Expert Opinion on Vaccine and/or Diagnostic Banks for Major
... Under Pillar 3 in particular, as point 24 of the programming document3 for the Action Plan, a task force was created to assist the Commission in the development of this policy paper on EU vaccine/antigen banks for major animal diseases such as foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), classical swine fever (CSF ...
... Under Pillar 3 in particular, as point 24 of the programming document3 for the Action Plan, a task force was created to assist the Commission in the development of this policy paper on EU vaccine/antigen banks for major animal diseases such as foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), classical swine fever (CSF ...
Epizootiologic investigations of selected infectious disease
... Since 1995, there has been regulated hunting of the Swedish lynx population, and submission of all lynx carcasses for analysis is compulsory. Lynx shot or found dead are to be submitted within 2 days for complete necropsy to the National Veterinary Institute in Uppsala. One hundred six animals from ...
... Since 1995, there has been regulated hunting of the Swedish lynx population, and submission of all lynx carcasses for analysis is compulsory. Lynx shot or found dead are to be submitted within 2 days for complete necropsy to the National Veterinary Institute in Uppsala. One hundred six animals from ...
Childhood vaccinations in Croatia
... (AAP) Committee on Infectious Diseases (12). The recommendations issued by those two committees are revised every two to four years and published as supplements to the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report or as a Report of the Committee on Infectious Disease (Red Book) (12). In the United States im ...
... (AAP) Committee on Infectious Diseases (12). The recommendations issued by those two committees are revised every two to four years and published as supplements to the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report or as a Report of the Committee on Infectious Disease (Red Book) (12). In the United States im ...
® FIP (IN) Feline Infectious Peritonitis Vaccine
... DISEASE DESCRIPTION: FIP is a complex disease of cats caused by FIPV, a coronavirus related to transmissible gastroenteritis virus (TGEV) of pigs, enteric coronavirus of dogs, and respiratory corona-virus of humans.1 Although scientists do not completely understand its pathogenesis, they believe th ...
... DISEASE DESCRIPTION: FIP is a complex disease of cats caused by FIPV, a coronavirus related to transmissible gastroenteritis virus (TGEV) of pigs, enteric coronavirus of dogs, and respiratory corona-virus of humans.1 Although scientists do not completely understand its pathogenesis, they believe th ...
Feline leukaemia virus (FeLV)
... exposure to infection or by large doses of virus – eg if a cat enters a household with a large number of infected cats. The virus can cross the placenta to an unborn kitten and usually all kittens born to an FeLV-positive mother will also be FeLVpositive. It is possible, though rare, for a cat to ha ...
... exposure to infection or by large doses of virus – eg if a cat enters a household with a large number of infected cats. The virus can cross the placenta to an unborn kitten and usually all kittens born to an FeLV-positive mother will also be FeLVpositive. It is possible, though rare, for a cat to ha ...
Pulmonary Imaging - Cornell University Veterinary Specialists
... • Reduced, normal, or increased – The opacity of the lung • Increased or decreased – Appearance of increased opacity ...
... • Reduced, normal, or increased – The opacity of the lung • Increased or decreased – Appearance of increased opacity ...
CO.04 NOVEL LYSSAVIRUS FROM A MINIOPTERUS
... In the frame of the Spanish Rabies Surveillance Program, a bat carcass was received on March 12th, 2012, in the Centro Nacional de Microbiología (National Center of Microbiology) (CNM). The bat was found in the city of Lleida, in July 2011, and it was taken to the Wildlife Care Center of Vallcalent ...
... In the frame of the Spanish Rabies Surveillance Program, a bat carcass was received on March 12th, 2012, in the Centro Nacional de Microbiología (National Center of Microbiology) (CNM). The bat was found in the city of Lleida, in July 2011, and it was taken to the Wildlife Care Center of Vallcalent ...
A 21st Century Approach to Fever in Infants and Young Children
... – Discuss the bacteriology of serious infections in children less than three months of age. – Discuss the bacteriology of bacteremia in children 3 – 36 months of age. – Discuss an approach to management of febrile infants less than 3 months of age. – Discuss an approach to children 3 – 36 months of ...
... – Discuss the bacteriology of serious infections in children less than three months of age. – Discuss the bacteriology of bacteremia in children 3 – 36 months of age. – Discuss an approach to management of febrile infants less than 3 months of age. – Discuss an approach to children 3 – 36 months of ...
Immunoprophylaxis (prophylactic immunization)
... Immunization with capsular polysaccharide antigen of one pathogen (weak immunogen in children) conjugated to protein antigen of another ...
... Immunization with capsular polysaccharide antigen of one pathogen (weak immunogen in children) conjugated to protein antigen of another ...
