August, 2015 news
August 31st, 2015
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Livestock-Associated Methicillin Resistant and Methicillin Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Sequence Type (CC)1 in European Farmed Animals: High Genetic Relatedness of Isolates from Italian Cattle Herds and Humans
Investigation published in PLoS ONE
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Sequence Type (ST)1, Clonal Complex(CC)1, SCCmec V is one of the major Livestock-Associated (LA-) lineages in pig farming industry in Italy and is associated with pigs in other European countries. Recently, it has been increasingly detected in Italian dairy cattle herds. The aim of this study was to analyse the differences between ST1 MRSA and methicillin-susceptible S. aureus (MSSA) from cattle and pig herds in Italy and Europe and human isolates. Sixty-tree animal isolates from different holdings and 20 human isolates were characterized by p…
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August 31st, 2015
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Xth International Congress of Veterinary Virology (ESVV) "Changing viruses in a Changing world"
Communications in this event:
- Applicability of faeces samples for detecting antibodies against African swinve fever
August 21st, 2015
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Assessment of MALDI-TOF MS as alternative tool for Streptococcus suis identification
Investigation article published in Frontiers in Public Health
The accuracy of matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) for identifying Streptococcus suis isolates obtained from pigs, wild animals, and humans was evaluated using a PCR-based identification assay as the gold standard. In addition, MALDI-TOF MS was compared with the commercial multi-tests Rapid ID 32 STREP system. From the 129 S. suis isolates included in the study and identified by the molecular method, only 31 isolates (24.03%) had score values ≥2.300 and 79 isolates (61.24%) gave score values between 2.299 and 2.000. After updating …
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August 14th, 2015
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A novel antigen capture ELISA for the specific detection of IgG antibodies to elephant endotheliotropic herpes virus
BMC Veterinary Research publish this investigation article
Elephants are classified as critically endangered animals by the International Union for Conservation of Species (IUCN). Elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus (EEHV) poses a large threat to breeding programs of captive Asian elephants by causing fatal haemorrhagic disease. EEHV infection is detected by PCR in samples from both clinically ill and asymptomatic elephants with an active infection, whereas latent carriers can be distinguished exclusively via serological assays. To date, identification of latent carriers has been challenging, since there are no serological assays capable of detectin…
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August 7th, 2015
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Call for M2 fellowship training in epidemiology
Madrid and Minnesota create a joint training program in animal health and food safety. Candidates will receive one year of specialized training including a stay at the University of Minnesota
STEMMA research group at the University of Minnesota and VISAVET Centre of Complutense University of Madrid create a joint training program in animal health and food security areas, starting with the offer of scholarships for a year specialized training and stay in the laboratory of one of the most important research groups in epidemiology United States. M2 is promoted by the Program of Advanced Technologies in Health Surveillance (TAVS) of the Madrid Region Government…
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August 1st, 2015
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New insights into the role of ticks in African swine fever epidemiology
Revue Scientifique et Technique publish this investigation article
African swine fever (ASF), one of the most important diseases of swine, is present in many African countries, as well as in eastern Europe, Russia and Sardinia. It is caused by a complex virus, ASF virus (ASFV), for which neither vaccine nortreatment is available. ASFV affects swine of all breeds and ages, and also replicates in soft ticks of the genus Ornithodoros, facilitating ASFV persistence
and reocurrence of disease. Depending on the involvement of these ticks, and the presence or not of sylvatic asymptomatic animals, several epidemiological cycles have been identified. The disease pers…
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August 1st, 2015
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Detection of virulence-associated genes characteristic of intestinal Escherichia coli pathotypes, including the Enterohemorrhagic / Enteroaggregative O104:H4 in bovines from Germany and Spain
Investigation published in Microbiology and Immunology
Cattle are reservoirs of Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli but their role in the epidemiology of other pathogenic E. coli remains undefined. We describe a new set of quantitative real-time PCR assays for the direct detection and quantification of nine virulence associated genes (VAGs) characteristic of the most important human E. coli pathotypes and four serotype-related genes (wzxO104 , fliCH4 , rbfO157 , fliCH7 ) that can be used as a surveillance tool for detection of pathogenic strains. A total of 970 cattle fecal samples were collected in slaughterhouses from Germany and Spain and 134 po…
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