| blastomycosis: report of three cases from alberta with a review of canadian cases. | approximately 120 cases of blastomycosis have been reported from canada to-date. the great majority of these occurred in the eastern provinces. since 1970, three cases of blastomycosis have been seen in alberta. the first case, with meningeal and pulmonary involvements, was diagnosed at post-mortem. the second case was that of a 75-year-old male with a history of pancytopenia, aortic arteriosclerosis, exposure to mercury, and fever. koh and periodic-acid schiff (pas) stained smears of the lung t ... | 1979 | 91108 |
| a disease resembling feline leprosy in western canada. | | 1974 | 4436131 |
| a serological survey of rural dogs and cats on the southwestern canadian prairie for zoonotic pathogens. | a survey for antibodies against agents of plague, tularemia, and rocky mountain spotted fever (rmsf), and against sin nombre hantavirus (snv), bartonella henselae and b. clarridgeiae was conducted in the summer of 1995 using serum from rural dogs and cats living in the vicinity of four public parks in southeastern alberta and southwestern saskatchewan. antibodies to all pathogens were detected in all survey areas. overall prevalence rates were 0.075 for yersinia pestis, 0.089 for francisella tul ... | 2001 | 11257996 |
| the epidemiology of childhood asthma in red deer and medicine hat, alberta. | to document the prevalence of asthma among school-aged children in two alberta communities, to understand host and indoor environmental factors associated with asthma, and to compare these factors between the two communities. | 2001 | 11420589 |
| prevalence of giardia and cryptosporidium and characterization of cryptosporidium spp. isolated from wildlife, human, and agricultural sources in the north saskatchewan river basin in alberta, canada. | the environmental distribution of giardia spp. and cryptosporidium spp. is dependent upon human, agricultural, and wildlife sources. the significance of each source with regard to the presence of parasites in the environment is unknown. this 2-year study examined parasite prevalence in human sewage influent, wildlife, and agricultural sources associated with the north saskatchewan river basin in alberta, canada. fecal samples were collected from cow-calf, dairy, and hog operations in the watersh ... | 2002 | 12166680 |
| mycoplasma haemofelis and mycoplasma haemominutum detection by polymerase chain reaction in cats from saskatchewan and alberta. | hemobartonellosis is caused by mycoplasma haemofelis, previously known as haemobartonella felis. cats infected with this organism typically develop regenerative anemia. the related species mycoplasma haemominutum may also cause anemia. the purposes of this study were to use polymerase chain reaction technology to determine if both organisms exist in naturally infected cats from saskatchewan and alberta, and to determine if disease manifestation corresponds to mycoplasma species. thirteen of 18 c ... | 2004 | 15510683 |
| improving patient access to medical services: preventing the patient from being lost in translation. | the medical access to service project was initiated to broadly engage participants in the health system to collectively improve service integration and patient access to primary care and specialist medical services. the conference model (the axelrod group, willmette, il) was used as a change vehicle. the ideal design was translated into the creation of central access and triage (cat) processes across medical specialties, development of prioritization tools and implementation of access and effici ... | 2009 | 20057252 |
| epidemiology of dog and cat euthanasia across canadian prairie provinces. | | 1997 | 9332753 |
| nonprogressive cerebellar disorder with mental retardation and autosomal recessive inheritance in hutterites. | we report a nonprogressive neurological disorder in at least 11 hutterites with healthy but consanguineous parents. in several of the affected, hypotonia was noted at birth. retarded motor and mental development became apparent during the first year of life. the age of unsupported walking varied from 5-21 years. consistent signs were unsteady, broadly based gait and stance, exaggerated deep tendon reflexes mainly in the lower limbs, and mild to moderate mental retardation. variable signs were ex ... | 1981 | 7246619 |
| first report of ollulanus tricuspis (nematoda) from western canada. | | 1984 | 6470897 |
| major antigenic groups of rabies virus in canada determined by anti-nucleocapsid monoclonal antibodies. | a total of 123 rabies virus isolates from various geographical areas in canada were characterized by a panel of 43 anti-nucleocapsid monoclonal antibodies. four major antigenic groups are found in terrestrial mammals: "canadian arctic" from ontario, quebec and the northwest territories; "south-eastern georgian bay" from ontario; "south mid-central skunk" from alberta, saskatchewan and manitoba; and "brook's, alberta skunk" from a restricted area in alberta. bat isolates can be divided into 4 maj ... | 1986 | 3769442 |
| a potpourri of pesticide poisonings in alberta in 1987. | several instances of what turned out to be pesticide and herbicide poisonings were investigated by us in 1987. they did not all occur in alberta; some were referred. in addition, this laboratory did not investigate all pesticide incidents referred to alberta agriculture, as another laboratory is normally involved when pesticides are suspected from the outset. perfunctory case histories are given along with brief analytical methodology for our use of gc/ms as an investigative tool in toxicologica ... | 1988 | 3381481 |
| farm-level risk factors for the presence of salmonella in 89 alberta swine-finishing barns. | this study investigated potential risk factors for the presence of salmonella on 89 alberta swine-finishing farms with the use of a questionnaire. salmonella status was regressed on each fixed effect in a logistic mixed regression model, with farm as the random effect. eleven variables were significant at the 10% level: farm type, number of square feet per pen, number of pigs per pen, source of feed, ration type, dust control measures, cat presence, reported effective mouse-control measures, tim ... | 2007 | 17955900 |