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High prevalence of prediabetes and diabetes in a population exposed to high levels of an organochlorine cocktail by Ukropec, J, Radikova, Z, Huckova, M, Koska, J, Kocan, A, Sebokova, E, Drobna, B, Trnovec, T, Susienkova, K, Labudova, V, Gasperikova, D, Langer, P, Klimes, I

“…Aims/hypothesis A heavily polluted area of Eastern Slovakia was targeted by the PCBRISK cross-sectional survey to search for possible links between…”
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Transmission of a Freshwater Isolate of Ichthyophonus (Clade C) to Two Marine Fish Species by Kocan, R. M., Kocan, A. J., Reichley, S. R.

“…The ingestion of infected prey is the most recognizable mode of transmission for Ichthyophonus, but because this mode of transmission is unidirectional from…”
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Toxicity assessment of sediments from three European river basins using a sediment contact test battery by Tuikka, A.I., Schmitt, C., Höss, S., Bandow, N., von der Ohe, P.C., de Zwart, D., de Deckere, E., Streck, G., Mothes, S., van Hattum, B., Kocan, A., Brix, R., Brack, W., Barceló, D., Sormunen, A.J., Kukkonen, J.V.K.

“…The toxicity of four polluted sediments and their corresponding reference sediments from three European river basins were investigated using a battery of six…”
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There are at least three genetically distinct small piroplasms from dogs by Kjemtrup, A.M, Kocan, A.A, Whitworth, L, Meinkoth, J, Birkenheuer, A.J, Cummings, J, Boudreaux, M.K, Stockham, S.L, Irizarry-Rovira, A, Conrad, P.A

“…The 18S nuclear subunit ribosomal RNA (18S rRNA) gene of small piroplasms isolated from dogs from Okinawa (Japan), Oklahoma, North Carolina, Indiana, Missouri,…”
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Feline cytauxzoonosis by Meinkoth, James H, Kocan, A Alan

“…Cytauxzoon felis is a protozoan hemoparasite of wild and domestic cats. In domestic cats, it causes severe clinical disease with high mortality…”
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Obesogenic and diabetogenic impact of high organochlorine levels (HCB, p,p'-DDE, PCBs) on inhabitants in the highly polluted Eastern Slovakia by Langer, P, Ukropec, J, Kocan, A, Drobna, B, Radikova, Z, Huckova, M, Imrich, R, Gasperikova, D, Klimes, I, Trnovec, T

“…This study was aimed to evaluate possible obesogenic and diabetogenic impact of highly increased serum level of persistent organochlorinated pollutants POPs,…”
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Fish from industrially polluted freshwater as the main source of organochlorinated pollutants and increased frequency of thyroid disorders and dysglycemia by Langer, Pavel, Kočan, Anton, Tajtaková, Mária, Petrík, Ján, Chovancová, Jana, Drobná, Beáta, Jursa, Stanislav, Rádiková, Žofia, Koška, Juraj, Kšinantová, Lucia, Hučková, Miloslava, Imrich, Richard, Wimmerová, Soňa, Gašperíková, Daniela, Shishiba, Yoshimasa, Trnovec, Tomáš, Šeböková, Elena, Klimeš, Iwar

“…In a certain area of Michalovce district in East Slovakia, heavy industrial pollution by polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) developed in 1955–1984 and very high…”
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A molecular and serologic survey of Ehrlichia canis, E. chaffeensis, and E. ewingii in dogs and ticks from Oklahoma by Murphy, George L, Ewing, S.A, Whitworth, Lisa C, Fox, J.Carl, Kocan, A.Alan

“…Polymerase chain reaction and Southern hybridization were used to survey for the presence of Ehrlichia canis, Ehrlichia chaffeensis, and Ehrlichia ewingii in…”
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SEQUENCE VARIATION OF THE RIBOSOMAL DNA SECOND INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER REGION IN TWO SPATIALLY DISTINCT POPULATIONS OF AMBLYOMMA AMERICANUM (L.) (ACARI: IXODIDAE) by Reichard, M. V, Kocan, A. A, Van Den Bussche, R. A, Barker, R. W, Wyckoff, J. H, Ewing, S. A

“…Sequence analysis of the ribosomal DNA second internal transcribed spacer (ITS 2) region in 2 spatially distinct populations of Amblyomma americanum (L.)…”
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Increased thyroid volume and prevalence of thyroid disorders in an area heavily polluted by polychlorinated biphenyls by LANGER, P, TAJTAKOVA, M, FODOR, G, KOCAN, A, BOHOV, P, MICHALEK, J, KREZE, A

