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Lung nematodes in chamois [Rupicapra rupicapra rupicapra] of the Slovak Paradise National Park

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Stefancikova A.

Acta Parasitologica

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1999

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tom 44

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nr 4

Examination of 599 faecal samples taken over the years 1984-1993 from Alpine chamois in the Slovak Paradise National Park revealed the presence of lung nematodes Muellerius capillaris, Muellerius tenuispiculatus, Neostrongylus linearis and Dictyocaulus viviparus. Their total prevalence in chamois herds was 57.7%. Muellerius spp. were predominant (56.5%), N. linearis occurred in about half less amount (29.2%) and D. viviparus was prevalent in 2.5%. The prevalence of lung nematodes in chamois herds fluctuated with years from 41.4 to 69.4% and with seasons of the year from 33.3 to 83.3%. Mean larval count per gram faeces in individual years ranged between 73.7 ± 60.1 and 148.5 ± 58.0. Chamois herds were significantly less infected in summer seasons (P<0.05) than in other seasons, except for the summer of 1986, 1988, 1989 and winter of 1989. A necropsy confirmed the presence of adult stages of all three nematodes in the lung parenchyma, but in bronchi and trachea no adults of D. viviparus were observed. Mean larval count per gram lung tissue was high (152 ± 20.9 to 270 ± 19). The wide diversity of snail species in the territory of the Slovak Paradise, their great ability to serve as intermediate hosts of lung nematodes in various biotopes create appropriate conditions for the development of lung nematodes and consequently for the infection of chamois in the Slovak Paradise reserve.

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Occurrence of antibodies against Chlamydophila abortus in sheep and goats in the Slovak Republic

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Cislakova L., Halanova M., Kovacova D., Stefancikova A.

Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine

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2007

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tom 14

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nr 2

Chlamydophila abortus is one of the most important causative agents of enzootic abortion and other chlamydial infections of sheep and goats. The presence of specifi c serum antibodies to Chlamydophila abortus was studied in sheep and goats breeding in the Slovak Republic by the complement fi xation test. 22,040 sheep and goats were examined during 5 years. Specifi c anti-Ch. abortus antibodies were found in 2,360 out of 20,878 sheep sera examined (11.7%), and in 85 out of 1,162 examined goats (7.7%). The occurrence of antichlamydial antibodies indicates the importance of performing screening examinations in commercial breeding with the aim of reducing the spread of this disease between animals, and also interrupting the spread and transmission from animals to human.

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Epidemiological survey of human borreliosis diagnosed in Eastern Slovakia

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Stefancikova A., Pet'ko B., Rozicka I., Salyova N., Ohlasova D.

Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine

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2001

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tom 08

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nr 2

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ELISA comparison of three whole-cell antigens of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in serological study of dogs from area of Kosice, eastern Slovakia

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Stefancikova A., Tresova G., Pet'ko B., Skardova I., Sesztakova E.

Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine

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1998

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tom 05

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nr 1

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Badania serologiczne w kierunku boreliozy i erlichiozy swin i krow na Lubelszczyznie

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Winiarczyk S., Adaszek L., Stefancikova A., Pet'ko B., Cislakova L., Puchalski A.

Medycyna Weterynaryjna

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2007

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tom 63

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nr 05

561-565

The aim of this paper was the detection of the specific antibodies anti-Borrelia and anti-Ehrlichia in the sera of 28 sick pigs and 29 sick cows from the area of the Lublin voivodeship. ELISA tests, and Western blot were conducted. In ELISA tests, 17.86% sera of swine were positive for spirochetes and 7.14% for Ehrlichia. In a bovine group 44.83% of sera specimens were positive for Borrelia, and 20.69% for Ehrlicha. All sera that were positive in ELISA tests for spirochetes were examined additionally in Western blot method for the presence of antibodies against Borrelia afzelii (13 bovine sera, and 5 swine sera). In 8 out of 13 bovine sera (61.54%) and in one out of 5 (20%) swine sera that were positive in the ELISA test, specific antibodies against Borrelia were detected. In all cases IgG immunoglobins reacted strongly with the antigens: 31, 39, 41, 66 kDa of B. afzelii. The results revealed a low specificity of the ELISA test for the detection of borreliosis and confirmed an endemic occurrence of Borrelia and Ehrlicha in the area of the Lublin voivodeship

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Heterogeneity of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato and their reflection on immune response

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Stefancikova A., Derdakova M., Stepanova G., Pet'ko B., Szestakova E., Skardova I., Cislakova L.

Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine

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2005

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tom 12

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nr 2

211-216

Geographically different strains of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (B. burgdorferi sensu stricto Ir 105, B. burgdorferi s.s. + B. afzelii V 123, B. garinii Ir 112 - isolates from eastern Slovakia, B. garinii K24 - isolate from western Slovakia and B. burgdorferi s.s. B 31 - American strain) were compared as antigens for serological study of Lyme borreliosis by IgG ELISA on a group of horses from eastern Slovakia. In a set of 101 horse serum samples, positivity with the use of Ir 105 strain was 53 (52.4%), with V 123 51 (51.49%), with Ir 112 48 (47.5%), with K 24 47 (46.5%) and with B 31 only 25 (24.7%). The seroprevalence between strains B 31 and Ir 105, B 31 and V 123, B31 and Ir112, B 31 and K 24 differed statistically significantly ( test chi2, p<0.05); however, the differences between strains Ir 105, V 123, Ir 112 and K 24 were insignificant. Consistency of positive and negative findings between American and Slovak strains ranged from 50.5-62.4%. Comparison of Slovak strains (Ir 105, V 123, Ir 112 and K 24) consistency of positive and negative findings was higher from 79.2-95.04% The highest consistency of findings was reached comparing strains Ir 112 and K 24, and the same high agreement of results was observed between the strains Ir 105 and V 123 and also Ir 112 and Ir 105. Higher consistency of findings of serologically examined horses with geographically close strains is in accordance with greater similarity of protein profiles of Slovak strains compared to the American strain.

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Molecular evidence for Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in Ixodes ricinus ticks from Eastern Slovakia

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Derdakova M., Halanova M., Stanko M., Stefancikova A., Cislakova L., Petko B.

Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine

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2003

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tom 10

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nr 2

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Anti-Borrelia antibodies in rodents: important hosts in ecology of Lyme disease

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Stefancikova A., Bhide M., Pet'ko B., Stanko M., Mosansky L., Fricova J., Derdakova M., Travnicek M.

Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine

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2004

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tom 11

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nr 2

Data presented in this study focuses on the presence of anti-Borrelia antibodies in small mammals from Eastern Slovakia during 2000-2003. The total seropositivity observed was 18.78% in rodents. Amongst all species, the total seroprevalence in Apodemus flavicolis was the highest (20.87%), followed by Apodemus agrarius (19.58%) and Clethrionomys glareolus (11.11%). However, the prevalence in Apodemus flavicolis during the year 2000-2001 was higher (26.72%), which reduced to 10.60% in 2002-2003. To compare the year range of seroprevalence in other small mammals was not feasible due to the small sample number. Area-wise distribution of anti-Borrelia antibodies was even (18.75% to 20%) in this study, except in the Boťany province (0%). This confirms the equal distribution of Borrelia spirochetes in the other 3 localities. Prevalence of anti-Borrelia antibodies during summer was significantly higher than during autumn and early spring. The overall study also reviews the importance of small mammals in Lyme disease ecology.

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Small mammals [Insectivora, Rodentia] as a potential source of chlamydial infection in East Slovakia

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Cislakova L., Stanko M., Fricova J., Mosansky L., Travnicek M., Halanova M., Mardzinova S., Stefancikova A.

Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine

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2004

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tom 11

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nr 1

The presence of antibodies against Chlamydophila (Chlamydia) psittaci in small mammals (Insectivora, Rodentia) in the region of East Slovakia are presented. The hosts were caught in several areas of Slovakia in habitats with different levels of anthropogenic disturbance. Research was carried out during 2000-2002. The authors examined 1,947 sera coming from 4 insectivore and 10 rodent species. Each serum was examined by micromethod of complement binding reactions using antigen Chlamydophila (Chlamydia) psittaci. Chlamydial infections were found in 251 individuals (prevalence 12.9%) of 8 mammal species. The antichlamydial antibodies were proved at levels ranging from 1:32-1:1024. The highest prevalence of antibodies was detected in the most abundant rodent species Apodemus microps (14.8%), Apodemus agrarius (13.9%), Apodemus flavicolis (12.4%), Microtus arvalis (12%), and Clethrionomys glareolus (10.9%). Positive hosts were registered in all studied localities. Testing of prevalence values in the individual research years confirmed significant changes. Our results showed that small mammals probably play an important role in the circulation of chlamydiae in nature.

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Seroprevalence of anti-Borrelia burgdorferi antibodies in sheep and goats from mountainous areas of Slovakia

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Travnicek M., Stefancikova A., Nadzamova D., Stanko M., Cislakova L., Pet'ko B., Mardzinova S., Bhide M. R.

Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine

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2002

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tom 09

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nr 2

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Epidemiology of Lyme borreliosis in Slovakia

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Pet'ko B., Tresova G., Stefancikova A., Peterkova J., Prokopcakova H., Cislakova L., Stanko M., Fricova J., Skardova I., Sesztakova E., Nadzamova D.

Wiadomości Parazytologiczne

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1998

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tom 44

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nr 3

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Lung nematodes in chamois [Rupicapra rupicapra rupicapra] of the Slovak Paradise National Park

Occurrence of antibodies against Chlamydophila abortus in sheep and goats in the Slovak Republic

Epidemiological survey of human borreliosis diagnosed in Eastern Slovakia

ELISA comparison of three whole-cell antigens of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in serological study of dogs from area of Kosice, eastern Slovakia

Badania serologiczne w kierunku boreliozy i erlichiozy swin i krow na Lubelszczyznie

Heterogeneity of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato and their reflection on immune response

Molecular evidence for Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in Ixodes ricinus ticks from Eastern Slovakia

Anti-Borrelia antibodies in rodents: important hosts in ecology of Lyme disease

Small mammals [Insectivora, Rodentia] as a potential source of chlamydial infection in East Slovakia

Seroprevalence of anti-Borrelia burgdorferi antibodies in sheep and goats from mountainous areas of Slovakia

Epidemiology of Lyme borreliosis in Slovakia