Campylobacter, mainly Campylobacter jejuni is viewed as one of the most well-known reasons foodborne bacterial diarrheal sickness in people around globe. The genus contains 39 species (spp.) and 16 sub spp. microaerophilic, Gram negative, spiral-shaped rod with characteristic cork screw motility. It colonizing digestive system numerous wild household animals birds, particularly chickens. Intest...

Bovine herpesviruses 1 and 5 (BoHV-1 and BoHV-5) are economically important pathogens, associated with a variety of clinical syndromes, including respiratory and genital disease, reproductive failure and meningoencephalitis. The standard serological assay to diagnose BoHV-1 and BoHV-5 infections is the virus neutralization test (VNT), a time consuming procedure that requires manipulation of inf...

Weiss M., Vogel F.S.F., Martins M., Weiblen R., Roehe P.M., Franco A.C. & Flores E.F. 2010. Genital immunization of heifers with a glycoprotein E-deleted, recombinant bovine herpesvirus 1 strain confers protection upon challenge with a virulent isolate. Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira 30(1):42-50. Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, 97105-900 Sa...

Caprine herpesvirus type 1 (CpHV-1) is an alphaherpesvirus causing genital disease leading to abortion in adult pregnant goats and a systemic disease with high morbility and mortality in kids. Further, Caprine herpesvirus 1 infection represents a valuable large animal model for human herpesvirus induced genital disease, exploitable for pathogenic studies, new vaccines and antiviral molecules te...

Isolates from Campylobacter jejuni-infected patients were collected and fresh poultry meat from retail sources was sampled during the same time period and within the same geographical area. The patients were interviewed about exposure to known risk factors, and a significant correlation between the presence of a poultry subtype in patients and the consumption of fresh poultry meat was observed.

Reported changes in health-related behaviours in Chinese urban residents in response to an influenza pandemic. To the Editor: Campylobacter is the second most common bacterial cause of foodborne gastrointestinal illnesses in the United States and the leading cause of these illnesses in Connecti-cut (1). It is also the leading identifiable cause of Guillain-Barré syndrome in the United States an...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Campylobacter infection is recognized as a major cause of acute enteritis in humans. The clinical characteristics may vary in different countries. This study investigated the clinical manifestations of pediatric Campylobacter enteritis in a medical center in northern Taiwan. METHODS This was a retrospective review of Campylobacter enteritis infections at National Taiwan...