Hepatitis E Virus Mutations: Functional and Clinical
... HEV isolates (Reyes et al., 1990), there exists a considerable lack of understanding and knowledge of transmission routes, life-cycle, pathogenesis, genome variability and viral evolution. Substantial epidemics and sporadic outbreaks of hepatitis E occur in tropical and sub-tropical countries (e.g., ...
... HEV isolates (Reyes et al., 1990), there exists a considerable lack of understanding and knowledge of transmission routes, life-cycle, pathogenesis, genome variability and viral evolution. Substantial epidemics and sporadic outbreaks of hepatitis E occur in tropical and sub-tropical countries (e.g., ...
Feline panleukopenia - American Association of Feline Practitioners
... disease with often high mortality, caused by feline parvovirus (FPV). Clinical signs include lethargy, anorexia, vomiting, diarrhea and fever, and, in most cases, a profound leukopenia.1–3 In utero or early neonatal infection with FPV can cause cerebellar hypoplasia.4,5 FPV is primarily spread via t ...
... disease with often high mortality, caused by feline parvovirus (FPV). Clinical signs include lethargy, anorexia, vomiting, diarrhea and fever, and, in most cases, a profound leukopenia.1–3 In utero or early neonatal infection with FPV can cause cerebellar hypoplasia.4,5 FPV is primarily spread via t ...
Viral Hepatitis
... Viral hepatitis refers to one of several clinically similar but distinct infections – hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E are all currently known to cause hepatitis. Hepatitis A infection occurs following ingestion of food or drinking water or ingestion of improperly cooked seafood from water that has been ...
... Viral hepatitis refers to one of several clinically similar but distinct infections – hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E are all currently known to cause hepatitis. Hepatitis A infection occurs following ingestion of food or drinking water or ingestion of improperly cooked seafood from water that has been ...
Quantumdotsbased fluoroimmunoassay for the rapid and sensitive
... Avian influenza viruses (AIV) are agents for fatal poultry diseases. H5N1, a subtype of AIV, is of particular concern to people because of its ability to infect humans and the potential for person-toperson transmission. In 1997, 18 people were infected by H5N1 in Hong Kong and six died. (1) The recu ...
... Avian influenza viruses (AIV) are agents for fatal poultry diseases. H5N1, a subtype of AIV, is of particular concern to people because of its ability to infect humans and the potential for person-toperson transmission. In 1997, 18 people were infected by H5N1 in Hong Kong and six died. (1) The recu ...
The diagnostic significance of relative bradycardia in infectious
... pneumonia or other pulmonary infections due to typical bacterial pathogens. Relative bradycardia was not a feature of Salmonella non-enteric fevers, other Gram-negative infections, or viral infections. They concluded that relative bradycardia occurs only in diseases caused by Gram-negative intracell ...
... pneumonia or other pulmonary infections due to typical bacterial pathogens. Relative bradycardia was not a feature of Salmonella non-enteric fevers, other Gram-negative infections, or viral infections. They concluded that relative bradycardia occurs only in diseases caused by Gram-negative intracell ...
Who acquires infection from whom and how? Disentangling multi
... late afternoons and evening, whereas in lowland habitats where bovines drive transmission, early morning shedding occurs, coinciding with the timing of peak bovine water contact [26,27]. Even more intriguing are cases where certain complex life cycle pathogens manipulate their hosts’ behaviour to fa ...
... late afternoons and evening, whereas in lowland habitats where bovines drive transmission, early morning shedding occurs, coinciding with the timing of peak bovine water contact [26,27]. Even more intriguing are cases where certain complex life cycle pathogens manipulate their hosts’ behaviour to fa ...
WHO information sheet - World Health Organization
... and hepatitis B vaccination is difficult because these conditions are rare, have a poorly understood pathogenesis, occur in the absence of hepatitis B vaccination and the onset of symptoms maybe reported weeks to months after vaccination has occurred. Guillain–Barré Syndrome (GBS) – The pathogenesis ...
... and hepatitis B vaccination is difficult because these conditions are rare, have a poorly understood pathogenesis, occur in the absence of hepatitis B vaccination and the onset of symptoms maybe reported weeks to months after vaccination has occurred. Guillain–Barré Syndrome (GBS) – The pathogenesis ...
The PB2 E627K mutation contributes to the high polymerase activity
... detected in nasal turbinates and lungs but not in other organs (brain, spleen and kidneys). The viral titres of H7N9 in nasal turbinates and lungs was significantly higher than the titres of H7N9 PB2 K627E (Fig. 4b, c). The replication of H7N9 was similar in nasal turbinates and the lung, whereas th ...
... detected in nasal turbinates and lungs but not in other organs (brain, spleen and kidneys). The viral titres of H7N9 in nasal turbinates and lungs was significantly higher than the titres of H7N9 PB2 K627E (Fig. 4b, c). The replication of H7N9 was similar in nasal turbinates and the lung, whereas th ...
