BackgroundChildren growing up on farms or with pets have a lower risk of developing allergy, which may be linked to their gut microbiota development during infancy MethodsChildren from the FARMFLORA birth cohort (N = 65), of whom 28 (43%) lived on a dairy farm and 40 (62%) had pets, provided fecal samples at intervals from… Continue reading Gut #microbiota markers in early #childhood are linked to #farm living, pets in household and allergy
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Mitigating the threat of emerging #infectious diseases; a coevolutionary perspective
“Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution”[1] and this is no less true for viral pathogens than it is for their host species. To appreciate the full extent of the challenges posed by current and future emerging infectious diseases (EIDs), I believe it is insightful to take a coevolutionary perspective. Coevolution… Continue reading Mitigating the threat of emerging #infectious diseases; a coevolutionary perspective
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