| [the first operations performed with chloroform in spain. more facts and new contributions]. | although the issue of clinical introduction of chloroform in spain was rather controversial, we can assure now with no doubt that first news of its discovery reached our country by the end of november and beginning of december of 1847. the cities first receiving those first news were cádiz, madrid, barcelona, and santiago de compostela; in the latter two cities, during the first days of december, the new anesthetic agent was already available and the first experiments on dogs were conducted in 1 ... | 1991 | 1961964 |
| seroepidemiological survey of mediterranean spotted fever in an endemic area ('vallés occidental', barcelona, spain). | a seroepidemiological survey of mediterranean spotted fever was carried out in the region of 'vallés occidental', barcelona (spain). the prevalence of antibodies to rickettsia conorii in human beings and dogs was determined by indirect immunofluorescence. in 200 samples of sera from subjects without former history of boutonneuse fever, an overall prevalence of antibodies to r. conorii of 11.6% was found. seropositivity was significantly higher in the age group greater than 50 years. a significan ... | 1990 | 2293428 |
| [mediterranean boutonneuse fever: retrospective study of 44 cases in the bages region (barcelona)]. | forty-four cases of boutonneuse mediterranean fever which developed from august 1982 to september 1987 in the bages region (barcelona) were retrospectively evaluated. pediatric cases were excluded. the diagnosis was based on the clinical features. the results indicate a progressive increase of cases with time and a higher incidence in urban areas. there was a remarkably high index of relative bradycardia (81.8%). doxycycline therapy was effective in 100% of patients. only one instance of meninge ... | 1989 | 2490464 |
| [animal bites. study of 606 cases]. | there is scarce information on animal bites in spain. the objective of this study was to know the incidence, characteristics of the bitten persons, characteristics of biting animals, location of wounds and therapeutic behavior in our environment. | 1997 | 9312793 |
| dermatophytes isolated from domestic animals in barcelona, spain. | this retrospective study deals with the main samples studied at the mycology diagnostic service of the faculty of veterinary science of barcelona: animals with suspected dermatophytosis. over a ten-year period from 1986 to 1995, 136 dermatophytes were identified from dog and cat cultures submitted for identification and from specimens submitted for mycological examination from a variety of other domestic animals. the most frequent dermatophytes isolated were microsporum canis (55.9%), trichophyt ... | 1997 | 9335154 |
| [european study of asthma. prevalence of atopy in young adults of 5 areas in spain. spanish group of european asthma study]. | the aim of the current study is to show the prevalence of atopy in five spanish areas, and its variability according to area, age and gender. | 1998 | 9859090 |
| epidemiology of canine leishmaniosis in catalonia (spain) the example of the priorat focus. | an epidemiological survey of canine leishmaniosis was conducted in the priorat, a rural region in the northeast of spain, for 10 years (1985-1994). seroprevalence throughout the region, determined by dot-elisa and ifi, was 10.2% (8-12%). forty percent of the dogs studied had a low level of anti-leishmania antibodies, whereas only 50% were seronegative. only one-third of the seropositive dogs had evident symptoms of the disease. annual incidence of the disease was 5.7% and the level of endemicity ... | 1999 | 10392965 |
| pavlov in spain. | reflexology has been present throughout spanish science since the last third of the nineteenth century and its importance can be seen in the works of authors such as martín salazar, ramón y cajal, gómez ocaña, simarro and turró. the most important research in reflexology in spain takes place a) at the schools of neurophysiology and psychology in barcelona and madrid, b) with a group of authors specializing in pathological medicine and c) in the military's health department, pavlov's work was rec ... | 2003 | 14628695 |
| [from the municipal dog pound to the pet shelter in barcelona, spain]. | this article aims to present changes in public health policy and services related to pet dogs and cats in the city of barcelona from 1983 to 2001. initially the center's activity was limited to the custody and euthanasia of stray animals, serving not only the city but also the rest of the province. with the formulation of a city plan for pet animals, the activities were redirected, concentrating on services within the city limits and stimulating adoption. participation of both professional and h ... | 2003 | 14670260 |
| seroprevalence of antibodies to neospora caninum in dogs from spain. | the prevalence of neospora caninum antibodies was determined in sera of 139 dogs from catalonia (northeastern spain) using the indirect immunofluorescence antibody test (ifat). antibodies in the ifat were found in 17 of 139 dogs (12.2%) with titers ranging from 1:50 to 1: 1,600. seroprevalence was higher in dogs over 1 yr old compared with dogs younger than 1 yr (p < 0.05). no statistical difference was observed when sex, breed, purpose, or modus vivendi was compared with seropositivity. most do ... | 2002 | 12537126 |
| the life-cycle of leishmania infantum mon-77 in the priorat (catalonia, spain) involves humans, dogs and sandflies; also literature review of distribution and hosts of l. infantum zymodemes in the old world. | | 2001 | 11490994 |
