Publications by authors named "H W Wisselink"
Sensor technologies are increasingly used to monitor laboratory animal behaviour. The aim of this study was to investigate the added value of using accelerometers and video to monitor the activity and drinking behaviour of three rams from 5 days before to 22 days after inoculation with . We computed the activity from accelerometer data as the vectorial dynamic body acceleration (VDBA).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Emphysema influences the appearance of lung tissue in computed tomography (CT). We evaluated whether this affects lung nodule detection by artificial intelligence (AI) and human readers (HR).
Methods: Individuals were selected from the "Lifelines" cohort who had undergone low-dose chest CT.
Article Synopsis
- Consumption of raw or undercooked meat can lead to infections from Toxoplasma gondii, but salt and additives in meat may impact the parasite's survival.
- A new in vitro method was developed to replace the mouse bioassay for testing how salting affects T. gondii viability, using meat samples from infected sheep to evaluate parasite growth in cultured cells.
- The study found that untreated meat samples had viable T. gondii, while higher salt concentrations (2.7% NaCl) significantly reduced parasite growth, demonstrating the effectiveness of the new in vitro method for assessing T. gondii viability.
Salmonellosis is the second most commonly reported foodborne gastrointestinal infection in humans in the European Union (EU). Most outbreaks are caused by Enteritidis, present in contaminated food products, particularly in egg and egg products. In recent years, an increase in the prevalence of in laying hen flocks in the EU has been observed.
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