We describe an outbreak of Aujeszky's disease (AD) in a wild boar (Sus scrofa) population from central Spain. Mortality was estimated to be at least 14% (14/100) in juveniles and 7.5% (3/40) in adults. Most of the affected animals (12/17) were between 4 and 8 months of age. Gross lesions mainly consisted of enlarged and congestive tonsils and lymph nodes, petechial hemorrhages on the small intestine, and engorged blood vessels in the brain and meninges. Histopathology revealed mild nonsuppurative meningoencephalitis. Positivity to the fluorescent antibody test was found in tissues from the affected animals. Seroprevalence of antibodies to AD virus (ADV) was 56% (9/16). To our knowledge, this is the first description of clinical cases in a wild suid population.

The formation of visible layered structures that develop at the anodic zone of a constricted glow discharge is reported. They are composed of several tridimensional double layers with axial symmetry enclosing different plasma coronas. The dependence of the number and size of plasma shells with the conditions of the discharge is discussed, as well as the nature of these double layers. The experimental results evidence the effect of the distribution of neutrals in the volume of the discharge for the development of double layers.

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These results show that ALA preconditioning is capable of reducing inflammatory markers while decreasing early kidney dysfunction and clinical posttransplant pancreatitis.

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