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Clinical problems due to encephalomyocarditis virus infections in two pig herds.
12 days old were dying acutely whereas in herd B, piglets at the end of the nursery period (8-10 weeks) were showing identical problems. A presumptive diagnosis of encephalomyocarditis virus infection was ...
Relationship between Fusarium spp. diversity and mycotoxin contents of mature grains in southern Belgium.
Genes, Mating Type, Fungal Humans Mycotoxins Principal Component Analysis Trichothecenes Zearalenone Abstract: Over a 4-year period (2010-13), a survey aiming at determining the occurrence of Fusarium spp. ...
Identification of risk factors for Campylobacter contamination levels on broiler carcasses during the slaughter process.
external carcass contamination and the colonization level of caeca) and the duration of transport and holding time that can be linked with feed withdrawal period. In addition, technical aspects of the ...
Impact of Age, Season, and Flowing vs. Stagnant Water Habitat on Avian Influenza Prevalence in Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) in Belgium.
infection (2.7%) was found, mainly in juvenile mute swans and only during the autumn migration period. Interestingly, an impact of water habitat was observed based on the comparison of the antibody prevalence ...
One Decade of Active Avian Influenza Wild Bird Surveillance in Belgium Showed a Higher Viroprevalence in Hunter-Harvested Than in Live-Ringed Birds.
used for the current analysis because detailed information was available for this period. The overall prevalence of avian influenza (AI) in samples from live-ringed birds during this period was 0.48% ...
Reconstruction of the Schmallenberg virus epidemic in Belgium: Complementary use of disease surveillance approaches.
period. Vaccination of seronegative animals before the first mating could be used to prevent the deleterious effects of SBV. During this epidemic, different surveillance approaches including syndromic ...
Differential Viral Fitness Between H1N1 and H3N8 Avian Influenza Viruses Isolated from Mallards (Anas platyrhynchos).
reinfection. Moreover, the H3N8 virus could spread to all ducks after homo- or heterosubtypic reinfections and during a longer period. Although the humoral response induced by both viruses after infection and ...
A trend analysis of antimicrobial resistance in commensal Escherichia coli from several livestock species in Belgium (2011-2014).
categories (veal calves, young beef cattle, broiler chickens and slaughter pigs) and the trends of resistance profiles were analysed. The resistance prevalence remained high (>50%) during the study period ...
Persistence of the protective immunity and kinetics of the isotype specific antibody response against the viral nucleocapsid protein after experimental Schmallenberg virus infection of sheep.
significant decrease in titre was found over a period of more than 1 year. Similar results were found for the neutralising antibody response. In conclusion, the SBV specific IgM response probably eliminates SBV ...
Follow-up of the Schmallenberg Virus Seroprevalence in Belgian Cattle.
transmission period and to analyse the change in immunity after 1 year. A total of 7130 blood samples collected between 1st January and 28 February 2013 in 188 herds were tested for the presence of SBV-specific ...