| pathogens in dog bite wounds in dogs in harare, zimbabwe. | over a year swabs were taken from 87 untreated bite wounds in dogs seen by veterinary practitioners in harare, zimbabwe. swabs were also taken from normal skin adjacent to the wound site, and gingival swabs were collected from normal dogs coming to the same clinics. the swabs were cultured aerobically for pathogens, particularly staphylococcus intermedius, and the antibiotic sensitivities of the pathogens were determined by disc diffusion assay. the most common pathogens isolated from the wounds ... | 1992 | 1466122 |
| tick-bite fever in zimbabwe. survey of antibodies to rickettsia conorii in man and dogs, and of rickettsia-like organisms in dog ticks. | as part of a study of tick-bite fever in zimbabwe, the prevalence of antibodies to rickettsia conorii in dogs and humans was examined. blood samples were obtained from 184 dogs in different parts of the country and tested by indirect immunofluorescence. in all, 150 (82%) were positive at a titre of 1/40 or higher. dogs from the south and east of the country showed very high seroprevalence compared with dogs from the main urban centre, harare. human serum was obtained from blood donors, from peop ... | 1991 | 1887350 |
| infections with babesia canis and ehrlichia canis in dogs in zimbabwe. | of 105 dogs examined at a veterinary hospital in harare, zimbabwe, 52 per cent had antibodies reactive with ehrlichia canis in indirect fluorescent antibody tests, 26 per cent had babesia canis parasites in peripheral blood smears and 17 per cent had both infections. none of the dogs with serological evidence of ehrlichiosis had typical e canis morulae detectable in blood smears. the infections were regarded as incidental findings not readily related to the reasons for examination in 46 per cent ... | 1993 | 8236678 |
| a survey of pet ownership, awareness and public knowledge of pet zoonoses with particular reference to roundworms and hookworms in harare, zimbabwe. | a cross-sectional questionnaire-based survey was carried out in harare to assess pet ownership and public awareness with regard to pet zoonoses. the questionnaire was designed to obtain information on pet ownership, health and welfare of pets, pet owners' knowledge and awareness of pet zoonoses with particular emphasis on hookworms and roundworms. the results demonstrated that the proportion of pet owners who knew helminths as zoonoses in dogs (21.3%) and cats (1.1%) was low compared to rabies ( ... | 2010 | 19688308 |
| a retrospective study of rabies in humans in zimbabwe, between 1992 and 2003. | this study aimed at examining the epidemiological features of rabies in humans in zimbabwe. the data were taken from internal reports of the department of veterinary technical services at harare covering the period 1st january 1992-31st december 2003 inclusive. positive cases were examined in relation to age and sex of the victim, animal vector involved, season, and land-use categories. the majority of the confirmed positive human cases (85.7%) were recorded in communal areas. the 5-19 year age ... | 2007 | 17543871 |
| importation of canid rabies in a horse relocated from zimbabwe to south africa. | in july 2003 a 2-year-old thoroughbred colt was imported from harare, zimbabwe to the ashburton training centre, pietermaritzburg, south africa. five months after importation, the colt presented with clinical signs suggestive of rabies: it was uncoordinated, showed muscle tremors and was biting at itself. brain tissue was submitted for analysis and the clinical diagnosis was confirmed by the fluorescent antibody test and reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (rt-pcr). phylogenetic anal ... | 2005 | 15991708 |
| western blot and indirect fluorescent antibody testing for antibodies reactive with ehrlichia canis in sera from apparently healthy dogs in zimbabwe. | sera were collected from apparently healthy dogs in 3 major centres in zimbabwe to establish the prevalence of antibodies reactive with ehrlichia canis by indirect fluorescent antibody (ifa) testing at titres of 1/20 or greater. the overall seroprevalence was 42% (39/93) with dogs from mutare (40%) and harare (33%) having similar rates which were lower than those for bulawayo (68%). the majority of the ifa positive dogs from harare (67%) had no haematological or biochemical evidence of canine eh ... | 1993 | 8176682 |
| a survey on environmental contamination of suburban parks and playgrounds in harare, zimbabwe, with canine helminths of zoonotic significance. | in an attempt to assess the possible risk to humans of soil-transmitted canine helminths of of zoonotic significance, 161 faecal samples and 81 soil samples were collected from 6 public parks and playgrounds in harare between march and june 1998 and examined for nematode ova. of the 161 faecal samples collected, 17.4% were positive for ancylostoma sp. ova and 5.6% were positive for t. canis ova. no other nematode species ova were found. over 50% of the faecal samples positive for ancylostoma sp. ... | 1999 | 10852681 |
| antigenic analysis of rabies and mokola virus from zimbabwe using monoclonal antibodies. | eighteen strains of virus were recovered by tissue culture techniques from 20 samples of mouse brain received from harare, zimbabwe, and typed with monoclonal antibodies at the wistar institute. on the basis of reactivity with these monoclonal antibodies specific for rabies and rabies-related viruses, seven strains were identified as mokola viruses, and the remaining 11, as rabies viruses. seventeen of 36 monoclonal antibodies against the nucleocapsid antigen reacted with the mokola strains, but ... | 1984 | 6526138 |