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  1. Book ; Thesis: Maternal influence on the early embryonic development in the bovine

    Albihn, Ann

    with special emphasis on repeat breeder heifers

    1991  

    Author's details by Ann Albihn
    Keywords Rind ; Embryonalentwicklung ; Embryotransfer ; Empfängertier ; Einfluss
    Subject Sozialer Einfluss ; Gesellschaftlicher Einfluss ; Eitransplantation ; Embryonentransfer ; Embryo implantation ; Embryospende ; Eispende ; Embryo ; Embryogenese ; Keimesentwicklung ; Bos primigenius taurus ; Hausrind ; Rinder
    Size Getr. Zählung : Ill., graph. Darst.
    Publishing country Sweden
    Document type Book ; Thesis
    Thesis / German Habilitation thesis Uppsala, Univ., Diss., 1991
    HBZ-ID HT004457323
    ISBN 91-576-4421-7 ; 978-91-576-4421-3
    Database Catalogue ZB MED Nutrition, Environment, Agriculture

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  2. Article ; Online: Ixodid tick species found in northern Sweden - Data from a frontier area.

    Omazic, Anna / Han, Seungeun / Albihn, Ann / Ullman, Karin / Choklikitumnuey, Phimphanit / Perissinotto, Debora / Grandi, Giulio

    Ticks and tick-borne diseases

    2023  Volume 14, Issue 6, Page(s) 102244

    Abstract: Environmental and climatic changes in northern Europe have shaped a geographical area in which new tick species may become established and introduce new tick-borne pathogens. In recent decades, ticks have expanded their latitudinal and altitudinal range ... ...

    Abstract Environmental and climatic changes in northern Europe have shaped a geographical area in which new tick species may become established and introduce new tick-borne pathogens. In recent decades, ticks have expanded their latitudinal and altitudinal range limits in northern Sweden. In this study, ticks were collected in 2018 and 2019 in northern Sweden from different hosts, mainly from dogs, cats and humans. The ticks in 2018 (n = 2141, collected from 65 municipalities in 11 provinces) were identified as Ixodes ricinus (n = 2108, 98.5%), Ixodes persulcatus (n = 18, 0.8%), Ixodes trianguliceps (n = 14, 0.7%) and Hyalomma marginatum (n = 1, 0.05%). The ticks collected in 2019 (n = 519, across a smaller area than in 2018, i.e. Sweden's four northernmost provinces) were identified as I. ricinus (n = 242, 46.6%) and I. persulcatus (n = 277, 53.4%). Among those collected in 2019, the majority of I. ricinus (n = 111, 45.9%) were submitted from the province of Västerbotten, while most I. persulcatus (n = 259, 93.5%) were collected in the province of Norrbotten. This study provides updated figures on the geographical distribution of two Ixodes species in northern Sweden. The results confirmed I. ricinus to be the dominant species and that I. persulcatus has enlarged its distributional area compared with previous reports. Updated knowledge of tick distribution is fundamental for the creation of risk maps and will allow relevant advice to be provided to the general public, suggesting measures to prevent tick bites and consequently tick-borne diseases.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Animals ; Dogs ; Sweden/epidemiology ; Ixodidae ; Ixodes ; Tick-Borne Diseases/epidemiology ; Europe ; Tick Infestations/epidemiology ; Tick Infestations/veterinary
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-08-21
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2541872-5
    ISSN 1877-9603 ; 1877-959X
    ISSN (online) 1877-9603
    ISSN 1877-959X
    DOI 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2023.102244
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  3. Article ; Online: Quantification of IgY to Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae in serum from Swedish laying hens.

    Wattrang, Eva / Eriksson, Helena / Albihn, Ann / Dalgaard, Tina Sørensen

    BMC veterinary research

    2021  Volume 17, Issue 1, Page(s) 111

    Abstract: Background: Erysipelas, caused by Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae (ER), is an important emerging disease in free-range and organic egg-production. The aim of the present study was to assess if quantification of ER specific IgY titers may aid the ... ...

