Efficacy of flukicides against Fasciola hepatica and first report of triclabendazole resistance on German sheep farms.

Fasciola hepatica infections lead to severe health problems and production losses in sheep farming, if not treated effectively. Triclabendazole has been used extensively over decades due to its unique efficacy range against all definitive hostfluke stages but published data about the susceptibility of F. hepatica to anthelmintics in Germany are lacking.

Coproscopical diagnosis of patent Fasciola hepatica infections in sheep - A comparison between standard sedimentation, FLUKEFINDER® and a combination of both.

The liver fluke Fasciola hepatica is a highly pathogenic and zoonotic trematode with a cosmopolitan distribution. In livestock, infections may lead to significant economic losses if not diagnosed promptly and treated effectively. Particularly for small ruminants, the standard method for the detection of fluke infection is based on coproscopical methods such as the sedimentation method, which detects F.

Identical 18S rRNA haplotypes of Hepatozoon canis in dogs and foxes in Brandenburg, Germany.

Hepatozoon canis is a blood parasite of the suborder Adeleorina infecting wild and domestic canids. Transmission occurs by oral uptake of Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato vector ticks infected with H. canis, but vertical transmission is also assumed to be possible.

[A good start for future reformation in rebus medicis". Georg Ernst Stahl's medical theory and piousness of the 18th century].

Historical research has generally claimed a close connection between Georg Ernst STAHL'S (1659-1734) medical theory and 18th century Pietism. STAHL himself has been often presented as a religious Pietist and as a follower of August Hermann FRANCKE (1663-1727). The present paper analyses the relationship between STAHL'S theory and the medical concepts of Pietist physicians.

[Teaching medical history in the German medical curriculum: prospects and risks].

The paper analyses the special situation of teaching medical history in German medical schools. According to German law (Approbationsordnung für Arzte) medical history is part of an interdisciplinary subject (Querschnittsbereich) which is called "history, theory, ethics of medicine". The paper presents some historical attempts to show the relevance of medical history for medical education, explores the present context of teaching medical history in Germany, and gives some recommendations for teaching medical history under the new circumstances.