Efecto de la GnRH en el proceso del reconocimiento maternal de la preñez sobre la supervivencia embrionaria en alpacas.

The effect of GnRH administered around the time of maternal recognition of prenancy on the embryonic survival rate was studied. This study used 67 adult female alpacas sexually receptive to the male, and bearing a preovulatory follicle ≥ 7mm, detected by rectal ultrasonography. Animals were distributed in three groups: Go (n=23) as control; G1 (n=22) received 6 µg GnRH on day 4 after ovulation; and G2 (n=22) received 4 µg GnRH on days 8 and 9 after ovulation. The ocurrence of ovulation was confirmed through the detection of a corpus luteum (CL) on day 5 after ovulation. Fertilization and gestation viability were monitored by CL development, structural changes of the uterine horns and presence of the embryonic vesicle on days 12, 18, 25 and 30 after ovulation, using rectal ultrasonography. The female sexual receptivity to the male was simultaneously evaluated. The number of females that ovulate was 20, 22 and 21 in G0, G1, and G2, respectively, and was presumed that conception has occurred. However, on day 12 the embryo survival rate was 90.5% in G1, 75.0% in G0, and 76.2% en G2. . These differences were statistically different

Prevalence of Eimeria spp in alpacas of two communities in the Macusani district, Puno, Peru

El estudio tuvo por objetivo determinar la prevalencia de Eimeria spp en alpacas de dos comunidades del distrito de Macusani, provincia de Carabaya, Puno, durante la época seca, según procedencia, estrato etario (5 meses a <1 año, 1-3 años, >3 años) y sexo. Se colectaron 1319 muestras coprológicas de alpacas Huacaya, siendo 598 de la comunidad Hatun Phinaya y 721 de la comunidad Queracucho, entre agosto y octubre de 2010. Las muestras se evaluaron mediante las técnicas cualitativas de sedimentación y flotación en soluciones de Willis y Sheather. La cuantificación de la carga parasitaria se hizo mediante el método de McMaster modificado y para identificar las especies de eimerias se realizó la esporulación y medición de ooquistes. Se encontró una alta prevalencia de eimerias (52.4 ± 2.7%). El análisis de riesgo mediante regresión logística múltiple demostró que las alpacas de 5 meses a <1 año y aquellas de 1 a 3 años tuvieron 13.2 y 2.4 veces, respectivamente, más riesgo de infección que las >3 años (p<0.05). Se encontraron cinco especies de eimerias, con una frecuencia para las grandes eimerias de 8.7% de E. macusaniensis y 0.7% de E. ivitaensis. Entre las pequeñas eimerias (E. punoensis, E. alpacae y E. lamae), E. punoensis presentó la mayor frecuencia (66.2%). La carga parasitaria de eimerias fue baja (187.8 opg). Los resultados confirman que la eimeriosis constituye un problema potencial de salud en las alpacas de las dos comunidades alpaqueras del distrito de Macusani, Puno

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE SIZE OF MACROCYSTS OF SARCOCYSISTIS AUCHENIAE AND ITS VIABILITY IN CANIS FAMILIARIS

El objetivo del estudio fue determinar si el tamaño de los macroquistes de Sarcocystis aucheniae afectan la viabilidad y potencial biótico en los caninos domésticos. Se utilizaron 24 cachorros cruzados de 2.5 meses de edad, con pesos promedio de 2.6 kg., debidamente desparasitados y alimentados con una dieta casera exenta de carnes. Se obtuvo macrosquistes de S. aucheniae del cuello de alpacas y llamas en un camal local, clasificándolos en macroquistes grandes (>5 mm) y pequeños (1-3 mm). Diez cachorros fueron oralmente infectados con 500 macroquistes grandes (MG) y 12 cachorros con 500 macroquistes pequeños (MP), en ambos casos por dos días consecutivos. Además, 6 perros quedaron sin infectar como grupo control. Se recolectó diariamente muestras fecales a partir del 8º día post-infección y por un periodo de 22 días. Las muestras se analizaron por el método de flotación con solución de Sheather para determinar la presencia de ooquistes o esporoquistes de Sarcocystis sp. y el método de Stoll modificado para cuantificar su número por gramo de heces. Los resultados mostraron que animales infectados con MP presentaron una carga de esporoquistes 3.6 veces superior que aquellos infectados con MG; así mismo, el periodo prepatente promedio fue de 16.5 y 11.5 para los MG y MP, respectivamente.The objective of the study was to determine weather the size of Sarcocystis aucheniae macrocysts affect its viability and biotic potential in domestic canines. A total of 26 crossbred puppies, 2.5 month of age, 2.6 kg of body weight, were used. Puppies were dewormed and fed with a diet extent of meat. Macrocysts of S. aucheniae were obtained from alpaca and llama´s neck in the local slaughterhouse. Cysts were classified according to size in large (>5 mm) and small (1-3 mm) cysts. Ten puppies were orally infected with 500 large macrocysts (MG) and 12 puppies with 500 small macrocysts (MP), for 2 consecutive days, whereas 6 puppies were kept as controls. Fecal samples were daily collected and analyzed by the flotation method using the Sheather solution to determine the presence of oocysts and sporocysts of Sarcocystis sp. and the modified Stoll method to quantify the number of sporocysts per gram of feces. The results showed that the burden of sporocysts was 3.6 times more in puppies infected with MP than in those infected with MG. Furthermore, the average prepatent period was 16.5 and 11.5 days for MG and MP respectively