    Abstract Background: Erysipelas, caused by Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae (ER), is an important emerging disease in free-range and organic egg-production. The aim of the present study was to assess if quantification of ER specific IgY titers may aid the understanding of erysipelas in commercial laying hens. The methodology was validated with sequentially collected sera from experimentally ER infected SPF-chickens and subsequently applied on sera from Swedish commercial laying hens collected during and after outbreaks of erysipelas or collected at slaughter from healthy hens housed in furnished cages, barn production or in organic production (with outdoor access).
    Results: In experimentally infected SPF-chickens, titers to ER were significantly increased approximately one week after infection while IgY to ER in uninfected age-matched controls remained low. Also chickens infected with low doses of ER, not displaying clinical signs of disease and with low recovery of ER in blood samples showed high titers of IgY to ER. For laying hens during and after erysipelas outbreaks the majority of samples were considered positive for antibodies to ER with a large variation in levels of IgY titers to ER between individuals. For healthy laying hens at slaughter all samples were deemed positive for antibodies to ER. An influence of flock on levels of IgY titers to ER was observed for both healthy hens and hens during erysipelas outbreaks. For healthy laying hens at slaughter no influence of the housing systems included in the study, history of erysipelas outbreaks at the farm or vaccination on levels of IgY titers to ER was noticed.
    Conclusions: Taken together, these results show that high numbers of commercial laying hens showed high IgY titers to ER, comparable to those elicited by experimental ER infection, indicating that ER or bacteria that raises antibodies that cross-react with ER are common in this environment.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Chickens ; Erysipelothrix/immunology ; Erysipelothrix/isolation & purification ; Erysipelothrix Infections/epidemiology ; Erysipelothrix Infections/immunology ; Female ; Housing, Animal ; Immunoglobulins/blood ; Poultry Diseases/epidemiology ; Poultry Diseases/immunology ; Poultry Diseases/microbiology ; Sweden/epidemiology
    Chemical Substances IgY ; Immunoglobulins
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-03-06
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 1746-6148
    ISSN (online) 1746-6148
    DOI 10.1186/s12917-021-02813-0
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  4. Article ; Online: Dairy milk from cow and goat as a sentinel for tick-borne encephalitis virus surveillance.

    Omazic, Anna / Wallenhammar, Amélie / Lahti, Elina / Asghar, Naveed / Hanberger, Alexander / Hjertqvist, Marika / Johansson, Magnus / Albihn, Ann

    Comparative immunology, microbiology and infectious diseases

    2023  Volume 95, Page(s) 101958

    Abstract: Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is one of the most severe human tick-borne diseases in Europe. It is caused by the tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV), which is transmitted to humans mainly via bites of Ixodes ricinus or I. persulcatus ticks. The ... ...

    Abstract Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is one of the most severe human tick-borne diseases in Europe. It is caused by the tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV), which is transmitted to humans mainly via bites of Ixodes ricinus or I. persulcatus ticks. The geographical distribution and abundance of I. ricinus is expanding in Sweden as has the number of reported human TBE cases. In addition to tick bites, alimentary TBEV infection has also been reported after consumption of unpasteurized dairy products. So far, no alimentary TBEV infection has been reported in Sweden, but knowledge about its prevalence in Swedish ruminants is scarce. In the present study, a total of 122 bulk tank milk samples and 304 individual milk samples (including 8 colostrum samples) were collected from dairy farms (n = 102) in Sweden. All samples were analysed for the presence of TBEV antibodies by ELISA test and immunoblotting. Participating farmers received a questionnaire about milk production, pasteurization, tick prophylaxis used on animals, tick-borne diseases, and TBE vaccination status. We detected specific anti-TBEV antibodies, i.e., either positive (>126 Vienna Units per ml, VIEU/ml) or borderline (63-126 VIEU/ml) in bulk tank milk from 20 of the 102 farms. Individual milk samples (including colostrum samples) from these 20 farms were therefore collected for further analysis. Our results revealed important information for detection of emerging TBE risk areas. Factors such as consumption of unpasteurized milk, limited use of tick prophylaxis on animals and a moderate coverage of human TBE vaccination, may be risk factors for alimentary TBEV infection in Sweden.
    MeSH term(s) Female ; Animals ; Humans ; Cattle ; Milk ; Goats ; Encephalitis Viruses, Tick-Borne ; Europe ; Encephalitis, Tick-Borne/epidemiology ; Encephalitis, Tick-Borne/veterinary ; Ixodes ; Cattle Diseases ; Goat Diseases
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-02-17
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 436522-7
    ISSN 1878-1667 ; 0147-9571
    ISSN (online) 1878-1667
    ISSN 0147-9571
    DOI 10.1016/j.cimid.2023.101958
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  5. Article: Quantification of IgY to Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae in serum from Swedish laying hens

    Wattrang, Eva / Eriksson, Helena / Albihn, Ann / Dalgaard, Tina Sørensen

    BMC veterinary research. 2021 Dec., v. 17, no. 1

    2021  

    Abstract: BACKGROUND: Erysipelas, caused by Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae (ER), is an important emerging disease in free-range and organic egg-production. The aim of the present study was to assess if quantification of ER specific IgY titers may aid the ... ...

