| ovine cysticercosis in the albany region of western australia. 1. survey of tapeworms of rural dogs. | a survey of the cestode infections of 304 dogs from 134 properties in the albany area of western australia was performed. purgation was induced by oral administration of arecoline and the purge examined for cestodes. the cestodes found and their infection rates were: dipylidium caninum 16.4%; taenia spp 36.5%; t. ovis 8.9%; t. hydatigena 15.1%; t. pisiformis 15.1%; t. serialis 2.3%; echinococcus granulosus 0.7%; questionnaires completed on 133 of the 134 properties at the time the dogs were purg ... | 1976 | 985232 |
| ovine cysticercosis in the albany region of western australia. 2. trial control program. | the effect of a program to control teania ovis cysticercosis was investigated on 32 adjacent farms at mt manypeaks in western australia. farmers were advised not to feed dogs any raw sheep meat or offal and they were supplied with sufficient cestocide to treat all their dogs every 2 months. other aspects such as the need for control of the movement of dogs and the correct disposal of offal from home killing of sheep were discussed and recommendations made. the success of the program was determin ... | 1976 | 985233 |
| extension of the range of rhipicephalus sanguineus in western australia. | | 1976 | 1016172 |
| the prevalence of giardia and other intestinal parasites in children, dogs and cats from aboriginal communities in the kimberley. | to determine the prevalence of giardia duodenalis and other intestinal parasites in children, dogs and cats from aboriginal communities in the west kimberley region of western australia. | 1993 | 8450779 |
| a species of lungworm in a dog in western australia. | | 1978 | 708336 |
| the prevalence of giardia in dogs and cats in perth, western australia. | a survey of dogs and cats in the perth metropolitan area revealed a high prevalence of giardia. overall, 21% of 333 dogs and 14% of 226 cats were infected. more dogs and cats from refuges and breeding establishments were infected than household pets, although among the latter a significant number of dogs (9%) and cats (8%) was infected. giardia did not show any breed or sex predisposition but prevalence was higher in young animals. the species of giardia present in dogs and cats was identified a ... | 1986 | 3741273 |
| clinical and pathological findings of babesia infection in dogs. | the clinical and pathological findings of babesia infection in 32 dogs in northern australia are presented. eleven different breed types were represented from 6 localities in north queensland and one locality in northern western australia. twenty three (72%) were males. babesia-infected dogs were grouped by the degree of haematological disturbance and clinical severity: acute babesiosis (25/32), all pups with severe haemolytic anaemia; subclinical carriers (5/32) with non-specific malaise, chara ... | 1991 | 1888313 |
| prevalence of antibodies to neospora caninum in different canid populations. | a total of 1,554 dogs from 5 countries on 3 continents were tested for antibodies to neospora caninum using an indirect fluorescent antibody test. in australia, overall, 42/451 (9%, 95% confidence interval [ci] 6-12%) dogs were seropositive (melbourne 11/207 [5%, 95% ci 2-9%]; sydney 18/150 [12%, 95% ci 7-18%]; perth 13/94 [14%, 95% ci 8-22%]). antibodies to n. caninum were also detected in dogs in south america (uruguay [20%, 95% ci 16-24%, n = 414]) and sub-saharan africa (tanzania [22%, 95% c ... | 1997 | 9406778 |
| a survey of diets offered to dogs in metropolitan perth, western australia. | | 1996 | 8660189 |
| rabies prophylaxis in western australia: the impact of australian bat lyssavirus. | post-exposure rabies prophylaxis is provided by the health department of western australia to persons exposed to potentially rabid animals overseas. in addition, since the discovery of australian bat lyssavirus in 1996, rabies prophylaxis has been provided to persons exposed or likely to be exposed to australian bats. this article reviews the provision of rabies prophylaxis in western australia from july 1991 to december 1997. during this period, 101 persons received rabies post-exposure prophyl ... | 1998 | 9735544 |
| predators and perinatal mortality of lambs in western australia. | | 1969 | 5812805 |
| pulmonary dirofilariasis--a case in western australia. | | 1971 | 4400158 |
| experimental infection with murray valley encephalitis virus. pigs, cattle, sheep, dogs, rabbits, macropods and chickens. | a total of 142 young animals including 10 domestic and 14 feral pigs, 12 hereford calves, 12 crossbred and 24 merino lambs, 11 dogs, 8 domestic and 16 feral rabbits, 14 grey kangaroos, 9 agile wallabies and 12 chickens was exposed to infection with 4 strains of murray valley encephalitis virus (mve), mainly using orally infected culex annulirostris mosquitoes. in terms of their viraemic response, the animals were grouped into high (grey kangaroos, rabbits), moderate (pigs, dogs, chickens) and lo ... | 1985 | 2990398 |
