This paper discussed the current situation of mink farms in Denmark focusing on its control programme against disease outbreaks as about 200 of its 1080 farms are reported to be infected which might be attributed to coronavirus-carrying herring gulls and other wild animals such as raccoon dogs,...

Of the three data sources dealing with food in Denmark the most reliable information is from the national food studies that deal with the intake of food and drink at an individual level in terms of quantity per person per year. Other information sources include statistics on food sold and bought to ...

Spirocerca lupi is a parasite that belongs to the family of spiruroidea. The parasite causes the disease spirocercosis, a disease characterized by severe cancer-like conditions tumors of the esophageal wall and aorta in primarily dogs. Spirocerca spp. has been detected in Danish foxes in the area...

Finland has been free from rabies since 1991, but entry of infected wild animals remains a threat. The situation is continually monitored and vaccination of domestic animals and aerial spraying of wild animals are performed regularly.

This pathogen is cited as an example of a parasite of wild animals that can have clinical and subclinical effects on people and animals. Although the health of wild animals in Norway is generally good, concern has been raised about the detection of the louse fly (Lipoptena cervi) that was...

A description of the morphology and the life cycle of the trematode Alaria alata is followed by details of methods for detecting metacercariae. A new migration technique (AMT) for its detection in meat is described in detail. The presence of the parasite in dogs and foxes is already known, but more ...

In studies involving 854 flamingoes kept in 25 different zoological gardens, 4 types of foot lesion were identified: hyperkeratosis, cracking of the skin, nodular lesions, and papillomatosis, which was the most common, being found in 46% of the birds. None of these conditions has been found in wild ...