A single-shot adenoviral vaccine provides hemagglutinin stalk-mediated protection against heterosubtypic influenza challenge in mice

Conventional influenza vaccines fail to confer broad protection against diverse influenza A viruses with pandemic potential. Efforts to develop a universal influenza virus vaccine include refocusing immunity towards the highly conserved stalk domain of the influenza virus surface glycoprotein, hemagglutinin (HA). We constructed a non-replicating adenoviral (Ad) vector, encoding a secreted form of H1 HA, to evaluate HA stalk-focused immunity. The Ad5_H1 vaccine was tested in mice for its ability to elicit broad, cross-reactive protection against homologous, heterologous, and heterosubtypic lethal challenge in a single-shot immunization regimen. Ad5_H1 elicited hemagglutination inhibition (HI+) active antibodies (Abs), which conferred 100% sterilizing protection from homologous H1N1 challenge. Furthermore, Ad5_H1 rapidly induced H1-stalk-specific Abs with Fc-mediated effector function activity, in addition to stimulating both CD4+ and CD8+ stalk-specific T cell responses. This phenotype of immunity provided 100% protection from lethal challenge with a head-mismatched, reassortant influenza virus bearing a chimeric HA, cH6/1, in a stalk-mediated manner. Most importantly, 100% protection from mortality following lethal challenge with a heterosubtypic avian influenza virus, H5N1, was observed following a single immunization with Ad5_H1. In conclusion, Ad-based influenza vaccines can elicit significant breadth of protection in naive animals and could be considered for pandemic preparedness and stockpiling

Lower sleep variability associated with higher academic performance across the semester in college students

The present study examined associations between physical activity, sleep, and academic outcomes in undergraduate students (N = 52). More consistent sleep throughout the semester (lower sleep variability) was associated with higher homework grades. The interaction between sleep variability and sleep quantity was not significant suggesting that greater sleep overall did not buffer students from the negative effects of sleep variability on grades

2021 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure

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30-Day Morbidity and Mortality of Bariatric Surgery During the COVID-19 Pandemic: a Multinational Cohort Study of 7704 Patients from 42 Countries.

BACKGROUND There are data on the safety of cancer surgery and the efficacy of preventive strategies on the prevention of postoperative symptomatic COVID-19 in these patients. But there is little such data for any elective surgery. The main objectives of this study were to examine the safety of bariatric surgery (BS) during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and to determine the efficacy of perioperative COVID-19 protective strategies on postoperative symptomatic COVID-19 rates. METHODS We conducted an international cohort study to determine all-cause and COVID-19-specific 30-day morbidity and mortality of BS performed between 01/05/2020 and 31/10/2020. RESULTS Four hundred ninety-nine surgeons from 185 centres in 42 countries provided data on 7704 patients. Elective primary BS (n = 7084) was associated with a 30-day morbidity of 6.76% (n = 479) and a 30-day mortality of 0.14% (n = 10). Emergency BS, revisional BS, insulin-treated type 2 diabetes, and untreated obstructive sleep apnoea were associated with increased complications on multivariable analysis. Forty-three patients developed symptomatic COVID-19 postoperatively, with a higher risk in non-whites. Preoperative self-isolation, preoperative testing for SARS-CoV-2, and surgery in institutions not concurrently treating COVID-19 patients did not reduce the incidence of postoperative COVID-19. Postoperative symptomatic COVID-19 was more likely if the surgery was performed during a COVID-19 peak in that country. CONCLUSIONS BS can be performed safely during the COVID-19 pandemic with appropriate perioperative protocols. There was no relationship between preoperative testing for COVID-19 and self-isolation with symptomatic postoperative COVID-19. The risk of postoperative COVID-19 risk was greater in non-whites or if BS was performed during a local peak