To the Editor:Abeleda et al.[1]recently argued in a perspective article that the Philippines should do better in order to achieve its goal of reducing schistosomiasis incidence to zero in humans,animals,and snails by ...To the Editor:Abeleda et al.[1]recently argued in a perspective article that the Philippines should do better in order to achieve its goal of reducing schistosomiasis incidence to zero in humans,animals,and snails by 2025[2,3].The authors appropriately ascribed the need to ramp up surveillance,WASH(water,sanitation,and hygiene),and veterinary efforts.In this letter,I would like to add to the discussion that the key to achieving schistosomiasis elimination may be strengthening the veterinary public health sector and framing mitigation efforts within the One Health lens.Schistosoma(S.)japonicum infection is a zoonotic disease and it affects more than 40 species of animals,including livestock animals like cattle,pigs,and water buffaloes,and pets like dogs[4].In the Philippines,the prevalence of infection in animal reservoirs remains largely unknown in most endemic areas due to the lack of concerted epidemiological efforts unlike what is being done in human hosts.In areas where studies have been done,infection rates are from less than 10%to 97%in water buffaloes tested[5-7].Indeed,as Abeleda et al.[1]argued,there is a need to do better on this front.展开更多
龙胆科龙胆属Gentiana秦艽组Sect.Cruciata多种植物作为中药秦艽及藏药解吉(■)的基原,具有重要的药用价值。在课题组前期品种整理及遗传背景分析基础上,本文分别测定秦艽组10种23个居群69份样品以及外类群椭圆叶花锚Halenia elliptica ...龙胆科龙胆属Gentiana秦艽组Sect.Cruciata多种植物作为中药秦艽及藏药解吉(■)的基原,具有重要的药用价值。在课题组前期品种整理及遗传背景分析基础上,本文分别测定秦艽组10种23个居群69份样品以及外类群椭圆叶花锚Halenia elliptica 3份样品的线粒体nad1基因第2内含子区(nad 1/b-c)以及nad5基因第4内含子区(nad5/d-e)部分序列,对其在秦艽组植物的分子系统发育分析及物种鉴定中的意义进行评价。结果显示:nad1/b-c具一粗壮秦艽G.robusta King ex Hook.f.稳定变异位点;同时,对粗茎秦艽G.crassicaulis Duthie ex Burk.及西藏秦艽G.tibetica King ex Hook.f.有一定物种分辨率;nad5/d-e序列相似度高,仅大叶秦艽G.macrophylla Pall.、黄管秦艽G.officinalis H.Smith及管花秦艽G.siphonantha Maxim.ex Kusnez.存在种内不同基因型。进而基于粗壮秦艽G.robusta King ex Hook.f.nad 1/b-c物种分子标记,设计一特异鉴定引物,建立粗壮秦艽特异性引物-PCR鉴定方法。本工作可为协同进化不完全、遗传背景复杂多样的中藏药高山基原植物DNA条形码的构建提供新思路。展开更多
文摘To the Editor:Abeleda et al.[1]recently argued in a perspective article that the Philippines should do better in order to achieve its goal of reducing schistosomiasis incidence to zero in humans,animals,and snails by 2025[2,3].The authors appropriately ascribed the need to ramp up surveillance,WASH(water,sanitation,and hygiene),and veterinary efforts.In this letter,I would like to add to the discussion that the key to achieving schistosomiasis elimination may be strengthening the veterinary public health sector and framing mitigation efforts within the One Health lens.Schistosoma(S.)japonicum infection is a zoonotic disease and it affects more than 40 species of animals,including livestock animals like cattle,pigs,and water buffaloes,and pets like dogs[4].In the Philippines,the prevalence of infection in animal reservoirs remains largely unknown in most endemic areas due to the lack of concerted epidemiological efforts unlike what is being done in human hosts.In areas where studies have been done,infection rates are from less than 10%to 97%in water buffaloes tested[5-7].Indeed,as Abeleda et al.[1]argued,there is a need to do better on this front.
文摘龙胆科龙胆属Gentiana秦艽组Sect.Cruciata多种植物作为中药秦艽及藏药解吉(■)的基原,具有重要的药用价值。在课题组前期品种整理及遗传背景分析基础上,本文分别测定秦艽组10种23个居群69份样品以及外类群椭圆叶花锚Halenia elliptica 3份样品的线粒体nad1基因第2内含子区(nad 1/b-c)以及nad5基因第4内含子区(nad5/d-e)部分序列,对其在秦艽组植物的分子系统发育分析及物种鉴定中的意义进行评价。结果显示:nad1/b-c具一粗壮秦艽G.robusta King ex Hook.f.稳定变异位点;同时,对粗茎秦艽G.crassicaulis Duthie ex Burk.及西藏秦艽G.tibetica King ex Hook.f.有一定物种分辨率;nad5/d-e序列相似度高,仅大叶秦艽G.macrophylla Pall.、黄管秦艽G.officinalis H.Smith及管花秦艽G.siphonantha Maxim.ex Kusnez.存在种内不同基因型。进而基于粗壮秦艽G.robusta King ex Hook.f.nad 1/b-c物种分子标记,设计一特异鉴定引物,建立粗壮秦艽特异性引物-PCR鉴定方法。本工作可为协同进化不完全、遗传背景复杂多样的中藏药高山基原植物DNA条形码的构建提供新思路。
