| legionnaires' disease in kingport, tennessee. | in august and september 1977 a discrete cluster of 27 serologically or pathologically confirmed cases of legionnaires' disease, plus six highly presumptive cases were identified in the area of kingsport, tennessee. three patients died. most patients manifested severe pneumonia and fever; no mild or asymptomatic disease forms were recognized despite intensive case-finding efforts. illness was epidemiologically associated with residing, visiting, or working in one geographic area of kingsport, res ... | 1979 | 434636 |
| arthritis in the prehistoric southeastern united states: biological and cultural variables. | recent research shows that a bacterial life form, erysipelothrix insidiosa, can produce rheumatoid arthritis in deer, swine, and dogs, and that a number of animals, including man, birds, and fish, may be infected by the organism. examination of the archaeological record suggests that both cultural and biological variables may be interrelated in the maintenance of some forms of arthritis over long periods of time in geographically disparate populations. re-examination of cherokee folk beliefs con ... | 1975 | 1098480 |
| vahlkampfia lobospinosa (craig. 1912) craig. 1913: rediscovery of a coprozoic ameba. | | 1971 | 5157177 |
| high intensity sounds in the recreational environment. hazard to young ears. | | 1969 | 5764716 |
| rabies in tennessee swine. | | 1966 | 6006429 |
| amebiasis: nutritional implications. | studies on the role of nutrition in amebiasis in humans and experimental animals are meager. some reports suggest that malnutrition of the host increases the incidence of infection and potentiates the severity of the disease. others suggest that malnutrition protects the host against invasion. a few reports indicate that dietary regimens can alleviate symptoms and even eradicate the parasite. others doubt a correlation between diet and rate of infection or disease manifestations. the problem is ... | 1982 | 6289405 |
| prevalence and distribution of sarcocystis sp among wild swine of southeastern united states. | digestive techniques revealed sarcocystis sp infection in 62 of 192 (32%) wild swine collected in alabama, arkansas, georgia, louisiana, mississippi, north carolina, south carolina, tennessee, virginia, and west virginia. sarcosporidia were not detected in wild swine of florida and were rarely found in the lower coastal plains of georgia, mississippi, and south carolina. swine from mountainous terrain in north carolina, tennessee, and west virginia and bottomland floodplain regions of alabama, a ... | 1981 | 6799467 |
| risk factors associated with transmission of toxoplasma gondii to sows kept in different management systems in tennessee. | of 3841 serum samples from sows received from the tennessee state diagnostic laboratory in 1991-1992, 1130 were positive for toxoplasma gondii antibody. the total number of farms sampled was 343. the observed seroprevalence was 36% for both years. a questionnaire that dealt with herd management practices was mailed to 303 of the swine farms that were sampled; 107 (35%) responses were returned and analyzed. there was no significant difference in the seroprevalence of t. gondii in the sows on the ... | 1995 | 7660566 |
| isolation of salmonella serotypes from feces of pigs raised in a multiple-site production system. | to determine the prevalence and serotypes of salmonella organisms in feces of pigs raised in a modern, multiple-site production system. | 1998 | 9638195 |
| from pig to pacifier: chitterling-associated yersiniosis outbreak among black infants. | in this case-control study of yersinia enterocolitica infections among black infants, chitterling preparation was significantly associated with illness (p<0.001). of 13 samples of chitterlings tested, 2 were positive for yersinia intermedia and 5 for salmonella. decontamination of chitterlings before sale with methods such as irradiation should be strongly considered. | 2003 | 12967503 |
| carcass enrichment does not alter decay rates or arthropod community structure: a test of the arthropod saturation hypothesis at the anthropology research facility in knoxville, tennessee. | in a test of an arthropod saturation hypothesis, we asked if the 30-yr history of carcass enrichment at the anthropology research facility, knoxville tn, has altered carcass decay rates or community structure of sarcosaprophagous arthropods, compared with three local nonenriched sites. over a 12-d period in 1998, using pitfall traps and sweep nets, we sampled a total of 81,000 invertebrates from freshly euthanized pigs (sus scrofa l.) placed in these sites. from this number, we sorted 69,286 for ... | 2003 | 14680127 |
| rabies surveillance in the united states during 2002. | during 2002, 49 states and puerto rico reported 7,967 cases of rabies in nonhuman animals and 3 cases in human beings to the centers for disease control and prevention, an increase of 7.2% from the 7,436 cases in non-human animals and 1 case in a human being reported in 2001. more than 92% (7,375 cases) were in wild animals, whereas 7.4% (592) were in domestic species (compared with 93.3% in wild animals and 6.7% in domestic species in 2001). compared with cases reported in 2001, the numbers of ... | 2003 | 14690203 |
