Browsing by Author "Minas, A."
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The "effects" of Rev-1 vaccination of sheep and goats on human brucellosis in Greece
Minas, A.; Minas, M.; Stournara, A.; Tselepidis, S. (2004)Vaccination of young animals (3-6-month-old sheep and goats) with Rev-1 vaccine for 15 years in Greece, importantly decreased the abortions in sheep and goats as well as the incidence of brucellosis in humans. After the ... -
Epidemiological and clinical aspects of human brucellosis in central Greece
Minas, M.; Minas, A.; Gourgulianis, K.; Stournara, A. (2007)The confirmed cases of human brucellosis in the area of Larissa in Central Greece from 2003 to 2005 were analyzed to assess the features of the affected population and to determine the factors influencing the acquisition ... -
Evaluation and comparison of fluorescence polarization assay with three of the currently used serological tests in diagnosis of human brucellosis
Konstantinidis, A.; Minas, A.; Pournaras, S.; Kansouzidou, A.; Papastergiou, P.; Maniatis, A.; Stathakis, N.; Hadjichristodoulou, C. (2007)Fluorescence polarization assay (FPA) is a method that has been used for the diagnosis of brucellosis in animals for many years. To test its possible usefulness for the diagnosis of human brucellosis, 230 sera from patients ... -
Evaluation of a portable glucose meter for use in cattle and sheep
Katsoulos, P. D.; Minas, A.; Karatzia, M. A.; Pourliotis, K.; Christodoulopoulos, G. (2011)Background In farm animal practice, determination of blood glucose concentration under field conditions is often necessary. Objective As there is no portable glucose meter device developed for use in farm animals, the ... -
First confirmed case of digital dermatitis in Greece
Katsoulos, P. D.; Minas, A.; Christodoulopoulos, G. (2008)The objective of the present study was to report the first confirmed case of digital dermatitis in Greece, emphasizing to the clinical appearance of the disease and to discuss some potential mechanisms concerning the ... -
Groundwater quality and location of productive activities in the region of Thessaly (Greece)
Papaioannou, A.; Plageras, P.; Dovriki, E.; Minas, A.; Krikelis, V.; Nastos, P. Th; Kakavas, K.; Paliatsos, A. G. (2007)In the present study the involvement of human activities is assessed in the revalorization of groundwater quality. The groundwater quality was assessed on the basis of physical and chemical analysis (electric conductivity, ... -
Influence of oestrus on the heat stability and other characteristics of milk from dairy goats
Christodoulopoulos, G.; Solomakos, N.; Katsoulos, P. D.; Minas, A.; Kritas, S. K. (2008)We examined the heat stability, somatic cell count (SCC), pH, fat, protein and lactose content of milk from goats during the oestrous period, in order to investigate evidence of possible oestrus effects on milk physical ... -
Leukocyte counts in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid obtained from normal and Maedi-Visna-infected sheep
Katsoulos, P. D.; Christodoulopoulos, G.; Kontopidis, G.; Minas, A.; Tzivara, A.; Kritas, S. K. (2009)Background Bronchoalveolar lavage has proven helpful for the diagnosis of certain ovine diseases of the lungs. There is insufficient data concerning the leukocyte profile of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) from MaediVisna ... -
Liver flukes promote cholelithiasis in sheep
Katsoulos, P. D.; Christodoulopoulos, G.; Karatzia, M. A.; Pourliotis, K.; Minas, A. (2011)The main objective of this study was to investigate whether cholelithiasis in sheep is related to parasitism or other commonly observed disorders such as liver abscesses. Additionally, the features of the observed biliary ... -
Molecular typing of Brucella melitensis endemic strains and differentiation from the vaccine strain Rev-1
Noutsios, G. T.; Papi, R. M.; Ekateriniadou, L. V.; Minas, A.; Kyriakidis, D. A. (2012)In the present study forty-four Greek endemic strains of Br. melitensis and three reference strains were genotyped by Multi locus Variable Number Tandem Repeat (ML-VNTR) analysis based on an eight-base pair tandem repeat ... -
The role of lactate dehydrogenase, alkaline phosphatase and aspartate aminotransferase in the diagnosis of subclinical intramammary infections in dairy sheep and goats
Katsoulos, P. D.; Christodoulopoulos, G.; Minas, A.; Karatzia, M. A.; Pourliotis, K.; Kritas, S. K. (2010)The objective was to investigate the changes occurring in the activities of the enzymes lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) in sheep and goat milk as a result of ... -
Seroprevalence of IgG Antibodies against Echinococcus granulosus in the Population of the Region of Thessaly, Central Greece
Fotiou, V.; Malissiova, E.; Minas, A.; Petinaki, E.; Hadjichristodoulou, C. (2012)Echinococcosis notification rate in Greece, based on the most recent data, is below 0.25 per 100,000 population. To further investigate the epidemiology of echinococcosis in Greece a study was designed to determine the ... -
Use of liver enzyme activities for the diagnosis of fasciolosis in cattle
Katsoulos, P. D.; Christodoulopoulos, G.; Minas, A.; Pourliotis, K.; Theodoropoulos, G. (2009)A diagnostic protocol for fasciolosis in cattle developed by Clinic of Farm Animal Medicine in Veterinary School of Karditsa, based on the combination of coprological examination and determination of serum liver enzymes ... -
Validation of a competitive ELISA for diagnosis of Brucella melitensis infection in sheep and goats
Minas, A.; Stournara, A.; Christodoulopoulos, G.; Katsoulos, P. D. (2008)A competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (cELISA) was validated for the serodiagnosis of Brucella melitensis infection in small ruminants using 2108 positive and 2154 negative reference sera from sheep and goats. ... -
Validation of a fluorescence polarization assay (FPA) performed in microplates and comparison with other tests used for diagnosing B-melitensis infection in sheep and goats
Minas, A.; Stournara, A.; Minas, M.; Stack, J.; Petridou, E.; Christodoulopoulos, G.; Krikelis, V. (2007)Fluorescence polarization assay (FPA) is a relatively new test for the serological diagnosis of Brucella spp. infection in animals. FPA, carried out in 96-well microplate format, was validated here for diagnosing B. ... -
Validation of fluorescence polarization assay (FPA) and comparison with other tests used for diagnosis of B. melitensis infection in sheep
Minas, A.; Stournara, A.; Minas, M.; Papaioannou, A.; Krikelis, V.; Tselepidis, S. (2005)Fluorescence polarization assay (FPA) is a new test for the serological diagnosis of Brucella spp. infection in animals. The FPA is validated for the diagnosis of B. melitensis infection in sheep. For this purpose, 166 ...