The Poultry Red Mite, Dermanyssus gallinae, travels far but not frequently, and takes up permanent residence on farms.

Management of Dermanyssus gallinae, a cosmopolitan hematophagous mite responsible for damage in layer poultry farming, is hampered by a lack of knowledge of its spatio-temporal population dynamics. Previous studies have shown that the circulation of this pest between farms is of strictly anthropogenic origin, that a mitochondrial haplogroup has been expanding on European farms since the beginning of the 21 century and that its local population growth may be particularly rapid. To refine our understanding of how D.

Parallel Sequencing Reveals Campylobacter spp. in Commercial Meat Chickens Less than 8 Days Old.

Campylobacter from contaminated poultry meat is a major source of human gastroenteritis worldwide. To date, attempts to control this zoonotic infection with on-farm biosecurity measures have been inconsistent in outcome. A cornerstone of these efforts has been the detection of chicken infection with microbiological culture, where Campylobacter is generally not detectable until birds are at least 21 days old.

Hepatitis C (HCV) therapy for HCV mono-infected and HIV-HCV co-infected individuals living in Nepal.

Background: Despite direct-acting antivirals (DAA), aims to "eradicate" viral hepatitis by 2030 remain unlikely. In Nepal, an expert consortium was established to treat HCV through Nepal earthquakes aftermath offering a model for HCV treatment expansion in a resource-poor setting.

Methodology/principal Findings: In 2015, we established a network of hepatologists, laboratory experts, and community-based leaders at 6 Opioid Substitution Treatment (OST) sites from 4 cities in Nepal screening 838 patients for a treatment cohort of 600 individuals with HCV infection and past or current drug use.

Influence of the microbiota-gut-brain axis on behavior and welfare in farm animals: A review.

There is increasing evidence of a pivotal role of the gut microbiota (GUT-M) in key physiological functions in vertebrates. Many studies discuss functional implications of the GUT-M not only on immunity, growth, metabolism, but also on brain development and behavior. However, while the influence of the microbiota-gut-brain axis (MGBA) on behavior is documented in rodents and humans, data on farm animals are scarce.

[Decision analysis of congenital toxoplasmosis in the absence of exact knowledge of the treatment benefits and secondary effects].

Decision analysis seemed the appropriate method to bring out the interest of toxoplasmosis serology in children born from mothers who seroconverted during pregnancy. In particular it provides the possibility to choose between IgA serology, recently introduced in hospital practice, and IgM serology that is the reference test. We study a series of 96 children suspected of having congenital toxoplasmosis who were followed up until the age of one.

[Microsporum canis tinea ciliaris and blepharitis].

Introduction: The involvement of eyelashes and eyelids by dermatophytes is unfrequent.

Case Report: We describe such a case in a 48 year old woman, who presented with unilateral blepharitis, resistant to topical treatments with antiseptics, antibiotics and corticosteroids. Diagnosis was suspected by magnifying lens and Wood's light examination; Microsporum canis was isolated from broken eyelashes and scales of annular lesions of eyelids.

[Cathepsin D from horse spleen. I. Purification and study of certain physicochemical properties].

Horse spleen cathepsin D (3.4.23.

[Cathepsin D from horse spleen. II. Study of certain enzymatic properties].

This work reports some enzymatic properties of highly purified horse spleen cathepsin D. Hydrolysis rate of several proteins are compared. The Kinetic constants (Km = 4.