Publications
| incidence of spirochetes (borrelia sp.) in the tick ixodes ricinus in the urban environment (capital of prague) between 1994-1997. | a total of 12287 ticks were collected from 10 localities of the capital of prague between 1994 and 1997 (2978 ticks in 1994, 5612 ticks in 1995-1996, 3686 ticks in 1997). the presence of borrelia was investigated by the indirect immunofluorescence assay using hyperimmune rabbit sera. the tick infestation ranged between 3.8% and 9.7% (1994), 7.9% and 11.3% (1995), 3.6% and 6.2% (1996) and 4.8% and 9.2% (1997). the results obtained are indicative of a relatively high opportunity for exposure to th ... | 1999 | 10096169 |
| new and old risk-factors for toxoplasma gondii infection: prospective cross-sectional study among military personnel in the czech republic. | the aims of this study were to evaluate seroprevalence and the importance of various risk-factors for toxoplasma infection in the czech republic. a prospective cross-sectional survey was conducted among military personnel in prague. consenting subjects (n = 3250) completed a questionnaire concerning demographics and risk-factors, and blood samples were taken to determine anti-toxoplasma antibody titres according to complement fixation and elisa igg and igm tests. the seroprevalence of toxoplasmo ... | 2007 | 17617185 |