brassica cretica/fever

African swine fever (ASF) has a substantial economic impact in many African developing countries and its eradication is based only on an efficient diagnosis program because of the absence of an available vaccine. Previous data suggested the convenience of using the highly antigenic virus protein p30

There was revealed high incidence of contamination with Yersinia pseudotuberculosis of vegetables, roots and pickled products (less frequently) in the vegetable store-houses of the majority of the far Eastern scarlatina-like fever foci in Primorie. Contamination of the mentioned food products

OBJECTIVE To identify risk factors for typhoid and propose prevention measures. METHODS Case-control study; we compared hospital-based typhoid cases defined as fever>38 degrees C for >or=3 days with four-fold rise in 'O' antibodies on paired sera (Widal) with community, age and neighbourhood matched

In 1988-1989 two outbreaks of trichinosis were recorded. The first case was group disease developed in 3 members of the family. The source of infection was rissoles rolled in cabbage leaves [correction of goloubets] stuffed with minced pork. The second outbreak affected 13 persons who had eaten

Insect neuropeptides are the most diverse and important group of messenger molecules that regulate almost all physiological processes, including behavior. In this study, we performed a combination of matrix assisted laser desorption ionization time of flight (MALDI-TOF) and electrospray ionization

Nairoviruses are responsible for numerous diseases that affect both humans and animal. Recent work has implicated the viral ovarian tumor domain (vOTU) as a possible nairovirus virulence factor due to its ability to edit ubiquitin (Ub) bound to cellular proteins and, at least in the case of

Domestic animals play a very important role in the human civilization. Besides human being, plants are used as medicines for many domestic animals. The therapeutic practices are very common among the tribes of Chamla, rich in ethnoveterinary medicinal plants. Due to poor availability of modern

BACKGROUND Plants have widely been used and documented for their therapeutic potential in many parts of the world. There are, however, few reports on the use of plants for the treatment of diseases of equines. To this end, participatory epidemiology and rapid rural appraisal techniques were used to

The biological activity of venom from Pimpla turionellae L. (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) was examined in vivo toward larvae and pupae of Galleriae mellonella L. (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), and in vitro toward bacterial and fungal cultures, as well as cultured insect cells. Pupae of G. mellonella were

Xanthomonas campestris isolated from the blood of a patient with a fever was first reported. Xanthomonas campestris is a bacterium that can cause black rot of some vegetables, such as rape. Chinese cabbage, etc. Human infection due to X. campestris has not been reported so far. The characteristics

BACKGROUND Breast engorgement is a painful condition affecting large numbers of women in the early postpartum period. It may lead to premature weaning, cracked nipples, mastitis and breast abscess. Various forms of treatment for engorgement have been studied but so far little evidence has been found