New article: Seroprevalence of Fasciola hepatica in cattle in Estonia

"Farms with at least one seropositive animal were found in 13 of the 15 counties."
"Animals from beef herds had higher odds of testing F. hepatica-positive."

Petersson J, Jokelainen P, Lassen B, Tagel M, Viltrop A, Novobilský A. (2017) Seroprevalence of Fasciola hepatica in cattle in Estonia. Veterinary Parasitology: Regional Studies and Reports 10, 90–94.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S240593901730031X

New article: How does supplementary feeding affect endoparasite infection in wild boar?

"These results suggest that the effects of supplementary feeding on parasite prevalence in wild boar are mediated by the characteristics of parasite life cycles."

Oja R, Velström K, Moks E, Jokelainen P, Lassen B (2017) How does supplementary feeding affect endoparasite infection in wild boar? Parasitol Res. 116(8):2131-2137.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00436-017-5512-0

New article: Toxoplasma gondii seroprevalence in dairy and beef cattle: large-scale epidemiological study in Estonia

"Almost one fifth of cattle had serological evidence of exposure to T. gondii in Estonia. This result indicates that the zoonotic parasite is present in the agricultural setting and suggests that cattle-derived products, if consumed without sufficient heat treatment, may serve as sources of T. gondii infections to other hosts, including humans."

Jokelainen P, Tagel M, Mõtus K, Viltrop A, Lassen B. Toxoplasma gondii seroprevalence in dairy and beef cattle: large-scale epidemiological study in Estonia. Veterinary Parasitology. 2017. [In press, accepted manuscript]
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304401717300638