“…To evaluate whether long-term exposure to heavy environmental pollution with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) could result in impairment of thyroid status as…”
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Blood testosterone in middle aged males heavily exposed to endocrine disruptors is decreasing more with HCB and p,p'-DDE related to BMI and lipids, but not with Σ15PCBs by Langer, P, Kocan, A, Drobna, B, Susienkova, K, Radikova, Z, Huckova, M, Imrich, R, Klimes, I

“…This work was aimed to evaluate the fundamental relations between the blood levels of testosterone (TEST) and persistent organochlorinated pollutants (POPs)…”
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Occurrence of the Gulf Coast Tick (Acari: Ixodidae) on Wild and Domestic Mammals in North-Central Oklahoma by Barker, R. W., Kocan, A. Alan, Ewing, S. A., Wettemann, R. P., Payton, Mark E.

“…Parasitic life stages of Amblyomma maculatum Koch were collected from domestic cattle and several species of wild mammals during a 3.5-yr study (May…”
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Cats Surviving Natural Infection with Cytauxzoon felis: 18 Cases (1997-1998) by Meinkoth, James, Kocan, A. Alan, Whitworth, Lisa, Murphy, George, Fox, J. Carl, Woods, J. Paul

“…Eighteen cats surviving natural infection with Cytauxzoon felis were identified. All cats came from a limited geographic area in northwestern Arkansas and…”
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An Intraerythrocytic Small Piroplasm In Wild-caught Pallas's Cats (Otocolobus manul) from Mongolia by Ketz-Riley, Cornelia J., Reichard, Mason V., Van Den Bussche, Ronald A., Hoover, John P., Meinkoth, James, Kocan, A. Alan

“…During the quarantine examination of four Pallas's cats (Otocolobus manul) imported from Mongolia in October and December 2000, intraerythrocytic piroplasms…”
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Clinical and hematologic effects of experimental infection of dogs with recently identified Babesia gibsoni-like isolates from Oklahoma by Meinkoth, James H, Kocan, A Alan, Loud, Stephanie D, Lorenz, Michael D

“…To characterize clinical and hematologic responses in dogs following experimental inoculation with Babesia gibsoni-like isolates from infected dogs in…”
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Comparison of Tissue Stages of Hepatozoon americanum in the Dog Using Immunohistochemical and Routine Histologic Methods by Panciera, R. J., Mathew, J. S., Cummings, C. A., Duffy, J. C., Ewing, S. A., Kocan, A. A.

“…American canine hepatozoonosis is caused by Hepatozoon americanum, a recently described species of apicomplexan protozoan parasite. An immunohistochemical…”
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Experimental transmission of Ehrlichia chaffeensis (Rickettsiales: Ehrlichieae) among white-tailed deer by Amblyomma americanum (Acari: Ixodidae) by Ewing, S A, Dawson, J E, Kocan, A A, Barker, R W, Warner, C K, Panciera, R J, Fox, J C, Kocan, K M, Blouin, E F

“…Ehrlichia chaffeensis Anderson, Dawson & Wilson, causative agent of human (predominantly monocytic) ehrlichiosis, was successfully transmitted experimentally…”
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Experimental Infection of Adult and Juvenile Coyotes with Domestic Dog and Wild Coyote Isolates of Hepatozoon americanum (Apicomplexa: Adeleorina) by Garrett, Jennifer Jane, Kocan, A. Alan, Reichard, Mason V., Panciera, Roger J., Bahr, Robert J., Ewing, Sidney A.

“…Each of five adult and four juvenile coyotes (Canis latrans) was exposed to an oral dose of 50 Hepatozoon americanum oocysts recovered from Amblyomma maculatum…”
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Alpha-fetoprotein, carcinoembryonic antigen and beta2-microglobulin in adult population highly exposed to organochlorinated pollutants (PCB, DDE and HCB) by Langer, P, Kocan, A, Drobna, B, Huckova, M, Radikova, Z, Susienkova, K, Imrich, R, Ukropec, J

“…It is aimed to obtain some general information about the prevalence of certain biomarkers in highly exposed population and on the interrelations between their…”
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Levels of PCBs and some organochlorine pesticides in the human population of selected areas of the Slovak Republic. I. Blood by Kocan, A, Petrík, J, Drobná, B, Chovancová, J

“…Fifty samples of human blood collected in 1992 from the general human population living in five selected areas of the Slovak Republic (the Michalovce, Velký…”
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