Publications

rabies in china: recommendations for control.	reviewed are the results of 15 years' experience with rabies at you-an infectious disease hospital, beijing, china. the purpose of the study was to determine whether there are any epidemiological or clinical features of rabies that are unique to china and which might be important in developing a strategy to control it. during the period under study, 64 patients with rabies were admitted to you-an hospital. exposure to dogs was associated with 61 cases, two involving the handling of dog carcasses ...	1992	1394776
outbreaks of human trichinellosis caused by consumption of dog meat in china.	dog meat has become an important source of trichinella infection for humans in china. the first documented outbreak of human trichinellosis resulting from the consumption of dog meat occurred in china in 1974. until 1999, the outbreaks with this source of infection occurred mostly in northeast of china (81 cases in five outbreaks in jilin and two in liaoning), beijing (six cases) and henan provinces (two cases). the epidemiological surveys were performed in nine provinces or autonomous regions o ...	2001	11484389
childhood asthma in beijing, china: a population-based case-control study.	china is the most populous country in the world. few studies, however, have been conducted there to investigate the risk factors for childhood asthma. a population-based case-control study was conducted in shunyi county, people's republic of china, in january 1999 and march 2001 to investigate the issue. an increased risk of childhood asthma was associated with smoking by relatives in front of the mother while she was pregnant with the child (odds ratio (or) = 1.3, 95% confidence interval (ci): ...	2002	12419771
[isolation and identification of sars virus in guangdong province].	to isolate and identify pathogen of atypical pneumonia in guangdong.	2003	15340560
[surveillance for influenza a virus infections in infants and young children in beijing, china, 2001-2005].	to characterize the prevalence and antigenic drift of influenza a viruses isolated during the period from 2001 to 2005 in infants and young children in beijing.	2006	17044978
investigation of bacterial microorganisms in the conjunctival sac of clinically normal dogs and dogs with ulcerative keratitis in beijing, china.	to determine the bacterial microorganisms in the conjunctival sac of clinically normal dogs and dogs with ulcerative keratitis in beijing, china. the effect of breed, sex and age of dogs and season on the presence or absence of bacteria in the conjunctival sac of clinically normal dogs was evaluated.	2008	18435654
health risks in travelers to china: the geosentinel experience and implications for the 2008 beijing olympics.	selected data collected for travelers to china from 1998 through november 2007 by the geosentinel surveillance network were used to provide an evidence base for prioritizing recommendations for olympic and other future travelers to china. respiratory illness and injuries were common among patients seen during their travel; acute diarrhea and dog bites were common among those seen after travel. tropical and parasitic diseases were rare. pre-travel consultation for china travelers should be indivi ...	2008	18606756
[genetic variation analysis of canine parvovirus vp2 gene in china].	to recognize the molecular biology character, phylogenetic relationship and the state quo prevalent of canine parvovirus (cpv), faecal samnples from pet dogs with acute enteritis in the cities of beijing, wuhan, and nanjing were collected and tested for cpv by pcr and other assay between 2006 and 2008. there was no cpv to fpv (mev) variation by pcr-rflp analysis in all samples. the complete orfs of vp2 genes were obtained by pcr from 15 clinical cpvs and 2 cpv vaccine strains. all amplicons were ...	2009	20077936
expression or subcellular targeting of virus capsid proteins with cloning genome of a canine parvovirus from china.	a strain of canine parvovirus (cpv), designated b2004, was isolated from the stool of a sick dog in beijing. the partial genome (4623bp) was cloned, sequenced with sequence showing b2004 to be a member of the widely distributed cpv-2a subclade. a completed vp2 or 11-residue n-terminal peptide (mappakrarrg) of vp1 from b2004 was also tested for its ability to mediate nuclear transport of a heterologous protein, in this case enhanced green fluorescence protein (egfp). egfp was detected in the nucl ...	2009	19344923
[hepatitis e virus (hev) genotype and the prevalence of anti-hev in 8 species of animals in the suburbs of beijing.].	to investigate the prevalence of anti-hepatitis e virus (hev) and genotypes of hepatitis e virus in 8 species of animals including swine, cattle, sheep, horse, donkey, dog, chicken and duck in the suburb of beijing.	2010	20302698
