| cystic echinococcosis in water buffaloes: epidemiological survey and molecular evidence of ovine (g1) and buffalo (g3) strains. | a survey of cystic echinococcosis (ce) in the water buffalo (bubalus bubalis) of the italian mediterranean breed was carried out in campania, a region of southern italy. in addition, a molecular study was performed on 48 hydatid cysts coming from 48 water buffaloes in order to determine the echinococcus granulosus strain(s) present in this host. out of a total of 722 water buffaloes examined for ce, 76 (10.5%) were found infected. the average number of cysts per buffalo was 4.3 (minimum 1, maxim ... | 2006 | 16480832 |
| detection of coxiella burnetii in buffaloes aborted fetuses by is111 dna amplification: a preliminary report. | the aim of this study was to evaluate by pcr analyses the presence of coxiella burnetii infection in fetuses of water buffalo (bubalus bubalis) in the campania region (southern italy). samples were collected only from aborted fetuses and c. burnetii presence was evaluated by one-tube nested pcr amplification of the is111 repetitive element. of the 164 fetuses examined 14 (17.5%) were positive after dna amplification, showing that c. burnetii occurs in this population of water buffaloes. however, ... | 2009 | 19232419 |
| short communication: detection of human torque teno virus in the milk of water buffaloes (bubalus bubalis). | forty-four raw milk and 15 serum samples from 44 healthy water buffaloes reared in caserta, southern italy, the most important region in europe for buffalo breeding, were examined to evaluate the presence of torque teno viruses (ttv) using molecular tools. furthermore, 8 pooled pasteurized milk samples (from dairy factories having excellent sanitary conditions) and 6 mozzarella cheese samples were also tested. four of the cheese samples were commercial mozzarella cheese; the remaining 2 were pre ... | 2009 | 19923596 |
| efficacy of brucella abortus vaccine strain rb51 compared to the reference vaccine brucella abortus strain 19 in water buffalo. | approximately 250,000 water buffalo (bubalus bubalis) live in the campania region of southern italy where the breeding of this species is very popular. of these animals, almost 150,000 are concentrated in the caserta province where the prevalence of brucella abortus in this species represents approximately 20% at herd level. the italian brucellosis eradication programme provides a slaughter and vaccination strategy for this province. b. abortus strain rb51 (rb51) has become the official vaccine ... | 2010 | 20391363 |
| standardisation of an indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the detection of brucella antibodies in milk from water buffalo (bubalus bubalis) in italy. | an indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (elisa) was evaluated for the detection of brucella antibodies in milk from water buffalo (bubalus bubalis linnaeus, 1758). the test accuracy was evaluated on milk samples from the campania region in italy. a total of 100 negative samples were collected from 10 officially brucellosis-free herds in salerno province, while 30 positive samples were collected from 3 herds in caserta province, where animals gave positive results to the official tests and ... | 2011 | 21240852 |
| chromosome fragility in river buffalo cows exposed to dioxins. | fifty river buffalo (bubalus bubalis, 2n = 50) cows reared in two different provinces of campania (southern italy) underwent cytogenetic investigations to ascertain possible differences in their chromosome stability. one group (caserta province) was under legal sequestration due to the presence in the milk mass of higher mean values of dioxins [21.79 pg/g of fat as sum of polychloro-dibenzo-dioxins (pcdds), polychloro-dibenzo-furans (pcdfs) and dioxin-like polychlorobiphenyls (dl-pcbs)] than bot ... | 2012 | 22415351 |
| trace elements in raw milk of buffaloes (bubalus bubalis) from campania, italy. | the profile of 18 trace elements was traced in 68 milk samples collected from buffalo farms in the territory known as the "land of fires" in the campania region (italy). this area has been polluted by the illegal dumping in fields of industrial or domestic waste, wich is sometimes then burned spreading toxic contaminants. milk from buffaloes raised on rural farms might be a good indicator of environmental contamination risk in the human food chain. trace element analysis in milk was performed us ... | 2017 | 28530587 |