Jiří Lamka – MASO-INTERNATIONAL

The meat of goat kids and lambs as a possible source of Toxoplasma gondii for consumers

Authors: Alena Lorencová, Jiří Lamka, Nikol Reslová, Lucie Škorpíková and Michal Slaný
Keywords: Toxoplasma gondii, lamb and kid meat, qPCR, serology, zoonosis

Toxoplasmosis is a worldwide zoonosis and the consumption of undercooked meat is a major risk factor for human infection. Antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii were found in 28.2% (11/39) and 27.8% (5/18) of home-slaughtered goat kids (n = 39) and lambs (n = 18) from four farms in the Czech Republic. The DNA of the parasite … [Read more…]

Detection of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in mouflon muscle tissue

Authors: Radka Přibylová-Dziedzinská, Jiří Lamka and Iva Slaná
Keywords: mouflon, muscle tissue, paratuberculosis, real-time quantitative PCR

The aim of this study was to examine muscle tissue (back muscle, leg) from mouflon reared in selected game enclosures in the Czech Republic for the presence of the causative agent of paratuberculosis (Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis; MAP). Faecal and muscle tissue samples were collected to determine the current state of health of the animals. … [Read more…]