[Which supervision and treatment to use in case of exposure to Parvovirus B19 during pregnancy?].

Fifty percent of young women are not immunized against Parvovirus B19 and may be infected during their pregnancy. Because of the scarcity of the foetal complications, the behaviour to be held in case of Parvovirus B19 exposure is badly known. In this view, we realized a review of the literature to answer the questions put by Parvovirus B19 during pregnancy, in particular in case of maternal exposure.

Gasterophilus intestinalis infections in horses in Belgium.

Over a period of one year, from December 1995 to November 1996, larvae of Gasterophilus intestinalis were found in 193 horse stomachs (58%) of 330 that were examined in two Belgian slaughter houses. When August is excluded, 62% of the stomachs had bot larvae. No other Gasterophilus species were identified.