| a retrospective study of poisoning cases in dogs and cats: comparisons between a rural and an urban practice. | | 1992 | 1530556 |
| murray valley encephalitis in australia, 1974: antibody response in cases and community. | fifty-three patients accepted on clinical grounds as cases of murray valley encephalitis (mve) in australia in 1974 were examined for antibody to mve virus. only one (who died early in the disease and whose diagnosis was confirmed by virus isolation) did not develop antibody; 13 patients showed stationary or single convalescent titres not diagnostic of recent infection, but other evidence that infection was recent was obtained in eight; 39 showed significant rise or fall in titre confirming rece ... | 1976 | 1071876 |
| serpulina pilosicoli, waterbirds and water: potential sources of infection for humans and other animals. | serpulina pilosicoli was isolated from 8 of 43 (19%) faecal specimens obtained from feral waterbirds sampled around a small lake at perth zoological gardens, western australia, and from 3 of 7 (43%) samples of the lake water. the organism was only isolated from 1 of 204 (0.5%) samples from captive birds and animals in the zoological collection. multilocus enzyme electrophoresis analysis of the isolates showed that they were genetically diverse, and none had identical electrophoretic profiles as ... | 1998 | 9747776 |
| a survey of western australian dogs for sarcocystis spp and other intestinal parasites. | | 1993 | 8368978 |
| observations on the endo- and ectoparasites affecting dogs and cats in aboriginal communities in the north-west of western australia. | | 1993 | 8368974 |
| the relationship between the prevalence of uterine lesions and the use of medroxyprogesterone acetate for canine population control. | the prevalence of uterine disease was established during desexing of 175 bitches in the torres strait and cape york, 42 of which had been treated with injectable medroxyprogesterone acetate (mpa) for oestrus postponement. the prevalence of uterine lesions was 45% for treated bitches, 5% for untreated bitches, and 14.9% for the sample population. a highly significant relationship (p < 0.01) between mpa treatment and uterine lesions was established. a significant association (p < 0.05) between age ... | 1993 | 8368966 |
| genetic characterization of isolates of giardia duodenalis by enzyme electrophoresis: implications for reproductive biology, population structure, taxonomy, and epidemiology. | the nature and extent of genetic variation in giardia was used to infer its mode of reproduction, population structure, taxonomy, and zoonotic potential. ninety-seven isolates of giardia duodenalis, from a defined area in western australia and throughout australia and overseas, were obtained from humans, cats, cattle, sheep, dogs, goat, beaver, and rats. enzyme electrophoresis revealed extensive genetic variation with 47 different zymodemes. the widespread occurrence of certain zymodemes and the ... | 1995 | 7776122 |
| progressive tetraparesis and laryngeal paralysis in a young rottweiler with neuronal vacuolation and axonal degeneration: an australian case. | a 5-month-old female rottweiler dog was diagnosed to have a neurodegenerative disease that has been recently reported in rottweilers from north america and europe. the dog was presented with progressive signs of ataxia, tetraparesis and inspiratory stridor. the clinical investigation included analysis of csf, radiography, myelography and electrophysiological testing. no evidence of vertebral malformation or inflammatory cns disease was identified. bilateral laryngeal paralysis was identified in ... | 1998 | 9862062 |
| origin of the australian shepherd dog (german collie) | | 1980 | 7353993 |
| towards prediction and surveillance of murray valley encephalitis activity in australia. | current practices for early warning of activity of murray valley encephalitis and other medically-important arboviruses are reviewed with view to improvement. data from previous papers on culex annulirostris populations, environmental factors and virus infection rates were reanalysed and the results considered as a basis for prediction and surveillance. this goal will only be achieved with improved national cooperation, a better epidemiological understanding and greater knowledge of the bionomic ... | 1980 | 6255919 |
| intestinal parasites of dogs in western australia: progress in control and new concerns. | | 1999 | 10328835 |
