The regulatory aspects of food hygiene and safety in Slovakia and other European countries are discussed, with emphasis on wild boar meat.

Walter's duikers were screened for gastrointestinal parasites from three different bushmeat markets in Ondo State. A total of forty gastrointestinal (GIT) samples of the duiker were collected and examined in relation to their age, location and gender. Eggs of different gastrointestinal parasites...

The ecology of Ebola virus (EBV) remains largely unknown, but the previous detection of viral RNA and anti-EBV antibodies in African bats suggests that they might play a role in the EBV reservoir. Moreover, African bats also carry other potentially zoonotic agents such as Henipah-like viruses,...

Alaria alata (Diplostomidae, Trematoda), a potentially zoonotic pathogen, is the only Alaria species in Europe. In recent years, increasing reports of mesocercariae of A. alata in wild boars have been recorded in European countries; however there have been no described cases in domestic pigs over...

Introduction: Populations of wild geese have increased in Central Europe during the last years, with a concurrent increase in the contamination of lawns and agricultural fields by droppings. We aimed to determine the presence of important zoonotic bacteria such as Salmonella sp., Campylobacter sp....

This paper provides an overview of the current knowledge on wild boar as a reservoir of viruses, bacteria and parasites being pathogenic also to other species of animals, and for humans, but particularly to pigs belonging to the same species, Sus scrofa, as the wild boar. Since wild boar and...

The Ebola disease derives its name after a small river, the Ebola River, flowing through the former Zaire (present day DR Congo) and was formally named in 1976. The disease belongs to the category of diseases referred to as "haemorrhagic fever"; the causal agent - a filovirus (from Latin "...

OBJECTIVES: In light of the dramatic spread of Ebola virus in some parts of Africa and the 2014 outbreak in Nigeria, a study was conducted to evaluate bushmeat dealers' knowledge and attitudes about zoonotic infections and the risk of transmission to humans. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey was...

Background: Human and filovirus host interactions remain poorly understood in areas where Ebola hemorrhagic fever outbreaks are likely to occur. In the Bwindi region of Uganda, a hot spot of mammalian biodiversity in Africa, human livelihoods are intimately connected with wildlife, creating...

Emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) play an increasingly important role for human health. Although most research is focused on the detection of new viral pathogens, 54% of EID's are of bacterial origin, including a large number of drug-resistant types. Tropical regions, especially sub-Saharan...