Antigen-specific antibody isotypes, lymphocyte subsets and cytokine profiles in cattle naturally infested by Hypoderma sp. (Diptera: Oestridae).

Antigen-specific antibody responses, T cell subsets and cytokine profiles were studied in 7 heifers naturally infested by Hypoderma sp. in Northwestern Spain. Immunoglobulin G (IgG) levels increased significantly at the end of the endogenous life cycle of the parasite (Mr).

Prevalence of mixed trematode infections in an abattoir receiving cattle from northern Portugal and north-west Spain.

Between February 2007 and January 2009, a total of 776 slaughtered animals were examined for the presence of Trematoda in the liver, gall bladder, oesophagus and stomach (rumen and reticulum). Data collected were analysed by the age and breed of the animals. The percentage of cattle from which Trematoda were found was 38 per cent (95 per cent confidence interval [CI] 35 to 41 per cent); 28 per cent (95 per cent CI 25 to 31 per cent) had Fasciola hepatica, 12 per cent (95 per cent CI 10 to 14 per cent) Calicophoron daubneyi and 6 per cent (95 per cent CI 4 to 8 per cent) Dicrocoelium species.

Immunohistochemical characterization of inflammatory cells in the skin of cattle undergoing repeated infestations with Hypoderma lineatum (Diptera: Oestridae) larvae.

Cutaneous T- and B-cell responses were studied in three groups of cattle (n=4) after a primary (G1), secondary (G2) and tertiary (G3) experimental infestation with Hypoderma lineatum first instars (L1). Cattle were each infested with 25 L1 deposited onto the skin. Skin biopsies were taken at 0, 6, 12, 48, 96 and 144 h post infestation (hpi).

Protostrongylid infection in meat sheep from Northwestern Spain: prevalence and risk factors.

2093 Faecal samples from 74 commercial meat ovine flocks were collected and examined by the Baermann-Wetzel method for protostrongylid infection. The risk of being infected by lungworms was evaluated with a data mining classification tree (CHAID), and the intensity of infection with a general linear model (GLM). 242 out of 2093 faecal samples examined were positive for protostrongylid infection (11.

Tick infestation (Acari: Ixodidae) in roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) from northwestern Spain: population dynamics and risk stratification.

During the 2007 and 2008 hunting seasons (April-October) the skin of 367 roe deer (Capreolus capreolus L.), hunted in different preserves from Galicia (Northwestern Spain), were examined for ticks (Acari: Ixodidae). The overall prevalence of infestation by ticks was 83.