    Abstract BACKGROUND: Erysipelas, caused by Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae (ER), is an important emerging disease in free-range and organic egg-production. The aim of the present study was to assess if quantification of ER specific IgY titers may aid the understanding of erysipelas in commercial laying hens. The methodology was validated with sequentially collected sera from experimentally ER infected SPF-chickens and subsequently applied on sera from Swedish commercial laying hens collected during and after outbreaks of erysipelas or collected at slaughter from healthy hens housed in furnished cages, barn production or in organic production (with outdoor access). RESULTS: In experimentally infected SPF-chickens, titers to ER were significantly increased approximately one week after infection while IgY to ER in uninfected age-matched controls remained low. Also chickens infected with low doses of ER, not displaying clinical signs of disease and with low recovery of ER in blood samples showed high titers of IgY to ER. For laying hens during and after erysipelas outbreaks the majority of samples were considered positive for antibodies to ER with a large variation in levels of IgY titers to ER between individuals. For healthy laying hens at slaughter all samples were deemed positive for antibodies to ER. An influence of flock on levels of IgY titers to ER was observed for both healthy hens and hens during erysipelas outbreaks. For healthy laying hens at slaughter no influence of the housing systems included in the study, history of erysipelas outbreaks at the farm or vaccination on levels of IgY titers to ER was noticed. CONCLUSIONS: Taken together, these results show that high numbers of commercial laying hens showed high IgY titers to ER, comparable to those elicited by experimental ER infection, indicating that ER or bacteria that raises antibodies that cross-react with ER are common in this environment.
    Keywords Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae ; barns ; blood serum ; egg production ; erysipelas ; farms ; flocks ; organic production ; slaughter ; vaccination ; veterinary medicine
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2021-12
    Size p. 111.
    Publishing place BioMed Central
    Document type Article
    ISSN 1746-6148
    DOI 10.1186/s12917-021-02813-0
    Database NAL-Catalogue (AGRICOLA)

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  6. Article ; Online: Recycling Biowaste – Human and Animal Health Problems

    Albihn Ann

    Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica, Vol 43, Iss Suppl 1, Pp S69-S

    2002  Volume 75

    Abstract: Biowaste from the food chain is of potential benefit to use in agriculture. Agriculture in general and organic farming in particular needs alternative plant nutrients. However, the quality concerning hygiene and soil contaminants must be assured. This ... ...

    Abstract Biowaste from the food chain is of potential benefit to use in agriculture. Agriculture in general and organic farming in particular needs alternative plant nutrients. However, the quality concerning hygiene and soil contaminants must be assured. This recycling has to be regulated in a way that harmful effects on soil, vegetation, animals and man are prevented. The problems with heavy metals and organic contaminants have been focused on. Still, maximum threshold values are continuously discussed to avoid an increase of soil concentrations. The effect on the ecosystems of residues from use of medicines needs further attention. There is also a risk for a spread of antibiotic resistant micro-organisms in the environment and then to animals and man. Infectious diseases may be spread from biowaste and new routes of disease transmission between animals and humans can be created. Zoonotic diseases in this context play a central role. Pathogens recently introduced to a country may be further spread when biowaste is recycled. The very good health status of domestic animals in the Nordic countries may then quickly change. The quality of biowaste is of enormous importance if biowaste is to gain general acceptance for agricultural use, especially for organic production. A balance needs to be maintained between risk and advantage for its use.
    Keywords Biowaste ; agricultural use ; health problems ; pathogens ; zoonoses ; epizootic diseases ; heavy metals ; medical residues ; Veterinary medicine ; SF600-1100
    Subject code 630
    Language English
    Publishing date 2002-03-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher BMC
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  7. Article ; Online: Gastrointestinal pathogens in rodents overwintering in human facilities around Uppsala, Sweden.

    Lõhmus, Mare / Albihn, Ann

    Journal of wildlife diseases

    2013  Volume 49, Issue 3, Page(s) 747–749

    Abstract: Rodents often live in close association with anthropogenic environments, offering rodent-associated pathogens numerous opportunities for transmission to humans. We screened for zoonotic gastrointestinal pathogens in rodents caught during autumn/winter in ...

