| 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 |
| harmonia axyridis ladybug hypersensitivity in clinical allergy practice. | the imported harmonia axyridis ladybug infests homes in northern west virginia from fall through spring, causing allergic disease. retrospective single-practice chart reviews were performed: (1) all skin prick tests (1400 included ladybug) in a community allergy practice over 4 years and (2) clinical analysis of 400 randomly chosen patients. the usual adult aeroallergen skin test panel included ladybug and 57 other allergens. statistics used were contingency table analyses and the kappa-statisti ... | 2007 | 17390758 |
| novel corynebacterium diphtheriae in domestic cats. | novel nontoxigenic corynebacterium diphtheriae was isolated from a domestic cat with severe otitis. contact investigation and carrier study of human and animal contacts yielded 3 additional, identical isolates from cats, although no evidence of zoonotic transmission was identified. molecular methods distinguished the feline isolates from known c. diphtheriae. | 2010 | 20350389 |
| 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 |
| asthma and respiratory symptoms in hospital workers related to dampness and biological contaminants. | the national institute for occupational safety and health investigated respiratory symptoms and asthma in relation to damp indoor environments in employees of two hospitals. a cluster of six work-related asthma cases from one hospital department, whose symptoms arose during a time of significant water incursions, led us to conduct a survey of respiratory health in 1171/1834 employees working in the sentinel cases hospital and a nearby hospital without known indoor environmental concerns. we carr ... | 2009 | 19500175 |
| prevalence of allergic sensitization to indoor fungi in west virginia. | exposure to indoor fungi is of growing concern in residential and occupational environments in the united states. the purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of sensitization to common indoor fungal species in an atopic population. we evaluated 102 patients (73 female and 29 male patients) for immunoglobulin e (ige) reactivity to a panel of skin-prick test (spt) reagents used for routine allergy testing. patients also were tested for six additional fungi that are common indoor cont ... | 2008 | 18302835 |
| high prevalence and abundant atypical genotypes of toxoplasma gondii isolated from lambs destined for human consumption in the usa. | little information is available on the presence of viable toxoplasma gondii in tissues of lambs worldwide. the prevalence of t. gondii was determined in 383 lambs (<1 year old) from maryland, virginia and west virginia, usa. hearts of 383 lambs were obtained from a slaughter house on the day of killing. blood removed from each heart was tested for antibodies to t. gondii by using the modified agglutination test (mat). sera were first screened using 1:25, 1:50, 1: 100 and 1:200 dilutions, and hea ... | 2008 | 18191859 |
| monitoring performance: longterm impact of trauma verification and review. | this study documents how the verification process at a level i pediatric trauma center affected patient care through changes in care indicators (cis) from predesignation through four postverification time frames. an important component of any verification program is its effectiveness, not only at the time of verification but during the time between "examinations." to date, few data exist describing the interval periods and the progression and maturation of a trauma program after initial verifica ... | 2005 | 15664089 |
| 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 |
| abdominal aortic aneurysm repair in high-risk patients. a review of five years' surgical experience of non-ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms in a rural tertiary referral center. | a review of 77 elective abdominal aortic aneurysms repaired over the past five years at west virginia university hospital in high-risk patients reveals an elevated incidence of concomitant occlusive vascular disease. we continue to perform routinely preoperative aortography with runoff films in these patients because of the valuable information it gives. this information permits us to perform vascular procedures to relieve the atherosclerotic stenotic lesions at the time of the abdominal aortic ... | 1989 | 2623839 |
| 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 |