Publications

validation of a rhinitis symptom questionnaire (isaac core questions) in a population of swiss school children visiting the school health services. scarpol-team. swiss study on childhood allergy and respiratory symptom with respect to air pollution and climate. international study of asthma and allergies in childhood.	the primary aim of the study was to assess the validity of the isaac core questions on rhinitis in a population of swiss school children by comparing them to skin prick test results. second, the positive predictive value in detecting atopy among children with rhinitis symptoms was determined. third, agreement between parental reports of hay fever and rhinitis symptoms was evaluated, since earlier swiss prevalence surveys had exclusively relied on reported hay fever.	1997	9617776
[rabies-free status of switzerland following 30 years of rabies in foxes].	the european fox rabies epizootic starting in 1939 at the eastern border of poland reached switzerland on march 3, 1967. rabies spread over large parts of the country until 1977, the year it caused three human deaths. in 1978 the first field trial world-wide for the oral immunization of foxes against rabies was conducted in switzerland. initially, the expansion of the vaccination area led to a rapid reduction in rabies cases. however, the 1990s were characterized by a recrudescence of rabies in ...	2000	11004890
[causes of death, zoonoses, and reproduction in the european brown hare in switzerland].	to elucidate the importance of different causes of mortality which could explain the downward trend of the hare populations in switzerland and for monitoring selected zoonoses, the health and reproductive status of 167 perished brown hares (lepus europaeus) was assessed. concerning causes of mortality, traumas were by far the most frequent diagnosis, 80% of the hares dying because of injuries. animals killed by road traffic were highly represented. predators (such as dogs, domestic cats, lynx, m ...	2001	11344944
[a descriptive epidemiological study on canine babesiosis in the lake geneva region].	a descriptive study was carried out in the district of the lake geneva between march 1, 2005 and august 31,2006 to assess the incidence and prevalence of canine babesiosis, to genotype the babesia species occurring, to assess the most frequently clinical signs found and to address the potential of autochthonous transmission. this included a data assessment on the different tick-populations occurring in the area and on the prevalence of babesia-dna in these ticks. a total of 56 veterinary practic ...	2007	17983018