| coronavirus-like particles in aboriginals and non-aboriginals in western australia. | pleomorphic virus-like particles which resemble coronaviruses in morphology were found in faecal specimens from aboriginal and non-aboriginal children in western australia. they were equally prevalent in those with or without symptoms of diarrhoea. a much greater proportion of aboriginal than non-aboriginal children were found to be excreting the particles. the proportion of children who excreted the virus-like particles increased with age. coronavirus-like particles, indistinguishable from thos ... | 1978 | 661689 |
| prevalence and survival of toxocara canis eggs in the urban environment of perth, australia. | using a technique of proven efficiency no toxocara canis eggs were recovered from a total of 266 sand samples collected from "dog beaches" and parks in the perth urban area. this observation emphasises that the major risk to humans is from an environment in which puppies are found. other observations, made at a heavily contaminated site, showed that the eggs of t. canis disappeared from sandy soil over about 6 months during a period in which it would have been expected that conditions were favou ... | 1984 | 6542727 |
| efficacy of cyclosporin in the treatment of atopic dermatitis in dogs--combined results from two veterinary dermatology referral centres. | to evaluate the efficacy of cyclosporin in controlling the clinical signs associated with atopic dermatitis in dogs under australian field conditions. | 2004 | 15977612 |
| studies of the epidemiology of arthropod-borne virus infections at mitchell river mission, cape york peninsula, north queensland. iv. arbovirus infections of mosquitoes and mammals, 1967-1969. | | 1971 | 4398589 |
| rickettsia felis in fleas, western australia. | this study is the first confirmation of rickettsia felis in australia. the organism was identified from 4 species of fleas obtained from dogs and cats in western australia, by using polymerase chain reaction amplification and dna sequencing of the citrate synthase and outer membrane protein a genes. | 2006 | 16704850 |
| discovery of the tick haemaphysalis longicornis in western australia. | | 1985 | 4062732 |
| the prevalence of intestinal spirochaetes in dogs. | | 1996 | 9006869 |
| high prevalence of giardia lamblia in children from a wa aboriginal community. | | 1988 | 3200203 |
| hosts of the exotic ornate kangaroo tick, amblyomma triguttatum triguttatum koch, on southern yorke peninsula, south australia. | amblyomma triguttatum triguttatum is assumed to be endemic to south-western western australia (including barrow island), queensland (excluding cape york peninsula), and new south wales, south to dubbo and barham. the species has been recorded on a range of mammalian hosts including macropods and domestic animals. in queensland, a. triguttatum triguttatum is implicated in the epidemiology of q fever. in 2000, the species was detected on southern yorke peninsula in south australia. we aimed to ide ... | 2007 | 17611781 |
| the impact of a resident dog on an institution for the elderly: effects on perceptions and social interactions. | a longitudinal case study was made of a sub-unit of a nursing home to examine the perceptions and social interactions of patients and staff after introduction of a resident dog. a behavioral mapping procedure was used to determine staff and patient interactions 6 weeks before and 6 weeks and 22 weeks after the dog's arrival. interviews were also conducted with patients and staff. six weeks after the dog's arrival, a significant increase in frequency of interactive behaviors was seen for both sta ... | 1989 | 2753381 |
| hydatid disease in urban areas of western australia: an unusual cycle involving western grey kangaroos (macropus fuliginosus), feral pigs and domestic dogs. | | 1988 | 3415619 |
| ribosomal rna sequencing reveals differences between the genotypes of giardia isolates recovered from humans and dogs living in the same locality. | a polymerase chain reaction-based method for genotyping giardia duodenalis isolates using a polymorphic region near the 5' end of the small subunit ribosomal (ssu) rna gene is described. analysis was performed using giardia cysts purified directly from feces. isolates were collected from humans and dogs living in isolated aboriginal communities where giardia infections are highly endemic. this is the first report of the genetic characterization of giardia from dogs and humans living in the same ... | 1997 | 9057695 |
| human hydatidosis in new south wales and the australian capital territory. | | 1996 | 8668087 |
