| [the bacteriological and serological prevalence of campylobacter spp. and yersinia enterocolitica in fattening pig herds in lower saxony]. | this article presents the results of a study on the occurrence of two bacteria that cause zoonoses, campylobacter spp. and yersinia enterocolitica. the study was carried out in 30 fattening herds in lower saxony, germany, in 2004 and compares the results of bacteriological and serological methods of detection. bacteriological findings of campylobacter spp. in the faeces indicated that 69.7% of the fattening pigs were positive, but 81.2% tested positive serologically. all herds tested here were b ... | 2006 | 17007466 |
| prevalence of anti-yersinia outer protein antibodies in goats in lower saxony. | little is known about the prevalence of caprine yersiniosis in germany. only few cases are reported every year. the intention of the survey was to provide representative data on the seroprevalence of anti-yersinia antibodies in goats in the german state of lower saxony. a commercially available western blot kit was used to identify caprine and ovine anti-yersinia antibodies against five proteins [yopm, h, d, e and v-antigen (v-ag)]. of the 681 investigated goat sera, 449 (66%) had anti-yop/v-ag ... | 2005 | 15702996 |
| prevalence of yersinia enterocolitica in goat herds from northern germany. | the prevalence of human pathogenic yersinia enterocolitica isolates in livestock farming is of paramount interest. raw goat milk has been proposed as a source of human yersiniosis; however, no data on the prevalence of human strains of y. enterocolitica in goat herds are available. therefore, fecal samples (n = 575) were collected from 24 goat herds from lower saxony, northern germany. pre-enrichment in peptone, sorbitol and bile salts broth was followed by plating on cefsuloidin irgasan novobio ... | 2006 | 17010042 |
| modelling the black death. a historical case study and implications for the epidemiology of bubonic plague. | we analysed a plague outbreak in the mining town of freiberg in saxony which started in may 1613 and ended in february 1614. this epidemic was selected for study because of the high quality of contemporary sources. it was possible to identify 1400 individual victims meaning that more than 10% of the population of the city perished. the outbreak was modelled by 9 differential equations describing flea, rat, and human populations. this resulted in a close fit to the historical records of this outb ... | 2009 | 19560967 |
| epidemiology of reported yersinia enterocolitica infections in germany, 2001-2008. | yersiniosis is the third most common zoonotic bacterial disease in germany and the european union. sequelae of yersinia enterocolitica infections, such as reactive arthritis, have been reported. consumption of pork and its products, especially eaten raw or undercooked, is an important risk factor of yersiniosis. infection with y. enterocolitica is notifiable through the national surveillance system for infectious diseases in germany and several thousands of cases are being reported each year. we ... | 2010 | 20546575 |
| [surveillance of gastroenteritic infections in lower saxony: results and experiences from a regional public-health project over six years]. | in lower saxony, a regional public health project on a pathogen-specific surveillance of enteritis infectiosa was carried out from 1994 to 2000. in a separate reporting procedure thirteen health departments transmitted data on the specific pathogen collected from laboratory reports for a joint analysis. the results were distributed among the participants, providing them with information on the situation and trends in their districts and in addition giving them the possibility to compare their da ... | 2001 | 11735070 |