    Abstract Rodents often live in close association with anthropogenic environments, offering rodent-associated pathogens numerous opportunities for transmission to humans. We screened for zoonotic gastrointestinal pathogens in rodents caught during autumn/winter in human dwellings in rural areas surrounding Uppsala, Sweden. We detected Campylobacter jejuni, Giardia sp., and Cryptosporidium sp. in rodent intestines.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Gastrointestinal Diseases/epidemiology ; Gastrointestinal Diseases/microbiology ; Gastrointestinal Diseases/parasitology ; Gastrointestinal Diseases/veterinary ; Humans ; Prevalence ; Rodent Diseases/epidemiology ; Rodent Diseases/microbiology ; Rodent Diseases/parasitology ; Seasons ; Species Specificity ; Sweden/epidemiology ; Zoonoses
    Language English
    Publishing date 2013-07
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Letter
    ZDB-ID 410709-3
    ISSN 1943-3700 ; 0090-3558
    ISSN (online) 1943-3700
    ISSN 0090-3558
    DOI 10.7589/2013-02-028
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  8. Article ; Online: First records of adult Hyalomma marginatum and H. rufipes ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) in Sweden.

    Grandi, Giulio / Chitimia-Dobler, Lidia / Choklikitumnuey, Phimphanit / Strube, Christina / Springer, Andrea / Albihn, Ann / Jaenson, Thomas G T / Omazic, Anna

    Ticks and tick-borne diseases

    2020  Volume 11, Issue 3, Page(s) 101403

    Abstract: From July 2018 to January 2019 we recorded 41 specimens of adult Hyalomma ticks, which had been found on horses, cattle or humans in 14 Swedish provinces. In 20 cases we received tick specimens, which were identified morphologically as adults of H. ... ...

    Abstract From July 2018 to January 2019 we recorded 41 specimens of adult Hyalomma ticks, which had been found on horses, cattle or humans in 14 Swedish provinces. In 20 cases we received tick specimens, which were identified morphologically as adults of H. marginatum (n = 11) or H. rufipes (n = 9). These are the first documented records in Sweden of adults of H. marginatum and H. rufipes. Molecular tests for Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus and piroplasms (Babesia spp. and Theileria spp.) proved negative; 12 out of 20 tested specimens were positive for rickettsiae (R. aeschlimannii was identified in 11 of the ticks). All ticks originated from people or animals that had not been abroad during the previous two months. These data suggest (i) that the adult Hyalomma ticks originated from immature ticks, which had been brought from the south by migratory birds arriving in Sweden during spring or early summer; and that (ii) due to the exceptionally warm summer of 2018 these immature ticks had been able to develop to the adult stage in the summer and/or autumn of the same year. The rapidly changing climate most likely now permits these two Hyalomma species to develop to the adult, reproductive stage in northern Europe. There is consequently a need to revise the risk maps on the potential geographic occurrence of relevant tick species and related tick-borne pathogens in Sweden and in the neighbouring countries.
    MeSH term(s) Animal Distribution ; Animals ; Cattle ; Cattle Diseases ; Female ; Global Warming ; Horse Diseases ; Horses ; Humans ; Ixodidae/physiology ; Male ; Seasons ; Species Specificity ; Sweden ; Tick Infestations/parasitology ; Tick Infestations/veterinary
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-01-30
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2541872-5
    ISSN 1877-9603 ; 1877-959X
    ISSN (online) 1877-9603
    ISSN 1877-959X
    DOI 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2020.101403
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  9. Article ; Online: Managing Salmonella Typhimurium and Escherichia coli O157:H7 in soil with hydrated lime - An outdoor study in lysimeters and field plots.

    Nyberg, Karin A / Vinnerås, Björn / Albihn, Ann

    Journal of environmental science and health. Part. B, Pesticides, food contaminants, and agricultural wastes

    2014  Volume 49, Issue 1, Page(s) 45–50

    Abstract: An outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium or E. coli O157:H7 among domestic animals can have great financial consequences for an animal enterprise but also be a threat for public health as there is a risk for transmission of the infection through the ... ...