| rickettsioses in australia. | the rickettsial diseases of australia are described in their chronological order of discovery. the include epidemic typhus (r. prowazekii); murine typhus (r. typhi) found australia-wide; scrub typhus (o. tsutsugamushi) only in tropical, northen australia; q. fever (c. burnetti) found australia-wide; queensland tick typhus (r. australis) along the east coast of australia; flinders island spotted fever (r. honei) in southeast australia; variant flinders island spotted fever (r. honei, strain "marm ... | 2009 | 19538275 |
| determination of mosquito (diptera: culicidae) bloodmeal sources in western australia: implications for arbovirus transmission. | a double-antibody enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was used to determine the bloodmeal sources of adult mosquitoes (diptera: culicidae) collected in encephalitis vector surveillance mosquito traps in western australia between may 1993 and august 2004. in total, 2,606 blood-fed mosquitoes, representing 29 mosquito species, were tested, and 81.7% reacted with one or more of the primary antibodies. aedes camptorhynchus (thomson) and culex annulirostris skuse were the most common species tested, ma ... | 2009 | 19769051 |
| mycobacterial nodular granulomas affecting the subcutis and skin of dogs (canine leproid granuloma syndrome). | to obtain a better understanding of a disease affecting dogs in which nodular mycobacterial granulomas are present in the subcutis or skin. | 1998 | 9673764 |
| "i'm just a'-walking the dog" correlates of regular dog walking. | intrapersonal and environmental factors associated with dog walking (n = 483) were examined. a greater proportion of regular (80%) than irregular (59%) dog walkers met the recommended 150 minutes of physical activity per week. owners who perceived greater social support and motivation from their dogs to walk, and who had access to a dog-supportive park within their neighborhood, were more likely to regularly walk with their dogs, even after adjustment for other well-known correlates of physical ... | 2010 | 20010004 |
| labor government's failure to honour its pre-election pledge to outlaw cosmetic tail docking in dogs. | | 2001 | 11789900 |
| a review of cases submitted to murdoch university for immunodiagnostic testing: 1978-1989. | | 1990 | 2375728 |
| the association of exercise, diet and other factors with owner-perceived obesity in privately owned dogs from metropolitan perth, wa. | randomly selected dog-owning households (n=657) were interviewed to identify exercise, dietary and other factors associated with obesity in dogs. dogs (n=860) were categorised by their owners as underweight, correct-weight or overweight and the weight of 386 dogs was also recorded. twenty five percent of dogs were reported as overweight. in random-effects logistic regression, overweight dogs had higher odds of being neutered (or=2.8), fed snacks (or=1.5), fed once a day (or=1.4) or living in sin ... | 2003 | 12628772 |
| colonisation of pet shop puppies with brachyspira pilosicoli. | anaerobic intestinal spirochaetes of the genus brachyspira are known to colonise dogs, but relatively little is known about their prevalence, distribution or pathogenic potential. one species, brachyspira pilosicoli, is thought to cause diarrhoea in dogs, as well as in other animals and humans. to investigate the prevalence and distribution of infection, faecal samples from 49 puppies from six pet shops in the suburbs of perth, western australia were subjected to selective culture for anaerobic ... | 2003 | 12637005 |
| gastrointestinal parasites of domestic cats in perth, western australia. | a study was conducted to determine the prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites in a sample of domestic cats in perth and the knowledge of their owners about the control and potential for zoonotic transmission of these parasites. faecal samples (418), collected from cats originating from five sources, were examined by microscopy and questionnaires administered to cat owners. forty randomly selected samples were also screened using pcr in order to detect cysts of giardia and oocysts of cryptospor ... | 2003 | 14637027 |
| use of ultrasonography to facilitate surgical removal of non-enteric foreign bodies in 17 dogs. | plant material foreign bodies may cause vague clinical signs at the time of initial presentation but can progress to cause persistent or recurrent abscessation, sinus tract formation and debilitating disease, due to migration of the foreign body, severe tissue reaction and secondary infection. ultrasonography is a non-invasive technique that can be used to identify precisely the presence, location and size of radiolucent foreign bodies. early identification of foreign bodies using ultrasonograph ... | 2004 | 15352408 |
