Bovine babesiosis is a vector-borne disease transmitted by ticks that causes important losses in livestock worldwide. Recent research performed on the drugs currently used to control bovine babesiosis reported several issues including drug resistance, toxicity impact, and residues in edible tissue, suggesting the need for developing novel effective therapies. The endochin-like quinolones ELQ-316 and buparvaquone (BPQ) act as cytochrome 1 inhibitors and have been proven to be safe and efficacious against related apicomplexans, such as spp.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Laparoscopic surgery (MIS) offers equivalent oncologic outcomes as compared to open surgery, while causing lesser morbidity and resulting in a faster recovery. Vaginal extraction of specimens may cause vaginal or perineal lacerations (VL). The objective of this retrospective study was to assess local recurrence rates compared between cases with vaginal laceration (VL) or without vaginal lacerations (NL).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe present a case of uterine dedifferentiated leiomyosarcoma in a 42-yr-old woman who presented with severe abdominal pain and vaginal bleeding. The mass measured 10.5 cm.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFZoonoses Public Health
December 2023
In late October 2021, one of the veterinarians and the occupational physician of a bovine and swine abattoir from Entre Ríos Province, Argentina were alerted about workers with atypical pneumonia symptoms, raising suspicious of a possible Q fever outbreak. An outbreak epidemiological investigation was carried out. Analysis was based on the description of the study population, according to gender, age, symptoms, and position within the abattoir, as well as on outbreak epidemic curve and its probable origin.
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