Publications by authors named "Maja Jurhar Pavlova"
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- Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is a rare disease in Europe caused by a tapeworm that mostly affects people from Africa, Latin America, and Asia.
- Many patients experience symptoms like seizures, headaches, and other neurological issues, often related to travel to these regions.
- Most patients were treated successfully, but it’s important for doctors in Europe to understand NCC better for better patient care.
Dirofilariosis and leishmaniosis are severe parasitic diseases in dogs, and their causative agents can also be pathogenic to humans. In this study, we conducted a multicentric survey in the regions of Serbia and North Macedonia with the goal to establish an epidemiological scenario of dirofilariosis and leishmaniosis in the territory of Central Balkan. Using molecular analyses, a total of 535 dogs from Northern Serbia (NS), Southern Serbia (SS) and North Macedonia (NM) were screened for the presence of spp.
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- The original article had a mistake in the author list.
- Dr. Jasmin OMERAGIĆ and Dr. Davor ALAGIĆ were incorrectly left off as co-authors.
- This omission acknowledges their contribution to the work.
Background: Taenia solium and Taenia saginata are food-borne parasites of global importance. In eastern Europe only fragmented information is available on the epidemiology of these zoonotic parasites in humans and animal populations. In particular for T.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNew therapeutic strategies against inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) consider the usage of probiotics, prebiotics and synbiotics as beneficial for the intestinal microbial balance. Limitations of such an approach are addressed into difference in survival, persistence, colonization and variable effects among different probiotic strains, lack in understanding of probiotic mechanisms of action, as well the complex etiology of IBD. The anti-inflammatory activity of Lactobacillus casei 01 (L.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe aim of our research was to examine changes in the immune system of the rats influenced by the elevated ambient temperature. Male Wistar rats were divided, into 2 groups and housed at 20 +/- 2 degrees C (n = 64, control group) and 35 +/- 1 degrees C (n = 74, experimental group), during precise timing of 1, 4, 7, 14, 21, and 30 days. All the animals were given food and water ad libitum, and were lighted during 12 hours per day.
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