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Prevalence of spp. in Lithuanian Wild Boars ().
Pathogens
January 2025
Dr. L. Kriaučeliūnas Small Animal Clinic, Faculty of Veterinary, Veterinary Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, 47181 Kaunas, Lithuania.
is a bacteria responsible for a widespread zoonosis that affects both humans and animals. Leptospirosis is a challenging pathology to diagnose and treat since its signs are unspecific and symptoms vary greatly. The disease seems to be highly prevalent in environments where reservoir animals such as rats and small mammals are common.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSeroprevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato antibodies in English adult blood donors: A nationwide cross-sectional study, 2021-2022.
Ticks Tick Borne Dis
January 2025
National Institute for Health and Social Care Research Health Protection Research Unit in Emerging and Zoonotic Infections, UK; Rare and Imported Pathogens Laboratory, UK Health Security Agency, Porton Down, UK. Electronic address:
Background: Estimates of Lyme disease incidence in England are based on reporting of cases with a laboratory-confirmed diagnosis only, underestimating total cases. In 2017 - 2018, two independent reviews commissioned by the UK Government highlighted the lack of official data on Lyme disease prevalence and incidence as a critical knowledge gap.
Aim: To estimate the prevalence of IgG antibodies in the English adult population specific for Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (Bbsl), the causative agent of Lyme disease.
Retrospective Evaluation of Test Results in Patients Applying to A Research Hospital.
Turkiye Parazitol Derg
January 2025
Pamukkale University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Microbiology, Denizli, Türkiye.
Objective: This study retrospectively evaluates our laboratory immunoglobulin (Ig)M, IgG antibody and avidity test results to determine the distribution of the pathogen according to sex, age, clinics and years.
Methods: The serum samples sent to Pamukkale University Healthcare Research and Practice Hospital's Medical Microbiology laboratory between January 2016 and December 2023 were evaluated for seropositivity. antibodies and avidity testing were studied using chemiluminescent microparticle immunological testing method (Abbott Architect i2000SR, Weisbaden, Germany).
Nationwide representative serosurvey of third-grade school children to evaluate the hepatitis B vaccination impact in Kyrgyzstan, 2022.
BMC Infect Dis
January 2025
WHO Regional Office for Europe, Marmorvej 51, Copenhagen, 2100, Denmark.
Background: Kyrgyzstan introduced universal hepatitis B childhood vaccination in 1999 to reduce the burden of hepatitis B. In 2016, aligned with the goal of controlling hepatitis B in the WHO European Region, a regional target of 0.5% was set for seroprevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) among targeted birth cohorts.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF[Knowledge, practices, and human seroprevalence of brucellosis in the central dairy-producing area of Cochabamba, BoliviaConhecimentos, práticas e soroprevalência humana de brucelose na área central de produção de laticínios de Cochabamba, Bolívia].
Rev Panam Salud Publica
January 2025
Departamento de zootecnia y producción animal Facultad de Ciencias Agrícolas Pecuarias y Forestales, Universidad Mayor de San Simón Cochabamba Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia Departamento de zootecnia y producción animal, Facultad de Ciencias Agrícolas, Pecuarias y Forestales, Universidad Mayor de San Simón, Cochabamba, Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia.
Objective: To validate the applicability of the Rose Bengal (RB) test, indirect IgG or IgM enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), and the Brucellacapt test to the local context, determine the seroprevalence of brucellosis, and evaluate knowledge of the disease in people at risk in a dairy-producing area of La Maica, Cochabamba (Plurinational State of Bolivia).
Method: The tests were initially validated with a group of 76 people; the final study population was 330 people, who also participated in a socio-epidemiological survey.
Results: Of 330 samples tested, 12.
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