Differential Cytotoxic Effects of Cell-Free Supernatants of Emerging Pathogens and on Four Cell Lines Reveal Vero Cells as a Putative Candidate for Cytotoxicity Analysis.

and are recognized as emerging pathogens with zoonotic potential. Despite their increasing importance, there is a paucity of data on the cytotoxicity of these two pathogens. Therefore, in the present study, we investigated the cytotoxic potentials of the cell-free supernatants from 10 and 15 isolates for their cytotoxic effects on four different cell lines (CHO, Vero, HeLa, and MDCK).

Seroepidemological investigation of Toxoplasma gondii and Trichinella spp. in pigs reared by tribal communities and small-holder livestock farmers in Northeastern India.

Toxoplasma gondii and Trichinella spp. are critical tissue-dwelling foodborne zoonotic parasites associated with pork consumption and pig rearing. Despite being a major pig-rearing region in the country, Northeastern India has not undergone any investigation regarding the presence of T.

Serpent strikes, sapien sways: A rare case of bilateral cerebellar infarct following viper bite.

Ischemic stroke following snake bite is rare. We report a posterior circulation infarct involving bilateral cerebellum and occipital lobe following Russell's viper bite in a previously healthy individual. A 50 years old healthy individual, soon after being bitten by the Russel viper on the left foot he developed pain and swelling followed by drooping of eyelids, slurring of speech and giddiness with multiple episodes of vomiting.

Novel helix loop-mediated isothermal amplification (HAMP) assay for colorimetric detection of Staphylococcus aureus in milk.

Staphylococcus aureus is an important and leading cause of foodborne diseases worldwide. Prompt detection and recall of contaminated foods are crucial to prevent untoward health consequences caused by S. aureus.

Prevalence of bovine tuberculosis and analysis of risk factors among the dairy farms in and around Guwahati metropolitan city, India.

Bovine tuberculosis (bTB), a neglected zoonotic disease caused by Mycobacterium bovis is being reported worldwide. The present work was carried out from December 2020 to November 2021 to assess the prevalence and risk factors of bTB in peri-urban and urban dairy farms of Guwahati, Assam, India. A questionnaire was used to collect data on knowledge about bTB on 36 farms, and ten animals per farm were screened by single intradermal comparative cervical tuberculin test (SICCT) to determine the prevalence of bTB, giving a total of 360 animals.

Avian strains of emerging pathogen are phylogenetically diverse and harbor the greatest AMR dissemination potential among different sources: Comparative genomic evidence.

Introduction: is regarded as an emerging pathogen with zoonotic potential. In the current study, we undertook source-wise comparative genomic analyses (resistome, virulome, mobilome and pangenome) to understand the antimicrobial resistance, virulence, mobile genetic elements and phylogenetic diversity of .

Methods: Six strains (5 multidrug resistant strains and 1 biofilm former) were isolated from poultry (duck faeces and retail chicken samples).

Quality improvement project to assess patient satisfaction towards outpatient services of a tertiary care teaching hospital, South India - A cross-sectional study.

Background: Patient satisfaction survey is a valuable tool to measure the outcomes of care rendered by hospitals. Outpatient department (OPD) is a very crucial area of any hospital services as huge number of patient's visits this area for clinical services. Information about quality of services in OPD will serve two purposes, i.

Pro-inflammatory cytokine expression studies of subclinical and clinical endometritis in endometrial tissues of buffaloes.

The objective of the study was to investigate the role of pro-inflammatory cytokines in the pathogenesis of endometritis in buffaloes, which can lead to early diagnosis of endometritis. The expression of CD14, TLR-4, and IL-1β encoding gene in endometrium of buffaloes with subclinical endometritis were 1.87, 2.

Caprine leptospirosis: Hematobiochemical and urinalyses studies.

Aim: The present study was designed to evaluate clinicopathological alterations in naturally occurring leptospirosis in goats of South Gujarat region, Gujarat.

Materials And Methods: A total 459 blood/serum and 292 urine samples were collected from different districts of South Gujarat region, India. Blood/serum and urine samples were subjected to hematobiochemical analyses and urinalyses.

Occupational inhalation of aniline fumes induced methemoglobinemea and hemolytic anemia precipitated days later.

Methylene blue is utilized as the main treatment of methemoglobinemia. Here we report two cases, in which patient suffered from aniline-induced methemoglobinemia with initial good response but later developed haemolytic anemia due to methylene blue therapy. He was treated with hydration, high flow oxygen and steroid therapy.

Experimental atherosclerosis in goats.

Varying degrees of aortic sudanophilia (5 to 75 per cent) comparable to human atherosclerotic lesions (fatty streaks/spots) developed in all nine experimental goats receiving 2 g of protected cholesterol daily for two, four and nine months. From the fifth month onward, the serum cholesterol level stabilised at 450 to 525 mg 100 ml-1. Aortic sudanophilia developed after two months but without any appreciable intimal thickening.