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Research on animal diseases and food
Our research activities comprise animal disease diagnostics, methodology in the analysis of foodstuffs and animal feed, as well as scientific studies related to these.
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Genome of reindeer mouth disease virus has been sequenced
18.08.2010 - 14:55 - Reindeer mouth disease is caused by Parapoxvirus; it spreads easily and results in significant financial losses to reindeer husbandry. The disease occurs typically in winter. It causes painful lesions as well as loss of appetite, and also makes the animals susceptible to secondary bacterial infections. The disease can be fatal. Parapoxvirus was for the first time verified in Finnish reindeer during the outbreak of mouth disease in the winter of 1992–1993 and the disease has since then occurred evenly. The disease is a zoonosis, which means the virus can be transmitted to people who handle affected reindeer, and cause pustules on their skin.
No salmonella found in last inspections of cattle farms
20.07.2010 - 12:09 - The regulatory inspections of cattle farms, started after the Salmonella Typhimurium –bacterium was found in the feed manufacturing process of Rehuraisio on week 25, have now been completed. All the farms were found to be free from salmonella.
Baltic grey seal found carrying trichinella
18.06.2010 - 09:12 - A grey seal hunted in the Gulf of Bothnia was found carrying Trichinella (Trichinella spp.) in spring 2010. This parasite is a zoonotic roundworm infecting both animals and humans that lives as larva in the muscles of the host. Infections from Trichinella in humans may cause serious disease.
Survey on the prevalence of rabies in bats in Finland
18.06.2010 - 07:45 - In cooperation with the Finnish Museum of Natural History (University of Helsinki) and the University of Turku, the Finnish Food Safety Authority Evira is launching a research project to make a survey on presence of rabies in bats in Finland. Furthermore, information on the habitat and patterns of movements of bats, and potential predisposing factors, will be collected.
Evaluation model of microbial contamination for pork production
20.05.2010 - 08:55 - The Risk Assessment Unit of the Finnish Food Safety Authority Evira has developed a mathematical evaluation model, which can be utilised in general for the evaluation of the prevalence of microbes that endanger the purity of food. The model is based on the results of tests of different types performed separately on a sample of production animals at different stages of production.