| spontaneous antenatal resolution of canine hydrops fetalis diagnosed by ultrasound. | a previously unreported syndrome of transient mid-gestational hydrops fetalis identified by ultrasound was diagnosed in 16 litters of 16 different dogs between november 1999 and may 2002. during this study period, a total of 161 canine pregnancies were diagnosed by ultrasound. a 17th litter of eight fetuses developed similar ultrasonographic changes concurrently with maternal systemic mastocytosis and subsequently spontaneously aborted. no pups were born with clinical signs of hydrops fetalis. f ... | 2004 | 14756202 |
| tail docking ban inches a step closer. | | 2003 | 15084022 |
| population structure of the peridomestic mosquito ochlerotatus notoscriptus in australia. | ochlerotatus notoscriptus (skuse) (diptera: culicidae) is the predominant peridomestic mosquito in australia where it is the primary vector of dog heartworm, dirofilaria immitis (leidy), and a potentially important vector of arboviruses (barmah forest, ross river) with geographical variation of vector competence. although widespread, oc. notoscriptus has low dispersal ability, so it may have isolated subpopulations. the identification of gene flow barriers may assist in understanding arbovirus e ... | 2004 | 15189244 |
| preliminary report on the northern australian melioidosis environmental surveillance project. | an environmental surveillance programme was developed to determine whether water supplies could be a source of burkholderia pseudomallei as noted during previous melioidosis outbreak investigations. water supplies to communities in the three northern australian jurisdictions (western australia, northern territory and queensland) were sampled periodically during 2001 and 2002. water and soil samples were collected from communities known to have had recent culture-positive melioidosis cases and ne ... | 2004 | 15473143 |
| spirocerca lupi in a dog in western australia. | | 1972 | 4655393 |
| gastrointestinal parasites of urban dogs in perth, western australia. | a study was conducted to determine the prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites in a sample of urban dogs in perth and the knowledge of their owners about the control and zoonotic transmission of these parasites. faecal samples (421), collected from dogs originating from five sources, were examined by microscopy and questionnaires administered to dog owners and managers/owners of pet shops. the prevalence of gastrointestinal parasitism was higher in pet shop puppies (51%), than in dogs from refu ... | 1999 | 10328840 |
| pseudomonas pseudomallei isolates collected over 25 years from a non-tropical endemic focus show clonality on the basis of ribotyping. | between 1966 and 1991, melioidosis, a disease caused by pseudomonas pseudomallei that is mostly confined to tropical regions, occurred in farm animals and a farmer in temperate south-west western australia. using an escherichia coli probe containing a ribosomal rna operon, p. pseudomallei dna from isolates from 8 animals, a soil sample and the human case showed an identical ribotype on southern blotting. the ribotype was different from the 3 commonest ribotypes seen in tropical australia. this m ... | 1994 | 7523158 |
| clinical skills and knowledge used by veterinary graduates during their first year in small animal practice. | to determine the clinical skills and areas of knowledge used by veterinarians in small animal practice during their first year after graduation and the degree of assistance and supervision they received while developing these skills. | 2002 | 12180876 |
| angiostrongylus vasorum (french heartworm) in a dog imported into australia. | this report describes a case of angiostonglyus vasorum infection, sometimes referred to as french heartworm disease, in a dog imported into western australia from the united kingdom. diagnosis was made by identification of first stage larvae on fine needle aspiration of a consolidated lung lobe. first stage larvae were also identified in the faeces by the baermann technique. the main clinical signs in this case were coughing and tachypnoea. the dog was treated successfully with fenbendazole at 5 ... | 2007 | 17300449 |
| wa joins quest for legal ban on tail docking. | | 2000 | 10860147 |
| encouraging physical activity through dog walking: why don't some owners walk with their dog? | to identify factors associated with owners not walking with their dog. | 2008 | 17942146 |
| disease and injury among veterinarians. | to identify occupational causes of disease and injury in veterinarians and their staff. | 2000 | 11022291 |
