Soboliphyme baturini (Nematoda: Soboliphymatidae) Recovered from Stomach of Asian Badger, Meles leucurus, in Geochang-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do, Korea

We are going to describe the female soboliphymid nematodes, which were recovered from the stomach of a Asian badger, Meles leucurus (Mammalia: Mustelidae), in Geochang-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do, Korea. In February 1998, we found 2 peculiar nematodes with a cup-like organ in the anterior end from the stomach of badger. Recovered worms were fixed with 10% formalin, cleared in glycerin-alcohol solution and observed under a light microscope with a micrometer. They were 34.46 (33.43–35.50) mm long by 2.13 mm at maximum width. Cephalic sucker cup-like, 3.34 (3.13–3.55) mm wide, 2.40 (2.25–2.55) mm long, with the oral aperture and meridionally striated on the buccal capsule. Oral aperture 2.38 mm in diameter. Circumoral membrane 0.41 (0.38–0.45) mm wide. Esophagus muscular, 4.81 (4.50–5.00) mm long by 0.80 (0.78–0.83) mm at maximum width. Vulva situated at 3.13 mm ventro-anterior level from the esophago-intestinal junction. Vagina anteriad, 3.38 mm long, making a canal from the uterus to the vulva opening. Uterus single, large. Tail 0.35 (0.33–0.38) mm long. Intrauterine eggs long elliptical, 0.058–0.065 (0.062) mm long and 0.030–0.033 (0.031) mm wide. Based on the some morphological characters and host-specificity, our specimens are nearly identical with S. baturini. Therefore, the present report describes S. baturini for the first time in Korea.

Efficacy of Long xue jie capsule combined with Badger Oil treatment of radiotherapy -induced injuries of skin / 中国基层医药

Objective To evaluate the effects of Long xuejie capsule combined with Badger Oil on head and neck cancer radiotherapy -induced radiation injuries of skin application value.Methods The received radiation therapy in Ⅱ -Ⅳacute radioactive skin injury in 128 cases were selected.Used the envelope method,they were ran-domly divided into the research group and the control group.Outside the team starts from a radioactive dermatitis with badger oil apply skin irradiation area,with a dragon dragon's blood powder coating outside skin area.Apply 1 -2 times a day,seven days for a course of treatment until wound healing.The control group from a radioactive dermatitis with 0.9% sodium chloride injection,dexamethasone,gentamycin gauze wet moist wound after 30min,1 -2 times a day, 7 days for a course of treatment.Compare the therapeutic effect of the two groups of wet radioactive dermatitis and interruption of radiotherapy and skin lesion healing time.Results The effective rate of the study group was 90.6%, the cure rate was 100%.The effective rate of the control group was 80%,the treatment rate was 62.5%.There was a significant difference between the two groups (χ2 =14.64,11.86,11.48.P <0.01).The vast majority of the study group in a week skin lesions healed,no patients discontinued radiotherapy,the control group 13 cases of termination of radiotherapy,interruption time study group (3.8 ±1.4)d,group interrupt time (8.8 ±1.6)d,lesion healing time of the study group (5.6 ±0.6)d,lesion healing time in the control group (10.6 ±0.8)d.There was a significant differ-ence between the two groups (χ2 =6.68,6.95,11.48,all P <0.05,significant difference).Conclusion Longxuejie capsule combined Badger Oil has significant efficacy in the treatment of radioactive skin injury.It could shorten the healing time,and the method is convenient,economic,security and has certain clinical value.

Complete genome sequencing and analyses of rabies viruses isolated from wild animals (Chinese Ferret-Badger) in Zhejiang province / 中华流行病学杂志

Objective Based on sequencing the full-length genomes of two Chinese Ferret-Badger, we analyzed the properties of rabies viruses genetic variation in molecular level to get information on prevalence and variation of rabies viruses in Zhejiang,and to enrich the genome database of rabies viruses street swains isolated from Chinese wildlife.Methods Overlapped fragments were amplified by RT-PCR and full-length genomes were assembled to analyze the nucleotide and deduced protein similarities and phylogenetic analyses of the N genes from Chinese Ferret-Badger,sika deer,vole,dog.Vaccine strains were then determined.Results The two full-length genomes were completely sequenced to find out that they had the same genetic structure with 11 923 nts including 58 nts-Leader, 1353 nts-NP,894 nts-PP,609 nts-MP,1575 nts-GP,6386 nts-LP, and 2,5,5 nts-intergenic regions (IORs),423 nts-Pseudogene-like sequence(ψ),70 nts-Trailer.Conclusion The two full-length genomes were in accordance with the propertms of Rhabdoviridae Lyssa virus by blast and multi-sequence alignment.Th nucleotide and amino acid sequences among Chinese strains had the highest similarity,especially among animals of the same species.Of the two full-length genomes,the similarity in amino acid level was dramatically higher than that in nucleotide level, so that the nucleotide mutations happened in these two genomes were most probably as synonymous mutations.Compared to the referenced rabies viruses,the lengths of the five protein coding regions did not show any changes or recombination,but only with a few-point mutations.It was evident that the five proteins appeared to be stable.The variation sites and types of the two ferret badgers genomes were similar to the referenced vaccine or street strains.The two strains were genotype 1 according to the multi-sequence and phyiogenetic analyses,which possessing the distinct geographyphic characteristics of China.All the evidence suggested a cue that these two ferret badgers rabies viruses were likely to be street virus that already circulating in wildlife.