| rocky mountain spotted fever (tick-borne typhus) in south carolina: an educational program and tick/rickettsial survey in 1973 and 1974. | because the incidence of spotted fever is increasing in south carolina, campaigns were carried out in 1973 and 1974 to provide the public and medical practitioners, through pamphlets and news media, with information about spotted fever and the ticks which transmit the causative agent, rickettsia rickettsii. people were also invited to save and submit live ticks removed from vegetation, animals and humans, for examination by the hemolymph test. a total of 1,186 ticks consisting of 987 dermacentor ... | 1975 | 811127 |
| sparganosis in the united states. report of a case. | a 20-year-old philadelphia woman (recently moved from south carolina) had sparganosis of her lower anterior abdominal wall. in the united states sparganosis occurs when man enters the life cycle of dog or cat tapeworms of the genus spirometra. most of the american cases have been reported from the southeastern united states, and the most probable source of infection is contaminated drinking water. sporadic cases have also been seen in other parts of the country. if the pathologist is familiar wi ... | 1976 | 961635 |
| rabies surveillance in the united states during 1991. | in 1991, 49 states, the district of columbia, and puerto rico reported 6,972 cases of rabies in nonhuman animals and 3 cases in human beings to the centers for disease control. ninety-one percent (6,354 cases) were wild animals, whereas 8.9% (618 cases) were domestic species. the total number of reported cases of rabies increased 42.9% over that of 1990 (4,881 cases), with most of the increase resulting from continued spread of the epizootic of rabies in raccoons in the mid-atlantic and northeas ... | 1992 | 1483899 |
| rabies surveillance in the united states during 1989. | in 1989, 4,808 cases of rabies in animals other than human beings were reported to the centers for disease control, 1.8% more (4,724 to 4,808) than in 1988. eighty-eight percent (4,224/4,808) of those affected were wild animals and 12% (584/4,808) were domestic animals. cases were reported from 49 states, the district of columbia, and puerto rico; hawaii remained rabies-free. skunks (1,657) continued to be the most commonly reported rabid wild animal. for the second consecutive year, more cats ( ... | 1990 | 2276949 |
| rabies surveillance, united states, 1988. | the primary purpose of the annual report on rabies surveillance is to assist local and state public health officials in the planning of rabies control programs and to guide health professionals in evaluating the need for rabies postexposure prophylaxis in patients who are exposed to animals that may be rabid. in 1988, a total of 4,724 cases of animal rabies were reported by 47 states, the district of columbia, and puerto rico, similar to the total (4,729) for 1987. no human cases of rabies were ... | 1989 | 2505046 |
| multiple sclerosis in key west, florida. | in 1984, a press release by a miami, florida, neurologist described a possible cluster of persons with multiple sclerosis in key west, florida. the authors examined the cluster using prevalence rates, which are recognized as having a latitudinal gradient for multiple sclerosis, being generally high at high latitudes and low at low latitudes. case ascertainment showed 32 definite or probable cases among residents of the study area (latitude, 24.5 degrees n) on september 1, 1985, a prevalence rate ... | 1989 | 2816901 |
| sister rosemary donley: nurse educator, dean, editor, writer, active volunteer, and cat lover. | | 1984 | 6564961 |
| toxoplasmosis infection associated with eating undercooked venison. | toxoplasmosis infection was documented in one alabama and two south carolina deer hunters in 1980. all three cases were acutely ill and required hospitalization. physical findings included fever, leukopenia, and abnormal liver function tests. two of the three patients showed infiltrates on chest x-ray. all three hunters had recently consumed raw or nearly raw venison and lacked other known risk factors for toxoplasmosis such as cat contact or eating other undercooked meats. in a serosurvey and q ... | 1983 | 6650484 |
| prevalence and distribution of sarcocystis sp among wild swine of southeastern united states. | digestive techniques revealed sarcocystis sp infection in 62 of 192 (32%) wild swine collected in alabama, arkansas, georgia, louisiana, mississippi, north carolina, south carolina, tennessee, virginia, and west virginia. sarcosporidia were not detected in wild swine of florida and were rarely found in the lower coastal plains of georgia, mississippi, and south carolina. swine from mountainous terrain in north carolina, tennessee, and west virginia and bottomland floodplain regions of alabama, a ... | 1981 | 6799467 |
