The Prevalence and Genetic Diversity of in Nymphs Collected from Farm- and Woodland Sites in Ireland.

The parasite, causes redwater fever in cattle and a rare, albeit life-threatening disease in humans. In Ireland, has always been considered an important pathogen as the high incidence of redwater fever precluded areas of the country from cattle farming. Moreover a relatively large proportion of human cases were reported here.

The prevalence and distribution of Anaplasma phagocytophilum genotypes in Ixodes ricinus nymphs collected from farm- and woodland sites in Ireland.

Despite the economic importance of grass-based livestock production in Ireland and the fact that many veterinarians and farmers regard tickborne fever (TBF) as an increasingly important disease, especially in sheep, little is currently known about the prevalence and genetic diversity of its causative agent, Anaplasma phagocytophilum. In the present study, 1376 nymphal Ixodes ricinus ticks collected from woodland, farmland, bog and limestone pavement habitats were screened for A. phagocytophilum using TaqMan PCR.

A pilot study on the prevalence of lice in Irish beef cattle and the first Irish report of deltamethrin tolerance in Bovicola bovis.

Background: Pediculosis in cattle causes significant itching, irritation and stress to the animal, often resulting in skin damage and poor coat condition. The control of bovine pediculosis in Ireland is based predominantly on commercial insecticides belonging to one of two chemical classes, the synthetic pyrethroids and the macrocyclic lactones. In recent years, pyrethroid tolerance has been reported in a number of species of livestock lice in the United Kingdom and Australia.

Update on the presence of Ixodes ricinus at the western limit of its range and the prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato.

It is often suggested that due to climate and environmental policy changes, the risk from tick-borne disease is increasing, particularly at the geographical limits of the vector distribution. Our project aimed to determine whether this was true for the risk of Lyme borreliosis in Ireland which is the western-most limit of Ixodes ricinus, the European vector of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato. The availability of a historical data set of tick infection rates compiled in the 1990s represented a unique opportunity as it provided a baseline against which current data could be compared.

Identifying Incomplete Atypical Femoral Fractures With Single-Energy Absorptiometry: Declining Prevalence.

Background: Atypical femur fractures (AFFs) are associated with long-term bisphosphonate (BP) therapy. Early identification of AFF prior to their completion provides an opportunity to intervene, potentially reducing morbidity associated with these fractures. Single-energy X-ray absorptiometry (SE) is an imaging method recently shown to detect incomplete AFF (iAFF) prior to fracture completion.