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Evaluation of ELISA kit hypodermosis in serodiagnosis of Przhevalskiana silenus in goats and Cephalopenia titillator in camels.

Myiasis is a problem of Medical and Veterinary importance worldwide. It affects human welfare both directly and indirectly. ELISA kit hypodermosis was evaluated in detecting antibodies against two oestrid larvae, Przhevalskiana silenus in goats and Cephalopina titillator in camels. Both animals were parasitologically proved to have oestrid myiasis infestation. Antibodies against P. silenus were detected in 38 out of 40 (95%) infested goats and negative results among the control group. With C. titillator, antibodies were detected in 39 out of 40 (97.5%) infested camels. But one of the control (10%) gave false seropositivity. ELISA kit hypodermosis diagnosed antibodies against P. silenus in goats and C. titillator in camels. Consequently, there are cross reactions between anti-hypoderma antibodies and antibodies against both Przhevalskiana and Cephalopina. ELISA is confirmed to be an easy and economic tool in diagnosing myiasis infestation when direct examination is not a simple mean and/or for epidemiological studies. The whole results were discussed. Focusing on the clinical pictures and pathogenesis of human myiasis was included to clarify the zoonotic importance of myiasis in Egypt.

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[Development of the ELISA kit for the detection of Hypoderma bovis antibodies in cattle. I. Development of components].

The aim of these investigations was to prepare the antigen and control sera for the ELISA. Positive control sera were obtained from 163 cows showing clinical symptoms of H. bovis infection and negative control sera from 60 cows free from the infection. The antigen for the ELISA was obtained from H. bovis L1 larvae. Three basic fraction were isolated from whole excreted/secreted antigen by elution from gel and by preparative isoelectrofocusing. Using the Western-Blotting method it was demonstrated that Hy A (22-24 kDa and pI 4-5) had the best antigenic property. As can be seen from these investigations the developed ELISA kit for the detection of H. bovis antibodies in cows is highly specific and sensitive.

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[Development of the ELISA kit for the detection of Hypoderma bovis antibodies in cattle. III. Stability and usefulness of ELISA components preserved under different conditions].

The aim of investigations was to determine the stability of ELISA components preserved under different conditions. The following components for the ELISA were used: the secreted/excreted antigen prepared from H. bovis L1 larvae, its fraction containing hypodermine A, conjugat, positive and negative control sera. Freezing at -20 degrees C, lyophilization and preservation at 4 degrees C were applied. Seven kits for the ELISA containing components preserved using described methods, were prepared. The identical packets of sera were examined by the ELISA directly after preparation of the kits (day '0'), and next, at 3-4 week intervals for 9 months. The experiments showed that the best method of conservation of ELISA components for the detection of H. bovis antibodies was lyophilization. The kits prepared in this way did not lose their characteristics for 9 months and their specificity and sensitivity were close 100%.

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The serological incidence of Hypoderma bovis in cattle in England and Wales in spring 1989.

Sera from 152,434 cattle held on 6175 farms in England and Wales were tested for the presence of antibodies to Hypoderma bovis during the 10 weeks starting on February 6, 1989. Thirty-nine positive animals (25.6 animals/100,000 tested) were identified on 21 of the farms (0.34 per cent). In comparison, the survey in 1988 examined 74,502 cattle on 3087 farms and found 29 positive animals (38.9/100,000 tested) on 18 farms (0.58 per cent).

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[Horse infestation with the larva of the deer warble fly, Hypoderma diana Brauer, 1985 (Diptera, Hypodermatidae)].

In South Bohemia a case was discovered of a yearling colt attacked by the larva of the IIIrd instar of the deer warble fly Hypoderma diana Brauer. The dead, almost mature larva of the fly was squeezed out of a subcutaneous lump above the shoulder in the first decade of April, 1985. The case is evaluated from the point of view of the possibility of the transition of specific parasites--warble flies--to another host. The attacking of a non-specific kind can occasionally occur only when there is a large number of the parasites and both kinds of host. At present the degree of attacking of deer by subcutaneous warble flies is high and therefore under favourable circumstances even domestic animals can be attacked by this type of warble fly. The above case is the first to be ascertained of a horse being attacked by a deer warble fly.

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Internal regulatory systems--common consistent patterns in the parasite-host relationships with specific parasites.

While studying the population ecology of cattle warble flies (Diptera, Hypodermatidae) in Czechoslovakia, the Soviet Union and Mongolia a firm internal regulatory system, determining the population density of parasites and operating on the principle of negative feedback, was demonstrated. The negative binomial distribution proved to be a suitable model in other parasite groups as well. The internal regulatory systems are common consistent patterns in the parasite-host relationship with specific parasites. These consistent patterns and the methodical approach to them are of wider importance not only for parasitology in particular, but for the research of ecosystems in general. This trend of research can be therefore considered to be momentous, comparable with other concepts in parasitology.

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Efficacy of ivermectin in a topical formulation against induced gastrointestinal and pulmonary nematode infections, and naturally acquired grubs and lice in cattle.

Efficacy of ivermectin in a topical formulation was evaluated in cattle against adult gastrointestinal and pulmonary nematode infections (experiment 1, n = 24), the 2nd- and 3rd-stage larvae of Hypoderma spp (experiment 2, n = 12), and the biting louse Damalinia bovis (experiment 3, n = 12). Nematode infections were induced and grubs and lice were naturally acquired. Treatments consisted of a single dose of ivermectin in a topical formulation of 200, 500, or 1,000 micrograms/kg of body weight in experiment 1 or 500 micrograms/kg in experiments 2 and 3. At 1,000 micrograms/kg, ivermectin was 100% effective against Ostertagia ostertagi, Trichostrongylus colubriformis, Oesophagostomum radiatum, Nematodirus helvetianus, Haemonchus placei, and Dictyocaulus viviparus and was greater than 99% effective against Cooperia oncophora, C punctata, and T axei. At 500 micrograms/kg, the efficacy was 100% against C oncophora, C punctata, O ostertagi, T axei, Oes radiatum, N helvetianus, Haem placei, and Dict viviparus and greater than 99% against T colubriformis. At 200 micrograms/kg, the efficacy was 100% against Oes radiatum, Haem placei, and Dict viviparus, greater than 99% for O ostertagi, 96% for C oncophora, 86% for C punctata, 90% for T axei, 85% for T colubriformis, and 71% for N helvetianus. At 500 micrograms/kg, ivermectin was highly effective against the grubs Hypoderma bovis and H lineatum and eliminated the louse Damalinia bovis.

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