in this survey 45 carnivores including 14 jackals, 23 stray dogs, 2 foxes, 2 domestic cats, 1 wild cat, 2 swine and 1 wolf were collected. on post-mortem examination, 84% carcases were infected and 13 zoonotic helminth species were recovered. dirofilaria immitis was the most commonly parasite and toxocara canis showed the highest intensity of infection. one species from swine and two helminth s...

swine flu is a new emerging infectious disease originating in mexico . this novel influenza is the present pandemic disease of the world. in this brief paper, the author discusses on conjunctivitis and other eye manifestations in swine flu.   iranian journal of ophthalmology 200921(3):3-4 © 2009 by the iranian society of ophthalmology

background: epidemiological investigations on toxoplasma gondii infection have found a significant association between human toxoplasmosis and consumption of raw or undercooked meat. the present study aimed to characterize genotypes of t. gondii in 20 cattle, 40 sheep, 15 goats and 16 pigs from the north of portugal. methods: nested pcr amplified the surface antigen 2 (sag2) gene. sequencing an...

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conclusions this study provides support for the hypothesis that humans are probably infected after contact with swine sources. the findings emphasize the importance of checking the country of origin of swine and of improving sanitary control measures from the veterinary standpoint to prevent the spread of hev infection in italy. materials and methods a total of 327 hev sequences of swine and hu...

background emergence of a novel swine-origin influenza a (h1n1) pandemic since 2009 attracted the attention of scientists to characterize epidemiological features and clinical manifestations of this disease in comparison to seasonal flu in different parts of the world. objectives the goal of this investigation was to compare these features in confirmed cases of swine-origin influenza a (h1n1) a...

Swine flue is a highly contagious acute respiratory disease caused by a subtype of influenza A virus. Herein we present three patients with H1N1 infection complicated with pulmonary thromboembolism. The patients had chest pain and unexplained dyspnea. Imaging studies showed bilateral hilar predominance. Computed tomographic angiography confirmed bilateral thromboembolism (an unusual presentatio...