The revealed prevalence of coronaviruses in wild bird populations in Poland was 4.15% and the main reservoirs were birds from orders Anseriformes and Charadriiformes, with a prevalence of 3.51% and 5.59%, respectively. ...

The aim of this study was to provide molecular characterization, together with phylogenetic analysis, of Taenia pisiformis cysts isolated from rabbit. On the basis of morphological features and molecular analysis, the ...

The aim of this study is to confirm the presence and molecular identification of Echinococcus tapeworms in wolves from south-eastern Poland. An investigation was carried out on the intes-tines of 13 wolves from south-eastern ...

Background: Coxiella burnetii is the etiological agent of Q fever, a zoonosis afecting many animal species including sheep and goats. The aims of this study were to evaluate the shedding of Coxiella burnetii in small ...

Trichinellosis is a zoonotic meat-borne disease caused by the nematodes of the genus Trichinella. Meat containing live Trichinella larvae is a source of infection. The examination of meat for Trichinella was introduced in ...

Trichinella nematodes continue to circulate in various hosts both in the domestic and sylvatic cycles. In the majority of countries in Europe, wild boars have been noticed as a primary source of Trichinella spp. infections ...

Hedgehogs are common in the majority of European countries and are known to host various pathogens, including viruses. The recent discovery of MERS‑related coronaviruses (CoVs) in hedgehogs from Germany, France, the UK, ...

The white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) is strictly protected in Poland due to its threat of extinction. This study’s main goal was to assess their exposure to indirect poisoning by anticoagulant rodenticides (AR). ...

The only knowledge of the molecular structure of European turkey coronaviruses (TCoVs) comes from France. These viruses have a quite distinct S gene from North American isolates. The aim of the study was to estimate the ...

Bats are a major global reservoir of alphacoronaviruses (alphaCoVs) and betaCoVs. Attemptsto discover the causative agents of COVID-19 and SARS have revealed horseshoe bats(Rhinolophidae) to be the most probable source of ...