The characterization of Brucella strains isolated from cattle in Algeria reveals the existence of a B. abortus lineage distinct from European and Sub-Saharan Africa strains.

Brucellosis is a zoonosis caused by bacteria of the genus Brucella that causes important economic losses and human suffering worldwide. Brucellosis control requires an understanding of the Brucella species circulating in livestock and humans and, although prevalent in African countries of the Mediterranean basin, data for this area are mostly restricted to isolates obtained from humans and small ruminants. Here, we report the characterization of twenty-four Brucella strains isolated from Algerian cattle. Bruce-ladder multiplex PCR and conventional biotyping showed that Algerian cattle are infected mostly by B. abortus biovar 3, and to less extent by B. abortus biovar 1 and B. melitensis biovar 3. Extended AMOS-ERY PCR showed that all Algerian B. abortus biovar 3 strains were of the subgroup 3b. Although by multi locus variable number of tandem repeats analysis (MLVA) most isolates were closer to the European counterparts, five strains displayed characteristics distinct from the European isolates and those of countries across the Sahara, including three repetitions of marker Bruce55. These five strains, plus an earlier isolate from an Algerian human patient, may represent a lineage close to clades previously described in Africa. These data provide the basis for additional molecular epidemiology studies in northern Africa and indicate that further bacteriological and molecular investigations are necessary for a complete understanding of the epidemiology of cattle brucellosis in countries north and south of the Sahara.

Test e índice KIDMED en cinco grupos de estudiantes europeos / No disponible

Objetivo: Evaluar y comparar el comportamiento dietéticoen jóvenes universitarios de 5 países europeos.Sujetos y métodos: Se ha contado para el estudio con5 muestras ocasionales de estudiantes de Fisioterapia,participantes en el programa ERASMUS-SÓCRATES, conedades comprendidas entre 18 y 24 años, residentes en5 ciudades europeas, Castelo Branco (n = 28), Lund (n= 19), París (n = 33), Soria (n = 45) y Tournai (n =39).Todos ellos cumplimentaron el test KIDMED que consta de16 cuestiones que se apoyan sobre los principios de la DietaMediterránea. La puntuación que se puede alcanzar trascontestar las preguntas del test va de 0 a 12 y permite haceruna clasificación de la calidad de la dieta en tres grupos: <=3 pobre calidad, 4-7 calidad media y >= 8 calidad óptima.Resultados: No se ha encontrado obesidad en ningunode los grupos y solamente el 31,7% de los 164 encuestadosse encuentran dentro del grupo de dieta óptima,con la siguiente distribución 46,5% Castelo Branco,67,8% Lund, 12% París, 32,7% Soria y 17,9% Tournai.Conclusión: El valor obtenido para el índice KIDMED correspondemayoritariamente a una dieta de calidad media(AU)

Objectives: To assess and to compare food habits in universitystudents from five different European countries.Participants and methods: 5 accidental samples of Physiotherapystudents (aged 18-24 years) taking part in theERASMUS-SOCRATES Mobility Programme and living in5 different European cities were studied: Castelo Branco(n=28), Lund (n=19), Paris (n=33) and Tournai (n=39).All of them fulfilled the KIDMED test, which analyses thecompliance with the Mediterranean Diet by means of 16questions. Test score ranges from 0 to 12 and allowsto classify the diet quality in three different groups: <=3 poor quality, 4-7 average quality and >= 8 top-quality.Results: Obesity was not found in any group and only31.7% of 164 participants belong to the top-quality group.These results are classified as follows: 46.5% CasteloBranco, 67.7% Lund, 32.7% Soria and 17.9% Tournai.Conclusions: The score got on the KIDMED test shows theprevalence of an average-quality diet(AU)

Erupción vesiculosa en niño sano de 5 meses de edad / Vesicular rash in a healthy five-month-old baby

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