Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: M. Machackova Author-Workplace-Name: Veterinary Research Institute, Brno, Czech Republic Author-Name: L. Matlova Author-Workplace-Name: Veterinary Research Institute, Brno, Czech Republic Author-Name: J. Lamka Author-Workplace-Name: Veterinary Research Institute, Brno, Czech Republic Author-Workplace-Name: Faculty of Pharmacy, Charles University, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic Author-Name: J. Smolik Author-Workplace-Name: District Veterinary Administration, Melnik, Czech Republic Author-Name: I. Mmelicharek Author-Workplace-Name: State Veterinary Diagnostic Institute, Nitra, Slovakia Author-Name: M. Hanzalikova Author-Workplace-Name: State Veterinary Diagnostic Institute, Nitra, Slovakia Author-Name: J. Docekal Author-Workplace-Name: District Veterinary Administration, Znojmo, Czech Republic Author-Name: Z. Cvetnik Author-Workplace-Name: Croatian Veterinary Institute, Zagreb, Croatia Author-Name: G. Nagy Author-Workplace-Name: Central Veterinary Institute, Budapest, Hungary Author-Name: M. Lipiec Author-Workplace-Name: National Veterinary Research Institute, Pulawy, Poland Author-Name: M. Ocepek Author-Workplace-Name: Veterinary Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia Author-Name: I. Pavlik Author-Workplace-Name: Veterinary Research Institute, Brno, Czech Republic Title: Wild boar (Sus scrofa) as a possible vector of mycobacterial infections: review of literature and critical analysis of data from Central Europe between 1983 to 2001 Abstract: Infected animals in the wild, which can act as a reservoir and/or vector for the origin of bovine tuberculosis, are a great problem for national programmes seeking to free herds of cattle from the infection. The circulation of Mycobacterium bovis in the wild animal population might cause a slow-down in the progress of control programmes through the reinfection of herds of livestock. The Eurasian badger (Meles meles) and red deer (Cervus elaphus) living in the wild in Great Britain and Ireland, brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula), ferrets (Mustela putorius f. furo) in New Zealand and wild buffalo (Bubalus arnee) in Australia are among already known reservoirs and vectors of bovine tuberculosis. In 7 countries of Central Europe (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia) bovine tuberculosis in ca⣸84;le was controlled as part of national control programmes more than 20 years ago. In the last decade M. bovis has been diagnosed extremely sporadically in cattle and other domestic animals as well as in wild animals held in captivity or living in the wild. This favour­able situation could be threatened by the mycobacteria spreading via the wild boar (Sus scrofa) which is susceptible to mycobacterial infection and very abundant in Central Europe. According to available literary data, mycobacteria were detected in 361 wild boar originating from countries other than those of Central Europe, such as Australia, Bulgaria, Germany, the Hawaiian island of Molokai, Italy and Spain. M. tuberculosis complex (33.9%) and M. bovis complex (39.8%) isolates were most frequently detected in the faeces and/or parenchymatous organs of wild boar. Of other mycobacterial species, M. intracellulare (3.8%), M. avium subsp. avium (3.8%), M. terrae (2.4%), M. fortuitum (2.2%), M. scrofulaceum (2.2%), M. gordonae (0.8%), M. simiae (0.5%), M. szulgai (0.5%), M. xenopi (0.5%), M. smegmatis (0.2%), M. vaccae (0.2%), fast-growing, further unspecified species (0.2%) and unidentified mycobacteria (8.8%) were isolated. Following the analysis of literary data and our own results, it was found that, in the area covered by the above-mentioned 7 countries of Central Europe, a total of 431 wild boar were examined for mycobacterial infections in the years 1983-2001. Tuberculous lesions in parenchymatous organs were found in 43 (10.0%) animals. M. bovis was identified in 22 (5.1%) animals, M. a. avium in 2 (0.4%), M. a. paratuberculosis in 1 (0.2%) animal and atypical mycobacteria in 27 (6.3%) animals. The wild boar may therefore represent, under certain unfavourable epizootio­logical conditions, a vector of some mycobacterial infections in not only animals, but also humans. Keywords: veterinary epidemiology, risk assessment, wild boar, tuberculosis, Johne's disease Journal: Veterinární medicína Pages: 51-65 Volume: 48 Issue: 3 Year: 2003 DOI: 10.17221/5750-VETMED File-URL: http://vetmed.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/5750-VETMED.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/vet-200303-0001.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlvet:v:48:y:2003:i:3:id:5750-VETMED Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: F. Treml Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Infectious Diseases and Epizootiology, Author-Name: J. Pikula Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Infectious Diseases and Epizootiology, Author-Name: Z. Holešovská Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Infectious Diseases and Epizootiology, Title: Prevalence of antibodies against leptospires in the wild boar (Sus scrofa L., 1758) Abstract: A total of 307 blood sera of the wild boar from different localities of the Břeclav district (Czech Repub­lic) were examined in 1999 to 2002. Antibodies against leptospires were found in 16.9% of blood sera examined. The incidence of antibodies in the wild boar varied both in individual years (26.1, 5.3, 25.0 and 12.0%, respectively) and age categories (7.8, 17.3 and 35.7%, respectively) with older individuals being more often positive. There were found no differences in relation to sex (18.2 and 15.0% of positives in males and females, respectively). Positive reactions at low titres (i.e., 100 and 200) predominated in 71.3%. Higher titres (3 200) were only exceptionally found in older individuals (3.8%). All positive reactions concerned only the L. grippotyphosa serotype (100%). The other 11 serotypes tested were negative. On the basis of the results it can be stated that the wild boar is susceptible to infection by leptospires and the occurrence of specific antibodies correlates to a large extent with the presence of leptospires in the environment. In our opinion, the wild boar could be used for purposes of monitoring natural foci of leptospirosis. Keywords: serology, L. grippotyphosa, game mammals, natural foci, CzechRepublic Journal: Veterinární medicína Pages: 66-70 Volume: 48 Issue: 3 Year: 2003 DOI: 10.17221/5751-VETMED File-URL: http://vetmed.