CLN6-related continuum phenotype caused by aberrant splicing.

Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses (NCLs) are genetically heterogeneous neurodegenerative disorders, characterized by progressive cognitive and motor decline, epilepsy, visual impairment, and shortened life-expectancy. CLN6-related NCLs include both late-infantile and adult myoclonic form. We report a 21-year-old patient, with mild developmental delay, who developed occipital seizures at 14 years, and subsequently cognitive decline, cortical myoclonus, and photosensitivity at low and higher frequencies.

Trichinella spp. in wolves (Canis lupus) and red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) of southern Italy.

Trichinella spp. are cosmopolitan parasites that infect a wide range of hosts, with wildlife being the main reservoir of these zoonotic nematodes, especially red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) and wolves (Canis lupus) due to their apex position in the food chain in most European countries. The aim of this study is to investigate the prevalence of Trichinella spp.

Is golden jackal (Canis aureus) the most important indicator species of Trichinella infection in Croatia?

Epidemiologic monitoring of wild animals is always an important step in defining potential zoonoses that can threaten humans. Particular emphasis should be given to those zoonotic agents permanently cycling within wild animal populations and represent a permanent reservoir for other wild or domesticated animals that can be direct sources of disease for humans. In Croatia, there are two European jackal populations: the Dalmatian population (DP) that has been inhabiting the islands and coastal area along the Adriatic Sea since medieval times, and the South East European population (SEEP) that is found in continental Croatia.

Infecting Wild Boars in West, Southwest, and Northwest of Romania: Evidence of an Underrated Risk.

The species of the genus are etiological agents distributed all over the world and are able to infect mammals, birds, and reptiles. is the species most adapted to domestic and wild pigs and is also the most important etiological agent of trichinellosis. The wild boar () is a nocturnal omnivorous mammal belonging to the Suidae family.