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The Spars Pandemic 2025-2028: A Futuristic Scenario To Facilitate Medical Countermeasure Communication, Emily K. Brunson, Hannah Chandler, Gigi Kwik Gronvall, Sanjana Ravi, Tara Kirk Sell, Matthew P. Shearer, Monica L. Schoch-Spana Texas State University

The Spars Pandemic 2025-2028: A Futuristic Scenario To Facilitate Medical Countermeasure Communication, Emily K. Brunson, Hannah Chandler, Gigi Kwik Gronvall, Sanjana Ravi, Tara Kirk Sell, Matthew P. Shearer, Monica L. Schoch-Spana

Journal of International Crisis and Risk Communication Research

Effective communication about medical countermeasures—including drugs, devices and biologics—is often critical in emergency situations. Such communication, however, does not just happen. It must be planned and prepared for. One mechanism to develop communication strategies is through the use of prospective scenarios, which allow readers the opportunity to rehearse responses while also weighing the implications of their actions. This article describes the development of such a scenario: The SPARS Pandemic 2025-2028. Steps in this process included deciding on a timeframe, identifying likely critical uncertainties, and then using this framework to construct a storyline covering both the response and recovery ...

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Forgiveness: How It Manifests In Our Health, Well-Being, And Longevity, Kathi Norman University of Pennsylvania

Forgiveness: How It Manifests In Our Health, Well-Being, And Longevity, Kathi Norman

Master of Applied Positive Psychology (MAPP) Capstone Projects

Forgiveness is a character strength and process that, when practiced, is associated with improved psychological well-being, physical health outcomes, and longevity. Forgiveness can serve as a protective factor that buffers against poor health and psychological consequences. Common misconceptions about forgiveness can serve as barriers to the desire to cultivate this protective strength, as forgiveness is often conflated with permissiveness, and perceived as permission for a transgressor to engage in hurtful conduct. The benefits of forgiveness, however, are most significant for the individual who has been transgressed, rather than the transgressor. Failing to forgive, or unforgiveness, is the practice of engaging ...

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The Intellectual Property Of Covid-19, Ana Santos Rutschman Saint Louis University School of Law

The Intellectual Property Of Covid-19, Ana Santos Rutschman

All Faculty Scholarship

The response to COVID-19 is indissolubly tied to intellectual property. In an increasingly globalized world in which infectious disease pathogens travel faster and wider than before, the development of vaccines, treatments and other forms of medical technology has become an integral part of public health preparedness and response frameworks. The development of these technologies, and to a certain extent the allocation and distribution of resulting outputs, is informed by intellectual property regimes. These regimes influence the commitment of R&D resources, shape scientific collaborations and, in some cases, may condition the widespread availability of emerging technologies. As seen throughout this ...

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African Americans And European Americans Exhibit Distinct Gene Expression Patterns Across Tissues And Tumors That Are Associated With Immunologic And Infectious Functions And Environmental Exposures, Urminder Singh, Kyle M. Hernandez, Bruce J. Aronow, Eve Syrkin Wurtele Iowa State University

African Americans And European Americans Exhibit Distinct Gene Expression Patterns Across Tissues And Tumors That Are Associated With Immunologic And Infectious Functions And Environmental Exposures, Urminder Singh, Kyle M. Hernandez, Bruce J. Aronow, Eve Syrkin Wurtele

Genetics, Development and Cell Biology Publications

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected African American populations disproportionately with respect to prevalence, morbidity, and mortality. Because gene expression profiles represent combined genetic, socioenvironmental, and physiological effects, and could provide therapeutic biomarkers and environmental mitigation strategies, we undertook a large-scale assessment of differential gene expression between African Americans and European Americans. To do this, we mined RNA-Seq datasets from normal and diseased (tumor) conditions whose metadata could be used to evaluate differential patterns. We observed widespread differential expression of genes implicated in COVID-19 and integral to epithelial boundary function, inflammation, infection, and reactive oxygen stress. Notably, expression of the little-studied ...

