| the control of hydatid disease and ovine cysticercoses in the australian capital territory and southern new south wales. | a survey of human hydatid disease in new south wales and the australian capital territory over the period 1968 to 1973 was made from hospital records in sydney and canberra. the 162 new cases found represent an incidence, of 0-57 per 100,000 per annum, but the 20 patients living in the central west statistical division of new south wales at the time of admission to hospital represent an incidence of 12-6 per 100,000 per annum in that area. a survey of a.c.t. farms revealed dogs carrying the caus ... | 1977 | 875855 |
| human behaviour and the ethics of coercion. | there is an assumption that legislation against unhealthy behaviour would be unethical, or at best unenforceable and counterproductive. however, the ethics of coercion depend on the manner in which such coercion is introduced, the essential precondition being wide, favourable community consensus. two recent australian examples have been the victorian seat-belt legislation and the tasmanian hydatid campaign. hydatid control in tasmania began with a voluntary campaign in the farming community whic ... | 1988 | 3336342 |
| a survey of tapeworms in rural dogs in tasmania. | | 1973 | 4737361 |
| the control of hydatid disease in tasmania. | | 1968 | 5690156 |
| 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 |
| disease conditions and subclinical infections of the platypus (ornithorhynchus anatinus). | before the arrival of european settlers in australia, the platypus, ornithorhynchus anatinus, probably suffered from little disease. among other things, european settlement has involved substantial environmental perturbation, introduction of large predators, introduction of motor vehicles and translocation of potential pathogens. as a result, platypuses are now killed by motor vehicles, dogs, foxes and discarded plastic litter. information programmes targeting appropriate segments of the public ... | 1998 | 9720107 |
| control of echinococcus granulosus in cyprus and comparison with other island models. | a control programme directed against echinococcus granulosus was introduced into the republic of cyprus in 1971. in 1974, this was restricted to the areas controlled by the government of the island. the force used in the 'attack' phase included a major dog control programme. this and other measures led to the rapid 'disappearance' of the parasite and control was terminated in 1985. subsequent studies during 1993-1996 revealed that the parasite was present in 82 (20%) villages in either dogs or f ... | 1998 | 9806495 |
| milk composition and growth in wild and captive tasmanian bettongs, bettongia gaimardi (marsupialia). | changes in milk composition (total solids, carbohydrate, protein, lipid and calculated gross energy content) during lactation in three groups of tasmanian bettongs ( bettongia gaimardi): free-living animals (wild group), captive animals offered a diet of dry dog food and apples ad libitum (ad lib group), and captive animals fed restricted amounts of the same diet (maintenance group) were related to growth rates (measured as body mass and head length) of their young. there were no significant dif ... | 2003 | 12624650 |
| control of cystic echinococcosis/hydatidosis: 1863-2002. | echinococcosis/hydatidosis, caused by echinococcus granulosus, is a chronic and debilitating zoonotic larval cestode infection in humans, which is principally transmitted between dogs and domestic livestock, particularly sheep. human hydatid disease occurs in almost all pastoral communities and rangeland areas of the underdeveloped and developed world. control programmes against hydatidosis have been implemented in several endemic countries, states, provinces, districts or regions to reduce or e ... | 2006 | 16735171 |
| phylogenetic and phylogeographic relationships in ixodesholocyclus and ixodescornuatus (acari: ixodidae) inferred from cox1 and its2 sequences. | we inferred the phylogenetic and phylogeographic relationships in ticks, which were identified morphologically as ixodes holocyclus and ixodes cornuatus, from mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (cox1) and nuclear internal transcribed spacer 2 (its2) sequences. we obtained cox1 (640bp) and its2 (527-568bp) sequences from 429 ticks from 49 localities in tasmania, victoria, new south wales and queensland, australia. our analyses show that there are two species of ixodes in eastern australia ... | 2011 | 21540032 |
| a case of giardiasis in a dog in tasmania--a cause of disease or incidental finding? | | 1993 | 8460986 |
| spotted fever group rickettsial infection in south-eastern australia: isolation of rickettsiae. | flinders island spotted fever (fisf), a spotted fever group (sfg) rickettsial disease first described in 1991, occurs in south-eastern australia. the isolation of the aetiological agent is described for the first time having been obtained from the blood of two patients. an additional 22 cases are also reported. of these patients four had positive initial serology, and 20 showed seroconversion (using rickettsia australis as antigen). acute phase blood specimens taken from seven patients caused ne ... | 1993 | 8403837 |
| the presence of giardia and other zoonotic parasites of urban dogs in hobart, tasmania. | | 1995 | 7646384 |
