Pathogens Associated to Kiwifruit Vine Decline in Italy

Mature Watermelon Vine Decline and Similar Vine Decline Diseases of Cucurbits

Since the mid-1980s, watermelon fields in southwestern Indiana have experienced outbreaks of a disease syndrome known as mature watermelon vine decline (originally known as sudden wilt). The disease was a limiting factor in production and reduced yields in many fields in 1989, 1995, and 1999. In 2000, it was especially severe, affecting more than 50 percent of watermelon acreage in southwest In...

Withering on the vine: the decline of indemnity health insurance.

Tawwaj, from flourishing to decline

The historical city of Tawwaj, in the northern hinterland of the Persian Gulf, has long been one of Iran's most recognized cities. The boom of this city was during the period of Buyids, but then it quickly deteriorated. There is now nothing left of this town except a name in ancient texts and even the ruins of the city are unknown. This article examines the birth and continuity of this city and...

Prevalence of tick borne pathogens in horses from Italy.

In order to investigate the prevalence of tick-borne diseases, equine piroplasmosis, equine granulocytic anaplasmosis and Lyme borreliosis in Central Italy, blood samples from 300 horses were analyzed for the presence of antibodies against Babesia caballi, Theileria equi, Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Borrelia burgdorferi using the IFAT. The blood samples were also subjected to PCR assays in or...

Anaphylaxis associated with the ingestion of Gold Kiwifruit.

Green Kiwifruit allergy has been widely described and the responsible allergens have been identified. However, no published data or studies have been reported with Gold Kiwifruit. The first case of sensitisation after the ingestion of green kiwifruit was described in 1981. Since that time, a variety of allergic reactions have been related to the ingestion of this fruit. The most common manifest...