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Analysis And Interpretation Of Factors Leading To Increased Aids Prevalence In Sub-Saharan Africa, William Kalhorn University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Analysis And Interpretation Of Factors Leading To Increased Aids Prevalence In Sub-Saharan Africa, William Kalhorn

Environmental Studies Undergraduate Student Theses

My thesis research project focuses on the major factors that are contributing to the worst disease epidemic on the planet today. I have aimed to determine what may be some of the most important factors contributing to highly variable difference in HIV/AIDS prevalence rates are among the regions of East, West, and South Africa. The HIV/AIDS epidemic has been growing and expanding to new areas of the world since the first case arose in 1959 in what is now called Kinshasa, Congo (Avert, 2011). The AIDS/HIV epidemic is believed to have originated on the African continent, and ...

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The Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities And Threats (Swot) Analysis Of The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Of Covid-19, Michael Oluyemi Babalola Ph.D Infectious Diseases Epidemiology, Molecular Virology and Special Pathogens Research, Department of Microbiology, Adekunle Ajasin University, PMB 001, Akungba Akoko, Ondo state, Nigeria.

The Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities And Threats (Swot) Analysis Of The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Of Covid-19, Michael Oluyemi Babalola Ph.D

The University of Louisville Journal of Respiratory Infections

Introduction: SARS-CoV-2 is the etiologic agent of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), a highly contagious, emergent, acute, viral pneumonia that emanated sporadically in Wuhan, China in December 2019. COVID-19 became pandemic in February 2020 leading to 4,942,687 confirmed cases, over 321,987 deaths and grounded several economies around the world as of May 2020. Although global researchers, epidemiologists and medical professionals rose steadily to contain the disease, indepth knowledge and concerted efforts are still evolving on the virus. This research sought to elucidate the biological Strengths, the Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats to SARS-CoV-2, with a view to understanding and ...

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Study Guide For United In Anger: A History Of Act Up, Matt Brim CUNY College of Staten Island

Study Guide For United In Anger: A History Of Act Up, Matt Brim

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The United in Anger Study Guide facilitates classroom and activist engagement with Jim Hubbard’s 2012 documentary, United in Anger: A History of ACT UP. The Study Guide contains discussion sections, projects and exercises, and resources for further research about the activism of the New York chapter of ACT UP (AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power). The Study Guide is a free, interactive, multimedia resource for understanding the legacy of ACT UP, the film’s role in preserving that legacy, and its meaning for viewers' lives.

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Understanding The Factors Affecting Microbiological Quality Of Wheat Milled Products: From Wheat Fields To Milling Operations, Luis E. Sabillón Galeas University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Understanding The Factors Affecting Microbiological Quality Of Wheat Milled Products: From Wheat Fields To Milling Operations, Luis E. Sabillón Galeas

Dissertations, Theses, & Student Research in Food Science and Technology

Although regarded as a low-risk commodity, wheat flour-based mixes have been implicated in several food safety incidents. The present thesis is a compilation of five scientific manuscripts on the effect of weather variation, milling steps and implementation of pre-milling interventions on the microbiological quality and safety of wheat and milled products. The first manuscript is a review of the microbiological quality and safety of wheat-based products. Despite the low water activity, wheat flour may harbor dormant but viable microorganisms, which could lead to safety concerns when flour is used to produce refrigerated dough products. The second manuscript illustrates the effect ...

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From The Gulf To The Rio Grande: Human Adaptation In Central, South, And Lower Pecos Texas, Thomas Hester, Stephen L. Black, D. Gentry Steele, Ben W. Olive, Anne A. Fox, Karl Reinhard, Leland C. Bement University of Nebraska-Lincoln

From The Gulf To The Rio Grande: Human Adaptation In Central, South, And Lower Pecos Texas, Thomas Hester, Stephen L. Black, D. Gentry Steele, Ben W. Olive, Anne A. Fox, Karl Reinhard, Leland C. Bement

Karl Reinhard Papers/Publications

The South Texas area, Region 3 of the Southwestern Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, is synthesized from archeological and bioarcheological perspectives. Three distinct geographic units within Region 3 are treated in detail: Central Texas Plateau Prairie, South Texas Plains, and Lower Pecos Canyonlands. More than 11,000 years of human adaptation are chronicled for this area, stretching from the Gulf of Mexico to the Rio Grande along the border with northeastern Mexico. Particular attention is devoted to a consideration of the region's prehistoric record; significant problems and data gaps are outlined. For the first time, a compilation ...

