| rabies enzootic situation in animals on lower silesia in 1983-1992. | considerable increase (average 70%) of rabies cases in animals on lower silesia, occurred in second half of the decade 1983-1992. foxes were a reservoir of the virus and epizootic spread of the disease had been noted among them. in other animal species, both wildlife and domestic, only sporadic outbreaks were noted. they were a consequence of contact of these animals with infected foxes, in which from 85% to 90% incidences a year were stated. parallel rise of rabies cases in cats makes this anim ... | 1994 | 8590907 |
| canine hip dysplasia of selected breeds--results obtained by two polish clinics based on radiological examination conducted in 1997-2006. | canine hip dysplasia (chd) is still a significant health problem among dogs of so called predisposed breeds where this disease is revealed even among 30% individuals of the whole population. the present results were obtained by two clinics and deal with chd occurrence among the most frequently and predisposed breeds in olsztyn and siemianowice slaskie/upper silesia, poland. radiographs of hip joints were described using riser's method. altogether 2279 dog were examined including 2113 animals whi ... | 2008 | 18683543 |
| [soil contamination with toxocara spp. eggs in the katowice area and its environs]. | toxocara spp. is a nematode which causes "larvae migrans visceralis" syndrome in human, especially in children. cats and dogs are the source of infective eggs of this parasite in human environment. the eggs appear in a soil of urban and rural areas in large number. we have investigated samples of a soil from the recreation areas in katowice city and its suburbs. the goal of this study was to determine the degree of soil contamination with eggs of toxocara spp. of 157 samples examined 79 (50%) co ... | 2003 | 16889018 |