    Abstract An outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium or E. coli O157:H7 among domestic animals can have great financial consequences for an animal enterprise but also be a threat for public health as there is a risk for transmission of the infection through the environment. In order to minimize disease transmission, it is important to treat not only the affected animals but also the areas on which they have been kept. In the present study, the effect of hydrated lime as a treatment for Salmonella Typhimurium or E. coli O157:H7 contaminated soil was investigated. The study was performed outdoors, in a lysimeter system and in field plots. The soils were spiked with Salmonella Typhimurium and/or E. coli O157:H7 and hydrated lime was added at three different concentrations (0.5, 1 and 2%). Sampling was performed over one month, and the levels of bacteria were analyzed by standard culture methods. In addition, the soil pH was monitored throughout the study. The results showed that application of 0.5-1 kg hydrated lime per m(2) reduced both Salmonella Typhimurium and E. coli O157:H7 numbers to below the detection limit (2 log10 CFU g-1 soil) in 3-7 days. Lower application rates of hydrated lime did not reduce pathogen numbers in the lysimeter study, but in the field plots no E. coli O157:H7 was detected at the end of the four-week study period regardless of hydrated lime application. A recommended strategy for treating a Salmonella Typhimurium or E. coli O157:H7 contaminated soil could therefore be to monitor the pH over the time of treatment and to repeat hydrated lime application if a decrease in pH is observed.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology ; Calcium Compounds/pharmacology ; Colony Count, Microbial/veterinary ; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug ; Escherichia coli Infections/microbiology ; Escherichia coli Infections/prevention & control ; Escherichia coli Infections/veterinary ; Escherichia coli O157/drug effects ; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration ; Oxides/pharmacology ; Salmonella Infections, Animal/microbiology ; Salmonella Infections, Animal/prevention & control ; Salmonella typhimurium/drug effects ; Soil/chemistry ; Soil Microbiology
    Chemical Substances Anti-Bacterial Agents ; Calcium Compounds ; Oxides ; Soil ; lime (C7X2M0VVNH)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2014
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 197072-0
    ISSN 1532-4109 ; 0360-1234
    ISSN (online) 1532-4109
    ISSN 0360-1234
    DOI 10.1080/03601234.2013.836901
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  10. Article: Managing Salmonella Typhimurium and Escherichia coli O157:H7 in soil with hydrated lime – An outdoor study in lysimeters and field plots

    Nyberg, Karin A / Vinnerås, Björn / Albihn, Ann

    Journal of environmental science and health. 2014 Jan. 2, v. 49, no. 1

    2014  

    Abstract: An outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium or E. coli O157:H7 among domestic animals can have great financial consequences for an animal enterprise but also be a threat for public health as there is a risk for transmission of the infection through the ... ...

    Abstract An outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium or E. coli O157:H7 among domestic animals can have great financial consequences for an animal enterprise but also be a threat for public health as there is a risk for transmission of the infection through the environment. In order to minimize disease transmission, it is important to treat not only the affected animals but also the areas on which they have been kept. In the present study, the effect of hydrated lime as a treatment for Salmonella Typhimurium or E. coli O157:H7 contaminated soil was investigated. The study was performed outdoors, in a lysimeter system and in field plots. The soils were spiked with Salmonella Typhimurium and/or E. coli O157:H7 and hydrated lime was added at three different concentrations (0.5, 1 and 2%). Sampling was performed over one month, and the levels of bacteria were analyzed by standard culture methods. In addition, the soil pH was monitored throughout the study. The results showed that application of 0.5–1 kg hydrated lime per m ² reduced both Salmonella Typhimurium and E. coli O157:H7 numbers to below the detection limit (2 log10 CFU g-1 soil) in 3–7 days. Lower application rates of hydrated lime did not reduce pathogen numbers in the lysimeter study, but in the field plots no E. coli O157:H7 was detected at the end of the four-week study period regardless of hydrated lime application. A recommended strategy for treating a Salmonella Typhimurium or E. coli O157:H7 contaminated soil could therefore be to monitor the pH over the time of treatment and to repeat hydrated lime application if a decrease in pH is observed.
    Keywords Escherichia coli O157 ; Salmonella Typhimurium ; application rate ; bacteria ; business enterprises ; calcium hydroxide ; detection limit ; disease transmission ; domestic animals ; environmental health ; lysimeters ; pathogens ; polluted soils ; risk ; soil pH
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2014-0102
    Size p. 45-50.
    Publishing place Taylor & Francis Group
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 197072-0
    ISSN 1532-4109 ; 0360-1234
    ISSN (online) 1532-4109
    ISSN 0360-1234
    DOI 10.1080/03601234.2013.836901
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