Do Even Eight-Year-Olds Suffer from Panic Disorder? Prevalence Study focussing upon Panic Disorder and AgoraphobiaSummary: A representative sample of 826 eight-year-old second-graders in Dresden was examined in a two-stage procedure to ascertain the 6-...
Visual evaluation of the occurrence of BAB (born after ban) cases pointed towards spatial clustering. Therefore a statistical analysis of spatial case clustering was conducted using GIS technology. In the initial analysis, all 376 cases (135 BAB, 241 BBB/...
When the first BSE case in Switzerland became public in 1990, it precipitated a chain of events with many diverse consequences. During this time, we continued to gain knowledge, implement new measures, and make practical recommendations in order to ...
Sheep scab, which is caused by the mite Psoroptes ovis, is a notifiable disease in Switzerland. In the framework of an epidemiological study in the canton of Schwyz, a sheep scab outbreak on 2 adjacent alpine pastures with 62 flocks (1770 sheep) was ...
Borna Disease (BD) is a mostly fatal disease of horses and sheep endemic in central Europe. Antibodies to Borna disease virus (BDV) have been described in sheep and other species living in BD non-endemic areas. Meaningful clinical BDV serology is hampered ...
Alveolar echinococcosis (AE) is a rare, but potentially severe zoonotic disease caused by Echinococcus (E.) multilocularis. Recent findings indicated an increasing importance of AE for non-human primates living in regions endemic for E. multilocularis. ...
Angiostrongylus vasorum is endemic in foxes and other carnivores in the South and south East of France, Denmark and Great Britain. The reddish nematode is present in the Arteria pulmonalis and the right side of the heart and causes respiratory and ...
Thirteen sheep from a milk producing farm in the Canton of Grisons that presented chronic coenurosis were examined and subjected to treatment trials at the veterinary hospital in Zurich. Symptoms were first observed around two months after the import of ...
The southern border of the European endemic area of Echinococcus multilocularis runs along the alpine crest. This endemic transition area was analysed in the canton Grisons on a small spatial scale. A total of 543 foxes originating from 10 areas north and ...
Potent anthelmintics were introduced into the Swiss market several decades ago. Despite this, gastrointestinal nematodes (GIN), lungworms and the large liver fluke (Fasciola hepatica) can successfully inhabit Swiss ruminant farms. This is mainly due to a ...
In einem Fohlen wurde aufgrund der Vorgeschichte, der klinischen Befunde (Apathie, Anorexie, Abmagerung, Kolik, Diarrhoe und Unterbauchödem) und der diagnostischen Ergebnissen (Serologie und PCR) eine proliferative Enteropathie durch Lawsonia ...
In Switzerland, bovine fasciolosis is an economically important but often overlooked disease of dairy cows. The intermediate host of Fasciola hepatica in Switzerland is Galba truncatula, an amphibious snail living in humid habitats which are infected by ...
This retrospective study evaluated cases of lens luxation in dogs that were documented at the University of Zurich Veterinary Teaching Hospital between 2000 and 2011. A total 134 dogs were included in the study. This population of dogs with lens luxation ...
The virus responsible for hepatitis A –hepatitis A virus (HAV) – is a small, spherical, and exceptionally resistant RNA-virus. It is transmitted preferentially by the faecal-oral route and apparently replicates exclusively in the liver. The damage of the ...
Das demographische Wachstum der älteren Population auf der ganzen Welt bringt der Gesundheitspolitik neue Herausforderungen. Die Mehrzahl der Pathologien des älteren Menschen haben eigene Charakteristika, welche die Betreuung verändern. In diesem Sinn ...
Principles: Ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD) are chronic relapsing disorders with significant implications for health care. The latest epidemiological data for Switzerland were prospectively collected in 1971. Methods: A prospective ...