Facultatea de Medicina Veterinara / Faculty of Veterinary Medicine: Recent submissions

  • Heat treatment of serum samples from stray dogs naturally exposed to Dirofilaria immitis and Dirofilaria repens in Romania 
    Ciucă, Lavinia; Genchi, Marco; Kramer, Laura; Mangia, C.; Miron, Liviu-Dan; Del Prete, L.; Maurelli, Maria-Paola; Cringoli, Giuseppe; Rinaldi, Laura (Elsevier B.V., 2016-06-01)
    Pre-heating of serum samples has been shown to reverse false negative antigen tests for Dirofilaria immitis infection in dogs. Here the authors report the results of serum sampling in a population of dogs naturally exposed ...
  • Climate change is increasing the risk of the reemergence of malaria in Romania 
    Ivănescu, Maria-Larisa; Bodale, Ilie; Florescu, Simin-Aysel; Roman, Constantin; Acatrinei, Dumitru-Mihai; Miron, Liviu-Dan (Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2016-08-07)
    The climatic modifications lead to global warming; favouring the risk of the appearance and development of diseases are considered until now tropical diseases. Another important factor is the workers’ immigration, the ...
  • Geographic distribution of canine heartworm (Dirofilaria immitis) infection in stray dogs of Eastern Romania 
    Ciucă, Lavinia; Musella, Vincenzo; Miron, Liviu-Dan; Maurelli, Maria-Paola; Cringoli, Giuseppe; Bosco, Antonio; Rinaldi, Laura (Licensee PAGEPress, Italy, 2018-08-03)
    A survey was conducted in the eastern part of Romania to assess theprevalence and geographical distribution of Dirofilaria immitisindogs. Plasma samples were collected from 458 stray dogs hosted inshelters ...
  • Seroepidemiological survey of human exposure to Dirofilaria spp. in Romania and Moldova 
    Ciucă, Lavinia; Simón, Fernando; Rinaldi, Laura; Kramer, Laura; Genchi, Marco; Cringoli, Giuseppe; Acatrinei, Dumitru-Mihai; Miron, Liviu-Dan; Morchon, Rodrigo (Elsevier B.V., 2018-07-26)
    The present study aimed to evaluate the extent of Dirofilaria immitis and D. repens exposure in humans from eastern and southern areas of Romania and central Moldova by serological methods. The serological screening was ...
  • Ultrastructural aspects of yersinia ruckeri cells after treatment with non-thermal plasma-activated water 
    Lupu, Andrei-Cristian; Bostănaru, Andra-Cristina; Mareș, Mihai; Ursu, Laura; Roman, Constantin; Mardare Mîndru, Raluca; Miron, Liviu-Dan (Revista de Chimie SRL, 2019-02-15)
    Yersinia ruckeri is the causative agent of enteric red mouth disease (ERM, yersiniosis), one of the most important diseases that affects particularly farmed salmonids species. Numerous articles have demonstrated that Y. ...
  • Conditioning of praziquantel and florfenicol for some heterologous coinfections of farmed carp 
    Lupu, Andrei-Cristian; Bomboș, Mihaela; Barbacariu, Cristian-Alin; Roman, Constantin; Mardare Mîndru, Raluca; Martinescu, Gabriela-Victoria; Miron, Liviu-Dan (Revista de Chimie SRL, 2019-08-15)
    Coinfections can alter the course and severity of different fish diseases. Suspensions of praziquantel (PZQ) and florfenicol (FFC ) based on sunflower oil can be an effective alternative for treating fish coinfections. The ...
  • Serological study of exposure to leishmania in dogs living in shelters, in South-East Romania 
    Cîmpan, Andrei-Alexandru; Diakou, Anastasia; Papadopoulos, E.; Miron, Liviu-Dan (Asociatia Generala a Medicilor Veterinari din Romania, 2019)
    One of the most important canine vector-borne diseases in the Mediterranean region is canine leishmaniosis and there are frequent reports that it is spreading to the North and East of Europe. Romania is one of the countries ...
  • Monitoring the environmental quality of marine waters through the analysis of biomineralization in bivalve shells 
    Motrescu, Iuliana; Calistru, Anca-Elena; Jităreanu, Gerard; Miron, Liviu-Dan (Springer Nature Link, 2020)
    Bivalve shells, such as Mytilus, offer great potential as environmental proxies. Analysis of the biomineralization process with determination of elemental composition gives information about the quality of environment and ...
  • Epidemiological Study of Canine Babesiosis and Hepatozoonosis in the South of Romania 
    Cîmpan, Andrei-Alexandru; Nachum Biala, Yaarit; Ben Shitrit, Bar; Miron, Liviu-Dan; Baneth, Gad (Springer Nature Link, 2020)
    Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and distribution of canine babesiosis and hepatozoonosis in the south of Romania as well as to assess if there are differences in the prevalence between regions ...
  • Detection of the co-infections with Borrelia, Anaplasma and Ehrlichia species in dogs with babesiosis in North-Eastern Romania 
    Martinescu, Gabriela-Victoria; Ciucă, Lavinia; Roman, Constantin; Acatrinei, Dumitru-Mihai; Ivănescu, Maria-Larisa; Iacob, Olimpia; Maurelli, Maria-Paola; Miron, Liviu-Dan (Asociatia Generala a Medicilor Veterinari din Romania, 2022)
    Vector-borne diseases are an important threat to animals and human health, due to their zoonotic potential, increasing the global prevalence. In this study, we collected blood samples from dogs confirmed with canine ...