| rabies surveillance in the united states during 1994. | in 1994, 48 states, the district of columbia, and puerto rico reported 8,224 cases of rabies in nonhuman animals and 6 cases in human beings to the centers for disease control and prevention. nearly 93% (7,632 cases) were wild animals, whereas 7% (592 cases) were domestic species. the total number of reported cases decreased 13.4% from that of 1993 (9,498 cases), with most of the decline resulting from 19.2% fewer cases of rabies in raccoons. two previously described epizootics of rabies involvi ... | 1995 | 7493894 |
| rabies surveillance in the united states during 1993. | in 1993, 49 states, the district of columbia, and puerto rico reported 9,495 cases of rabies in nonhuman animals and 3 cases in human beings to the centers for disease control and prevention. greater than 93% (8,889 cases) were wild animals, whereas 6.4% (606 cases) were domestic species. the total number of reported cases increased 9.9% over that of 1992 (8,645 cases), with most of the increase resulting from continued spread of rabies in raccoons (37.1% increase in reported cases over 1992). t ... | 1994 | 7744643 |
| rabies surveillance in the united states during 1995. | in 1995, 49 states, the district of columbia, and puerto rico reported 7,877 cases of rabies in nonhuman animals and 4 cases in human beings to the centers for disease control and prevention. nearly 92% (7,247 cases) were wild animals, whereas 8% (630 cases) were domestic species. the total number of reported cases decreased 4.2% from that of 1994 (8,230 cases). most of the decline was the result of 17.1% fewer reported cases of rabies in raccoons in areas of the northeast, where rabies is now e ... | 1996 | 8960176 |
| the fleas (siphonaptera) of tennessee. | thirty-three species of fleas are recorded from the state of tennessee. new state records are reported for two species, the pulicid fleas euhoplopsyllus glacialis affinis and pulex simulans. two species of fleas with catholic feeding habits appear to be especially widespread and abundant in tennessee. these are the pulicid ctenocephalides felis which parasitizes cats, dogs, humans, opossums, and other medium to large sized mammals, and the hystrichopsyllid ctenophthalmus pseudagyrtes which is as ... | 1997 | 9221734 |
| rabies surveillance in the united states during 1996. | in 1996, 49 states, the district of columbia, and puerto rico reported 7,124 cases of rabies in non-human animals and 4 cases in human beings to the centers for disease control and prevention. nearly 92% (6,550 cases) were wild animals, whereas 8% (574 cases) were domestic species. the total number of reported cases decreased 9.6% from that of 1995 (7,881 cases). although much of the decline was the result of fewer reported cases of rabies in raccoons, fewer cases were also reported among most g ... | 1997 | 9412679 |
| large-scale human exposures to rabid or presumed rabid animals in the united states: 22 cases (1990-1996). | to identify common elements of large-scale human exposures to rabid or presumed rabid animals in the united states from 1990 to 1996. | 1998 | 9569151 |
| a perspective on controlling cat populations. | | 1998 | 9638182 |
| rabies surveillance in the united states during 1997. | in 1997, 49 states, the district of columbia, and puerto rico reported 8,509 cases of rabies in nonhuman animals and 4 cases in human beings to the centers for disease control and prevention. nearly 93% (7,899) were wild animals, whereas 7% (610) were domestic species. the total number of reported cases increased 19.4% from that of 1996 (7,128 cases). increases were apparent in each of the major species groups, with the exception of cattle. the relative contributions of these groups to the total ... | 1998 | 9861958 |
| hip dysplasia: a feline population study. | the study population consisted of cats presented to the university of missouri-columbia veterinary medical teaching hospital from january 1, 1991 through december 31, 1995. ventrodorsal radiographs including the pelvic region were evaluated for radiographic evidence of hip dysplasia. each radiograph was evaluated independently by three board-certified veterinary radiologists and a consensus normal of dysplastic evaluation was determined. there were 684 cats from 12 breeds. the data derived from ... | 1999 | 10528838 |