| barriers and motivators for owners walking their dog: results from qualitative research. | this qualitative research explored the relationship between dog ownership and dog-related, social environmental and physical environmental factors associated with walking with a dog. | 2008 | 18647125 |
| cross-sectional study of canine leptospirosis in animal shelter populations in mainland australia. | to measure the prevalence of canine leptospirosis in queensland and to detect infection, if present, in new south wales, victoria, south australia, western australia and the northern territory by measuring the serological titres of dogs held in animal shelters. | 2008 | 18673473 |
| concurrent sialocoele and necrotising sialadenitis in a dog. | a seven-year-old male, entire rottweiler was presented to murdoch university veterinary hospital with a 24 hour history of blindness, chemosis, exophthalmus, pain on opening the mouth and hypersialism. bilateral mandibular and zygomatic salivary gland enlargement with concurrent bilateral zygomatic salivary gland sialocoeles were identified. the cause of the mandibular salivary gland enlargement was confirmed as necrotising sialadenitis, while the cause of the zygomatic gland enlargement was pre ... | 2009 | 19261087 |
| perth and uk labs combine for pets. | | 2000 | 11194461 |
| serological survey for ehrlichia canis in urban dogs from the major population centres of northern australia. | to detect evidence of ehrlichia canis infection of dogs from the major population centres of northern australia, if present. | 2001 | 11599818 |
| the cat flea (ctenocephalides f. felis) is the dominant flea on domestic dogs and cats in australian veterinary practices. | this study was undertaken to determine the flea diversity on urban dogs and cats in australia in 2009-2010. a total of 2530 fleas were recovered from 291 animals (151 dogs, 69 cats and 71 uncategorised dogs or cats) from veterinary clinics across five states of australia. the majority of specimens were from coastal areas. the cat flea (ctenocephalides felis felis) was the most frequent flea species identified (98.8%, 2500/2530). the only other flea species identified was the stickfast flea (echi ... | 2011 | 21515000 |
| the influence of the built environment, social environment and health behaviors on body mass index. results from reside. | objective: to examine the individual, behavioral, social and built environment correlates of body mass index (bmi) in an australian adult population. method: using data from 2003 to 2005 on 1151 participants in the residential environments project (reside), perth, western australia, linear regression was used to construct multivariate models to examine the variance in bmi explained by significant socio-demographic, environmental and health behavior variables. both self-report and gis-derived mea ... | 2011 | 21609730 |
| a retrospective evaluation of congenital ocular defects in australian shepherd dogs in australia. | a retrospective survey of ocular defects in australian shepherd dogs was conducted following concerns raised by breeders and owners in australia. this is the first known such study conducted for this breed. | 2007 | 17204124 |
| biological and genetic characterization of a low-pathogenicity avian influenza h6n2 virus originating from a healthy eurasian coot. | influenza a virus, a/eurasian coot/western australia/2727/79 (h6n2), from an apparently healthy coot was characterized. this virus was able to grow on mdck cells and produce a cytopathic effect in the absence of exogenous trypsin and was further characterized as a low-pathogenicity avian influenza virus, with an intravenous pathogenicity index of 0.15 and a (321)pqaetrg(328) motif at the cleavage site of the haemagglutinin gene. it infected domestic chickens, resulting in seroconversion and inte ... | 2010 | 20112121 |
| anaphylaxis to bull dog ant and jumper ant stings around perth, western australia. | to determine the main causative species, reaction characteristics and geographical locations of ant sting anaphylaxis around perth, western australia (wa). | 2006 | 16454770 |
| direct characterization of blastocystis from faeces by pcr and evidence of zoonotic potential. | in vitro propagation followed by pcr, and a pcr-based method capable of the direct detection of blastocystis in faeces were utilized to detect blastocystis from various hosts in australia, including primates and their handlers from the perth zoo. in addition, blastocystis isolates from dogs and humans living in a localized endemic community in thailand were also characterized genetically. pcr-based detection directly from faeces was shown to be more sensitive compared with in vitro culture for t ... | 2007 | 17052374 |
| re: non-survival surgical training of undergraduates in veterinary schools. | | 2009 | 19798800 |