| incidence of listeria monocytogenes in fresh foods in barcelona (spain). | from september 1989 to march 1990, a study of listeria spp. was carried out on 311 samples of raw foodstuffs from markets and other establishments in the city of barcelona. these foodstuffs included vegetables (103 samples), minced meats from pork, beef and poultry (168 samples) and bivalve molluscs (40 samples). l. monocytogenes was isolated in 7.8% of the vegetable samples, 17.3% of the minced meats and in 7.5% of bivalve molluscs. the most frequent serovars were 1/2 and 4. other species isola ... | 1992 | 1445758 |
| epidemiology of yersiniae in barcelona, spain. | between april 1980 to december 1984 we undertook a study on the epidemiology of pathogenic yersinia. stool specimens from 5.199 patients with acute gastroenteritis were studied and y. enterocolitica biotype 4 serotype 3 was isolated in 42 cases (0.8%). the serological response was studied in 21 of these patients. faecal specimens from 784 non-laboratory animals were also studied. the only pathogenic isolates from these animals were seven strains of y. enterocolitica biotype 4 serotype 3 from six ... | 1988 | 3268296 |
| porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (prrsv) infection status in pigs naturally affected with post-weaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (pmws) in spain. | the purpose of the study reported here was to determine the prevalence of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (prrsv) in pigs affected with post-weaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (pmws), a disease believed to be caused by porcine circovirus type 2 (pcv2). from may 1997 to february 2000, pmws was diagnosed in 277 pigs (from 120 farms) submitted to the veterinary pathology diagnostic service, veterinary school of barcelona, spain. in each case, the pmws diagnosis was based on ... | 2002 | 11792488 |
| seroprevalence of neospora caninum in non-carnivorous wildlife from spain. | serum samples from 1034 non-carnivorous wildlife from spain were tested for antibodies to neospora caninum by competitive screening enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (elisa) and confirmed by an indirect fluorescent antibody test (ifat). high agreement was observed between results in both techniques (kappa value higher than 0.9). prevalences of n. caninum antibodies positive by both techniques were 11.8% of 237 red deer (cervus elaphus), 7.7% of 13 barbary sheep (ammotragus lervia), 6.1% of 33 ro ... | 2007 | 16962706 |
| serological follow-up of tuberculosis in a wild boar population in contact with infected cattle. | there is an increasing concern in several european countries over the role that tuberculosis (tb)-infected wild boar may play in the progress of bovine tb eradication campaigns. in 2004, as a consequence of the detection of a tb focus in wild boar from a national game reserve (ngr) located in southern catalonia, a surveillance programme based on post-mortem inspection for detection of macroscopic tb-like lesions (tbll) was initiated in the affected area. the source of infection for wild boar was ... | 2017 | 25944524 |
| increased eutrophication and nutrient imbalances in the agricultural soil of ne catalonia, spain. | the soil c, n, p and k content of agricultural soil were measured over the last 4 decades in ne catalonia (ne spain). plant-available p and k increased by ca 109 and 105% respectively and total n decreased by 30%. the increases in plant-available p content are in accordance with the increasingly used pig slurry being very rich in p, and with p tendency to be retained in soils, since it is less mobile than n. the total soil n (n(tot)) decrease occurred in the first decade (by 41%). the uptake and ... | 2009 | 20143716 |
| descriptive epidemiology of the outbreak of classical swine fever in catalonia (spain), 2001/02. | spain suffered an outbreak of classical swine fever between june 14, 2001 and may 7, 2002, which affected 49 herds; this paper describes the epidemiological characteristics of the 39 herds that were affected in catalonia, an area of high pig density in the north east of spain. the outbreak took place in two waves, which affected first the province of lleida and then barcelona. a total of 291,058 animals were slaughtered, 59,595 belonging to infected herds; 22 of the infected herds were detected ... | 2007 | 17384291 |
| epidemiology of salmonella infections in pig units and antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of the strains of salmonella species isolated. | one hundred and thirteen finishing pig units and 74 sow units in catalonia, spain, were examined to determine the prevalence of salmonella infections and the factors that could be associated with them. pooled faecal samples were taken from the finishing units, and samples of faeces were collected from individual sows. the salmonella isolates were serotyped, phage typed and examined for their antimicrobial susceptibility to 18 common antimicrobial drugs. in addition, blood samples from pigs on 14 ... | 2006 | 16946309 |
| antimicrobial susceptibility of salmonella strains isolated from swine in catalonia, spain. | | 2002 | 11873760 |
| dermatophytes isolated from domestic animals in barcelona, spain. | this retrospective study deals with the main samples studied at the mycology diagnostic service of the faculty of veterinary science of barcelona: animals with suspected dermatophytosis. over a ten-year period from 1986 to 1995, 136 dermatophytes were identified from dog and cat cultures submitted for identification and from specimens submitted for mycological examination from a variety of other domestic animals. the most frequent dermatophytes isolated were microsporum canis (55.9%), trichophyt ... | 1997 | 9335154 |
