealogical records covering eight generations.Conclusion: The incidence of multiple sclerosis in Hutterites is low in a high risk area of North America. A specific mode of inheritance pattern has not been established and a common founder effect may play a role in the development of multiple sclerosis. The genetic contribution of the Hutterites seems greater than previously recognized.

scholarly journals Gastric cancer occurrence in preneoplastic lesions: A long-term follow-up in a high-risk area in Spain

2010 ◽  
Vol 127 (11) ◽  
pp. 2654-2660 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos A. González ◽  
Maria Luisa Pardo ◽  
Juan Maria Ruiz Liso ◽  
Pablo Alonso ◽  
Catalina Bonet ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gastric Cancer ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Preneoplastic Lesions ◽  
Risk Area ◽  
High Risk Area ◽  
Cancer Occurrence ◽  
Long Term Follow Up

scholarly journals The long-term spatial-temporal trends and burden of esophageal cancer in one high-risk area: A population-registered study in Feicheng, China

PLoS ONE ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. e0173211 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiubin Sun ◽  
Deli Zhao ◽  
Yi Liu ◽  
Yunxia Liu ◽  
Zhongshang Yuan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Esophageal Cancer ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Temporal Trends ◽  
Risk Area ◽  
High Risk Area

Intermediate to long-term follow-up results of INH chemoprophylaxis prior to anti-TNF-alpha therapy in a high-risk area for tuberculosis

2013 ◽  
Vol 125 (19-20) ◽  
pp. 616-620 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ozlem Kar Kurt ◽  
Bahar Kurt ◽  
Fahrettin Talay ◽  
Tuncer Tug ◽  
Mehmet Soy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
Tnf Alpha ◽  
Risk Area ◽  
High Risk Area ◽  
Long Term Follow Up ◽  
Alpha Therapy

Maximizing Outcomes in Group Treatment of Aphasia: Lessons Learned From a Community-Based Center

2014 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 100-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Darlene Williamson
Keyword(s):  
Group Treatment ◽  
Treatment Protocol ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Group Program ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Multiple Treatment ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Communication Impairments ◽  
Treatment Settings

Given the potential of long term intervention to positively influence speech/language and psychosocial domains, a treatment protocol was developed at the Stroke Comeback Center which addresses communication impairments arising from chronic aphasia. This article presents the details of this program including the group purposes and principles, the use of technology in groups, and the applicability of a group program across multiple treatment settings.

Long-term Piloting Of Osmotic MBR For Potable Reuse: Performance, Life-Cycle Assessment, and Lessons Learned

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 (14) ◽  
pp. 830-854
Author(s):  
Tzahi Y Cath ◽  
Ryan W Holloway ◽  
Leslie Miller-Robbie ◽  
Mehul Patel ◽  
Jennifer R Stokes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Potable Reuse

74 Improving Handover Between Doctors and Nurses on An Elderly Care Ward

2021 ◽  
Vol 50 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. i12-i42
Author(s):  
K Suseeharan ◽  
T Vedutla
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
Patient Care ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Elderly Care ◽  
Task Completion ◽  
Risk Area ◽  
High Risk Area ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
Care Ward ◽  
Doctors And Nurses

Abstract Background The Royal College of Physician guidelines (2011) identified handover as a “high risk step” in patient care, especially in recent times within the NHS where shift patterns lead to more disjointed care with a high reliance on effective handover by all staff members. Introduction At Cannock Chase hospital, Fairoak ward is an elderly care rehabilitation ward where there is a large multi-disciplinary team. While working on the ward as doctors we noticed that handover between the MDT was poor. Anecdotal evidence from both doctors and nurses felt that this was a high risk area in need of improvement. Aim to improve handover between doctors and nurses on this elderly care ward. Method To measure the quality of current handover practice we did a questionnaire. A total of 12 questionnaires were completed which showed that 92% of staff felt that handover on the ward was very poor and 50% preferred both written and verbal handover. We measured the number of tasks verbally handed over between doctors and nurses over 3 days. On average 65% of the tasks were completed. We then made the below interventions and re-audited to see if there was any improvement. Interventions over 3 week period: Results Questionnaire: Measuring task completion after interventions; Conclusion This project has made a positive change qualitatively and quantitatively to the ward handover practice. Staff satisfaction regarding handover has improved and the number of “handed over” tasks completed daily has significantly improved. The written handover sheet had poor utilisation by staff but in 4 months we are going to re-audit and trial the handover sheet again to further improve service delivery. We hope this improvement will have a positive impact on patient care on this elderly care ward.

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