| experimental studies on the aetiology of acute scorpion pancreatitis. | this study examined the action of the venom of the scorpion tityus trintatis on the pancreas and gastrointestinal tract in anaesthetized dogs, on the isolated extracorporeal haemoperfused canine pancreas and on the isolated canine sphincter of oddi. the venom induces exocrine secretion in both the isolated and intact pancreas and causes contraction of the isolated sphincter of oddi. these results are discussed in relation to the pathogenesis of acute scorpion pancreatitis and possibly of some ot ... | 1976 | 990702 |
| epidemic scabies and acute glomerulonephritis in trinidad. | | 1972 | 4109709 |
| chagas disease in north-west argentina: association between trypanosoma cruzi parasitaemia in dogs and cats and infection rates in domestic triatoma infestans. | the association between trypanosoma cruzi parasitaemia in dogs and cats and tryp. cruzi infection rates in domestic triatoma infestans was studied in a cross-sectional survey of 31 houses (89%) in the rural villages of trinidad and mercedes, north-west argentina, where no spraying of insecticides had ever been done. similar prevalence rates of parasitaemia, determined by xenodiagnosis, were recorded among 68 dogs (41.2%) and 28 cats (39.3%). bug infection rates were significantly associated with ... | 1993 | 8465382 |
| medicinal plants used for dogs in trinidad and tobago. | this paper documents ethnoveterinary medicines used to treat dogs in trinidad and tobago. in 1995, a 4-stage process was used to conduct the research and document the ethnoveterinary practices. twenty-eight ethnoveterinary respondents were identified using the school-essay method, which is a modified rapid rural appraisal (rra) technique. semi-structured interviews were held with these respondents as well as with 30 veterinarians, 27 extension officers and 19 animal-health assistants and/or agri ... | 2000 | 10821961 |
| medicinal and ethnoveterinary remedies of hunters in trinidad. | ethnomedicines are used by hunters for themselves and their hunting dogs in trinidad. plants are used for snakebites, scorpion stings, for injuries and mange of dogs and to facilitate hunting success. | 2001 | 11737880 |
| prevalence of bacterial enteropathogens in pet dogs in trinidad. | the rectal swabs of diarrhoeic and apparently healthy non-diarrhoeic dogs presented to a small animal clinic were cultured for escherichia coli, salmonella and campylobacter and the enteropathogens were characterized. overall, of 130 dogs divided equally into two groups consisting of 65 diarrhoeic and 65 non-diarrhoeic dogs, 99 (76.2%), 6 (4.6%) and 18 (13.8%) were positive for e. coli, salmonella and campylobacter, respectively. the differences were statistically significant (p < or = 0.05; chi ... | 1997 | 9084230 |
| tinea capitis in trinidad. | characteristics of clinically diagnosed cases of tinea capitis from trinidad are described. tinea capitis comprised 29.5% of all dermatophytoses seen at one general hospital out-patient dermatology clinic during a one-year period. males were more often affected than females and there was a predominance of patients of african descent. among the dermatophytes cultured trichophyton tonsurans was the most prevalent (52.9%), followed by microsporum canis (20.0%) and m. audouinii (18.6%). less frequen ... | 1993 | 8254711 |
| pathogenic aerobic bacteria and fungi isolated from stray dogs in trinidad. | the occurrence of pathogenic aerobic bacteria and fungi in 100 stray dogs was investigated. the most commonly isolated pathogens were staphylococcus aureus, s. intermedius and malassezia pachydermatis. no zoonotic pathogen was isolated. it is suggested that stray dogs may not maintain or transmit the pathogens. | 1994 | 7863067 |
| leptospirosis in piggery workers on trinidad. | of 133 cases of human leptospirosis recorded in trinidad between 1977 and the end of february 1982, at least eight (6%) were in people who worked on pig farms. three of the eight died, and their presumptive infecting serogroups were icterohaemorrhagiae (3), canicola (2), pyrogenes (2) and grippotyphosa (1). six of the eight cases were followed up. altogether, sera from 201 pigs, 78 other livestock animals, 38 workers and 34 dogs were tested for leptospiral agglutinins. the seropositivity prevale ... | 1989 | 2668549 |
| visceral larva migrans in seven members of one family in trinidad. | the occurrence of the first seven cases of visceral larva migrans in trinidad and tobago is described. all cases occurred in children of the same family. the elisa test was used to confirm the clinical diagnosis. | 1992 | 1496701 |
| exocrine pancreatic response to the venom of the scorpion, tityus trinitatis. | this paper records for the first time the exocrine pancreatic response to scorpion venom, in this case that of tityus trinitatis, a scorpion endemic in trinidad. the crude venom injected intravenously into fasting anaesthetised dogs induced a secretion of the exocrine pancreas. the secretion evoked was rich in enzymes. | 1977 | 892607 |
| ten years of rabies surveillance in grenada, 1968-1977. | | 1979 | 526674 |
| leptospirosis in dogs and cats on the island of trinidad: west indies. | confirming previous observations on dog populations in other parts of the world, notably japan, the philippine islands, and some countries in south america, we found that a high percentage of dogs in trinidad are infected with organisms from many serogroups of leptospira. serogroups canicola and icterohaemorrhagiae were most commonly found. ten isolates obtained from 50 kidneys from stray dogs (20% infectivity rate) were typed as portland-vere (six) and canicola (two) of the canicola serogroup, ... | 1979 | 511442 |
