Survey of wild boar hunter interactions with pig farming in central Europe.

African swine fever (ASF) is a fatal animal disease without zoonotic potential but greatly impacts human well-being, especially in the most vulnerable human communities. In Europe, ASF concerns mostly the wildlife domain of health. The main vector of the disease is confirmed to be the wild boar, though long-distance jumps of the infection are due to anthropogenic effects.

Autopsy Features of Fatal Donkey Attack.

Lethal donkey attacks have very rarely been described. The case of a 65-year-old man who was found deceased on a country road with 2 domestic donkeys nearby is, therefore, reported. Examination of the body revealed contusions and lacerations of the face and scalp, a comminuted fracture of the left maxilla, comminuted fracturing of the right radius and ulna and of the left anterior superior iliac spine, a flail chest, and pulmonary contusions.

Males and females contribute unequally to offspring genetic diversity in the polygynandrous mating system of wild boar.

The maintenance of genetic diversity across generations depends on both the number of reproducing males and females. Variance in reproductive success, multiple paternity and litter size can all affect the relative contributions of male and female parents to genetic variation of progeny. The mating system of the wild boar (Sus scrofa) has been described as polygynous, although evidence of multiple paternity in litters has been found.

How immunogenetically different are domestic pigs from wild boars: a perspective from single-nucleotide polymorphisms of 19 immunity-related candidate genes.

The coexistence of wild boars and domestic pigs across Eurasia makes it feasible to conduct comparative genetic or genomic analyses for addressing how genetically different a domestic species is from its wild ancestor. To test whether there are differences in patterns of genetic variability between wild and domestic pigs at immunity-related genes and to detect outlier loci putatively under selection that may underlie differences in immune responses, here we analyzed 54 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of 19 immunity-related candidate genes on 11 autosomes in three pairs of wild boar and domestic pig populations from China, Iberian Peninsula, and Hungary. Our results showed no statistically significant differences in allele frequency and heterozygosity across SNPs between three pairs of wild and domestic populations.

Microsatellite markers for identification and parentage analysis in the European wild boar (Sus scrofa).

Background: The wild boar (Sus scrofa) is among the most widespread mammal species throughout the old world. Presently, studies concerning microsatellites in domestic pigs and wild boars have been carried out in order to investigate domestication, social behavior and general diversity patterns among either populations or breeds. The purpose of the current study is to develop a robust set of microsatellites markers for parentage analyses and individual identification.

[Agranular CD4+/CD56+ haematodermic neoplasm (Precursor haematologic neoplasm)].

The agranular CD4+/CD56+ haematodermic neoplasm (so-called blastic NK-cell lymphoma) represents a distinct clinicopathologic entity and it is characterised by its clinical presentation (skin tropism, bone marrow involvement with or without leukemic phase, very poor prognosis) and the common expression of the T helper CD4 as well as the NK cell marker CD56. The authors present an 86 year old male patient with hemorrhagic macules, plaques and hemorrhagic flat nodules mainly on the trunk without any complaints. The skin biopsy revealed an agranular CD4+/CD56+ hematodermic tumor.

[Treatment of acute leukemia in older patients].

The median age of patients with acute leukemia is more than 60 years, and the incidence of the disease increases with age. There are several unfavorable biologic and clinical factors in older patients with acute leukemia, the remission rate and their survival are much worse than in younger adults. The poor performance score and any other concomitant disease and the poor reserve capacity of their bone marrow represent significant difficulties to deliver the proper remission induction and postremission therapy.