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Serological and molecular investigation into the role of wild birds in the epidemiology of West Nile virus in Greece
(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 ...
West Nile Virus State of the Art Report of MALWEST Project
(2013)
During the last three years Greece is experiencing the emergence of West Nile virus (WNV) epidemics. Within this framework, an integrated surveillance and control programme (MALWEST project) with thirteen associate partners ...
Phylogenetic analysis of strains of Orf virus isolated from two outbreaks of the disease in sheep in Greece
(2012)
Background: Although orf is endemic around the world, there are few descriptions of Orf virus strains and comparisons of these strains. We report the sequence and phylogenetic analysis of the partial B2L gene of Orf virus ...
Prion protein gene polymorphisms in healthy and scrapie-affected sheep in Greece
(2004)
A total of 216 local crossbred sheep from 16 scrapie-affected Greek flocks and 210 purebred sheep of the milk breeds Chios and Karagouniko from healthy flocks were analysed for scrapie-linked polymorphisms in the prion ...
European brown hare syndrome in wild European brown hares from Greece
(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 ...
A clinical case of chicken infectious anemia disease and virus DNA detection in naturally infected broilers in Greece
(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 ...
Encephalomyocarditis Virus Infection in Wildlife Species in Greece
(2009)
The objective of this work was to search for potential wildlife reservoir hosts of Encephalomyocarditis virus (EMCV) in wildlife species. From 1994 to 2006, 317 blood and tissue samples were collected from 17 wildlife ...
Bluetongue Virus in wild ruminants in Europe: Concerns and facts, with a brief reference to bluetongue in cervids in Greece during the 2014 outbreak
(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 ...
Exposure of Eurasian magpies and turtle doves to West Nile virus during a major human outbreak, Greece, 2011
(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 ...