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Disease-Causing Fungi In Homes And Yards In The Midwestern United States, Dennis J. Baumgardner Aurora UW Medical Group, Aurora Health Care

Disease-Causing Fungi In Homes And Yards In The Midwestern United States, Dennis J. Baumgardner

Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews

A number of fungal pathogens that may result in a variety of human diseases are found in residential homes and yards. The growth of these microscopic fungi is often favored by particular characteristics of the dwelling and nearby outdoor environment. Evolved virulence factors or increased ability of specific fungi to grow in diverse, and sometimes harsh, microenvironments presented by the domestic environment may promote growth and pathogenesis. Infection may occur by inhalation or direct inoculation and include endemic fungi in addition to opportunistic or emerging species. Systemic or locally aggressive fungal infections are particularly likely and may be life-threatening in ...

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Covid-19: A One Health Issue, Karen Gruszynski 2021 Lincoln Memorial University

Covid-19: A One Health Issue, Karen Gruszynski

Cumberland Mountain Naturalist

COVID-19 has very rapidly become part of modern societal lexicon as the disease highlights the importance understanding zoonotic diseases and the impact they can have on human life. With a 177million human cases and 3.82million deaths globally at the time of this publication, the "One Health" nature of the disease has had a lasting impact across the planet. As the disease spread rapidly, it highlighted the dissemination of information through social media and other sources. With this in mind, Dr. Gary Vroegindewey, Director for One Health at LMU-CVM, put forth the idea to have students collect and summarize information ...

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An Investigation Of Healthcare Supports For Those With Food Allergy In Ireland, Joseph Bolger, Nicola Blake, Sneha Vinod 2021 Munster Technological University

An Investigation Of Healthcare Supports For Those With Food Allergy In Ireland, Joseph Bolger, Nicola Blake, Sneha Vinod

International Undergraduate Journal of Health Sciences

Introduction: In Ireland, around 5% of children and 3% adults have food allergy (134,000 people). This current paper describes a survey that was carried out on a subset of service-users with the aim of identifying whether there is a need for increased specialist medical services and/or for a funded charity such as Anaphylaxis Ireland, defunct since 2015.

Materials & Methods: These needs were assessed via an online survey using Google Forms. The survey was conducted from 17-27th February 2020. There were 31 questions in total, relating to topics such as symptoms, clinical wait times, satisfaction with care provided and ...

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Full Issue: The International Undergraduate Journal Of Health Sciences, Volume 1, Issue 1, June 2021, 2021 Munster Technological University

Full Issue: The International Undergraduate Journal Of Health Sciences, Volume 1, Issue 1, June 2021

International Undergraduate Journal of Health Sciences

The full June 2021 issue (Volume 1, Issue 1) of the International Undergraduate Journal of Health Sciences

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Prophylactic Phage Therapy In Infant Rabbits Model Of Cholera, sadeq AG Kaabi Asst Prof Dr 2021 Mustansiriyah University - College of Science- Biology Dept.

Prophylactic Phage Therapy In Infant Rabbits Model Of Cholera, Sadeq Ag Kaabi Asst Prof Dr

Karbala International Journal of Modern Science

A number of 8 phages lytic of V. cholerae O1- biotype-EI-Tor, serotype Inaba were selected for the formulation of a phage cocktail. A phage cocktail composed of 8 phages was prepared and showed 100% inhibition of V. cholerae isolates comparing with a percentage ranged from 0-75% for every single phage in growth inhibition assay. The potential activity of phage cocktail of prophylactic therapy for infant rabbits model of cholera was evaluated through phage retention time and length of phage prophylaxis studies. Results have been showed that phage cocktail was potent in the prevention of development of cholera in infant rabbits ...

