Several avian influenza outbreaks have been reported to be responsible of high mortality in both domestic and wild birds. Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) viruses are a threat to the economy and animal and human health. Vaccination campaigns,...
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) comprises a group of lung diseases caused by inhaling certain substances, mainly organic, which in susceptible individuals can trigger an inflammatory reaction of alveoli, bronchioles and pulmonary in...
Transmissible viral proventriculitis (TVP) is an infectious disease of chickens which results in an enlarged and fragile proventriculus. The disease is characterised by specific microscopic lesions including glandular epithel...
Trace elements are elements with a concentration of less than one hundred parts per million in a sample, but which are of great interest due to their harmful effects. Trace element emission from human activities has risen in the past decades, causing accumulation in soil and sediments and...
Researchers at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, in collaboration with the Vall d'Hebron Hospital, analysed the effects of Bisphenol A (BPA), a polymer widely used to manufacture plastics, in an in vitro culture of ovaries. The research demonstrated that exposure to this substance gravely...
