Publications

[the role of mycobacterium bovis in epidemiology of tuberculosis].	after a short review of opinions concerning the role of mycobacterium bovis in tuberculosis of men in the past and of earlier findings in german democratic republic, the results of species determination of mycobacteria from 5210 patients living in the capital berlin and in the districts of frankfurt/oder, neubrandenberg, potsdam and rostock - obtained between 1975 and 1980 -, are presented. in children, tuberculosis has generally practically disappeared, and thus disease due to mycobacterium bov ...	1982	7041439
[experience with the isolation and predifferentiation of mycoplasma from milk samples under routine laboratory conditions as well as the significance of mycoplasma species for cattle herds in the potsdam district and their control].		1983	6615136
[urban alternate host cycle of taenia saginata in wittstock county, district of potsdam (east germany)].	the urban alternate host cycle of taenia saginata in the county of wittstock, district of potsdam (gdr). investigations of the epidemiology of bovine cysticercosis and human taeniasis were carried out in the county of wittstock from 1979 till 1980. the analysis was based on the examination of human faeces, sewage and sewage sludge, the registration of infested humans, anticestodica consumption, number of infested cattle, areas for squirting out sewage, fodder supply areas and location of cattle. ...	1984	6497039
[principles and criteria of a complex program for the control of taenia saginata in the wittstock district (potsdam/east germany region)].		1985	4013433
[occurrence of mycoplasma in cattle in the potsdam area].		1986	3964008
[prevalence of antibodies against the viruses of european swine fever, aujeszky's disease and "porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome" in wild boars in the federal states sachsen-anhalt and brandenburg].	during the hunting season from 1991/1992 blood samples were collected from wild boar shot in the federal states of sachsen-anhalt (482 samples) and brandenburg (177 samples) which corresponds to 2.1 and 0.4% of the total hunting bag. all sera were screened in a complex trapping blocking (ctb) elisa for antibodies against hog cholera virus (hcv) and in an indirect elisa for antibodies against aujeszky's disease virus (adv). additionally the sera were tested for neutralizing antibodies against hcv ...	1994	8131731
[dermatophilus congolensis infection in brandenburg].	at first time dermatophilus (d.) congolensis-infection was diagnosed in brandenburg in 3 sheep herds and in one horse, which had contact to diseased sheep. the causative agent was introduced from west-germany probably. cause of the disease was influenced by a longer rain period and by secondary infections through staph. aureus var. ovis. the morbidity came up to 90%, the mortality of lambs was 10%. clinical picture, diagnostic and control of the disease are described. economical losses are cause ...	1995	7600948
prevalence of mastitis pathogens and their resistance against antimicrobial agents in dairy cows in brandenburg, germany.	the primary objective of this study was to determine management practices concerning mastitis in brandenburg, germany, the prevalence of mastitis pathogens in dairy cows, and their resistance to selected antimicrobial agents. a further objective was to study the potential effect of parity and stage of lactation on the resistance of staphylococcus aureus isolates against ampicillin. milk samples for microbiological culture were collected from 4 groups of clinically healthy cows (first lactation, ...	2006	16772573
an appraisal of current and new techniques intended to protect bulls against culicoides and other haematophagous nematocera: the case of schmergow, brandenburg, germany.	the outbreak of bluetongue (btv-8) in many parts of north-western europe led to efforts to curb the spread of the disease, particularly in farms with valuable livestock, as on a stud bull farm in schmergow, brandenburg, germany. in the abundance of the putative bt vectors, palaearctic culicoides species, several vector control methods were applied in the hope for a reduction of the target insect populations. insecticide-impregnated ear tags and regular treatments at 6-week intervals of all bulls ...	2009	19333621
feeding patterns of biting midges of the culicoides obsoletus and culicoides pulicaris groups on selected farms in brandenburg, germany.	host feeding patterns of engorged sibling species of the culicoides obsoletus and culicoides pulicaris groups captured during three nights on two selected farms maintaining either cattle, sheep, horses, and pigs (seedorf, brandenburg) or cattle, sheep, moufflons, and red and fallow deer (paulinenaue, brandenburg) were determined by polymerase chain reaction amplification using conserved primers and sets of species-specific primers derived from vertebrates mitochondrial cytochrome b. out of a tot ...	2009	19308450
seasonal dynamics of biting midges (diptera: ceratopogonidae, culicoides spp.) on dairy farms of central germany during the 2007/2008 epidemic of bluetongue.	the unforeseen outbreak of bluetongue in north-western europe in august 2006 raised the question, which culicoides spp. were involved in the transmission of bluetongue virus (btv). based on the decision 2007/20/eu of december 2006, a large-scale entomological surveillance programme was initiated in the five affected eu member states including germany. this paper reports on the entomological findings obtained from march/april 2007 to may 2008 at 15 sampling sites in the federal states of lower sa ...	2009	19333620