Genomic characterization of the first oral avian papillomavirus in a colony of breeding canaries (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Serinus canaria</Emphasis>)

Papillomaviruses are non-enveloped, DNA viruses that infect skin and mucosa of a wide variety of vertebrates, causing neoplasias or simply persisting asymptomatically. Avian papillomaviruses, with six fully sequenced genomes, are the second most studied group after mammalian papillomaviruses. In this study, we describe the first oral avian papillomavirus, detected in the tongue of a dead Yorkshire canary (Serinus canaria) and in oral swabs of the same bird and other two live canaries from an aviary in Madrid, Spain. Its genome is 8,071 bp and presents the canonical papillomavirus architecture with six early (E6, E7, E1, E9, E2, E4) and two late open reading frames (L1 and L2) and a long control region between L1 and E6. This new avian papillomavirus L1 gene shares a 64% pairwise identity with FcPV1 L1, so it has been classified as a new species (ScPV1) within the Ethapapillomavirus genus. Although the canary died after showing breathing problems, there is no evidence that the papillomavirus caused those symptoms so it could be part of the oral microbiota of the birds. Hence, future investigations are needed to evaluate the clinical relevance of the virus.     

Knowledge,attitudes and practices towards <Emphasis Type="Italic">cystic echinococcosis</Emphasis> in livestock among selected pastoral and agro-pastoral communities in Uganda

A cross-sectional study was done from March 2013 to May 2014 to assess knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards cystic echinococcosis (CE) or hydatidosis among selected pastoral and agro-pastoral communities in Uganda. A structured questionnaire was administered to 381 respondents. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was done to find the relationship between knowledge about CE and factors such as age, sex, and level of education across all regions. The odds ratio and confidence interval were used to determine the difference in responses across regions. It was shown that age above 36 years was significantly (p < 0.001) associated with awareness about CE in livestock. Likewise, uneducated (p < 0.0001) and agro-pastoralists (p = 0.01) were significantly less knowledgeable than the educated and pastoralists across all regions. The overall knowledge towards CE in livestock was low 17.8% (95% CI = 14.0–21.6). Dog ownership was high and they never dewormed their freely roaming dogs. Dogs shared water with livestock. In conclusion, knowledge about CE in livestock was low across all regions. Therefore, public health education and formulation of policies towards its control by the relevant stakeholders should be done. Also, the true prevalence of CE in livestock needs to be done so that the magnitude and its public health significance are elucidated.     

陕西省榆林市某鸡场家禽H7N9流感紧急流行病学调查

2017年5月21日,陕西省榆林市某养殖场的蛋鸡出现异常死亡。经国家参考实验室确诊,该起疫情为H7N9流感疫情。为找出引发疫情的可能原因,采用描述性流行病学方法,描述疫情的三间分布,分析发病的风险因素。调查结果显示:该场饲养规模较大,共有8栋鸡舍,饲养4.5万只蛋鸡;疫情暴发突然,病程仅为5 d;蛋鸡死亡2.2万只,死亡率为48.9%;疫情具有明显的场内传播规律,从靠近鸡场入口的鸡舍逐渐向内蔓延;产蛋高峰期蛋鸡的发病风险是雏鸡的37.458倍,差异显著(P0.05);所分离毒株的HA基因裂解位点有4个氨基酸插入,为变异株;该起疫情可能是通过运输淘汰蛋鸡的车辆、野鸟、饲料和饮水,以及调入雏鸡等途径引入的。疫情发生后,当地政府按照《高致病性禽流感防治技术规范》,发布了封锁令,划定了疫点、疫区和受威胁区;在疫区采取了扑杀、无害化处理、关闭疫区内所有禽类产品交易市场等控制措施。采取以上处置措施后,疫情得以快速有效控制。     

美国临床兽医博士（DVM）与执业兽医和官方兽医的关系

临床兽医博士(DVM)是美国特有的一种学位,主要侧重于临床技能操作和应用,对于促进美国执业兽医制度建设和兽医职业化发展发挥了重要作用。本文介绍了DVM学位获得过程,分析了DVM与执业兽医、官方兽医的关系。在美国,取得DVM学位仅是具备了参加北美兽医资格考试(NAVLE)和州执照考试的一种资格,并不能直接开展兽医执业工作。由兽医官、消费安全检验员、屠宰场食品检验员、州兽医、认证兽医等组成的美国官方兽医队伍中,既有取得DVM学位的,也有符合条件未取得DVM学位的人员。本文拟通过上述问题研究,以期为推进我国新型兽医制度建设提供参考。     

6种人兽共患病病原核酸液相芯片检测体系的建立

本研究通过设计、合成特异性引物和探针并对其进行修饰,将探针和特定荧光编码微球共价交联后,利用Luminex检测仪读取荧光信号,从而建立了针对布鲁氏菌、沙门氏菌、弓形虫,狂犬病病毒、巴氏通体、弯曲杆菌等6种病原的液相芯片检测方法。数据显示,本研究建立的液相芯片检测体系具有良好的特异性,检测灵敏度达50拷贝数,能同时检测6种重要人兽共患病病原,对于这6种人兽共患病的快速筛查和控制提供了技术支撑。     

在变温环境下意大利蝗自然种群生命表

意大利蝗Calliptamus italicus是荒漠、半荒漠草原常年为害优势种,在新疆维吾尔自治区(简称新疆)北疆地区、中亚和俄罗斯南部均有成灾记录.意大利蝗蝗蝻和成虫常聚集和迁飞为害.生命表是害虫综合防治的重要依据,只有在室内和室外(变温)研究害虫生命表,才能明确害虫种群的潜在生物学特性以及生物或非生物因素的影响(...     

曹州木瓜果实香气物质的研究

利用顶空固相微萃取法提取芳香物质,气相色谱-质谱联机定性定量分析,测定曹州木瓜狮子头、剩花、豆青和玉兰的挥发性物质,并对木瓜不同品种的香气组分进行分析探讨.共测定出145种香气组分,曹州木瓜狮子头、剩花、豆青和玉兰分别为70、70、69和70种,各自占总峰面积的99.88%、99.7%、99.97%、99.37%,以醇类、醛类、烯烷类、酮类、酯类、杂环类等为主,其中又以C6醇(如1-己醇、2,4-己二烯-1-醇、反式-2-甲基-环戊醇等)、C6醛[(E)-2-己烯醛、2-己烯醛、E,E-2,4-己二烯醛等]居多.结果表明:狮子头、剩花、豆青和玉兰不同品种香气组分存在一定的差异,但大部分主要组分相同;主要组分含量差异是曹州木瓜不同品种间香气不同的主要原因.     

清华大学超低能耗示范楼绿化屋面的温度分布特征

屋顶绿化是改善城市环境的有效途径之一,绿化后的屋顶,由于植物本身对太阳辐射的反射和遮挡作用,造成绿化屋面与水泥屋面的差异,这种热力或动力差异,首先通过垂直方向的湍流交换和辐射传递过程,把下垫面的特征量输送到上方气层,从而改变近地层的温、湿特征和风速分布,通过背景风场和热力环流的平流输送及其他间接作用,改变该地区的气候要素场,进而改善城市气候(骆高远,2001).     

三北防护林体系建设存在的问题及建议

对三北防护林建设以及存在的问题进行了综合论述,并对今后的发展提出了合理化建议,对指导未来在生产中造林有一定的指导意义.     

基本建设单位对工程建设项目的管理程序

工程建设项目的管理程序是基本建设单位进行项目管理的关键.本文从项目的前期准备、工程项目建设、工程项目验收三个阶段论述了基本建设单位对工程建设项目的管理程序.