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1,050 diagnostic RT- PCR tests were performed, being positive in 323 cases, of which 33 were in asymptomatic people.

The impact of the epidemic by Covid-19 is anticipated in health personnel compared to the general population. The distribution of symptoms in healthcare professionals is similar to that of other studies in the general population. Of the total number of professionals requiring isolation, 22.7% confirmed the diagnosis.
The impact of the epidemic by Covid-19 is anticipated in health personnel compared to the general population. The distribution of symptoms in healthcare professionals is similar to that of other studies in the general population. Of the total number of professionals requiring isolation, 22.7% confirmed the diagnosis.BACKGROUND Modic changes on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) represent lesions in the bone marrow of the vertebral body that may be associated with pain. This study investigated the relationship between neck pain and cervical Modic changes, and risk factors for neck pain (NP). MATERIAL AND METHODS This study included 168 patients diagnosed with cervical spondylotic myelopathy between February 2013 and April 2017. Basic patient information about demographic and lifestyle variables was obtained from medical records. Radiographic images provided cervical alignment (C2-C7 Cobb), T1 slope and C7 slope. All patients underwent MRI to evaluate the presence of Modic changes. Univariate analyses identified the variables as potential factors. Variables with a p less then 0.10 were included in the multivariate logistic regression analysis models. P-values less then 0.05 were statistically significant. RESULTS Only 93 patients (55.4%) had NP. Modic changes in patients with NP were significantly higher than those without Modic changes (p=0.002). Eighty-five patients had Modic changes types I, II, III; 41 (48.2%), 29 (34.1%), 15 (17.6%), respectively. The distribution of these Modic changes varied with NP (p less then 0.001). Type I Modic changes were seen with NP more frequently than other types of Modic changes. Univariate and multivariate analyses showed that age (odds ratio [OR], 1.09; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.02-1.16) and Modic changes (OR 1.25; 95% CI, 0.09-1.46) were significant independent factors for NP. CONCLUSIONS In cervical spondylosis, age and Modic changes were associated with NP. Modic change type I is more likely to occur with NP.Infectious haematopoietic necrosis virus (IHNV) is the causative agent of infectious haematopoietic necrosis (IHN), a disease of salmonids responsible for great economic losses. The disease occurs in most parts of the world where rainbow trout is reared but has not been previously reported in North Macedonia. In this study, 150 pooled samples in total, each consisting of organ mix of 10 freshly killed rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss, were collected from 50 trout farms by the Food and Veterinary Agency of North Macedonia as part of the annual surveillance plan for IHN and viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS) control. Screening of samples was done by cell culture and real-time RT-PCR (qRT-PCR). All 150 tested samples were VHS virus (VHSV) qRT-PCR negative. Two samples from different trout farms were IHNV qRT-PCR positive. On cell culture, 1 IHNV qRT-PCR positive sample caused cytopathic effect after 2 passages on EPC cells. The virus, isolated from an asymptomatic rainbow trout fry, was identified by qRT-PCR and designated as MAKIHNV1. The phylogenetic reconstruction indicates that the isolated virus belongs to the European E genogroup, more specifically within the E-1 clade, and is similar to the German, Italian and Iranian isolates. This study has revealed for the first time the presence of IHNV in rainbow trout in North Macedonia. However, it is not possible to make interpretations about the source of infection from the phylogenetic analysis, and the origin of MAKIHNV1 remains unclear.The chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) has caused worldwide declines in amphibian populations. While Bd is widespread in southern and central Europe, its occurrence and distribution in northernmost Europe is mostly unknown. We surveyed for Bd in breeding anurans in Sweden by sampling 1917 amphibians from 101 localities and 3 regions in Sweden (southern, northern and central). We found that Bd was widespread in southern and central Sweden, occurring in all 9 investigated species and in 45.5% of the 101 localities with an overall prevalence of 13.8%. https://www.selleckchem.com/products/nb-598.html No infected individuals were found in the 4 northern sites sampled. The records from central Sweden represent the northernmost records of Bd in Europe. While the proportion of sites positive for Bd was similar between the southern and central regions, prevalence was much higher in the southern region. This was because southern species with a distribution mainly restricted to southernmost Sweden had a higher prevalence than widespread generalist species. The nationally red-listed green toad Bufotes variabilis and the fire-bellied toad Bombina bombina had the highest prevalence (61.4 and 48.9%, respectively). Across species, Bd prevalence was strongly positively, correlated with water temperature at the start of egg laying. However, no individuals showing visual signs of chytridiomycosis were found in the field. These results indicate that Bd is widespread and common in southern and central Sweden with southern species, breeding in higher temperatures and with longer breeding periods, having higher prevalence. However, the impact of Bd on amphibian populations in northernmost Europe remains unknown.The aim of our study was to explore the diagnostic value of prealbumin to fibrinogen ratio (PFR) for predicting prognosis with the optimal cut-off value in diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) patients. A total of 568 type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients were enrolled in this study. The values including Toronto clinical neuropathy score (TCNS), nerve conduction velocity (NCV), vibration perception threshold (VPT), blood cells count, biochemical parameters, fibrinogen and PFR were recorded. The patients were divided into tertiles based on admission PFR value. First, clinical parameters were compared among the groups. Secondly, a logistic regression and ROC analysis were performed as the statistical model. The percentage of DPN, TCNS and VPT were significantly higher in the lowest PFR tertile than in the middle PFR tertile and the highest PFR tertile (P less then 0.01-0.001). NCV was significantly lower in lowest PFR tertile than in the middle PFR tertile and the highest PFR tertile (P less then 0.01-0.
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