Bioaerosols consist of aerosols originated biologically such as metabolites, toxins, or
fragments of microorganisms that are present ubiquitously in the environment. International …

Bioaerosol is a particulate mixture of solid and semi-solid matter combined with biotic matter
like pollens, microbes and their fragments. The present review stresses on a cumulative …

Background Micro-organisms transmitted from vertebrate animals–including livestock–to
humans account for an estimated 60% of human pathogens. Micro-organisms can be …

In this review we discuss studies that applied atmospheric dispersion models (ADM) to
bioaerosols that are pathogenic to humans and livestock in the context of risk assessment …

Many of the human infectious pathogens—especially the zoonotic or vector-borne bacteria—
are fastidious organisms that are difficult to cultivate because of their strong adaption to the …

Enzymatic cleavage of IgG antibodies is a common strategy used by pathogenic bacteria to
ablate immune effector function. The Streptococcus pyogenes bacterium secretes the …

Coxiella burnetii is a highly infectious bacterium that promotes its own replication in
macrophages by inhibiting several host cell responses. Here, we show that C. burnetii …

Since the Neolithic period, humans have domesticated herbivores to have food readily at
hand. The cohabitation with animals brought various advantages that drastically changed …

A recent outbreak of Q fever was linked to an intensive goat and sheep dairy farm in Victoria,
Australia, 2012-2014. Seventeen employees and one family member were confirmed with Q …

This study describes a Q fever outbreak in a herd of 77 Alpine goats which suffered a high
rate of abortions (81%[58/72]) in January 2017 and presents the results of monitoring the …