Sunday 18 March 2018

Uus: Review of Cryptosporidium and Giardia in the eastern part of Europe, 2016.

"Reports on presence of spp. and spp. in food were scarce from this region. Waterborne and food-borne outbreaks are clearly important to establish the burden of disease, but it is likely that many smaller outbreaks are currently missed [120,121]."


Plutzer J, Lassen B, Jokelainen P, Djurković-Djaković O, Kucsera I, Dorbek-Kolin E, Šoba B, Sréter T, Imre K, Omeragić J, Nikolić A, Bobić B, Živičnjak T, Lučinger S, Stefanović LL, Kučinar J, Sroka J, Deksne G, Keidāne D, Kváč M, Hůzová Z, Karanis P. Review of Cryptosporidium and Giardia in the eastern part of Europe, 2016. Euro Surveill. 2018 Jan;23(4). doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.4.16-00825.
http://www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.4.16-00825

Monday 22 January 2018

Uus: Toxoplasma gondii seroprevalence in free-ranging moose (Alces alces) hunted for human consumption in Estonia: Indicator host species for environmental Toxoplasma gondii oocyst contamination

Remes N, Kärssin A, Must K, Tagel M, Lassen B, Jokelainen P (2018) Toxoplasma gondii seroprevalence in free-ranging moose (Alces alces) hunted for human consumption in Estonia: Indicator host species for environmental Toxoplasma gondii oocyst contamination. Veterinary Parasitology: Regional Studies and Reports. 11:6-11
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405939017301752

Saturday 13 January 2018

Uus: Toxoplasma gondii seroprevalence varies by cat breed

Must K, Hytönen MK, Orro T, Lohi H, Jokelainen P..Toxoplasma gondii seroprevalence varies by cat breed. PLoS One. 2017 Sep 8;12(9):e0184659. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0184659. eCollection 2017.

Tuesday 9 January 2018

Uus : Vector-borne parasitic infections in dogs in the Baltic and Nordic countries: A questionnaire study to veterinarians on canine babesiosis and infections with Dirofilaria immitis and Dirofilaria repens

Tiškina V, Jokelainen P. Vector-borne parasitic infections in dogs in the Baltic and Nordic countries: A questionnaire study to veterinarians on canine babesiosis and infections with Dirofilaria immitis and Dirofilaria repens. Vet Parasitol. 2017 Sep 15;244:7-11. doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2017.07.012. Epub 2017 Jul 18.
https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0304-4017(17)30311-4