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/5751-VETMED.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/vet-200303-0002.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlvet:v:48:y:2003:i:3:id:5751-VETMED Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: P. Lescenko Author-Workplace-Name: , L. M 2, L. D 2, M. B 2, O. V 3, S. N 1, L. N 1, I. P 2 1University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic Author-Name: L. Matlova Author-Workplace-Name: , L. M 2, L. D 2, M. B 2, O. V 3, S. N 1, L. N 1, I. P 2 1University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic Author-Name: L. Dvorska Author-Workplace-Name: , L. M 2, L. D 2, M. B 2, O. V 3, S. N 1, L. N 1, I. P 2 1University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic Author-Name: M. Bartos Author-Workplace-Name: , L. M 2, L. D 2, M. B 2, O. V 3, S. N 1, L. N 1, I. P 2 1University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic Author-Name: O. Vavra Author-Workplace-Name: , L. M 2, L. D 2, M. B 2, O. V 3, S. N 1, L. N 1, I. P 2 1University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic Author-Name: S. Navratil Author-Workplace-Name: , L. M 2, L. D 2, M. B 2, O. V 3, S. N 1, L. N 1, I. P 2 1University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic Author-Name: L. Novotny Author-Workplace-Name: , L. M 2, L. D 2, M. B 2, O. V 3, S. N 1, L. N 1, I. P 2 1University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic Author-Name: I. Pavlik Author-Workplace-Name: , L. M 2, L. D 2, M. B 2, O. V 3, S. N 1, L. N 1, I. P 2 1University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic Title: Mycobacterial infection in aquarium fish Abstract: In the first part of the study, 70 aquarium fish of different species, originating from stocks from the CzechRepublic, were pathomorphologically examined for the presence of granulomatous lesions. Granulomas were diagnosed in 44 (62.9%) fish. From these, acid fast rods (AFR) were found in 29 (65.9%) by staining according to Ziehl-Neelsen (Z-N). In the remaining 26 (37.1%) fish without granulomatous lesions, the presence of AFR was microscopically proven in 3 (11.5%) fish. In the second part of the study, direct microscopic examinations accord­ing to Z-N and culture examinations for the presence of mycobacteria were carried out in 17 randomly selected fish of the Apistogramma cacatuoides, Trichogaster leeri, Trichogaster trichopterus, Pterophyllum scalare, Paracheirodon axelrodi species with the pathomorphological discovery of granulomas. Mycobacteria were culturally found in 12 (70.6%) fish. Mycobacterium marinum, pathogenic for fish, was isolated from 6 fish, of which in one M. triviale was found at the same time and in two M. avium mixed serotypes 6, 8 and 9 (genotype IS901-, IS1245+). M. gordonae was isolated from a further 6 fish, of which in two M. avium mixed serotypes 6, 8 and 9 (genotype IS901-, IS1245+) was also isolated at the same time. A mixed infection of more species of mycobacteria was therefore found in five fish. In these it may be assumed that the mycobacteria of the M. triviale and M. avium mixed serotypes 6, 8 and 9 (genotype IS901-, IS1245+), non-pathogenic for fish, came from the water environment and "merely contaminated" the tissues of the fish. Keywords: mycobacteriosis, granulomas, serotyp Journal: Veterinární medicína Pages: 71-78 Volume: 48 Issue: 3 Year: 2003 DOI: 10.17221/5752-VETMED File-URL: http://vetmed.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/5752-VETMED.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/vet-200303-0003.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlvet:v:48:y:2003:i:3:id:5752-VETMED Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Ž. F. Rudman Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Dubrava, Zagreb, Croatia Author-Name: E. Amić Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Dubrava, Zagreb, Croatia Author-Name: Z. Stanec Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Dubrava, Zagreb, Croatia Author-Name: I. Stipančić Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Dubrava, Zagreb, Croatia Author-Name: D. Bušić Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Dubrava, Zagreb, Croatia Title: Subcuticular catgut versus polyglactin 910 in scar formation in sheep Abstract: The aim of this double blind prospective experimental study was to compare the influence of poly­glactin 910 (Vicryl, Ethycon ) and plain catgut (Soficat-Plein,Braun) as subcuticular tissue sutures on wound heal­ing and scar formation in sheep. Scar excision together with the surrounding tissue was made three months later. Scars were compared visually, photographed and examined under a light microscope. All scars were cosmetically acceptable, linearly hardly visible, aplanated and less than 1 mm in width with no difference between the parts in which plain catgut or polyglactin 910 were used. All photographs were examined by a plastic surgeon as well as by a dermatologist and they confirmed that all scars were cosmetically acceptable, hardly visible, aplanated and less than 1 mm in width. During the light microscopic examination done by the dermatologist foreign body granulomas were found in two scars where the subcuticular plain catgut was used. Concerning the plain catgut as an animal and foreign body granuloma inductor, the use of polyglactin 910 seems to be beter. Keywords: subcuticular, catgut, polyglactin 910, wound, scar Journal: Veterinární medicína Pages: 79-82 Volume: 48 Issue: 3 Year: 2003 DOI: 10.17221/5753-VETMED File-URL: http://vetmed.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/5753-VETMED.html File-Format: text/html X-File-Ref: http://agriculturejournals.cz/RePEc/caa/references/vet-200303-0004.txt Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlvet:v:48:y:2003:i:3:id:5753-VETMED