| evidence for an increased geographical distribution of dermacentor reticulatus in germany and detection of rickettsia sp. rpa4. | two studies were performed to elucidate the current distribution of the tick dermacentor reticulatus in germany. in the first one in 2003, a total of 365 dogs from 171 sites in the states of berlin and brandenburg was screened for ticks, and the corresponding outdoor sites that the dogs usually visited were searched for host-seeking ticks by the flagging method. a total of 1155 ticks was removed from the dogs. the majority were ixodes ricinus (88.5%), followed by d. reticulatus (9.1%) and i. hex ... | 2006 | 16524777 |
| serologic and molecular survey of hepatitis e virus in german deer populations. | hepatitis e virus (hev) is a human pathogen that is primarily transmitted by the fecal-oral route and causes a usually self-limiting acute viral hepatitis. the virus is endemic in developing countries of africa, asia, and latin america and is responsible for sporadic cases in industrialized countries. in western europe, an increasing number of autochthonous cases have been associated with zoonotic transmissions of hev from domestic and wild animals. in germany, animal reservoirs for hev have bee ... | 2016 | 26528571 |
| [acute pasteurellosis in fallow deer, cattle and pigs in a region of eastern germany]. | hemorrhagic septicaemia, an acute disease caused by p multocida capsular type b which is rarely detected in europe, caused considerable losses in fallow deer, cattle and pigs within a region along the border of the federal states brandenburg and saxony-anhalt in the summer of 2010. clinical appearances and diagnostic findings are presented and possible triggering influences discussed. pasteurella multocida capsular type b has not been cultivated from clinically healthy cattle and pigs of the reg ... | 2012 | 22515030 |