| cat allergen (fel d 1) levels on school children's clothing and in primary school classrooms in wellington, new zealand. | new zealand has a high prevalence of the major allergic diseases including asthma, rhinitis, and eczema, and cat ownership is common, with more than 50% of homes containing a cat. | 1997 | 9438482 |
| biologic pollution in infant bedding in new zealand: high allergen exposure during a vulnerable period. | high exposure to house dust mite and cat allergens in early life predisposes to allergic sensitization and to the development and persistence of asthma. prevalence and severity of asthma are high in new zealand. | 1998 | 9819293 |
| isozyme variation within and among populations of microsporum species. | isozyme variation among 54 isolates of microsporum canis, 18 microsporum cookei isolates and two diheterospora isolates were studied using starch gel electrophoresis. of eight enzymes examined, four were polymorphic (est, g6p, mdh and pep), having from two to four electrophoretic forms. within each species, consistent and reproducible isozyme patterns of the eight enzyme systems were obtained. phenotypic diversity (h) in m. canis was higher than in m. cookei (h = 0.459 and h = 0.408 respectively ... | 1998 | 9919894 |
| isozyme variation of microsporum canis and m. cookei from new zealand. | fifty-four isolates of microsporum canis (arthroderma otae) from humans, cats and dogs obtained from auckland, palmerston north and wellington, new zealand and 18 m. cookei and two diheterospori spp. from soils were examined for variation using eight isozyme loci. m. canis isolates were from infected and non-infected cases. isozyme analysis separated the three species which were further subdivided into electrophoretic types (ets). clustering analysis using normalized percentage disagreement (ptc ... | 1998 | 10075493 |
| indoor environment, atopy and the risk of the asthma in children in new zealand. | the objective of this study was to examine the relationship between the indoor environment, atopy and asthma in 7-9-year-old children. cases and controls were randomly selected from children who participated in the international study of asthma and allergies in childhood (isaac) in wellington, new zealand. cases were children with a previous diagnosis of asthma and current medication use (n = 233) and controls were children with no history of wheezing and no diagnosis of asthma (n = 241). inform ... | 1999 | 10565561 |
| cat allergen levels in public places in new zealand. | cat allergen (fel d 1) is a known risk factor for asthma. studies have demonstrated fel d 1 in both public buildings and domestic dwellings where cats have never been. the aims of this study were to measure reservoir fel d 1 levels in public buildings in new zealand, to examine determinants of these levels and to compare them with previously measured domestic levels. | 1998 | 11039820 |
| determinants of endotoxin levels in carpets in new zealand homes. | endotoxin in house dust has been shown to be associated with asthma severity. little is known about the influence of housing characteristics on endotoxin distribution. using standardized methods, dust was sampled from a 1m(2) site and the whole accessible carpet area in selected wellington, new zealand homes (n = 77). endotoxin was measured using a limulus amoebocyte lysate assay. relative humidity and temperature were recorded using sensors placed in carpet bases. questionnaires were used to co ... | 2003 | 12756006 |
| tokelau: a unique low allergen environment at sea level. | previous studies have shown that children in tokelau have a lower prevalence of asthma and atopy compared to tokelauan children resident in new zealand. we hypothesized that the low asthma and atopy prevalence in tokelau may be associated with low indoor allergen levels. | 2005 | 15836757 |
| free-roaming and surrendered dogs and cats submitted to a humane shelter in wellington , new zealand , 1999--2006. | to describe submissions of dogs and cats to an animal welfare shelter over a 6-year period, and to evaluate the association between the numbers of dogs and cats submitted per square kilometre, human population density, and standardised measures of socioeconomic deprivation. | 2008 | 19043467 |