Longitudinal assessment of two Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays in challenged and contact-exposed pigs.

The objective of the current study was to compare the sensitivity of 2 Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) in experimentally challenged and contact-exposed pigs in a long-term longitudinal assessment. On day 0 of the assessment, twelve 2-month-old M. hyopneumoniae-negative pigs were inoculated with M.

Effect of cross-fostering on transfer of maternal immunity to Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae to piglets.

The aim of this study was to assess the effect of cross-fostering on transfer of maternal Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae-specific humoral and cell-mediated immunity (CMI) from gilts to piglets. Cross-fostering, carried out within gilt pairs, was based on the gilts' M hyopneumoniae vaccination status in accordance with the following scheme: six pairs of vaccinated gilt × non-vaccinated gilt (V × N); five pairs of non-vaccinated gilt × vaccinated gilt (N × V); and five pairs of vaccinated gilt × vaccinated gilt (V × V). The piglets were cross-fostered at 0, six, 12 or 20 hours after birth.

An experimental model to evaluate Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae transmission from asymptomatic carriers to unvaccinated and vaccinated sentinel pigs.

The objective of this study was to determine the effect of vaccinating susceptible animals on the transmission of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae from experimentally infected pigs during the chronic phase of infection. Thirty-six seeder pigs were experimentally infected with M. hyopneumoniae.

Rheumatic diseases in the ancient Americas: the skeletal manifestations of treponematoses.

Introduction: The effect of rheumatic and infectious diseases on skeletal remains provides an important source of information for knowledge of contemporary medicine. Few pathologic conditions have attracted so much interest as treponematoses. One of these, syphilis, was the most feared venereal disease throughout the civilized world until the introduction of penicillin in the 20th century.

An assessment of the duration of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae infection in an experimentally infected population of pigs.

Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (M. hyopneumoniae) is the primary pathogen of enzootic pneumonia (EP), a highly prevalent respiratory disease that affects pigs worldwide. Previous studies have demonstrated that M.