The relationship between the intensity of Gasterophilus intestinalis larvae infection and the serum and salivary humoral immune response in horses.

Infection with Gasterophilus intestinalis (botfly) larvae often occurs in horses. The aim of the study was to isolate the larvae of G. intestinalis and evaluate the serum and salivary humoral immune response using self-developed ELISA in G.

Infection exposure, detection and causes of death in perinatal mortalities in Polish dairy herds.

The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence and types of infections in perinatal mortality (PM) cases from Polish dairy farms and the relevance of the presence of infection to the cause of death. This prospective longitudinal study was carried out on 121 PM and 21 control calves with a gestation of ≥260 days. Six control calves were euthanized and examined using the same protocol as for PM calves.

Levels of metals in kidney, liver and muscle tissue and their relation to the occurrence of parasites in the red fox in the Lower Silesian Forest in Europe.

Together with the occurrence of parasites, increased concentrations of xenobiotics, to which scavengers are greatly exposed, may significantly influence the physiology of red foxes. It is also suspected that these two factors interact. The accumulation of various metals (Ca, Cd, Cu, Fe, Hg, K, Mg, Ni, Pb, Zn) in kidney, liver and muscle tissue was investigated, as well as the occurrence of parasites, and the potential link to the presence of metals.

Histopathological diagnosis in parasitic diseases.

Histopathological research is very important in diagnosing human and animal diseases. Detection of histopathological changes during certain parasitic invasions is particularly important for differential diagnosis and often confirms the presence of parasitic diseases. Such studies allow also to conclude on the primary cause of the disease.

Molecular comparison of Gasterophilus intestinalis and Gasterophilus nasalis from two distinct areas of Poland and Italy based on cox1 sequence analysis.

In this study, Gasterophilus intestinalis and Gasterophilus nasalis collected from horses in northeastern Poland and southern Italy were genetically compared. The cox1 sequences of the Polish and Italian G. nasalis larvae revealed a higher degree of geographic genetic diversity, with an intra-specific variation rate of 1.

[Nasal polyps in a chimpanzee].

The work presents a case of occurrence of nasal polyps of a chimpanzee. The world-wide literature holds the view that this pathology does only occur among the human race. Only in two cases the polyps has been found among chimpanzee.