  • Granulocytic anaplasmosis - a underdiagnosed disease in veterinary and human medicine in Romania 
    Ivănescu, Maria-Larisa; Martinescu, Gabriela-Victoria; Solcan, Gheorghe; Mătiuț, Simona; Andronic, Bianca-Lavinia; Mardare Mîndru, Raluca; Miron, Liviu-Dan (Asociatia Generala a Medicilor Veterinari din Romania, 2024)
    In Europe, including Romania, vector-borne illnesses are widespread. In addition to endangering the health of people and animals, these diseases have a significant impact on the global economy. From October 2022 to ...
  • Parasitic investigations in enteric syndrome in kids 
    Iacob, Olimpia; Bogos, F.; Ivănescu, Maria-Larisa; Martinescu, Gabriela-Victoria; Mardare Mîndru, Raluca; Acatrinei, Dumitru-Mihai; Miron, Liviu-Dan (Asociatia Generala a Medicilor Veterinari din Romania, 2024)
    The enteric syndrome is the common response of the intestine to aggressions exerted by different etiological agents. The investigations were carried out in the Vaslui area on 155 privately owned kids with the aim of ...
  • Dirofilaria repens predominates in shelter dogs from South Romania 
    Cîmpan, Andrei-Alexandru; Baneth, Gad; Nachum Biala, Yaarit; Miron, Liviu-Dan; Rojas, Alicia (Elsevier Ltd., 2022-03-09)
    Canine filarioids are zoonotic vector-borne parasitic nematodes distributed mostly in the tropics and subtropics. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence, distribution, etiology and genetic variation of ...
  • Comparison of Skull Morphometric Characteristics of Simmental and Holstein Cattle Breeds 
    Çakar, Buket; Tandir, Faruk; Güzel, Barıș Can; Bakıcı, Caner; Ünal, Burak; Duro, Sokol; Szara, Tomasz; Spătaru, Constantin; Spătaru, Mihaela-Claudia; Gündemir, Ozan (MDPI, 2024-07-17)
    This study aimed to reveal the morphological characteristics of pure Holstein and Simmental skulls and to obtain reference values for morphometric analysis. Moreover, 54 skulls from 12- to 14-month-old male Holstein (n = ...
  • Geometric morphometric evaluation of mandibles of four sheep breeds: Bardoka, İvesi, Polish Mountain sheep and Turcana 
    Özkan, Ermiş; Doğan, İlayda Boz; Duro, Sokol; Szara, Tomasz; Jashari, Tefik; Yaramiş, Çağla Parkan; Spătaru, Mihaela-Claudia; Witkowski, Maciej (Wiley, 2024-05-05)
    The enduring relationship between humans and domestic sheep has evolved over millennia, showcasing diverse uses such as meat, milk, wool, leather and fur, shaped by geographical, historical, cultural and social factors. ...
  • Evaluation of Biocomposite Cements for Bone Defect Repair in Rat Models 
    Ardelean, Alina-Ioana; Mârza, Sorin-Marian; Marica, Raluca; Dragomir, Mădălina-Florina; Rusu-Moldovan, Alina-Oana; Moldovan, Mărioara; Pașca, Paula-Maria; Oana, Liviu (MDPI, 2024-08-30)
    Repairing or reconstructing significant bone defects is typically challenging. In the present study, two composite cements were used as scaffolds in a sub-critical femoral defect in rats. A control group and two experimental ...
  • Carapace Morphology Variations in Captive Tortoises: Insights from Three-Dimensional Analysis 
    Yalin, Ebru Eravci; Gündemir, Ozan; Günay, Ebuderda; Çelik, Ezgi Can Vatansever; Duro, Sokol; Szara, Tomasz; Blagojevic, Milos; Sönmez, Bektas; Spătaru, Mihaela-Claudia (MDPI, 2024-09-13)
    The carapace morphology of tortoises is a crucial characteristic used for species identification, with features such as shell shape, roughness, and color patterns varying among species. Understanding this morphological ...
  • Shape and Size Variations of Distal Phalanges in Cattle 
    Manuta, Nicoleta; Çakar, Buket; Gündemir, Ozan; Spătaru, Mihaela-Claudia (MDPI, 2024-01-07)
    Studies on the structure of the distal phalanx help explain the development of laminitis. Additionally, examining the structure of the distal phalanx from a taxonomic perspective also contributes to veterinary anatomy. In ...
  • Diagnostic Pathways of Leptospira spp. in Dogs with Kidney Injury 
    Huțu, Ioan; Boldura, Oana-Maria; Luca, Iasmina; Pașca, Aurelian-Sorin; Dragoescu, Alina-Andreea; Gros, Radu-Valentin; Lungu, Bianca-Cornelia; Călugăriță, Andrei; Baltă, Cornel; Mircu, Călin; Stancu, Adrian-Constantin (MDPI, 2024-08-09)
    Pathogenic Leptospira spp. causes leptospirosis in animals and humans globally, leading to systemic infections that can impact vital organs in affected animals. The purpose of this study was to evaluate kidney injury and ...
  • Vitamin B12 Ameliorates Pesticide-Induced Sociability Impairment in Zebrafish (Danio rerio): A Prospective Controlled Intervention Study 
    Robea, Mădălina-Andreea; Ilie, Ovidiu-Dumitru; Nicoară, Mircea-Nicușor; Solcan, Gheorghe; Romila, Laura-Ecaterina; Ureche, Dorel; Ciobîcă, Alin-Stelian (MDPI, 2024-01-26)
    Constant exposure to a variety of environmental factors has become increasingly problematic. A variety of illnesses are initiated or aided by the presence of certain perturbing factors. In the case of autism spectrum ...