| leishmania infantum-specific igg, igg1 and igg2 antibody responses in healthy and ill dogs from endemic areas. evolution in the course of infection and after treatment. | the expression of igg, igg1 and igg2 specific antibodies for leishmania infantum was studied in five groups of dogs in catalonia (spain): i, 99 asymptomatic dogs (infected and uninfected) from a highly endemic area for leishmaniosis; ii, 139 untreated dogs with clinically patent leishmaniosis; iii, 11 naturally infected asymptomatic dogs monitored for up to 5 years since they were found seropositive to leishmania antigen and without treatment; iv, 25 naturally infected dogs with clinically paten ... | 2001 | 11267753 |
| short report: isolation and identification of two spotted fever group rickettsial strains from patients in catalonia, spain. | two rickettsial strains, 16b (previously isolated) and fb1, were isolated from blood from patients with mediterranean spotted fever in catalonia, spain. these are the only 2 human rickettsial isolates of the spotted fever group obtained so far in spain. these strains were identified by the polymerase chain reaction and sequence analysis of a fragment of the outer membrane protein a (ompa) gene. the partial ompa sequence was found to be 100% identical with that of rickettsia conorii (malish 7 str ... | 2000 | 10761740 |
| prevalence of antibodies to spotted fever group rickettsiae in human beings and dogs from and endemic area of mediterranean spotted fever in catalonia, spain. | we assessed the prevalence of antibodies to spotted fever group rickettsiae in human beings and dogs by indirect immunofluorescence in the region of 'vallés occidental', barcelona (spain). in the group of 150 serum samples from patients without former history of mediterranean spotted fever, 12 had antibodies to rickettsia conori. the overall seroprevalence was 8% (95% confidence interval, 4.6% to 13.5%). there were no statistically significant differences between the mean ages of patients with p ... | 1998 | 9690759 |
| diagnostic potential of western blot analysis of sera from dogs with leishmaniasis in endemic areas and significance of the pattern. | serum samples collected from 237 dogs in catalonia (northeastern spain) were screened by western blot analysis to detect the presence of antibodies specific to different leishmania infantum polypeptide fractions. leishmaniasis was confirmed in 72 of these dogs by direct examination and/or culture. another 165 animals from the priorat region were studied periodically for 2-8 years between 1987 and 1995, giving a total of 565 determinations. a control group of 93 dogs from nonendemic areas was als ... | 1998 | 9502597 |
| phenotypic and genotypic characterization of spotted fever group rickettsiae isolated from catalan rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks. | eighty-nine rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks and 21 rhipicephalus bursa ticks collected in catalonia were tested by the hemolymph test to establish their infection rate with spotted fever group rickettsiae. by giménez staining, 11.2% of the r. sanguineus isolates and 0% of the r. bursa isolates were found to contain rickettsia-like organisms. six spotted fever group rickettsial strains (bar29, bar31, gir4, tar1, tar2, and tar3) were isolated from these ticks and were characterized by phenotypic an ... | 1996 | 8897166 |
| seasonal study of the fungal biota of the fur of dogs. | during a one year period, 944 dogs from the municipal kennel of barcelona were examined to detect animals with suspected dermatophytosis. only a few animals (1.8%) presented skin lesions but none of them had dermatophytosis. a representative number of dogs without visible skin lesions (n = 172), selected at random, were used to carry out a seasonal study of the mycobiota of their fur. fifteen isolates belonging to the genera microsporum and trichophyton were isolated from 14 of the 172 (8.1%) do ... | 1996 | 8751821 |
| family incidence of dermatophytoses in barcelona (spain). | | 1987 | 3444443 |
| [mediterranean spotted fever in childhood. prospective study of 130 cases]. | authors present a prospective study of 130 cases of mediterranean spotted fever treated between 1983 and 1985 in two departments of paediatrics of the valles occidental, area near barcelona. thirty-eight percent of the children came from suburban areas, an urban areas, an urban or rural origin being less frequent. previous contacts with dogs existed in 86% of the cases. most frequent clinical signs were fever (100%) maculo-papular rash (97%) and arthromyalgias (70%). the "tache noire" was found ... | 1988 | 3400937 |
| epidemiology of yersiniae in barcelona, spain. | between april 1980 to december 1984 we undertook a study on the epidemiology of pathogenic yersinia. stool specimens from 5.199 patients with acute gastroenteritis were studied and y. enterocolitica biotype 4 serotype 3 was isolated in 42 cases (0.8%). the serological response was studied in 21 of these patients. faecal specimens from 784 non-laboratory animals were also studied. the only pathogenic isolates from these animals were seven strains of y. enterocolitica biotype 4 serotype 3 from six ... | 1988 | 3268296 |
| is leishmaniasis widespread in spain? first data on canine leishmaniasis in the province of lleida, catalonia, northeast spain. | canine leishmaniasis (canl) is a widespread disease present in 42 countries. it is considered of epidemiological importance because of its role as a reservoir of human leishmaniasis. knowledge of the real distribution of canl and its emergence and/or re-emergence is of great importance in order to determine the extension of the disease. this work reports the detection of canl in a farm dog located in a pyrenean area of northwest catalonia (spain) where the disease was previously unknown. since t ... | 2011 | 22137192 |
