Anatrichosoma sp. in the footpads of a cat: Diagnosis and pathology of Namibian case

Anatrichosoma species are an unusual group of zoonotic trichuroid nematodes. Due to limited knowledge of their life cycle and diagnostic challenges, anatrichosomiasis has been reported only 3 times in domestic animals. A short-haired cat from central Windhoek, Namibia, presented with ulceration, swelling, and sepsis on all four paws, a severe generalized lymphadenopathy and considerable invasive eosinophilia. Histological analysis revealed epidermal hyperplasia, with severe serocellular crusting on the skin surface. One specimen revealed a series of thick-walled eggs within nematode segments with a few sections containing eggs with bioperculate appearance which is compatible with the Aphasmid group of nematodes, more specifically, the genus Anatrichosoma. Ivermectin treatment completely cleared the condition. This is the first report of Anatrichosoma sp. in the Republic of Namibia, identified from a unique location in the capital, Windhoek.     

马来西亚的养蜂资源:亚洲蜜蜂、民族药源植物和野生蜂蜜——第11届亚洲养蜂大会暨博览会综述

为了明确亚洲蜜蜂保护的科学意义,本文从亚洲蜜蜂、民族药源植物和野生蜂蜜三个方面综述了马来西亚的养蜂资源,涉及到东方蜜蜂、大蜜蜂、黑小蜜蜂、沙巴蜂和绿努蜂等5种亚洲蜜蜂物种,用来制备生物碱的樟脑科植物等至少184种民族药源植物,以及大甘巴豆蜂蜜等多种野生蜂蜜所具有的药理学作用。这表明马来西亚具有珍贵的养蜂资源。     

The application of the indirect fluorescent antibody test in research on heartwater

The preparation of the antigen, details of the reagents, the titration of the antispecies conjugates and the execution of the indirect fluorescent antibody test are described. The sensitivity and specificity of the test and its applicability to the detection of antibodies to Cowdria ruminantium are recorded. The test is both highly specific and sensitive and can be applied to a wide range of studies on heartwater, including epidemiology, determination of the C. ruminantium infection rate of Amblyomma ticks and the evaluation of immunization against heartwater. The test can also be used to detect antibodies to the heartwater agent in the sera of game.     

提高阅卷与试题分析速度的有效方法探讨

分析了核对、打孔、光照透明、光电机器阅读和扫描等几种快速手工和自动阅卷评分方法。采用我校目前广泛使用的“成绩记载”中的浮动“阅卷面板”鼠标点击，以及自动阅读机与“成绩记载”间的“数据转换”程序，可大大提高成绩录入、成绩分析和试题分析速度。     

‘玉露香梨’果实发育中细胞壁组分和水解酶活性的变化

为揭示‘玉露香梨’果实发育期质地变化机理。探寻‘玉露香梨’果实细胞壁在果实生长过程中各组分的变化趋势,为梨果实品质调控提供科学依据。通过检测果实发育期细胞壁含量、细胞壁组成物质含量、果胶酶、纤维素酶和β-葡萄糖苷酶活性。‘玉露香梨’成熟时细胞壁含量仅为原含量的1/9;细胞壁水溶性果胶和离子型果胶含量呈现上升趋势,而共价结合型果胶含量呈现先上升后下降的趋势;纤维素和半纤维素含量呈先上升后下降的趋势; ‘玉露香梨’生长发育期内果胶酶活性呈现上升趋势,成熟期活性上升了3.8倍多,纤维素酶活性在‘玉露香梨’发育期,呈现上升趋势。随着‘玉露香梨’果实的生长发育,细胞壁含量及组分在细胞壁水解酶的作用下,随之发生了变化。     

中甸牦牛犊牛培育的关键技术措施

中甸牦牛是云南省迪庆藏族自治州高海拔地区农牧民的主要当家畜种,但是,在传统的养殖方式下,中甸牦牛犊牛培育中还存在着犊牛无保暖设施、吃奶不足、补饲程度低、体质较差、疫病防治不到位等问题,因此,针对中甸牦牛犊牛管理中存在的问题,提出了加强保暖设施建设、妊娠母牦牛管理以及初生犊牛的抚育、补饲、疫病防治等一系列关键技术措施。     

Resting and dobutamine stress test induced serum concentrations of brain natriuretic peptide in German Shepherd dogs

