| [seroepidemiological studies of zoonotic infections in hunters in southeastern austria--prevalences, risk factors, and preventive methods]. | the aim of this study was to investigate the seroprevalences to zoonotic pathogens in hunters, to propose preventive measures and to obtain more information about the occurrence of zoonotic pathogens in local wild animal populations. from 146 male and 3 female hunters originating from the south-eastern austrian federal states of styria and burgenland blood samples were taken and anamnestic data were obtained using a questionnaire. the serological investigations included the following viral, bact ... | 2003 | 12894685 |
| [sero-epidemiological studies of zoonotic infections in hunters--comparative analysis with veterinarians, farmers, and abattoir workers]. | the aim of this study was to investigate seroprevalences to zoonotic pathogens in hunters, to compare the results with other predisposed occupational groups already investigated and to propose preventive measures. blood samples were taken from 146 male and 3 female hunters from the provinces of styria and burgenland in the south-east of austria and anamnestic data were obtained using a questionnaire. the serological investigations included the following bacterial, viral and parasitic zoonotic ag ... | 2003 | 15508783 |
| first report on the occurrence of human cases of alveolar echinococcosis in the northeast of austria. | since posselt (1928) it is known, that echinococcus multilocularis, the causative organism of alveolar echinococcosis, is prevalent in the western and southern provinces of austria (vorarlberg, the tyrol, salzburg, carinthia, styria). recent distributional data confirmed the existence of these endemic areas in the mountain range of the alps. within the period from 1983 to 1988 human cases of obviously autochthonous alveolar echinococcosis were detected in the northeast of austria, north of the r ... | 1990 | 2382093 |