The purpose of the research is studying fauna of Coregonus sardinella parasites of the Indigirka River. Materials and methods. The studies were carried out in August-September 2015-2017 in the lower reaches of the Indigirka River. A total of 421 specimens of C. sardinella were studied using partial ...

This paper deals with zoonotic pathogens that have in modern times either been used, or were developed but not used, for biological weapons purposes. In this regard, four national biological warfare (BW) programmes are pertinent, those of Iraq, Japan, the United States and the Soviet Union....

African swine fever (Pestis Africana suum, ASF) is a highly contagious viral disease of pigs, characterized by fever, cyanosis, and extensive haemorrhaging of internal organs. Both domestic and wild pigs of all ages are susceptible to ASF in natural conditions, and transmission may occur through...

The paper highlights the impact of two cross-border poultry infections with zoonotic potential (avian flu and Newcastle disease) on the functioning of industrial poultry farms in the former Soviet Union counties (Ukraine, Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan), where the poultry industry is fairly...

In USSR, Romanov sheep kept without grazing were investigated for helminth and protozoal infections by dissection of lungs and digestive tracts of 95 sheep and faecal tests in 1800 sheep. 10 gastro-intestinal nematode species were recorded. The prevalence of infection was 100% in ewes, 50% in...

Introduction and reintroduction requires the movement of different groups of animals over considerable distances. In this case, there is a risk of the spread of infectious and parasitic diseases. The current veterinary rules and requirements contain instructions on measures for the import...

Pathogens such as African swine fever virus (ASFV) are an increasing threat to global livestock production with implications for economic well-being and food security. Quantification of epidemiological parameters, such as transmission rates and latent and infectious periods, is critical to inform...

This edition of "Veterinarnoe zakonodatel'stvo" contains regulations, decrees, instructions and laws issued by the USSR Ministry of Agriculture between February 1959 and December 1961. It supplements the complete edition of the same work published in 1959. Various sections deal with administration; ...

Any one of thousands of different microorganisms that affect the health and safety of the world's populations of humans, animals and plants could potentially be weaponised; that is undergo research and development whose aim is to create species or strains that could serve as deadly payloads for...

Various deer species are infected with hepatitis E virus (HEV) and may be a source of zoonotic infection for humans. So far, HEV has not been isolated from reindeer and the role of this domesticated deer species in HEV transmission is unknown. We tested serum samples from 191 reindeer (Rangifer...