| trichinellosis associated with bear meat--new york and tennessee, 2003. | trichinellosis is a parasitic infection caused by tissue-dwelling trichinella roundworms and is associated traditionally with ingestion of pork from infected domestic swine. as a result of improvements in swine production, trichinellosis has declined steadily in the united states. however, infection also can result from eating the meat of wild animals. during 1997-2001, a total of 72 cases of trichinellosis (median: 12 cases annually; range: 11-23 cases) were reported to cdc; the majority of the ... | 2004 | 15254452 |
| the height of tennessee convicts: another piece of the "antebellum puzzle". | average height of the free population in the united states born in the mid-1830s began to decline despite growing per capita incomes. explanations for this "antebellum puzzle" revolve around a possibly deteriorating disease environment promoted by urban agglomeration and increases in the relative price of protein-rich foods. however, several groups were immune to the effect, including members of the middle class, whose income was high enough, and increased enough to overcome the adverse developm ... | 2004 | 15463994 |
| rabies surveillance in the united states during 2003. | during 2003, 49 states and puerto rico reported 7,170 cases of rabies in nonhuman animals and 3 cases in human beings to the cdc. this represents a 10% decrease from the 7,967 cases in nonhuman animals and 3 cases in human beings reported in 2002. more than 91 (n = 6,556) were in wild animals, and 8.6% (614) were in domestic species (compared with 92.5% in wild animals and 74% in domestic species in 2002). the relative contributions of the major groups of animals were as follows: 2,635 raccoons ... | 2004 | 15643834 |
| does carcass enrichment alter community structure of predaceous and parasitic arthropods? a second test of the arthropod saturation hypothesis at the anthropology research facility in knoxville, tennessee. | in a second test of an arthropod saturation hypothesis, we analyzed if the on-campus anthropology research facility (arf) at the university of tennessee, knoxville, with its 20+ yr history of carcass enrichment, is comparable to non-enriched sites in community structure of predatory and parasitic arthropods that prey upon the sarcosaprophagous fauna. over a 12-day period in june 1998, using pitfall traps and sweep nets, 10,065 predaceous, parasitic, and hematophagous (blood-feeding) arthropods w ... | 2005 | 15831007 |
| prevalence of salmonella in diverse environmental farm samples. | the development of suitable intervention strategies to control salmonella populations at the farm level requires reliable data on the occurrence and prevalence of the pathogen. previous studies on salmonella prevalence have focused on acquiring data from specific farm types and/or selected regions. the purpose of this study was to evaluate the distribution of this pathogen across a variety of farm types and regions in order to generate comparative data from a diverse group of environmental sampl ... | 2006 | 17133798 |
| comparative performance and complementarity of four sampling methods and arthropod preference tests from human and porcine remains at the forensic anthropology center in knoxville, tennessee. | comparative performance and complementarity tests of four arthropod sampling methods (aerial netting, hand collection, pitfall traps, and sticky traps), used by forensic entomologists in death investigations, training workshops, and research trials, were conducted from simultaneously placed human and porcine subjects inside the forensic anthropology center at the university of tennessee, knoxville, tn. a secondary aim investigated the widely held claim that pig carcasses are reliable surrogates ... | 2007 | 17915522 |
| molecular analysis of escherichia coli from retail meats (2002-2004) from the united states national antimicrobial resistance monitoring system. | the origins and virulence potential of meat product-associated escherichia coli are undefined. | 2009 | 19508167 |
| using stable isotopes to assess dietary changes of american black bears from 1980 to 2001. | we measured stable carbon and nitrogen isotope ratios in 117 hair samples from american black bears (ursus americanus) in great smoky mountains national park, tennessee, during 1980-2001 from live-trapped bears. we also collected hair from bears with known diets to compare with the wild bears. we hypothesized that biological factors (age, mass, and sex), food availability (hard mast and wild hogs (sus scrofa)), and nuisance status would influence food selection by black bears and changes in thei ... | 2014 | 24998986 |
| assessing landowners' attitudes toward wild hogs and support for control options. | wild hogs (sus scrofa) are an invasive species with destructive habits, particularly rooting and wallowing, which can directly impact agricultural crops, pasture land, and water quality. considering wild hogs are widely dispersed across the landscape, they are extremely difficult to control. disagreements can arise among different stakeholders over whether and how their populations should be managed. the purpose of this article was to examine tennessee, united states landowners' attitudes toward ... | 2017 | 28636972 |