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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 ... -
Anti-Hepatozoon canis serum antibodies and gamonts in naturally-occurring canine monocytic ehrlichiosis
Mylonakis, M. E.; Leontides, L.; Gonen, L.; Billinis, C.; Koutinas, A. F.; Baneth, G. (2005)The prevalence of IgG antibodies to Hepatozoon canis and the presence of gamonts in the blood and hemolymphatic tissues were studied in dogs with canine monocytic ehrlichiosis (CME) caused by Ehrlichia canis. Both pathogens ... -
Application of a semi-dependent latent model in the Bayesian estimation of the sensitivity and specificity of two faecal culture methods for diagnosis of paratuberculosis in sub-clinically infected Greek dairy sheep and goats
Kostoulas, P.; Leontides, L.; Billinis, C.; Florou, M. (2006)In this study, we compared the frequency of isolation of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) from faecal samples grown on Herrold's egg-yolk medium (HEYM) or on Lowenstein-Jensen (LJ) medium and estimated the ... -
The association of sub-clinical paratuberculosis with the fertility of Greek dairy ewes and goats varies with parity
Kostoulas, P.; Leontides, L.; Billinis, C.; Amiridis, G. S.; Florou, M. (2006)Our cross-sectional study investigated the association of sub-clinical Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) infection with failing to produce a live offspring the season of lambing/kidding (November 2001 to ... -
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 ... -
Bayesian estimation of sensitivity and specificity of serum ELISA and faecal culture for diagnosis of paratuberculosis in Greek dairy sheep and goats
Kostoulas, P.; Leontides, L.; Enoe, C.; Billinis, C.; Florou, M.; Sofia, M. (2006)Latent class models were used to estimate the sensitivity (Se) and the specificity (Sp) of a serum ELISA and a faecal culture (FC) method for the diagnosis of paratuberculosis separately, in sheep and goats. The estimates ... -
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 ... -
A clinical case of chicken infectious anemia disease and virus DNA detection in naturally infected broilers in Greece
Bougiouklis, P. A.; Sofia, M.; Brellou, G.; Georgopoulou, I.; Billinis, C.; Vlemmas, I. (2007)In this study, chicken infectious anemia virus (CIAV) DNA was detected from 12-day-old broilers. Clinical history showed that the clinical features were diarrhea, blue wing disease, depression, and death. Necropsy findings ... -
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 ... -
A cross-sectional study of Leishmania spp. infection in clinically healthy dogs with polymerase chain reaction and serology in Greece
Leontides, L. S.; Saridomichelakis, M. N.; Billinis, C.; Kontos, V.; Koutinas, A. F.; Galatos, A. D.; Mylonakis, M. E. (2002)A total of 73 clinically healthy hunting dogs, experiencing an outdoor lifestyle and originating from an area where canine leishmaniasis is endemic, were included in the study. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and indirect ... -
Cytologic patterns of lymphadenopathy in dogs infected with Leishmania infantum
Mylonakis, M. E.; Papaioannou, N.; Saridomichelakis, M. N.; Koutinas, A. F.; Billinis, C.; Kontos, V. I. (2005)Background: Lymphadenopathy in canine leishmaniosis has been reported as reactive lymphoid hyperplasia or granulomatous (histiocytic) lymphadenitis. However, we are unaware of information on the effect of latent Leishmania ... -
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 ... -
Determination of cytokines IFN-gamma and IL-4 in cat scratch disease patients beta y flow cytometry (Intracellular cytokine staining - ICS)
Kontou, I.; Garoufi, A.; Papadogiannakis, E.; Tamamidou, M.; Kontos, V.; Billinis, C.; Konstantopoulos, A.; Kafetzis, D.; Papaevangelou, V. (2013) -
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 ... -
Domestication does not narrow MHC diversity in Sus scrofa
Moutou, K. A.; Koutsogiannouli, E. A.; Stamatis, C.; Billinis, C.; Kalbe, C.; Scandura, M.; Mamuris, Z. (2013)The Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) is a multigene family of outstanding polymorphism. MHC molecules bind antigenic peptides in the peptide-binding region (PBR) that consists of five binding pockets (P). In this ... -
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 ...