A double-label immunochromatographic based assay (DL-ICA) was developed to monitor zearalenone (ZEN) levels in cereals, based on Eu³⁺ nanoparticles (EuNP). The DL-ICA exhibited excellent sensitivity, reliability and selectivity in real samples. It showed low limits of detection (0.21-0.25 µg/kg)...

Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites produced by fungi. Food/feed contamination by mycotoxins is a great threat to food safety. The contamination can occur along the food chain and can cause many diseases in humans and animals, and it also can cause economic losses. Many detoxification methods,...

Streptococcus suis serotype 2 (SS2) is an important zoonotic pathogen that poses a serious threat to human health and the swine industry. The survival and travel in the bloodstream are the important causes for SS2, contributing to bacteremia, septicemia even septic shock. However, the related...

The mucosal immunity plays an important role against African swine fever virus (ASFV) infection and the efficacy of mucosal vaccination is highly dependent on the adjuvant. However, the mucosal adjuvant for ASFV vaccination is poorly studied. Toll-like receptor (TLR) ligands such as the FlaB...

The data of reported echinococcosis cases in Jiangsu Province from 2015 to 2022 were collected from the Chinese Disease Prevention and Control Information System and epidemiological investigations were conducted on individual cases, while infection of intermediate and terminal hosts was monitored....

Ticks are vectors for many infectious diseases, such as spotted fever group (SFG) rickettsioses and borreliosis, and are valuable in the study of pathogen ecology. Ticks have several growth stages that vary considerably in size; therefore, in most cases, DNA extracted from ticks is insufficient for ...

Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) is an important zoonotic foodborne pathogen that can spread in the pork industry supply chain and lead to reports of human listeriosis. thus posing a great threat to the health of consumers. This article summarizes the progress in Lm epidemiology in the pork industry...

Lipopolysaccharide-induced TNFα factor (LITAF) is an important transcription factor which activates the transcription of TNFα and regulates cell apoptosis and inflammatory response. In the present study, a LITAF gene homologue was identified in zebrafish (Danio rerio) and was shown to be well...

Objective: In order to investigate the cause of beef cattle suffering from respiratory syndrome such as fever, high difficulty in breathing and salivate in a cattle farm in Sichuan Province. Methods: Samples of Nasal swab, blood and pathological tissue from diseased cattle were collected for...

Avian influenza virus subtype H9N2 is identified in chickens with respiratory disease while Bacillus cereus (B. cereus) has been frequently isolated from chicken feed in China. However, the roles of co-infection with these two pathogens remain unclear. In the present study, SPF chicks were...