| rabies surveillance in the united states during 1998. | during 1998, 49 states, the district of columbia, and puerto rico reported 7,961 cases of rabies in nonhuman animals and 1 case in a human being to the centers for disease control and prevention, a decrease of 6.5% from 8,509 cases in nonhuman animals and 4 cases in human beings reported in 1997. more than 92% (7,358 cases) were in wild animals, whereas > 7.5% (603 cases) were in domestic species (compared with 93% in wild animals and 7% in domestic species in 1997). decreases were evident in al ... | 1999 | 10613210 |
| rabies surveillance in the united states during 1999. | during 1999, 49 states, the district of columbia, and puerto rico reported 7,067 cases of rabies in nonhuman animals to the centers for disease control and prevention, a decrease of 11.2% from 7,961 cases in nonhuman animals and 1 case in a human being reported in 1998. more than 91% (6,466 cases) were in wild animals, whereas 8.5% (601 cases) were in domestic species (compared with 92.4% in wild animals and 7.6% in domestic species in 1998). no cases of rabies were reported in human beings in 1 ... | 2000 | 11132881 |
| rabies surveillance in the united states during 2000. | during 2000, 49 states, the district of columbia, and puerto rico reported 7,364 cases of rabies in nonhuman animals and 5 cases in human beings to the centers for disease control and prevention, an increase of 4.3% from 7,067 cases in nonhuman animals reported in 1999. ninety-three percent (6,855 cases) were in wild animals, whereas 6.9% (509 cases) were in domestic species (compared wth 91.5% in wild animals and 8.5% in domestic species in 1999). compared with cases reported in 1999, the numbe ... | 2001 | 11767918 |
| biologic and molecular characteristics of toxoplasma gondii isolates from striped skunk (mephitis mephitis), canada goose (branta canadensis), black-winged lory (eos cyanogenia), and cats (felis catus). | toxoplasma gondii isolates can be grouped into 3 genetic lineages. type i isolates are considered virulent to outbred mice, whereas type ii and iii isolates are not. in the present report, viable t. gondii was isolated for the first time from striped skunk (mephitis mephitis), canada goose (branta canadensis), and black-winged lory (eos cyanogenia). for the isolation of t. gondii, tissues were bioassayed in mice, and genotyping was based on the sag2 locus. toxoplasma gondii was isolated from 3 o ... | 2004 | 15562622 |
| rabies surveillance in the united states during 2003. | during 2003, 49 states and puerto rico reported 7,170 cases of rabies in nonhuman animals and 3 cases in human beings to the cdc. this represents a 10% decrease from the 7,967 cases in nonhuman animals and 3 cases in human beings reported in 2002. more than 91 (n = 6,556) were in wild animals, and 8.6% (614) were in domestic species (compared with 92.5% in wild animals and 74% in domestic species in 2002). the relative contributions of the major groups of animals were as follows: 2,635 raccoons ... | 2004 | 15643834 |
| cytauxzoon felis infection in cats in the mid-atlantic states: 34 cases (1998-2004). | to describe the demographic and clinical characteristics of feline cytauxzoonosis in the mid-atlantic states and compare the cytauxzoon felis 18s rrna gene sequences from affected cats with sequences reported from affected cats in other regions. | 2006 | 16478435 |
| bartonella and rickettsia in fleas and lice from mammals in south carolina, u.s.a. | species in the genera bartonella and rickettsia are vector-borne pathogens of humans and domestic animals. the natural reservoirs and enzootic transmission cycles of these bacteria are poorly known in south carolina. thirteen species of lice and fleas were collected from urban animals and screened for the presence of bartonella and rickettsia by pcr amplification using genus-specific primers. bartonella henselae was present in cat fleas (ctenocephalides felis) from virginia opossums (didelphis v ... | 2005 | 16599169 |
| bartonella spp. in deer keds, lipoptena mazamae (diptera: hippoboscidae), from georgia and south carolina, usa. | deer keds, lipoptena mazamae (diptera: hippoboscidae), were collected from white-tailed deer (odocoileus virginianus) and humans in georgia and south carolina, usa (1 october 2001-6 january 2005) and screened for the presence of dna from bartonella spp. forty deer keds were screened for bartonella spp. by polymerase chain reaction using primers specific to the riboflavin synthase gene (ribc) of bartonella. bartonella species closely related to bartonella schoenbuchensis and to the etiologic agen ... | 2006 | 16870863 |
