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Increased Toxoplasma gondii positivity relative to age in 125 Scottish sheep flocks; evidence of frequent acquired infection

Veterinary Research, 2011
Toxoplasma gondii seroprevalence was determined in 3333 sheep sera from 125 distinct sheep flocks in Scotland, with the majority of flocks being represented by 27 samples, which were collected between July 2006 and August 2008.
Katzer Frank, Brülisauer Franz, Collantes-Fernández Esther, Bartley Paul M, Burrells Alison, Gunn George, Maley Stephen W, Cousens Chris, Innes Elisabeth A   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Local Maintenance and Genomic Diversity of Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus in Natural Populations of House Mice in the Czech Republic Over a 24‐Year Period

Zoonoses and Public Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) is a neglected rodent‐borne zoonotic virus primarily infecting house mice. The virus can be highly pathogenic, particularly in immunocompromised individuals and in congenital infections. LCMV is distributed worldwide but shows local clustering, probably due to the highly structured populations of its ...
Ivana Jezkova, Alena Fornůsková, Ľudovít Ďureje, Miloš Macholán, Jaroslav Piálek, Joëlle Goüy de Bellocq   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

High seroprevalence to SARS-CoV-2 among healthcare and non-healthcare workers of the ophthalmology center

Acta Biomedica Scientifica
Background. The pandemic of COVID-19 raised safety concerns for healthcare workers while non-medical personnel were left unattended. Comparing the levels of seroprevalence to SARS-CoV-2 and vaccination in different employee groups will allows us to ...
N. V. Palyanova, M. G. Chechenin, A. N. Trunov, I. A. Sobolev, A. M. Shestopalov   +4 more
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Association of TORCH Pathogens With Spontaneous Pregnancy Loss: A Prospective Study From Pakistan

MicrobiologyOpen, Volume 14, Issue 6, December 2025.
Women aged 15–44 had 50 abortions per 1000 in poor nations like Pakistan. Religion keeps abortion‐related issues like TORCH agent infection quiet in Pakistan. This is the first detailed report of TORCH infection in Pakistan. Toxoplasma gondii, Rubella, Cytomegalovirus, and herpes simplex virus cause 19.3%, 38.7%, 25.3%, and 16.8% of abortions. Pakistan
Akmal Zubair, Ahmed Al‐Emam, Hesham M. Hassan, Luigi Santacroce, Ranya Mohammed Elmagzoub   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Seroprevalence and risk factors of bluetongue virus in domestic cattle, sheep, goats and camels in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Veterinary Quarterly
Bluetongue (BT) is a vector-borne disease affecting wild and domestic ruminants in many parts of the world. Although bluetongue virus (BTV) is widespread in ungulates in Africa, available epidemiological information on BT in this continent is limited ...
Bachir Medrouh, Amine Abdelli, Salem Belkessa, Yacine Ouinten, Malika Brahimi, Ahcène Hakem, Tahar Kernif, Steven M. Singer, Hocine Ziam, Anastasios D. Tsaousis, Pikka Jokelainen, Giovanni Savini, Edoardo Pasolli   +12 more
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Molecular Detection of Toxoplasma gondii in Chickens and Ruminants: A Study From Kassena‐Nankana Districts, Ghana

Public Health Challenges, Volume 4, Issue 4, December 2025.
• Chickens, especially free‐range chickens, play an essential role in the spread of T. gondii. • To protect public health, there is a need for frequent education on the safe handling and proper cooking of poultry products. ABSTRACT Toxoplasma gondii is a zoonotic protozoan that poses serious threats to public health through contaminated animal products.
Seth Offei Addo, Margaret Addo, Christopher Nii Laryea Tawiah‐Mensah, Emmanuel Kwame Amoako, Jennifer Nyamekye Yanney, Francisca Adai Torto, Richard Odoi‐Teye Malm, Stacy Amoah, Samuel K. Dadzie   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

SEROEPIDEMIOLOGY OF PPR IN GOATS OF KERALA [PDF]

Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, 2006
Of the 412 serum samples collected from goats from different districts of Kerala, 64 samples were positive giving a seroprevalence of 15. 5 percent. Seroprevalence of PPR was more in animals reared under organized farming system than in rural farming ...
A. Janus, P. V. Tresamol, M. R. Saseendranath, G. Krishnan Nair, K. S. Sujatha   +4 more
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Cat or Dog Ownership and Seroprevalence of Ehrlichiosis, Q Fever, and Cat-Scratch Disease [PDF]

, 2003
Martina Skerget, Christoph Wenisch, Florian Daxboeck, Robert Krause, Renate Haberl, D Stuenzner   +5 more
openalex   +1 more source

Seroprevalence study of paratuberculosis: Johne's disease, a neglected infection in dairy herds in Apulia (southern Italy)

Veterinary Record Open, Volume 12, Issue 2, December 2025.
Abstract Introduction Paratuberculosis (PTB) is a disease caused by Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP). In Italy, voluntary PTB control plans have been implemented; nonetheless, so far, data on the prevalence of PTB in dairy herds are fragmented and incomplete, especially in the south of the country.
Michela Galgano, Davide Messina, Francesco D'Amico, Alessio Sposato, Elisabetta Razzuoli, Daniela Mrenoshki, Carmelinda Trisolini, Giuseppe Caldarola, Matteo Beverelli, Donato Ridolfi, Carmela Bulzacchelli, Anna Giannico, Antonio Parisi, Alessandra Tateo, Annamaria Pratelli, Domenico Buonavoglia   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Seroprevalence of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in Swiss dairy herds and risk factors for a positive herd status and within-herd prevalence

Frontiers in Veterinary Science
IntroductionBovine paratuberculosis (PTB) is a chronic enteric disease caused by Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP). Control of PTB is important given its negative economic consequences and the potential zoonotic role of MAP in Crohn’s ...
Martina Ottardi, Isabel Lechner, Jessica Wang, Sarah Schmitt, Marianne Schneeberger, Robin Michael Schmid, Roger Stephan, Mireille Meylan   +7 more
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