Publications by authors named "Jane Budai"

The skin represents an indicator of an animal's health status. Causes of cutaneous diseases in fish most often trace back to biological agents. However, fish skin diseases can also arise from a complex interaction of infectious and non-infectious causes, making it more difficult to identify a specific aetiology.

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H9N2 viruses have become, over the last 20 years, one of the most diffused poultry pathogens and have reached a level of endemicity in several countries. Attempts to control the spread and reduce the circulation of H9N2 have relied mainly on vaccination in endemic countries. However, the high level of adaptation to poultry, testified by low minimum infectious doses, replication to high titers, and high transmissibility, has severely hampered the results of vaccination campaigns.

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The first two European outbreaks of herpetic pneumonia caused by were diagnosed based on gross pathology findings, histological examination, transmission electron microscopy visualization and genome sequencing. The outbreaks, characterized by high morbidity and high mortality rates, involved two parrot species, namely the Indian ringneck parrot () and the Alexandrine parakeet (). Clinical signs observed were ruffled feathers, dyspnea, tail bobbing, open wings while breathing, depression and anorexia.

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Article Synopsis
  • - The redclaw crayfish (Cherax quadricarinatus) is widely cultivated for food and ornamental use due to its favorable growth traits, but it is susceptible to dangerous bacterial infections like rickettsiosis caused by Coxiella cheraxi.
  • - Coxiella cheraxi has high mortality rates in infected crayfish (22%-80% in natural cases and up to 90% in lab settings), and while it’s closely related to the Q-fever bacterium, it appears to be species-specific to redclaw crayfish with no known risk to humans.
  • - An outbreak of rickettsiosis occurred in a batch of redclaw crayfish imported from Australia to Israel, resulting in the deaths
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Reports on abdominal tumours in koi carp are scarce and most are from the gonads. Their histological diagnosis is challenging due to the occurrence of mixed populations of neoplastic cells and the few availability of cross-reactive antibodies in fish tissues. The present study aims to provide a histopathological characterization of seventeen gonadal tumours, enriched by a wide antibody panel (vimentin, CD117, placental alkaline phosphatase-PLAP, AE1/AE3 cytokeratin, E-cadherin, proliferating cell nuclear antigen-PCNA, müllerian-inhibiting substance-MIS, GATA4 and Inhibin-α) applied on whole and tissue microarray (TMA) sections.

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