Intestinal parasitic infections are common infectious diseases causing many health
problems and impaired growth and physical development.. Children under five years old are …

Gastrointestinal nematodes are re-emerging in countries where the popularity of free-range
poultry production systems is increasing. Amongst all gastrointestinal nematodes, Ascaridia …

The Campylobacter jejuni-host interaction may be affected by the host's gut microbiota
through competitive exclusion, metabolites, or modification of the immune response. To …

Reports of Ascaridia galli in laying hens in Europe have increased since the ban on
conventional battery cages in 2012. As this parasite is transmitted directly via the faecal-oral …

Background Chickens are regarded as the main reservoir for human campylobacteriosis.
Little is known about the interaction between Campylobacter jejuni (C. jejuni) and chickens …

Campylobacter is the most common bacterial food-borne pathogen worldwide. Poultry and
specifically chicken and raw chicken meat is the main source for human Campylobacter …

Modern chickens have been genetically developed to perform high under optimal
conditions. We hypothesized that high-performance is associated with a higher sensitivity to …

Background Classical faecal egg counts (FEC) provide less reliable diagnostic information
for nematode infections in chickens. We developed an ELISA based on Ascaridia galli …

The aim of this study was to investigate whether two highly prevalent helminth infections
(Ascaridia galli and Heterakis species) are associated with an increased mortality rate for …

Infectious bursal disease (IBD) is an acute, highly contagious and immunosuppressive
poultry disease. IBD virus (IBDV) is the causative agent, which may lead to high morbidity …