Studies of clinical uses of brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) represent one of the most important advances in cardiology since the introduction of echocardiography as a clinical diagnostic procedure. Defining the clinical potential of BNP in canine cardiology has not been completed yet. The aim of this study is to measure BNP concentrations in healthy German Shepherd dogs of different ages as a baseline in resting and when conventional protocol of the dobutamine stress test (DST) is applied to dogs. Concentrations of BNP were measured in blood serum by the radioimmunoassay method. The values of BNP concentrations were compared to cardiac parameters obtained by standard cardiac diagnostic procedures (radiology, electrocardiography and echocardiography). No significant differences in serum BNP concentrations existed in dogs of different ages. A statistically significant increase in BNP concentrations was registered after DST. These changes in BNP concentrations were related to ST/T electrocardiographic changes, and correlated to changes in the left ventricular internal diameter in systole (LVESD). These data suggest that BNP is not increased in aged dogs with normal cardiac systolic function and renal function, and that myocardial ischemia leads to a significant increase in BNP concentrations even in dogs with normal left ventricular function.     

Studies of a naturally occurring molybdenum-induced copper deficiency in the yak

The clinical signs of a disorder known locally as "shakeback disease" in yaks in the North of the Qing Hai-Tibetan Plateau of China were defined: they included emaciation, unsteady gait, a 'shivering' back and deprived appetites. Coat colour was not affected. The mineral composition of soil and forages, and samples of blood and hair from yaks in affected ranches in this region were compared with those of 20 samples from unaffected areas. The mean concentration of molybdenum (Mo) in soil and forage was 4.85+/-0.21 and 4.96+/-0.25 microg/g (dry matter), respectively; the mean copper (Cu) to Mo ratio in the forage was only 1.34+/-0.36 compared to 8.12+/-1.31 for unaffected areas. The mean concentrations of Cu in blood and hair from the affected yaks were 0.29+/-0.17 and 3.51+/-1.12 microg/g, respectively, compared with 0.85+/-0.24 and 6.42+/-1.21 microg/g, for controls. The highest value for Cu in the blood of affected yaks was 0.58 mug/g and the lowest 0.03 microg/g (the corresponding highest values for unaffected yaks were 1.03 mug/g, the lowest 0.56 microg/g). There was a hypochromic microcytic anaemia and a low level of ceruloplasmin in the blood. The Cu deficiency in yaks was most severe during pregnancy and lactation, but oral administration of copper sulphate prevented and cured the disease. We conclude that "shakeback disease" of yaks in this region is probably caused by a secondary Cu deficiency, mainly due to the high Mo content in soils and forage.     

多肽生长因子生理功能的研究进展

多肽生长因子作为动物体细胞分泌的活性物质，具有重要的生理功能，其抗体对肿瘤也具有良好的抑制效果。本文对七种多肽生长因子在生理功能方面的研究进展做一综述。     

Confirmed Exposure to Tick‐Borne Encephalitis Virus and Probable Human Cases of Tick‐Borne Encephalitis in Central/Northern Anatolia,Turkey

Tick‐borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) is the aetiological agent of tick‐borne encephalitis (TBE), a potentially fatal central nervous system infection of humans. TBE is endemic in many areas of Europe and Asia; however, very scarce data on TBEV activity are available from Turkey. We aimed to identify TBEV exposure in healthy blood donors and the impact of TBEV in central nervous system infections in Central/Northern Anatolia. Two‐thousand four hundred and fifty four sera, collected from blood donors at Ankara, Konya, Eski?ehir and Zonguldak branches of the Turkish Red Crescent Middle Anatolia Regional Blood Center, were analysed for TBEV serosurveillance. Paired serum and cerebrospinal fluid samples from 108 patients with the diagnosis of aseptic meningitis/encephalitis of unknown aetiology were also evaluated to identify TBE and neuroborreliosis cases. Commercial enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assays and indirect immunofluorescence tests were employed for antibody detection. Forty‐seven donor samples (1.9%) were reactive for TBEV IgG. In 25 persons with IgG reactivity (53.1%), risk factors for tick‐borne infections were revealed. One sample from Zonguldak province (1/198; 0.5%) in the Black Sea region of Turkey was confirmed to possess neutralizing antibodies via plaque reduction neutralization test. TBEV IgM was detected in 9.2% (8/108) of the patients. IgM was accompanied by IgG reactivity in two persons where, in one, recent history of a tick bite was also identified. Intrathecal antibody production for TBEV could not be demonstrated. No evidence for Borrelia infections could be found. Confirmed exposure to TBEV and/or an antigenically similar tick‐borne flavivirus is documented for the first time in blood donors in Zonguldak in Northern Anatolia. Probable cases of TBE have also been identified from Central Anatolia. The epidemiology of TBEV activity in Turkey needs to be assessed and benefits of vaccination for general population, risk groups or travellers must be considered.