| study on the efficacy of leptospira vaccines developed from serovars isolated from trinidad and comparison with commercial vaccines using a hamster model. | a hamster model was used to determine the efficacy of commercially prepared canine vaccines against leptospira serovars circulating in trinidad and to assess the effectiveness of killed whole-cell vaccines prepared from local isolates. the local isolates used for vaccine preparation and challenge were isolates of serovars copenhageni and mankarso obtained from a local dog and rodent. their estimated lethal dose-50 (ld(50)) were 5 and 10 organisms, respectively and clinical signs observed on infe ... | 2010 | 20598785 |
| development and use of real-time pcr to detect and quantify mycoplasma haemocanis and "candidatus mycoplasma haematoparvum" in dogs. | two canine haemoplasma species have been recognised to date; mycoplasma haemocanis (mhc), which has been associated with anaemia in splenectomised or immunocompromised dogs, and "candidatus mycoplasma haematoparvum" (cmhp), recently described in an anaemic splenectomised dog undergoing chemotherapy. the study aim was to develop quantitative real-time pcr assays (qpcrs) incorporating an endogenous internal control to detect mhc and cmhp and to apply these assays to dna samples extracted from cani ... | 2010 | 19646827 |
| the application of pcr and reverse line blot hybridization to detect arthropod-borne hemopathogens of dogs and cats in trinidad. | arthropod-borne diseases are important causes of morbidity and mortality of companion animals in trinidad. as clinical signs are vague, more sensitive methods to diagnose these diseases based on the polymerase chain reaction (pcr) followed by reverse line blot hybridization (rlb) of amplified products are being developed. an rlb of 14 oligonucleotide probes coupled with polymerase chain-amplified regions of 16s rrna or 18s rrna genes of hemoparasites from cats and dogs detected ehrlichia canis, ... | 2008 | 19120209 |
| an investigation into the prevalence of dog bites to primary school children in trinidad. | to estimate the prevalence of dog bites to primary school children between the ages of 8-12 years using a semi-structured interview process. with the increase in the pet population and popularity of dangerous breeds of dog and a high stray dog population combined with a dearth of information on the risk of dog attacks to children in trinidad, a semi-structured interview process was used to determine risk factors associated with dog attacks. | 2008 | 18321375 |
| occurrence and characterization of verocytotoxigenic escherichia coli (vtec) strains from dairy farms in trinidad. | a cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the prevalence and characteristics of verocytotoxigenic escherichia coli (vtec) on 25 dairy farms each located in waller field and carlsen field farming areas in trinidad. on each selected farm, faecal samples were collected from milking cows, calves and humans; rectal swabs were obtained from pet farm dogs; bulk milk was sampled as well as effluent from the milking parlour. escherichia coli was isolated from all sources on selective media using ... | 2007 | 17348911 |
| sero-epidemiology of canine leptospirosis in trinidad: serovars, implications for vaccination and public health. | a sero-epidemiological study on canine leptospirosis was conducted in house, stray, farm and hunting dogs, as well as in suspect cases of clinical canine leptospirosis. serum samples were collected from apparently healthy (vaccinated and non-vaccinated), house dogs. a questionnaire was administered to the owners to elicit information on risk factors for leptospirosis. the microscopic agglutination test was used to screen for leptospirosis using 17 international serovars. reciprocal titres of bet ... | 2006 | 16626407 |
| prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of salmonella spp. in non-diarrhoeic dogs in trinidad. | the estimated prevalence and antimicrobial resistances of salmonella spp. in non-diarrhoeic dogs across trinidad was determined. the serotypes of salmonella spp. isolated were also identified. of a total of 1391 dogs sampled, 50 (3.6%) were positive for salmonella spp. with 28 different serotypes, the predominant serotypes were javiana (12), newport (6), arechavaleta (5) and heidelberg (5). fifty-seven (85.1%) of 67 isolates exhibited resistance to one or more antimicrobial agents. of eight anti ... | 2004 | 15525361 |
| seroepidemiology of toxoplasma gondii in dogs in trinidad and tobago. | a cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the seroprevalence of toxoplasma gondii agglutinins and to investigate the relationship between various risk factors and occurrence of toxoplasmosis in dogs in trinidad. of a total 250 dogs, comprising domestic, hunting and stray dogs, 80 (32.0%) were positive for t. gondii agglutinins at a titre of > or =1:32 using a latex agglutination test. stray dogs (60.5%) had statistically significantly higher (p<0.001) seroprevalence for toxoplasmosis th ... | 2003 | 12719132 |
| seroprevalence of toxocariasis in schoolchildren in trinidad. | the seroprevalence of toxocariasis was investigated in 1997/98 in 1009 schoolchildren (aged 5-12 years) throughout trinidad. infection, as measured by titre, was found to be high compared to values obtained from children in other countries. using an excretory-secretory antigen and performing an elisa test, it was found that 62.3% of children had an igg antibody titre of > or = 1:100, indicating exposure to the parasite, while 27.2% had a titre of > or = 1:800, indicating a current or recent infe ... | 2002 | 12055800 |