[sequencing of mitochondrial dna cytochrome oxidase subunit i gene in sarcosaphagous flies from 14 provinces in china].	to detect the 278 bp region of gene of the cytochrome oxidase subunit i (coi) in mitochondral dna (mtdna) of sarcosaphagous flies, identify the species of sarcosaphagous flies, and provide reference for forensic application.	2010	20818074
rabies immunization status of dogs, beijing, china.	to the editor: in the people's republic of china, <3,000 persons die of rabies each year; most were infected by dog bites (1). since 2000, the dog population in beijing has increased dramatically, and the exact vaccination coverage and immunization status of dogs are not known. during 2006-2009, to assist with governmental rabies control, fengtai district was selected as a geographically representative area in beijing in which to conduct a survey of rabies antibody titers in domestic dogs.	2011	21749790
potential risk of zoonotic transmission from young swine to human: seroepidemiological and genetic characterization of hepatitis e virus in human and various animals in beijing, china.	the aim of this study was to further investigate the prevalence of infection and genotype of hepatitis e virus (hev) among different species of animals, people whose works are related to pigs and the general population in the suburb of beijing, china. serum and faecal samples were collected from 10 animal species and humans. anti-hev was detected by enzyme immunoassays (eia); hev rna was amplified by reverse transcription-nested polymerase chain reaction (rt-npcr) method. pcr products were clone ...	2011	21914080
the occurrence of dirofilaria immitis, borrelia burgdorferi, ehrlichia canis and anaplasma phagocytophium in dogs in china.	a survey of the occurrence of dirofilaria immitis, borrelia burgdorferi, ehrlichia canis and anaplasma phagocytophium in dogs was undertaken in the people's republic of china between october 2008 and october 2009. a total of 600 blood samples were taken from dogs in four cities in china: 300 in beijing, 150 in shenzhen, 30 in shanghai and 120 in zhengzhou. all samples were tested for the heartworm antigen and antibodies of canine b. burgdorferi, e. canis and a. phagocytophium by using the canine ...	2011	21729390
molecular characterization of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus strains from pet animals and veterinary staff in china.	the aim of this study was to determine the epidemiology of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (mrsa) isolates from pet animals and veterinary staff and the characteristics of these isolates. a total of 22 mrsa isolates were isolated from nasal swabs from dogs, cats and veterinary staff in six pet hospitals in six cities, and examined for antimicrobial susceptibility, the presence of resistance genes, panton-valentine leukocidin gene lukf-luks, staphylococcal chromosomal cassette (scc) m ...	2011	21382731
prevalence and risk factors for canine obesity surveyed in veterinary practices in beijing, china.	an epidemiological survey of canine obesity was carried out in beijing, china. cases (n=2391, 7 districts) were collected at 14 animal hospitals between april 2008 and april 2011. the body condition score (scales of 1-5) was used to assess obesity of the dogs (burkholder and toll, 2000; laflamme, 1997). obesity rates were analyzed with respect to breed, age, sex, neutering, food control, feeding frequency, reproduction status, food type, nutritional supplements, living environment, feeding time, ...	2013	24042026
molecular epidemiological and phylogenetic analyses of canine parvovirus in domestic dogs and cats in beijing, 2010-2013.	fifty-five samples (15.62%) collected from dogs and cats were identified as canine parvovirus (cpv) infection in beijing during 2010-2013. the nucleotide identities and aa similarities were 98.2-100% and 97.7-100%, respectively, when compared with the reference isolates. also, several synonymous and non-synonymous mutations were also recorded for the first time. new cpv-2a was dominant, accounting for 90.90% of the samples. two of the 16 samples collected from cats were identified as new cpv-2a ...	2015	26028021
prevalence of intestinal parasites in companion dogs with diarrhea in beijing, china, and genetic characteristics of giardia and cryptosporidium species.	companion animals including dogs are one of the important components in one health. parasites may cause not only diseases in pet animals but also many zoonotic diseases infecting humans. in this study, we performed a survey of intestinal parasites in fecal specimens (n = 485) collected from outpatient pet dogs with diarrhea in beijing, china, for the entire year of 2015 by microscopic examination (all parasites) and ssu rrna-based nested pcr detection (giardia and cryptosporidium). we observed a ...	2018	29150700