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Katarína Reiterová
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Open AccessCellular and humoral peritoneal immunity to Mesocestoides vogae metacestode infection in mice
Here, Mesocestoides (M.) vogae infection in mice is proposed as a suitable experimental model for studying the immunity in the peritoneal cavity of mice.
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Open AccessSeroprevalence of Echinococcus spp. and Toxocara spp. in Invasive Non-native American Mink
Invasive non-native species can become reservoirs of zoonotic pathogens and cause their spread during colonization, increasing the risk of zoonoses transmission to both wild hosts and humans. American mink (Neovi...
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Prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum in red foxes in Slovakia
Sera or meat juices of 177 red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) originated from the localities of a human-influenced landscape (Group 1) and 126 foxes from the protected mountain region (Group 2) of Slovakia, collected duri...
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Molecular screening for bacteria and protozoa in great cormorants (Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis) nesting in Slovakia, central Europe
This study brings the data about the occurrence of bacterial and protozoan pathogens in 32 great cormorants (Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis), representing approximately 20% of the population nesting in the surround...
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Human Trichinella infection outbreaks in Slovakia, 1980–2008
Trichinellosis, a parasitic zoonosis with world-wide distribution, causes serious health problems in humans and is also of economic importance. In Slovakia the most frequent species is T. britovi, causing disease...
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Wild boar (Sus scrofa) — reservoir host of Toxoplasma gondii, Neospora caninum and Anaplasma phagocytophilum in Slovakia
In Central Europe the wild boar population is permanently growing and consequently increasing the risk of foodborne infections. In this study serological and molecular detection of Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora ...
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Evaluation of purified antigen fraction in the immunodiagnosis of cystic echinococcosis
Echinococcus granulosus antigen B fraction (AgB) was evaluated for its prognostic value in the serological follow-up of cystic echinococcosis (CE), compared to crude hydatid fluid (HF) as well as...
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Occurrence and genetic characterization of Toxoplasma gondii in naturally infected pigs
The protozoan Toxoplasma gondii is an obligate intracellular parasite that infects a wide range of warm-blooded vertebrates. The data about the occurrence of toxoplasmosis in slaughter pigs in the Slovak Republic...
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First in vitro isolation of Neospora caninum from a naturally infected adult dairy cow in Slovakia
The impact of in vitro isolation and molecular characterisation of Neospora caninum as well as sequence analyses was studied. The brain homogenate of a naturally Neospora-infected dairy cow (positive in ELISA and...
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Prevalence estimation and genotypization of Toxoplasma gondii in goats
In this study we aimed to determine seroprevalence of antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii and parasite DNA presence in the milk of goats from a farm in eastern Slovakia. Anti-Toxoplasma antibodies were detected ...
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Occurrence of Echinococcus multilocularis in red foxes from the Carpathian regions of Slovakia and Poland
The extensive distribution of Echinococcus multilocularis cestode from endemic alpine areas to the parts of Central Europe has been recorded in recent years. The first confirmed finding of E. multilocularis in Sl...
