May 2008

Seroprevalence of rinderpest in non-vaccinated cattle in Unity State, Southern Sudan

In the frame work of the Pan African Control of Epizootics (PACE) Program, a cross-sectional serological survey for rinderpest (RP) was conducted among non-vaccinated cattle in Unity State, Sudan. A total of 280 serum samples were collected from cattle of different ages and both sexes in eight sites between June and December 2004. These sera were tested for antibodies against rinderpest virus (RPV) using...

Author(s): A. S. Ali, S. A. Mamdouh and A. M. Elhussein

May 2008

Antioxidant defense of glutamine on myocardial antioxidant status in adriamycin-induced cardiomyopathy in rats

Oxidative stress is one of the major factors involved in the pathogenesis of adriamycin-induced cardiac dysfunction. The present study examined the antioxidant defense of glutamine on myocardial antioxidant status in adriamycin-induced cardiomyopathy in rats with respect to changes in the levels of lipid peroxidation and reduced glutathione, and the activities of antiperoxidative enzymes...

Author(s): R. Anbin Ezhilan, R. Rajesh, D. Rajaprabhu, B. Meena, B. Ganesan,and R. Anandan

May 2008

Anatomical characters for easy identification between Biomphalaria pfeifferi, Helisoma duryi and Indoplanorbis exustus during field surveys

Accurate identification of the freshwater snails that are responsible for schistosome transmission is needed in order to settle the best control strategy. We propose herein a description of the anatomical characters that allow distinguishing between the three planorbids snails: Biomphalaria pfeifferi, the main intermediate host of Schistosoma mansoni in Africa, Helisoma duryi andIndoplanorbis...

Author(s): Ibikounlé M, Massougbodji A, Sakiti N. G, Pointier J. P and Moné H