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Report Of The National Institutes Of Health Sars-Cov-2 Antiviral Therapeutics Summit, Matthew D. Hall, James M. Anderson, Celia A. Schiffer, Anthony J. Conley, Mindy I. Davis 2021 National Institutes of Health

Report Of The National Institutes Of Health Sars-Cov-2 Antiviral Therapeutics Summit, Matthew D. Hall, James M. Anderson, Celia A. Schiffer, Anthony J. Conley, Mindy I. Davis

COVID-19 Publications by UMMS Authors

The NIH Virtual SARS-CoV-2 Antiviral Summit, held on November 6, 2020, was organized to provide an overview on the status and challenges in developing antiviral therapeutics for COVID-19, including combinations of antivirals. Scientific experts from the public and private sectors convened virtually during a live videocast to discuss SARS-CoV-2 targets for drug discovery as well as the preclinical tools needed to develop and evaluate effective small molecule antivirals. The goals of the Summit were to review the current state of the science, identify unmet research needs, share insights and lessons learned from treating other infectious diseases, identify opportunities for public-private ...

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The Effects Of Infliximab On The Fibrosis Response Of Three-Spine Stickleback, Mita Kale 2021 University of Connecticut

The Effects Of Infliximab On The Fibrosis Response Of Three-Spine Stickleback, Mita Kale

Honors Scholar Theses

This study was conducted to determine if the monoclonal antibody drug infliximab could effectively suppress the fibrosis immune response in three-spine stickleback fish. Successful suppression of this response could allow for further study of cestode infection and growth without the presence of fibrosis. Infliximab’s efficacy was investigated through conducting two intraperitoneal injection experiments and examinations of the fibrosis in the body cavity of the euthanized stickleback. We used immune adjuvant alum to induce a fibrosis response without the presence of the S. solidus tapeworm parasite. Ultimately, the differences in fibrosis levels between the treatment groups that received alum and ...

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Binder 108, Heterophyidae P [Trematoda Taxon Notebooks], Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology 2021 University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Binder 108, Heterophyidae P [Trematoda Taxon Notebooks], Harold W. Manter Laboratory Of Parasitology

Trematoda Taxon Notebooks

Binder 108, Heterophyidae P [Trematoda Taxon Notebooks]

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology, University of Nebraska State Museum, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Created between 1960 and 1990.

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Binder 107, Heterophyidae I-O [Trematoda Taxon Notebooks], Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology 2021 University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Binder 107, Heterophyidae I-O [Trematoda Taxon Notebooks], Harold W. Manter Laboratory Of Parasitology

Trematoda Taxon Notebooks

Binder 107, Heterophyidae I-O [Trematoda Taxon Notebooks]

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology, University of Nebraska State Museum, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Created between 1960 and 1990.

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Binder 106, Heterophyidae H [Trematoda Taxon Notebooks], Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology 2021 University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Binder 106, Heterophyidae H [Trematoda Taxon Notebooks], Harold W. Manter Laboratory Of Parasitology

Trematoda Taxon Notebooks

Binder 106, Heterophyidae H [Trematoda Taxon Notebooks]

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology, University of Nebraska State Museum, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Created between 1960 and 1990.

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Binder 105, Heterophyidae C-G [Trematoda Taxon Notebooks], Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology 2021 University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Binder 105, Heterophyidae C-G [Trematoda Taxon Notebooks], Harold W. Manter Laboratory Of Parasitology

Trematoda Taxon Notebooks

Binder 105, Heterophyidae C-G [Trematoda Taxon Notebooks]

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology, University of Nebraska State Museum, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Created between 1960 and 1990.

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Binder 104, Heterophyidae A-B [Trematoda Taxon Notebooks], Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology 2021 University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Binder 104, Heterophyidae A-B [Trematoda Taxon Notebooks], Harold W. Manter Laboratory Of Parasitology

Trematoda Taxon Notebooks

Binder 104, Heterophyidae A-B [Trematoda Taxon Notebooks]

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology, University of Nebraska State Museum, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Created between 1960 and 1990.

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Binder 103, Hemiuridae Lecithochiriinae Q-Z [Trematoda Taxon Notebooks], Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology 2021 University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Binder 103, Hemiuridae Lecithochiriinae Q-Z [Trematoda Taxon Notebooks], Harold W. Manter Laboratory Of Parasitology

Trematoda Taxon Notebooks

Binder 103, Hemiuridae Lecithochiriinae Q-Z [Trematoda Taxon Notebooks]

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology, University of Nebraska State Museum, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Created between 1960 and 1990.