Transmission dynamics and control of Ebola virus
... distributed, the maximum likelihood estimate for r for Liberia is estimated at 0.053 (95% confidence interval (CI): 0.051, 0.055). The growth rate in Sierra Leone is largely divided into two phases with a greater growth rate in the early phase (which could reflect initial case clusters in hospital s ...
... distributed, the maximum likelihood estimate for r for Liberia is estimated at 0.053 (95% confidence interval (CI): 0.051, 0.055). The growth rate in Sierra Leone is largely divided into two phases with a greater growth rate in the early phase (which could reflect initial case clusters in hospital s ...
Pre-meeting document. - Viral Hepatitis Prevention Board
... unsafe injections and transfusions, and through sexual contact. Although HBV shares similar transmission routes as the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), it is 40 to 100 times more infectious. Very young children are most at risk. In developing countries, most infections occur during childhood, thr ...
... unsafe injections and transfusions, and through sexual contact. Although HBV shares similar transmission routes as the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), it is 40 to 100 times more infectious. Very young children are most at risk. In developing countries, most infections occur during childhood, thr ...
Transmission dynamics and control of Ebola virus disease (EVD): a review
... distributed, the maximum likelihood estimate for r for Liberia is estimated at 0.053 (95% confidence interval (CI): 0.051, 0.055). The growth rate in Sierra Leone is largely divided into two phases with a greater growth rate in the early phase (which could reflect initial case clusters in hospital s ...
... distributed, the maximum likelihood estimate for r for Liberia is estimated at 0.053 (95% confidence interval (CI): 0.051, 0.055). The growth rate in Sierra Leone is largely divided into two phases with a greater growth rate in the early phase (which could reflect initial case clusters in hospital s ...
Viral Replication and Lesions in BALB/c Mice
... lower maximal optical densities (ODs) obtained at equal titers in ELISA with nonporcine than with porcine sera, antibodies in human patients and mice were suggested possibly to be caused by different speciesspecific viruses that share antigenic epitopes with PCV1.28 To date, circoviruses identical o ...
... lower maximal optical densities (ODs) obtained at equal titers in ELISA with nonporcine than with porcine sera, antibodies in human patients and mice were suggested possibly to be caused by different speciesspecific viruses that share antigenic epitopes with PCV1.28 To date, circoviruses identical o ...
Chapter 15 - Laboratory Animal Boards Study Group
... harboring virulent infectious agents spread by the fecal-oral route or “hand to mouth.” True or False. 75. Showering after contact with nonhuman primates or at the end of the workday is recommended. True or False. 76. The 3 M No. 9970M HEPA filter mask is not ideal for entry into all animal rooms an ...
... harboring virulent infectious agents spread by the fecal-oral route or “hand to mouth.” True or False. 75. Showering after contact with nonhuman primates or at the end of the workday is recommended. True or False. 76. The 3 M No. 9970M HEPA filter mask is not ideal for entry into all animal rooms an ...
Viral infections and bovine mastitis: a review
... quarters of the mock-inoculated cows. Virus was isolated from milk samples of inoculated quarters only; from day 1 to days 9–14 pi. A S. uberis infection appeared to trigger BHV4 replication in cows infected 2 weeks before with BHV4. BHV4 was isolated from the milk from 2 out of 4 quarters after an ...
... quarters of the mock-inoculated cows. Virus was isolated from milk samples of inoculated quarters only; from day 1 to days 9–14 pi. A S. uberis infection appeared to trigger BHV4 replication in cows infected 2 weeks before with BHV4. BHV4 was isolated from the milk from 2 out of 4 quarters after an ...
Feline Infectious Peritonitis
... multi-cat households, catteries, and shelters, mortality from FIPV is fortunately generally low. Multi-cat situations of several years’ duration will likely have a brush with FIP. It is no cause for either fear or ostracization. It is, however, a reason to make efforts to understand this disease and ...
... multi-cat households, catteries, and shelters, mortality from FIPV is fortunately generally low. Multi-cat situations of several years’ duration will likely have a brush with FIP. It is no cause for either fear or ostracization. It is, however, a reason to make efforts to understand this disease and ...
MEASLES FACTSHEET FOR SCHOOLS What
... starts on the forehead and spreads downwards over the face, neck and body. The rash consists of flat red or brown blotches which can flow into each other. It lasts 4-7 days. There can also be diarrhoea, vomiting and abdominal pain. How serious is measles? One million children die from measles world- ...
... starts on the forehead and spreads downwards over the face, neck and body. The rash consists of flat red or brown blotches which can flow into each other. It lasts 4-7 days. There can also be diarrhoea, vomiting and abdominal pain. How serious is measles? One million children die from measles world- ...