| prevalence and characteristics of meticillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus in humans in contact with farm animals, in livestock, and in food of animal origin, switzerland, 2009. | a total of 2,662 samples, collected from march to september 2009 in switzerland, were tested for the presence of meticillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (mrsa). the collection comprised nasal swabs from 148 pig farmers, 133 veterinarians, 179 slaughterhouse employees, 800 pigs, 300 calves, 400 cattle, 100 pooled neck skin swabs from chicken carcasses, and 460 food samples of animal origin. moreover, 142 s. aureus strains, isolated from bovine mastitis milk, were included in the study. twenty ... | 2010 | 20430001 |
| [geographic distribution of bse in switzerland]. | visual evaluation of the occurrence of bab (born after ban) cases pointed towards spatial clustering. therefore a statistical analysis of spatial case clustering was conducted using gis technology. in the initial analysis, all 376 cases (135 bab, 241 bbb/born before ban) diagnosed through mid of march 2001 were investigated using the spatial scan statistic. two clusters of bbb cases were identified in the western part of switzerland, and two clusters of bab cases in the eastern part. epidemiolog ... | 2002 | 12585211 |
| dissipation and transport of veterinary sulfonamide antibiotics after manure application to grassland in a small catchment. | the heavy use of veterinary antibiotics in modern animal production causes concern about risks of spreading antibiotic resistance after manure applications to agricultural fields. we report on a field study aiming at elucidating the fate of sulfonamide (sa) antibiotics in grassland soils and their transport to surface water. two controlled manure applications were carried out under different weather conditions. after both applications, the sa concentrations in pore water and the total soil conte ... | 2007 | 18044510 |
| guidelines for prudent use of antimicrobials and their implications on antibiotic usage in veterinary medicine. | antibiotics are still deemed necessary for the treatment and prevention of infectious diseases in farm animals intended for food production and to protect public health from food-borne diseases. all antibiotics used in veterinary medicine are the same or closely related to antibacterials used in human medicine or may induce cross-resistance. consumption figures of antibiotics in the european union (eu) indicate an about 10-fold higher number of treatment days in human medicine when compared to v ... | 2006 | 16520092 |
| impact of 'mad cow disease' publicity on trends in meat and total vitamin a consumption in geneva between 1993 and 2000. | in march 1996, revelations about the possible risk for humans of the 'mad cow disease' epidemic had a sudden impact on the diets of european populations. | 2003 | 12548314 |
| age-period-cohort analysis of the bovine spongiform encephalopathy (bse) epidemic in switzerland. | cattle born after animal-feed control measures were implemented in 1990 have become bse cases in switzerland, indicating sub-optimal effectiveness of these measures. to evaluate these measures, the incidence of bse cases in switzerland recorded through clinical case reporting from january 1991 to june 2000 (categorized into age groups and birth cohorts of 6-month duration) was analyzed by poisson log-linear regression using an age-period-cohort model. the incidence was maximum in the cattle coho ... | 2004 | 15579332 |
| who working group on revision of the manual of laboratory methods for testing dtp vaccines-report of two meetings held on 20-21 july 2006 and 28-30 march 2007, geneva, switzerland. | this report reflects the discussion and conclusions of a who group of experts from national regulatory authorities (nras), national control laboratories (ncls), vaccine industries and other relevant institutions involved in standardization and control of diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis vaccines (dtp), held on 20-21 july 2006 and 28-30 march 2007, in geneva switzerland for the revision of who manual for quality control of dtp vaccines. taking into account recent developments and standardization ... | 2008 | 18336960 |
| prevalence of pathogenic yersinia enterocolitica and yersinia pseudotuberculosis in wild boars in switzerland. | between october 2007 and march 2008, 153 wild boars shot in the canton of geneva in switzerland were sampled. fifty-one percent of the animals were males and 49% were females. the age of most (81%) animals varied between 6months and 2years. prevalence of enteropathogenic yersinia in tonsils and faeces was studied using culture and pcr methods and in tissue fluid of tonsils using an elisa system. prevalence of anti-yersinia antibodies in tissue fluid was 65%. detection rate of enteropathogenic ye ... | 2009 | 19723600 |
| a swiss population-based assessment of dietary habits before and after the march 1996 'mad cow disease' crisis. | to assess differences in dietary habits in the general population of geneva, switzerland, after the 1996 (bse) crisis. | 1999 | 10099949 |