| host-feeding patterns of native culex pipiens and invasive aedes albopictus mosquitoes (diptera: culicidae) in urban zones from barcelona, spain. | the feeding patterns of haematophagous arthropods are of major importance in the amplification and transmission of infectious disease agents to vertebrate hosts, including humans. the establishment of new vector populations in nonnative range might alter transmission networks. the asian tiger mosquito aedes albopictus (skuse) represents an example of how an invasive species can alter the risk of viral transmission to humans. blood meal molecular identification from two sympatric mosquito species ... | 2011 | 21845962 |
| decline in hospitalisations due to dog bite injuries in catalonia, 1997-2008. an effect of government regulation? | to analyse population-based data on hospitalisation caused by dog bite injuries after changes in legal regulations on dog ownership, including breed-specific regulations. | 2010 | 20805621 |
| rickettsia felis in fleas from catalonia (northeast spain). | abstract introduction: rickettsia felis produces a syndrome indistinguishable from murine typhus, which has been described in spain. r. felis is transmitted to humans by fleas. although no clinical case has been described so far, serologic evidence of infections in humans, cats, and dogs has been obtained in our area. however, no study has been conducted regarding its presence in vectors. recognition of routes of transmission is of great importance to prevent infection in humans. taking into acc ... | 2011 | 20586606 |
| prevalence of hemotropic mycoplasmas in healthy and unhealthy cats and dogs in spain. | the aims of the present study were to determine the prevalence of hemoplasmas in cats and dogs from the barcelona area of spain with the use of species-specific quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qpcr) assays and to evaluate any associations between hemoplasma infection, clinical presentation, and vector-borne infections. blood samples from cats (191) and dogs (182) were included and were classified as healthy (149) or unhealthy (224). ethylenediamine tetra-acetic acid blood samples underwe ... | 2010 | 20224091 |
| [quality evaluation in public health: the case of an animal shelter]. | there is growing interest in integrating quality approaches to the management of public services. the aim of the present study was to develop a comprehensive evaluation of service quality in the animal shelter managed by the public health services of the city of barcelona (catalonia, spain). | 2009 | 19467741 |
| pcr survey of vectorborne pathogens in dogs living in and around barcelona, an area endemic for leishmaniasis. | blood samples from 153 dogs living in and around barcelona were assayed for leishmania infantum and ehrlichia, anaplasma, rickettsia, bartonella, hepatozoon, babesia and theileria species by pcr amplification of dna, and the amplicons obtained were sequenced. the prevalence of the infectious agents was l infantum (29.4 per cent), ehrlichia and anaplasma species (4.0 per cent), hepatozoon canis (3.3 per cent), babesia canis vogeli (2.0 per cent), babesia gibsoni (2.0 per cent), babesia canis cani ... | 2009 | 19168881 |
| [advances in the management of an animal shelter]. | changes in the barcelona animal shelter from 2002 to 2005 are presented. in 2003, routine euthanasia of unclaimed stray animals was discontinued, due to a political decision of the city council. changes were also made in the management of the shelter: from january 2003 to july 2004 the shelter was operated by an animal protection organization, and then directly again by the city public health agency. management of the shelter by the animal welfare organization was associated with an increase in ... | 2008 | 18261448 |
| a serological study of exposure to arthropod-borne pathogens in dogs from northeastern spain. | there is limited information regarding the prevalence of many vector borne pathogens in europe and especially in spanish dogs. we investigated 206 sick and 260 clinically healthy dogs from three different regions in northeastern spain for antibodies to rickettsia conorii (rc), ehrlichia canis (ec), anaplasma phagocytophilum (ap), bartonella henselae (bh), bartonella vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii (bvb), leishmania infantum (li) and borrelia burgdorferi (bb) and for antigen of dirofilaria immitis (di ... | 2006 | 16472522 |
| ocular signs of canine monocytic ehrlichiosis: a retrospective study in dogs from barcelona, spain. | canine monocytic ehrlichiosis (cme) is a tick-borne disease caused by the rickettsia ehrlichia canis. ocular lesions are a common feature of the disease and can be present in all stages. the purpose of this retrospective study was to determine the prevalence, type and response to treatment of ocular lesions associated with monocytic ehrlichiosis in 46 affected dogs presented to the autonomous university of barcelona-veterinary teaching hospital (uab-vth) from january 2000 to december 2002. dogs ... | 2005 | 16359361 |
| canine filariasis. importance and transmission in the baix llobregat area, barcelona (spain). | field and laboratory studies were performed in order to assess the degree of canine dirofilariasis caused by dirofilaria immitis (leidy) in the baix llobregat region, a fluvial area near barcelona, spain. a total of 188 dogs were sampled between may and august of 1994. three main areas were chosen: the western delta, the eastern delta and the northern zone. simultaneously, a mosquito sampling programme was carried out with co2 light traps, to search for infective larvae (l3) of d. immitis. of th ... | 1998 | 9763317 |