Πλοήγηση ανά Συγγραφέα "Birtsas, P."
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Abiotic factors and autumn migration phenology of Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola Linnaeus, 1758, Charadriiformes: Scolopacidae) in a Mediterranean area
Birtsas, P.; Sokos, C.; Papaspyropoulos, K. G.; Batselas, T.; Valiakos, G.; Billinis, C. (2013)This research examines the relationship of abiotic factors to the autumn number increase of Eurasian woodcocks in a wintering area. Data on the number of woodcocks spotted per day using dogs for 12 years in an area of ... -
Bluetongue Virus in wild ruminants in Europe: Concerns and facts, with a brief reference to bluetongue in cervids in Greece during the 2014 outbreak
Chatzopoulos, D. C.; Valiakos, G.; Giannakopoulos, A.; Birtsas, P.; Sokos, C.; Vasileiou, N. G. C.; Papaspyropoulos, K.; Tsokana, C. N.; Spyrou, V.; Fthenakis, G. C.; Billinis, C. (2015)Bluetongue is a constant threat to ruminants, affecting primarily the sheep industry. Bluetongue Virus, the causative agent, has a worldwide distribution and a large number of antigenically different serotypes (at least ... -
Conservation Considerations for a Management Measure: An Integrated Approach to Hare Rearing and Release
Sokos, C.; Birtsas, P.; Papaspyropoulos, K. G.; Giannakopoulos, A.; Athanasiou, L. V.; Manolakou, K.; Spyrou, V.; Billinis, C. (2015)Wildlife managers are challenged with the task of deciding whether a management measure is appropriate or not, and furthermore they have to convince others about the merits of their decision. Population decline of some ... -
DETECTION AND GENETIC CHARACTERIZATION OF PORCINE CIRCOVIRUS 2 ISOLATES FROM THE FIRST CASES OF POSTWEANING MULTISYSTEMIC AND WASTING SYNDROME IN WILD BOARS IN GREECE
Sofia, M.; Billinis, C.; Psychas, V.; Birtsas, P.; Sofianidis, G.; Leontides, L.; Knowles, N.; Spyrou, V. (2008)In 2002, postweaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS) was diagnosed in a European female wild boar (Sus scrofa), based on the detection of porcine circovirus 2 (PCV2) DNA in various organs, including the uterus, and ... -
Evidence for European brown hare syndrome virus introduction with translocated brown hares (Lepus europaeus): implications for management of restocking operations
Spyrou, V.; Stamatis, C.; Birtsas, P.; Psychas, V.; Manolakou, K.; Billinis, C.; Mamuris, Z. (2013)Context. Criticisms of wildlife restocking operations typically focus on concerns that translocations can lead to the introduction of pathogens, and risk the integrity of locally adapted genetic diversity. Restocking ... -
Exposure of Eurasian magpies and turtle doves to West Nile virus during a major human outbreak, Greece, 2011
Valiakos, G.; Touloudi, A.; Athanasiou, L. V.; Giannakopoulos, A.; Iacovakis, C.; Birtsas, P.; Spyrou, V.; Dalabiras, Z.; Petrovska, L.; Billinis, C. (2012)A major number of West Nile virus (WNV) infections in humans occurred in 2010 in northern Greece, with 262 laboratory confirmed cases. In 2011, fewer cases were reported, but the pattern was more dispersed throughout the ... -
First evidence of Leishmania infection in European brown hare (Lepus europaeus) in Greece: GIS analysis and phylogenetic position within the Leishmania spp
Tsokana, C. N.; Sokos, C.; Giannakopoulos, A.; Mamuris, Z.; Birtsas, P.; Papaspyropoulos, K.; Valiakos, G.; Spyrou, V.; Lefkaditis, M.; Chatzopoulos, D. C.; Kantere, M.; Manolakou, K.; Touloudi, A.; Burriel, A. R.; Ferroglio, E.; Hadjichristodoulou, C.; Billinis, C. (2015)Although the existence of a sylvatic transmission cycle of Leishmania spp., independent from the domestic cycle, has been proposed, data are scarce on Leishmania infection in wild mammals in Greece. In this study, we aimed ... -
Molecular detection and phylogenetic analysis of West Nile virus lineage 2 in sedentary wild birds (Eurasian magpie), Greece, 2010
Valiakos, G.; Touloudi, A.; Iacovakis, C.; Athanasiou, L.; Birtsas, P.; Spyrou, V.; Billinis, C. (2011)A West Nile virus (WNV) lineage 2 strain was molecularly identified and characterised in a Eurasian magpie hunted in Greece in 2010, during a WNV outbreak in humans. Phylogenetic analysis revealed the highest sequence ... -
Phylogenetic analysis of canine distemper viruses from red foxes, Greece
Billinis, C.; Athanasiou, L. V.; Valiakos, G.; Mamuris, Z.; Birtsas, P.; Spyrou, V. (2013) -
Polarisation of Major Histocompatibility Complex II Host Genotype with Pathogenesis of European Brown Hare Syndrome Virus
Iacovakis, C.; Mamuris, Z.; Moutou, K. A.; Touloudi, A.; Hammer, A. S.; Valiakos, G.; Giannoulis, T.; Stamatis, C.; Spyrou, V.; Athanasiou, L. V.; Kantere, M.; Asferg, T.; Giannakopoulos, A.; Salomonsen, C. M.; Bogdanos, D.; Birtsas, P.; Petrovska, L.; Hannant, D.; Billinis, C. (2013)A study was conducted in order to determine the occurrence of European Brown Hare Syndrome virus (EBHSV) in Denmark and possible relation between disease pathogenesis and Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) host genotype. ... -
Serological and molecular investigation into the role of wild birds in the epidemiology of West Nile virus in Greece
Valiakos, G.; Touloudi, A.; Athanasiou, L. V.; Giannakopoulos, A.; Iacovakis, C.; Birtsas, P.; Spyrou, V.; Dalabiras, Z.; Petrovska, L.; Billinis, C. (2012)Background: A West Nile virus (WNV) disease outbreak occurred in 2010 in northern Greece with a total of 262 laboratory-confirmed human cases and 35 deaths. A serological and molecular surveillance was conducted on samples ... -
Use of Wild Bird Surveillance, Human Case Data and GIS Spatial Analysis for Predicting Spatial Distributions of West Nile Virus in Greece
Valiakos, G.; Papaspyropoulos, K.; Giannakopoulos, A.; Birtsas, P.; Tsiodras, S.; Hutchings, M. R.; Spyrou, V.; Pervanidou, D.; Athanasiou, L. V.; Papadopoulos, N.; Tsokana, C.; Baka, A.; Manolakou, K.; Chatzopoulos, D.; Artois, M.; Yon, L.; Hannant, D.; Petrovska, L.; Hadjichristodoulou, C.; Billinis, C. (2014)West Nile Virus (WNV) is the causative agent of a vector-borne, zoonotic disease with a worldwide distribution. Recent expansion and introduction of WNV into new areas, including southern Europe, has been associated with ...