| leptospirosis icterohemorrhagiae in dogs in tasmania. | | 1968 | 5749416 |
| hydatid eradication in tasmania. point of no return? | | 1987 | 3446151 |
| hydatid eradication in tasmania. | | 1988 | 3250392 |
| enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays for detecting antibody to rickettsia australis in sera of various animal species. | new endemic areas of spotted fever-like rickettsial disease have been found in south-eastern australia (gippsland, victoria and flinders island, tasmania). the rickettsia responsible is currently unknown although it may be rickettsia australis. to investigate serological evidence of rickettsial exposure in various wild animal species, a competitive elisa was developed which detected antibodies to r. australis. it was based on inhibition of an indirect elisa detecting antibody to r. australis in ... | 1990 | 2292182 |
| australasian contributions to an understanding of the epidemiology and control of hydatid disease caused by echinococcus granulosus--past, present and future. | for several years after echinococcus granulosus was introduced into australasia from europe, its life cycle was unknown. before the end of the 19th century, however, cystic hydatid disease (chd) was recognized in humans as an important cause of death, although its magnitude was not quantified. during the first 50 years of the 20th century, the urban component declined, but chd remained a serious source of ill-health. during the second half of the 20th century major research contributions have in ... | 1990 | 2210938 |
| the toxicity and efficiency of arecoline hydrobromide in the tasmanian hydatid control program. | results on the efficiency and toxicity of arecoline hydrobromide during the first 11 years of the hydatid limitation program in tasmania are presented. a satisfactory mucous purge was obtained from about 80% of dogs when arecoline was used at 3.25 mg/kg and from about 75% when the dose rate was reduced to 1.62 mg/kg of body weight. arecoline is considered to have a low efficiency in detecting tapeworm infection in individual dogs, but is valuable as a diagnostic aid in groups of dogs. toxicity w ... | 1978 | 687277 |
| the prevalence of tapeworms in dogs during the hydatid limitation program in tasmania. | the hydatid limitation program in tasmania began in 1965 with the annual purging of dogs to identify areas of high prevalence of echinococcus granulosus combined with a strong educational program aimed at preventing access to offal by dogs. from 1969 to 1975 aenia spp detected in dog purges were submitted for identification and changes in annual prevalences analysed for each species. despite a significant reduction in the prevalence of e. granulosus since the beginning of the program, the contro ... | 1977 | 558749 |
| does historical coexistence with dingoes explain current avoidance of domestic dogs? island bandicoots are naïve to dogs, unlike their mainland counterparts. | introduced predators have a global reputation for causing declines and extinctions of native species. native prey naiveté towards novel predators is thought to be a key reason for predator impacts. however, naiveté is not necessarily forever: where coexistence establishes, it is likely that naiveté will be reduced through adaptation, and the once alien predator will eventually become recognised by prey. for example, native marsupial bandicoots in sydney avoid backyards with domestic dogs (c. lup ... | 2016 | 27603517 |
| occupational health-related experiences in rural tasmania. | this descriptive, explorative study sought to identify the occupational-related health experiences of community nurses in their workday within rural north west tasmania. tasmania is one of eight states and territories that form australia. the findings indicate the majority of community nurses consider their health average or better, although 30% reported being overweight; 5% reported smoking; 60% reported feeling tense, anxious or depressed sometimes during the week. in the 12 months prior to su ... | 2010 | 20733543 |
| serological prevalence study of exposure of cats and dogs in launceston, tasmania, australia to spotted fever group rickettsiae. | a sero-epidemiological study of cats and dogs in the launceston area of tasmania, australia was undertaken to determine the prevalence of antibodies to spotted fever group (sfg) rickettsiae. results showed that 59% of cats and 57% of dogs were positive for antibodies, but there was no correlation between the animal's health and seropositivity at the time of testing, suggesting that rickettsial exposure is unrelated to ill-health in these two species of domestic animals. | 2010 | 20148824 |
| hydatid control in australia: where it began, what we have achieved and where to from here. | echinococcus granulosus was imported into australia with domestic livestock about 200 years ago. it spread rapidly through domestic animals and quickly became a public health problem in the new colony. control was hampered by ignorance of the transmission pattern. the association between metacestodes and tapeworms was not elucidated until 63 years after the arrival of the first fleet. australian wildlife were highly susceptible to infection with e. granulosus and wildlife/domestic animal interac ... | 2005 | 15907851 |