| hair mercury concentrations in cats and dogs in central japan. | hair mercury concentrations were measured in 41 cats and 34 dogs living in kanagawa, saitama and tokyo prefectures. total mercury concentrations measured by atomic absorption spectrometry were significantly higher (p < 0.01) in cats [7.40 parts per million (ppm) in males and 7.45 ppm in females] than in dogs (0.99 ppm in males and 0.66 ppm in females). mercury in cat hair was correlated with age (p < 0.01) and higher in cats fed with foods prepared by the owners than in those fed with commercial ... | 1995 | 8920117 |
| prevalence of dirofilaria immitis infection in cats in saitama, japan. | to clarify dirofilaria immitis infection among cats in saitama prefecture, japan, 1,840 cats were examined postmortem for adult worms and microfilariae in the blood from 1989 to 1995. as a reference control, 500 dogs from the same area were examined in the same way and period. d. immitis worms were found in 15 cats, one of which had microfilariae in the blood. prevalence rate of d. immitis infection was 0.8% (15/1,840) in cats and 46.8% (234/500) in dogs examined, whereas it was 4.1% and 64.6% i ... | 1997 | 9362033 |
| sarcocystis suihominis detected for the first time from pigs in japan. | sarcoystis suihominis was detected for the first time in japan from the heart and diaphragm of 5 out 600 older culled breeding pigs slaughtered in saitama prefecture, japan. fresh cysts were 1,080-2,040 x 106-170 microns in size. bradysoites measured 15 x 4 microns on average. the cyst wall was usually observed thick, 4-6 microns, and striated, but occasionally thin and smooth according to the difference in sectioning angle and in portion of cysts. scanning electron microscopy showed that many p ... | 1998 | 9560777 |
| the first reported case of a dog infected with echinococcus multilocularis in saitama prefecture, japan. | | 2006 | 17060711 |
| [prevalence of intestinal canine and feline parasites in saitama prefecture, japan]. | we studied the prevalence of intestinal parasites in animal companions in saitama prefecture, japan, where no detailed data is currently available. between may 1999 and december 2007, fecal samples were collected from 906 dogs and 1,079 cats in public animal shelters and examined by microscopy. overall, prevalence of intestinal parasites in dogs was 38.6% and cats 43.1%. trichuris vulpis was the most prevalent canine parasite species (22.3%), followed by toxocara canis (12.5%), ancylostoma canin ... | 2009 | 19522305 |
| respiratory symptoms and hamsters or other pets: a large-sized population survey in saitama prefecture. | keeping hamsters as pets has been increasing markedly. clinical reports have suggested that hamster or other pet ownership is associated with respiratory symptoms. however, this association has not been fully investigated by population-based studies in japan. the aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between hamster ownership and respiratory symptoms by using a questionnaire. | 2005 | 15678920 |
| [number of animals used in experiments in 1990--results of a survey--jalas working group for laboratory animal data bank, tokyo and life science research information section, the institute of physical and chemical research, saitama]. | a survey on the number of animals used in experiments including bioassay, diagnosis, education and preparation of biological agents such as vaccine between april 1990 and march 1991 was conducted. out of 849 universities, institutes, testing laboratories and companies, 607 replies were received. the distribution of the number of animals is shown in the following tables. [tables; see text] | 1992 | 1740161 |