| the distribution of the introduced tapeworm bothriocephalus acheilognathi in australian freshwater fishes. | native and exotic fishes were collected from 29 sites across coastal and inland new south wales, queensland and victoria, using a range of techniques, to infer the distribution of bothriocephalus acheilognathi (cestoda: pseudophyllidea) and the host species in which it occurs. the distribution of b. acheilognathi was determined by that of its principal host, carp, cyprinus carpio; it did not occur at sites where carp were not present. the parasite was recorded from all native fish species where ... | 2000 | 10881282 |
| emergence of epizootic ulcerative syndrome in native fish of the murray-darling river system, australia: hosts, distribution and possible vectors. | epizootic ulcerative syndrome (eus) is a fish disease of international significance and reportable to the office international des epizootics. in june 2010, bony herring nematalosa erebi, golden perch macquaria ambigua, murray cod maccullochella peelii and spangled perch leiopotherapon unicolor with severe ulcers were sampled from the murray-darling river system (mdrs) between bourke and brewarrina, new south wales australia. histopathology and polymerase chain reaction identified the fungus-lik ... | 2012 | 22558170 |
| risk factors for kidney cancer in new south wales. iv. occupation. | in a population based case-control study of kidney cancer in new south wales, data from structured interviews with 489 cases of renal cell cancer (rcc), 147 cases of renal pelvic cancer (carp), and 523 controls from the electoral roles were obtained about employment in certain industries or occupations, and exposure to particular chemicals chosen because of suspected associations with kidney cancer. a low level of education increased the risk for carp but not rcc. after adjustment for known risk ... | 1993 | 8494775 |
| risk factors for kidney cancer in new south wales, australia. ii. urologic disease, hypertension, obesity, and hormonal factors. | in a population-based case-control study of kidney cancer in new south wales, australia, data from structured interviews with 489 cases of renal cell cancer (rcc) and 147 cases of renal pelvic cancer (carp) diagnosed in 1989 and 1990, and 523 controls from the electoral rolls, confirmed the link between obesity and rcc. in addition, regular consumption of 'diet' pills independently increased the risk for this cancer. a diagnosis of hypertension at least two years before interview raised the risk ... | 1992 | 1617119 |
| risk factors for kidney cancer in new south wales--i. cigarette smoking. | in a population-based case-control study of kidney cancer in new south wales, data from structured interviews with 489 cases of renal cell cancer (rcc), 147 cases of renal pelvic cancer (carp) diagnosed in 1989 and 1990, and 523 controls from the electoral rolls confirmed an increased risk associated with cigarette smoking in both types of cancer. the risk among current smokers was consistently higher than among ex-smokers, and was nearly twice as great for carp than for rcc. additional informat ... | 1992 | 1419302 |