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Binder 102, Hemiuridae Lecithochiriinae B-P [Trematoda Taxon Notebooks], Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology 2021 University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Binder 102, Hemiuridae Lecithochiriinae B-P [Trematoda Taxon Notebooks], Harold W. Manter Laboratory Of Parasitology

Trematoda Taxon Notebooks

Binder 102, Hemiuridae Lecithochiriinae B-P [Trematoda Taxon Notebooks]

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology, University of Nebraska State Museum, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Created between 1960 and 1990.

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Binder 101, Hemiuridae Lecithochiriinae A [Trematoda Taxon Notebooks], Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology 2021 University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Binder 101, Hemiuridae Lecithochiriinae A [Trematoda Taxon Notebooks], Harold W. Manter Laboratory Of Parasitology

Trematoda Taxon Notebooks

Binder 101, Hemiuridae Lecithochiriinae A [Trematoda Taxon Notebooks]

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology, University of Nebraska State Museum, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Created between 1960 and 1990.

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Binder 100, Hemiuridae Lectithasterinae P-Z [Trematoda Taxon Notebooks], Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology 2021 University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Binder 100, Hemiuridae Lectithasterinae P-Z [Trematoda Taxon Notebooks], Harold W. Manter Laboratory Of Parasitology

Trematoda Taxon Notebooks

Binder 100, Hemiuridae Lectithasterinae P-Z [Trematoda Taxon Notebooks]

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology, University of Nebraska State Museum, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Created between 1960 and 1990.

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Binder 099, Hemiuridae Lectithasterinae I-O [Trematoda Taxon Notebooks], Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology 2021 University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Binder 099, Hemiuridae Lectithasterinae I-O [Trematoda Taxon Notebooks], Harold W. Manter Laboratory Of Parasitology

Trematoda Taxon Notebooks

Binder 099, Hemiuridae Lectithasterinae I-O [Trematoda Taxon Notebooks]

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology, University of Nebraska State Museum, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Created between 1960 and 1990.

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Binder 098, Hemiuridae Lectithasterinae H [Trematoda Taxon Notebooks], Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology 2021 University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Binder 098, Hemiuridae Lectithasterinae H [Trematoda Taxon Notebooks], Harold W. Manter Laboratory Of Parasitology

Trematoda Taxon Notebooks

Binder 098, Hemiuridae Lectithasterinae H [Trematoda Taxon Notebooks]

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology, University of Nebraska State Museum, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Created between 1960 and 1990.

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Binder 097, Hemiuridae Lectithasterinae E-G [Trematoda Taxon Notebooks], Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology 2021 University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Binder 097, Hemiuridae Lectithasterinae E-G [Trematoda Taxon Notebooks], Harold W. Manter Laboratory Of Parasitology

Trematoda Taxon Notebooks

Binder 097, Hemiuridae Lectithasterinae E-G [Trematoda Taxon Notebooks]

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology, University of Nebraska State Museum, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Created between 1960 and 1990.

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Binder 096, Hemiuridae Lectithasterinae B-D [Trematoda Taxon Notebooks], Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology 2021 University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Binder 096, Hemiuridae Lectithasterinae B-D [Trematoda Taxon Notebooks], Harold W. Manter Laboratory Of Parasitology

Trematoda Taxon Notebooks

Binder 096, Hemiuridae Lectithasterinae B-D [Trematoda Taxon Notebooks]

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology, University of Nebraska State Museum, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Created between 1960 and 1990.

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Binder 095, Hemiuridae Lectithasterinae A [Trematoda Taxon Notebooks], Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology 2021 University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Binder 095, Hemiuridae Lectithasterinae A [Trematoda Taxon Notebooks], Harold W. Manter Laboratory Of Parasitology

Trematoda Taxon Notebooks

Binder 095, Hemiuridae Lectithasterinae A [Trematoda Taxon Notebooks]

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology, University of Nebraska State Museum, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Created between 1960 and 1990.

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Tara Sell Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Gigi Gronvall Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Hannah Chandler Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health

Monica Schoch-Spana Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Matthew Shearer Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Sanjana Ravi Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Emily Brunson Texas State University

Kathi Norman University of Pennsylvania

Karl Reinhard University of Nebraska-Lincoln

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