The first detection of Ashworthius sidemi (Nematoda, Trichostrongylidae) in roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) in Russia.

Ashworthius sidemi is a blood-sucking nematode, which has spread out among wild ruminants in several European countries during last decades. The nematode has recently been detected in cattle as well. The distribution of A.

[Differential diagnostics of febrile conditions in an emergency care clinic].

We undertook the analysis of 157 cases of fever at the stages of polyclinic - admission department - hospital treatment for the purpose of elucidating the structure of febrile syndrome. Pneumonia developed in 45 patients, infectious endocarditis in 34, chronic alcoholic hepatitis in 21, rheumatoid arthritis (pseudoseptic variant) in 2, systemic lupus erythematosus in 1, polymyositis in 2, acute pyelonephritis (exacerbation of chronic pyelonephritis) in 15, tumours of different localization in 37 patients. We evaluated the informative value of some acute-phase blood characteristics obtained, results of X-ray and ultrasonic studies for early diagnostics of pneumonia and infectious endocarditis.

Prevalence of borreliosis, anaplasmosis, ehrlichiosis and Dirofilaria immitis in dogs and vectors in Voronezh Reserve (Russia).

Most of the dogs studied for the prevalence of CVBD have previously received acaricidal and insecticidal treatments. In the present work, a very specific population of dogs (Group 1) that had never been treated against ticks and mosquitoes was studied. Moreover, the territory occupied by this population has also never been treated, because it is a protected area--Voronezh Natural Reserve.

[Morphological characteristics of the shell of the ova of Capillariidae (Nematoda, Capillariidae)].

Peculiarities of the surface architectonics of the egg shell in 18 species of capillariids (Nematoda, Capillariidae) were studied. Capillariids were found in mammals of 5 orders: Insectivora, Chiroptera, Muridae, Carnivora and Arctiodactyla. A correlation between the structure of the external surface of egg shell of these nematodes on one hand, and localization in the organism of the definitive host and its biology on the other, was established.