Difficult labour (parturition), causing difficulty in delivering the foetus and placenta. (FAO, 2023. Gateway to dairy production and products - Glossary https://www.fao.org/dairy-production-products/en)
Wesselsbron virus (WSLV) is a neglected, mosquito-borne flavivirus that is endemic to the African continent. The virus is teratogenic to ruminants and causes a self-limiting febrile illness in humans. (Oymans J, van Keulen L, Wichgers Schreur PJ, Kortekaas J. Early Pathogenesis of Wesselsbron Disease in Pregnant Ewes. Pathogens. 2020 May 13;9(5):373. doi: 10.3390/pathogens9050373. PMID: 32414152; PMCID: PMC7281025.)
Rickettsiosis is the term used for a spectrum of diseases caused by the intracellular bacteria Rickettsia, which invade endothelial cells and produce a vasculitis. (Bomsztyk M, Arnold RW. Infections in travelers. Med Clin North Am. 2013 Jul;97(4):697-720, xi. doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2013.03.004. Epub 2013 Apr 17. PMID: 23809721; PMCID: PMC7094558.)
Eagle is the common name for the golden eagle, bald eagle, and other birds of prey in the family Accipitridae. Eagles belong to several groups of genera, some of which are closely related. True eagles comprise the genus Aquila. (Wikipedia, 2024. Eagle. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagle)
The term scrapie encompasses two different pathological entities: classical and atypical scrapie. Both conditions are chronic, neurodegenerative, fatal diseases of sheep and goats and are caused by similar agents. However, they differ in clinical presentation, pathogenesis, pathology, biochemical properties and epidemiology. (https://www.woah.org/en/disease/scrapie/)
Trichinellosis is a serious zoonotic disease (an animal disease that can infect humans) caused by parasitic nematodes (roundworms) of the genus Trichinella. Found around the world, Trichinella can infect most mammals, and a few species also infect reptiles or birds. While humans are susceptible to infection by all species of the parasite, Trichinella spiralis is the most common, infecting pigs, horses, rats, many carnivores, among other animals. (https://www.woah.org/en/disease/trichinellosis/)
Varroosis is a disease of honey bees (species of the genus Apis) caused by mites in the genus Varroa, primarily Varroa destructor. (https://www.oie.int/fileadmin/Home/eng/Health_standards/tahc/current/chapitre_varroa_spp.pdf)
A group of parasitoses caused by flat worms that live in contact with epitheliums. Clinical classification depends on the organ infected by the adult parasite: liver, lungs, or intestines. (National Institutes of Health, 2024. Genetic and Rare Diseases (GARD) Information Center. https://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/diseases/1891/distomatosis)
A seizure is an intermittent abnormality of nervous system physiology characterized by a transient occurrence of signs and/or symptoms due to abnormal excessive or synchronous neuronal activity in the brain. (Human Phenotype Ontology. 2024. Seizure. https://hpo.jax.org/browse/term/HP:0001250)
Pathological processes of the ear, the hearing, and the equilibrium system of the body. (MeSH. 2024. Ear Diseases. https://meshb-prev.nlm.nih.gov/record/ui?ui=D004427)
