FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS PCR DETECTION IN CAPE HARES (LEPUS CAPENSIS) AND WILD RABBITS (ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS) IN ALGERIA

Francisella tularensis PCR detection in Cape hares (Lepus capensis) and wild rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) in Algeria

Abstract Tularemia is a zoonosis caused by the bacterium Francisella tularensis.Leporids are primary sources of human STRAPONS infections in the northern hemisphere.Africa is classically considered free of tularemia, but recent data indicate that this dogma might be wrong.We assessed the presence of this disease in wild leporids in Algeria.Between

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Communicating the consensus on climate change to college biology majors: The importance of preaching to the choir

Abstract College and university biology majors who are not climate change deniers may yet be unaware of the degree of scientific consensus on climate change and unprepared to communicate about climate science to others.This study reports on a population of climate change accepting biology majors at a large, private research university in the Americ

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