Endocrine disrupting chemicals and obesity prevention: scoping review.

Introduction: Exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) can result in alterations of natural hormones in the body. The aim of this review article is to highlight the knowledge about EDCs and obesity.

Methods: A scoping review of the electronic literature was performed using PubMed platform for studies on EDCs and obesity published between the years 2013-2023.

Early immune response to lineage III isolates of different virulence phenotype.

Introduction: is an intracellular parasite of importance to human and veterinary health. The structure and diversity of the genotype population of varies considerably with respect to geography, but three lineages, type I, II and III, are distributed globally. Lineage III genotypes are the least well characterized in terms of biology, host immunity and virulence.

A Pork Industry in the Backyard: An Analysis of Infection in Serbia's Pigs.

As pork is an important source for infection, we have analyzed genotypes and toxoplasmosis prevalence in pigs in Serbia in the context of production statistics and economics to assess the specific risk to public health. Genotyping was performed using MnPCR-RFLP; -specific IgG antibodies were detected using a modified agglutination test (MAT); and statistical data were extracted from official records and provided by government authorities. The results indicate that, from 2006 to 2021, the median number of annually slaughtered pigs was 5.

Seroprevalence, Direct Detection and Risk Factors for Infection in Pigs in Serbia, and Influence of Biosecurity Measures.

Consumption of contaminated pork is a major risk factor for human infection. We thus conducted a cross-sectional survey on the seroprevalence of infection in a representative sample of slaughter pigs from throughout Serbia and examined the influence of farm biosecurity-related risk factors on infection. In addition, direct detection of the parasite (by mouse bioassay) or its DNA was performed in the hearts of a subset of seropositive sows.

Genotypes Circulating in Serbia-Insight into the Population Structure and Diversity of the Species in Southeastern Europe, a Region of Intercontinental Strain Exchange.

In Europe, lineage II is dominant, and ToxoDB#1 the most frequently occurring genotype. The abundance of lineage III genotypes varies geographically and lineage I are rare, yet present in several regions of the continent. Data on the population structure in southeastern Europe (SEE) are scarce, yet necessary to appreciate the diversity of the species in Europe.