Abstract
Electromagnetic radiation (EMR) produced by many telecommunication systems, has short and long term biological effects on living cells. The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of EMR on the outcome of coccidiosis induced by Eimeria papillata. Oocysts from E. papillata infected mice were exposed to the EMR in the form of gamma rays, ultraviolet rays and radiations emitted from the mobile phone. Sporulation rate, oocysts shedding as well as the histological alterations in jejunum of mice irradiated with oocysts exposed to EMR were determined. Oocyst output was reduced in mice exposed to EMR. The jejunum histopathology was improved after inoculation of mice with irradiated oocysts. We suggest that EMR has anticoccidial activities and its application could serve as an alternative to the anticoccidial drugs currently used in poultry production. Key words: Electromagnetic radiation, Eimeria papillata, mice.
Highlights
Coccidiosis is a common infectious disease in poultry, causing major economic losses
Oocysts from E. papillata infected mice were exposed to the Electromagnetic radiation (EMR) in the form of gamma rays, ultraviolet rays and radiations emitted from the mobile phone
Oocyst output in faeces of mice at day 4 p.i. were significantly decreased to more than 50% in mice inoculated with oocysts irradiated with gamma rays (Figure 2)
Summary
Coccidiosis is a common infectious disease in poultry, causing major economic losses. Infection begins with oral uptake of Eimerian oocysts, which release infectious sporozoites in the intestine. It is known that electromagnetic radiation (EMR) produced by many telecommunication systems, has short and long term biological effects on living cells (Galeev, 2000; Gos et al, 2000). Related to this subject, numerous in vivo and in vitro researches are carried out either on humans and animals or microorganisms (Juutilinen and Seze, 1998; Gos et al, 2000). EMR have demonstrated the production of cytokines, increased immune parameters and stress effects and concluded that EMR causes stress at the cellular level and that this leads to production of cytokines and biological response, including immune response (Markov et al, 2006)
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