Publications by authors named "I Georgopoulou"
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- Rabies in the European Union is almost eliminated due to vaccination campaigns aimed at wildlife, especially red foxes.
- These campaigns involve giving out bait laced with a vaccine, and scientists check how well the vaccination is working by collecting samples from foxes and analyzing them.
- A study suggests that the way the vaccine is tested needs to be the same across the EU to better understand its effectiveness, and it also found that hotter weather might make the vaccination campaigns less effective.
Insects of the subfamily Typhlocybinae (: ) are pests of economically important agricultural and horticultural crops. They damage the plants directly or indirectly by transmitting plant pathogens, resulting in significant yield loss. Several leafhoppers of this subfamily use vines as hosts.
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- Inclusion body hepatitis (IBH) is a significant disease affecting chickens globally, caused by Fowl Aviadenoviruses (FAdVs), with rising cases and virulence demanding more field data for effective control.
- A case study in Macedonia reported a severe IBH outbreak in a broiler farm of 64,000 birds, where Flock A experienced higher mortality despite all flocks testing positive for FAdV, suggesting strain variation or other influencing factors.
- Clinical signs included depression and diarrhea, and necropsy revealed liver enlargement and lesions in multiple organs, while histopathological findings confirmed significant liver inflammation and chronic pancreatic issues, impacting overall farm performance and economics negatively.
Citrus blackfly, Aleurocanthus woglumi Ashby (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), is an important agricultural quarantine pest, causing substantial economic losses to citrus and many other cultivated crops. Aleurocanthus woglumi is found in tropical and subtropical regions but is presently unknown in Europe and the Mediterranean Basin. We used CLIMEX to model the potential distribution of A.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe present study was designed to determine the efficacy of a novel multicomponent mycotoxin detoxifying agent (MMDA) containing modified zeolite (Clinoptilolite), , , cell walls and silymarin against the deleterious effects of Aflatoxin B (AFB) and Ochratoxin A (OTA) in broiler chicks. A total of 160 one-day-old Ross 308 broiler chicks were randomly allocated in four treatment groups, with four replicates, according to the following experimental design for 42 days. Group A received a basal diet; Group B received a basal diet contaminated with AFB and OTA at 0.
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