Showing posts with label infection. Show all posts
Showing posts with label infection. Show all posts

Wednesday, 13 December 2017

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

Friday, 1 August 2014

Cryptosporidiosis appears to be an occupational disease in Estonia

A new case study has just been published that challenge the mysterious absence of reported cases in Estonia of the diarrhoea causing disease cryptosporidiosis.

The article provide evidence that the infections from cattle to humans may be a specific subtype of Cryptosporidium parvum - so far reported found mainly in humans and animals in Eastern European countries.

The full article is available for download by following this link:
Lassen, Brian; Ståhl, Marie; Heidi, L. Enemark (2014). Cryptosporidiosis – an occupational risk and a disregarded disease in Estonia. Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica, 56(36), 1 - 3.

Wednesday, 16 October 2013

A popular science paper on Toxoplasma gondii has been published in the magazine Lemmik!

Pikka Jokelainen, Marilin Janson, Kärt Must. Toksoplasmadega nakatumist saab ennetada. Lemmik, oktoober 2013 (23): 43-46. Price: 1.95€.

Link to article online

Thursday, 13 June 2013

Trichinella sp. found in wild boar after being eaten lightly cooked

Eight people, including three children, ate meat of wild boar that was infected with Trichinella sp. in Estonia. A meat sample tested positive afterwards, and treatment for the infection was started.

Full article here (in Estonian):