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Atypical PrPsc distribution in goats naturally affected with scrapie
Sofianidis, G.; Psychas, V.; Billinis, C.; Spyrou, V.; Argyroudis, S.; Vlemmas, I. (2008)The brain and spinal cord of 48 goats from two Greek herds in which scrapie had been reported were examined. All animals were symptomless at the time Of euthanasia. Notably, no lesions were observed either at the level 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 ... -
Crohn's disease-specific anti-CUZD1 pancreatic antibodies are absent in ruminants with paratuberculosis
Liaskos, C.; Spyrou, V.; Athanasiou, L. V.; Orfanidou, T.; Mavropoulos, A.; Rigopoulou, E. I.; Amiridis, G. S.; Shoenfeld, Y.; Billinis, C.; Bogdanos, D. P. (2015)Background: Pancreatic autoantibodies (PABs) specifically recognizing GP2 and/or CUZD1 are present in more than 35% of patients with Crohn's disease (CrD). We have recently provided evidence of the presence of GP2-specific ... -
Crohn's disease-specific pancreatic autoantibodies are specifically present in ruminants with paratuberculosis: Implications for the pathogenesis of the human disease
Liaskos, C.; Spyrou, V.; Roggenbuck, D.; Athanasiou, L. V.; Orfanidou, T.; Mavropoulos, A.; Reinhold, D.; Rigopoulou, E. I.; Amiridis, G. S.; Billinis, C.; Bogdanos, D. P. (2013)Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP) induces paratuberculosis (ptb) in ruminants and has clinical and histological features resebling Crohn's disease (CD). Pancreatic autoantibodies (PAB) targeting ... -
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 ... -
Diagnostic performance of a rapid in-clinic test for the detection of Canine Parvovirus under different storage conditions and vaccination status
Kantere, M. C.; Athanasiou, L. V.; Spyrou, V.; Kyriakis, C. S.; Kontos, V.; Chatzopoulos, D. C.; Tsokana, C. N.; Billinis, C. (2015)Canine parvovirus (CPV) is one of the most common causes of acute haemorrhagic enteritis in young dogs, while clinical diagnosis is often indecisive. The aim of our study was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of an ... -
Dissemination of Methicillin-Susceptible CC398 Staphylococcus aureus Strains in a Rural Greek Area
Sarrou, S.; Liakopoulos, A.; Chasioti, M.; Foka, A.; Fthenakis, G.; Billinis, C.; Spyrou, V.; Pantelidi, K.; Roussaki-Schulze, A.; Lachanas, V.; Makaritsis, K.; Skoulakis, C.; Daikos, G. L.; Dalekos, G.; Spiliopoulou, I.; Petinaki, E. (2015)A large collection of Staphylococcus aureus including a. 745 clinically significant isolates that were consecutively recovered from human infections during 2012-2013, b. 19 methicillin- susceptible (MSSA), randomly selected ... -
Effect of challenge dose and age in experimental infection of pigs with encephalomyocarditis virus
Billinis, C.; Leontides, L.; Psychas, V.; Spyrou, V.; Kostoulas, P.; Koenen, F.; Papadopoulos, O. (2004)Two experiments were performed to compare the severity of encephalomyocarditis virus (EMCV) infection in pigs. The pigs were challenged with the Greek myocardial strain, at different ages and with different doses. In the ... -
Effect of leptospirosis on the concentrations of streptomycin in liver and kidneys of pigs
Athanasiou, L. V.; Papatsiros, V.; Valiakos, G.; Pardali, D.; Touloudi, A.; Spyrou, V.; Billinis, C. (2013)Leptospirosis is a re-emerging infectious disease with zoonotic potential. Pigs are reservoir hosts of the pathogen and streptomycin is among the antibiotics proposed to eliminate leptospiral infection. The purpose of this ... -
Enteric pathogens of dogs and cats with public health implications
Kantere, M.; Athanasiou, L. V.; Chatzopoulos, D. C.; Spyrou, V.; Valiakos, G.; Kontos, V.; Billinis, C. (2014)Dogs and cats play an important role in modern society, enhancing the psychological and physiological well-being of many people. However, there are well-documented health risks associated with human animal interactions. ... -
European brown hare syndrome in wild European brown hares from Greece
Billinis, C.; Psychas, V.; Tontis, D. K.; Spyrou, V.; Birtsas, P. K.; Sofia, M.; Likotrafitis, F.; Maslarinou, O. M.; Kanteres, D. (2005)From 1999 to mid-2003, 97 European brown hares (Lepus europaeus) found dead throughout Greece were examined by necropsy, histopathology, and reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) for the presence of ... -
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 ... -
Feline bartonellosis. A review
Athanasiou, I. V.; Chatzis, M. K.; Kontou, I. V.; Kontos, V. I.; Spyrou, V. (2012)Bartonella infection is caused by Gram negative bacteria commonly isolated from domestic cats. Cats are the major reservoir of Bartonella henselae, B. clarridgeiae and B. koehlerae which are transmitted to humans, while ... -
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 ... -
Histopathological and immunohistochemical features of natural goat scrapie
Sofianidis, G.; Psychas, V.; Billinis, C.; Spyrou, V.; Argyroudis, S.; Papaioannou, N.; Vlemmas, I. (2006)Histopathological and immunohistochemical examinations were performed on the brain and spinal cord of 37 goats from two Greek herds in which scrapie had been reported. Of the 37 animals, 18 were from a herd consisting only ... -
The immunopathogenetic role of autoantibodies in canine autoimmune hepatitis: Lessons to learn from human autoimmune hepatitis
Liaskos, C.; Mavropoulos, A.; Orfanidou, T.; Spyrou, V.; Athanasiou, L. V.; Billinis, C. (2012)Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is not a disease entity restricted to man, but it can be found in other animals including canines. An increasing number of studies have focused on the immunopathogenesis of human autoimmune ... -
Major histocompatibility complex variation at class II DQA locus in the brown hare (Lepus europaeus)
Koutsogiannouli, E. A.; Moutou, K. A.; Sarafidou, T.; Stamatis, C.; Spyrou, V.; Mamuris, Z. (2009)The major histocompatability complex (MHC) is a multigene family of receptors that bind and present antigenic peptides to T-cells. Genes of the MHC are characterized by an outstanding genetic polymorphism, which is considered ... -
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 ...