| spread of cryptococcus gattii in british columbia, canada, and detection in the pacific northwest, usa. | cryptococcus gattii, emergent on vancouver island, british columbia (bc), canada, in 1999, was detected during 2003-2005 in 3 persons and 8 animals that did not travel to vancouver island during the incubation period; positive environmental samples were detected in areas outside vancouver island. all clinical and environmental isolates found in bc were genotypically consistent with vancouver island strains. in addition, local acquisition was detected in 3 cats in washington and 2 persons in oreg ... | 2007 | 17370514 |
| public health response to a rabid kitten--four states, 2007. | on july 24, 2007, the south carolina department of health and environmental control (scdhec) was notified by the north carolina division of public health (ncdph) of a stray, rabid kitten that had been handled by players on several girls' softball teams during a tournament in spartanburg county, south carolina. this report summarizes the public health response to exposure to the rabid kitten and highlights the importance of multistate collaboration in a rabid animal investigation. | 2008 | 18172419 |
| ectoparasites and associated pathogens of free-roaming and captive animals in zoos of south carolina. | a survey of ectoparasites and their associated pathogens was conducted in two south carolina zoos, from 2004 to 2007. dead, wild birds and mammals, as well as captive animals examined during routine veterinary checks constituted the study populations. ectoparasites were tested for species of anaplasma, bartonella, coxiella burnetii, ehrlichia, rickettsia, and trypanosoma. forty-six species of ectoparasites were collected from 133 free-roaming and captive hosts and their associated nesting and be ... | 2009 | 18973443 |
| potential and actual terrestrial rabies exposures in people and domestic animals, upstate south carolina, 1994-2004: a surveillance study. | although there has been a reduction of rabies in pets and domestic animals during recent decades in the united states, rabies remains enzootic among bats and several species of terrestrial wildlife. spillover transmission of wildlife rabies to domestic animals therefore remains a public health threat | 2009 | 19236696 |
| polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon metabolite levels and pediatric allergy and asthma in an inner-city cohort. | exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (pah) has been associated with allergic sensitization and asthma. we hypothesized that increased urinary pah metabolites are associated with allergy or asthma among children age 5 yrs in an inner-city birth cohort. as part of an ongoing prospective birth cohort under the auspices of the columbia center for children's environmental health (ccceh), urine was collected from 5-yr-old children (n = 222) of dominican american and african american mothers in ... | 2010 | 20003063 |
| distribution and prevalence of cytauxzoon felis in bobcats (lynx rufus), the natural reservoir, and other wild felids in thirteen states. | cytauxzoon felis, a protozoan parasite of wild and domestic felids, is the causative agent of cytauxzoonosis in domestic and some exotic felids in the united states. the bobcat (lynx rufus) is the natural reservoir for this parasite, but other felids such as florida panthers (puma concolor coryii) and domestic cats may maintain long-term parasitemias and serve as reservoirs. experimentally, two tick species, dermacentor variabilis and amblyomma americanum, have demonstrated the ability to transm ... | 2010 | 21071149 |
| variation in the its-1 and its-2 rrna genomic regions of cytauxzoon felis from bobcats and pumas in the eastern united states and comparison with sequences from domestic cats. | cytauxzoon felis, a tick-borne protozoan parasite, is the causative agent of cytauxzoonosis in domestic cats in the united states. the natural reservoir for this parasite is the bobcat (lynx rufus), which typically does not develop clinical signs. although not likely important reservoirs, c. felis has also been detected in pumas (puma concolor) in florida and louisiana. recent studies suggest that specific genotypes of c. felis that circulate in domestic cats may be associated with variable clin ... | 2012 | 22776107 |
| the fleas (siphonaptera) of south carolina with an assessment of their vectorial importance. | we document 25 species of fleas from south carolina including new state records for two species, the ctenophthalmids epitedia cavernicola and rhadinopsylla orama. host and other collection data, by county, are provided, including many new records amassed from 1992-1998 and some older records gleaned from the clemson university arthropod collection. one flea species, the rhopalopsyllid polygenis gwyni, is especially common and widespread in south carolina, particularly on the cotton rat (sigmodon ... | 1999 | 10672546 |
| characterization of rabies consultations in south carolina, 1979-1981. | | 1983 | 6582336 |