Systematic Review and Modelling of Age-Dependent Prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in Livestock, Wildlife and Felids in Europe

Autor: Filip Dámek, Arno Swart, Helga Waap, Pikka Jokelainen, Delphine Le Roux, Gunita Deksne, Huifang Deng, Gereon Schares, Anna Lundén, Gema Álvarez-García, Martha Betson, Rebecca K. Davidson, Adriana Györke, Daniela Antolová, Zuzana Hurníková, Henk J. Wisselink, Jacek Sroka, Joke W. B. van der Giessen, Radu Blaga, Marieke Opsteegh

Publikováno v: Pathogens, Vol 12, Iss 1, p 97 (2023)

Toxoplasma gondii is a zoonotic parasite of importance to both human and animal health. The parasite has various transmission routes, and the meat of infected animals appears to be a major source of human infections in Europe. We aimed to estimate T.

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Phenotypic characterization of Eimeria tenella-specific chicken T-cells responding to in vitro parasite antigen re-stimulation

Autor: Eva Wattrang, Anna Lundén, Osama Ibrahim, Tina Sørensen Dalgaard

Publikováno v: Wattrang, E, Lunden, A, Ibrahim, O & Dalgaard, T S 2023, ' Phenotypic characterization of Eimeria tenella-specific chicken Tcells responding to in vitro parasite antigen re-stimulation ', Journal of Medical Microbiology, vol. 72, no. 1, 001650 . https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.001650

Introduction. Coccidiosis, caused by protozoan parasites of genus Eimeria, is a disease with large impact on poultry production worldwide. It is well known that Eimeria immunity is dependent on Th1-type responses. Gap Statement. In vitro assessment o

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https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.001650

Dual RNA-seq transcriptome analysis of caecal tissue during primary Eimeria tenella infection in chickens

Autor: Staffan G. Svärd, Anna Lundén, Harri Ahola, Robert Söderlund, Arnar K. S. Sandholt, Eva Wattrang, Tobias Lilja, Karin Troell

Publikováno v: BMC Genomics
BMC Genomics, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 1-19 (2021)

BackgroundCoccidiosis is an infectious disease with large negative impact on the poultry industry worldwide. It is an enteric infection caused by unicellular Apicomplexan parasites of the genusEimeria. The present study aimed to gain more knowledge a

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34521339

Pasture is a risk factor for Toxoplasma gondii infection in fattening pigs

Autor: Arvid Uggla, Anna Lundén, Fernanda C. Dórea, Camilla Wallander, Jenny Frössling, Ivar Vågsholm

Publikováno v: Veterinary Parasitology. 224:27-32

As consumer awareness of animal welfare increases throughout Europe, housing of pigs in more animal-friendly systems is becoming more common. There is concern that these free-range and organic management systems increase the prevalence of zoonotic me

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2016.05.005

Parasite-specific proliferative responses of chicken spleen cells upon in vitro stimulation with Eimeria tenella antigen

Autor: Osama Ibrahim, Eva Wattrang, Anna Lundén, Tina S. Dalgaard, Per Thebo

Publikováno v: Wattrang, E, Thebo, P, Ibrahim, O, Dalgaard, T S & Lundén, A 2019, ' Parasite-specific proliferative responses of chicken spleen cells upon in vitro stimulation with Eimeria tenella antigen ', Parasitology, vol. 146, no. 5, pp. 625-633 . https://doi.org/10.1017/S0031182018001877

This study aimed to set up methodology to monitor parasite-specific T-cell activation in vitro using Eimeria tenella-infected chickens. A sonicated E. tenella sporozoite protein preparation was used for the activation of chicken spleen cell cultures.

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30409239