| prevalence of sarcoptic mange in fattening pigs sacrificed in a slaughterhouse of northeastern spain. | a study was conducted in fattening pigs from ne spain to determine the prevalence of sarcoptic mange. pigs were sacrificed in a slaughterhouse in the province of barcelona (catalonia, ne spain) in november 1990, april 1991, and october 1991. from 7906 pigs slaughtered on those dates, 818 ear scrapings were taken. the survey results indicate that 276 (33.7%) of 818 pigs sampled from 58 (86.6%) of 67 herds were positive for sarcoptes scabiei (de geer). the presence of sarcoptes-induced skin lesion ... | 1996 | 8750691 |
| a survey of porcine kidneys and chicken liver for ochratoxin a in spain. | contamination studies by ochratoxin a on pork kidney and chicken liver has been carried out in catalonia (spain). 73% of the pork kidney samples analyzed did not contain an amount of ochratoxin a over our detection limit (0.5 ng/g) whereas only 7% had contamination higher than 1 ng/g. none of the chicken samples analyzed were contaminated by this toxin above the detection limit. all contamination levels found are below the maximum levels accepted by several countries for this kind of material. a ... | 1994 | 8028640 |
| evaluation of the presence of rickettsia slovaca infection in domestic ruminants in catalonia, northeastern spain. | rickettsia slovaca is the etiological agent of the human disease tick-borne lymphadenopathy (tibola) transmitted by dermacentor spp. ticks. in our area, dermacentor marginatus is the most important tick vector; adult ticks feed on mammals, especially ungulates such as wild boars and domestic ruminants. the epidemiology of tick-transmitted diseases describes a wild cycle and a domestic cycle and both are connected by ticks. to identify the role of domestic ruminants in the transmission and mainte ... | 2012 | 23186170 |
| trichinella sp. in red foxes (vulpes vulpes) from catalonia, ne spain. | european legislation allows the official recognition of trichinella-free pig holdings, provided trichinella sp. infection is absent from humans and prevalence of trichinella sp. infection in red foxes (vulpes vulpes) is below 0.1% in the area, region or country. tibialis anterior muscle samples from 1,319 red foxes captured in catalonia (ne spain) between 1998 and 2007 were analyzed for trichinella sp. using the digestion method. four foxes resulted positive (one in 1999, one in 2002 and two in ... | 2011 | 21327993 |
| seroprevalence and risk factors associated with toxoplasma gondii in domestic pigs from spain. | serum samples from 2970 (1400 sows, 1570 fattening) pigs, from 100 farms in the 10 main swine production regions in spain were tested for antibodies against t. gondii by the modified agglutination test (mat). antibodies to t. gondii (mat 1:25 or higher) were detected in 492 pigs (16.6%, 9.7% in fattening pigs and 24.2% in sows). the herd prevalence was 85.0% (95% ci: 78-92) and within-farm prevalence ranged from 2.9% to 92.8% (median=17.6%). statistically significant differences were observed am ... | 2010 | 20601110 |
| seroprevalence and risk factors associated with toxoplasma gondii infection in pig farms from catalonia, north-eastern spain. | seroprevalence and associated risk factors for toxoplasma gondii infection in pigs were analyzed in 1202 sera samples, including sows and pigs of three, seven, 11, 15 and 20 weeks of age, from 23 farms in catalonia, north-eastern spain. antibodies were tested by the modified agglutination test (mat) at titers > or =1:25. antibodies to t. gondii were found in 228 samples (19.0%; 95% ci: 16.8-21.2). the individual prevalence in animals higher than 7 weeks of age was 22.8% (174/762; 95% ci: 16.6-29 ... | 2010 | 20189210 |
| exploratory spatial analysis of aujeszky's disease during four phases of the eradication programme in catalonia, spain (2003-2007). | an exploratory spatial analysis of aujeszkys disease virus infection from 2003 to 2007 was conducted in catalonia (north eastern spain), the largest pig-producing region in the country. the analysis was divided into four periods in relation to the different eradication phases of the programme established in the region. different purely spatial analyses, based on the bernoulli model, were run with satscan v6.1 in each period. clusters of positive sow farms (farrow to weaning and farrow to finish) ... | 2008 | 18562026 |
| factors associated with routine mass antimicrobial usage in fattening pig units in a high pig-density area. | one hundred and seven fattening pig units randomly selected in catalonia (spain) were surveyed during 2001-2003, in order to determine the frequency of the prophylactic use of antimicrobials and mass treatments against respiratory and enteric disease outbreaks. logistic regression and regression tree analysis were done to determine the factors associated with the on-farm mass antimicrobial usage. fifty-eight per cent of the surveyed farms used mass antimicrobial prophylaxis; among them, 39% used ... | 2007 | 17425935 |
| esbl- and plasmidic class c beta-lactamase-producing e. coli strains isolated from poultry, pig and rabbit farms. | this study aims to determine the presence of extended-spectrum (esbl) and plasmidic class c beta-lactamase-producing enterobacteriaceae in poultry, pig and rabbit farms of catalonia (spain). pfge typing showed a low clonal relationship among strains carrying these mechanisms of resistance. ninety-three percent of them were resistant to two or more of the non-beta-lactam antimicrobials tested and harboured esbl and plasmidic class c beta-lactamases. greater diversity of these enzymes was found in ... | 2006 | 16973308 |
| toxic potency of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins, polychlorinated dibenzofurans, and polychlorinated biphenyls in food samples from catalonia (spain). | a surveillance program on polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (pcdds), polychlorinated dibenzofurans (pcdfs), and polychlorinated biphenyls (pcbs) in 29 foodstuff samples produced all over the four provinces in catalonia (spain) is presented. the study included the analyses of milk, egg, meat (beef, chicken, and pork), mussel, and olive oil samples. a previously developed method for the simultaneous analysis of the 2,3,7,8-substituted pcdds/pcdfs and the dioxin-like pcbs, as well as the indicator ... | 2002 | 11853497 |