Giuseppe Pica,1,* Gary Wolfowicz,2,3 Matias Urdampilleta,2 Mike L. W. Thewalt,4 Helge Riemann,5 Nikolai V. Abrosimov,5 Peter Becker,6 Hans-Joachim Pohl,7 John J. L. Morton,2,8 R. N. Bhatt,9 S. A. Lyon,9 and Brendon W. Lovett1,3,* 1SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews, KY16 9SS, United Kingdom 2London Centre for Nanotechnology, University College London, London WC1H 0A...

Intestinal samples collected from 43 commercial broiler and 33 commercial turkey flocks from all regions of the United States during 2005 and 2006 were examined for the presence of astrovirus, rotavirus, reovirus, and coronavirus by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and for the presence of groups 1 and 2 adenovirus by PCR. Phylogenetic analysis was performed to further char...

Phosphonoformate was found to be an inhibitor of the deoxyribonucleic acid polymerase induced by the herpesvirus of turkeys. The apparent inhibition constants were 1 to 3 muM. Phosphonoformate was also able to block the replication in cell culture of Marek's disease herpesvirus, the herpesvirus of turkeys, and herpes simplex virus. It was as effective as phosphonoacetate. Phosphonoformate was n...

Once turkeys arrive at Midwest processing plants, they are usually held in large open-sided sheds for 1 to 4 h, waiting to be unloaded. In hot, humid weather, large fans are used to cool the birds. The resultant air currents distribute a significant amount of dust to the turkeys. The dust created in this environment could be a factor in the number of Salmonella-contaminated turkeys entering sla...

The aim of the study was to determine the effect of a Polish low-virulence isolate of haemorrhagic enteritis adenovirus (HEV) on the immune system in turkeys and on the course of colibacillosis in birds infected under laboratory conditions. Turkeys were infected per os with HEV at the dose of 10(4.3)EID50/mL and with E. coli (APEC) (serotypes 078:K80:H9) at the dose of 4x10(9)CFU/mL by injectio...

BACKGROUND Migration of medical practitioners is rarely studied despite its importance in medical demography: the objective of this study was to analyze the characteristics and motivations of the French doctors settled in the United Kingdom and of the British doctors settled in France. METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted using a self-completed questionnaire sent to all French doc...

BACKGROUND As physicians are pressured to deliver an increasing number of preventive services, follow guidelines, engage in evidence-based practice, and deliver patient-centered care in managerially driven organizations, they struggle with how much control they have over their time. METHODS A secondary analysis was conducted with data from 3 parallel studies of clinical decision making in Ger...

D IMETRIDAZOLE (1,2-dimethyl-5-nitroimidazole) 2 is presently used in the United States and Canada for the prevention and treatment of histomoniasis in poultry. A stimulatory effect of dimetridazole on the growth of chickens and turkeys has been reported by Condren et al. (1963), Lucas (1963) and McGuire et al. (1964). In addition, dimetridazole has an inhibitory effect on the growth of certain...