Biomedical subjects

C Staubach

Publications and source records attributed to C Staubach.

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PubMed1998

Pseudorabies in the European wild boar from eastern Germany.

Sera collected from European wild boar (Sus scrofa) shot in Eastern Germany between January 1991 and December 1994 were tested for antibodies to pseudorabies virus (PRV). Of 3,143 sera tested, 281 (8.9%) and 13 (0.4%) were positive and suspect in an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), respectively. The specificity of the reactions was confirmed by detection of neutralizing antibodies in 220 sera (74.8%) and by immunoblotting. Analysis of host age and sex of the animals, temporal and spatial factors showed significantly higher seroprevalences in older animals than in younger individuals, but no differences between males and females. Pseudorabies virus infections have been endemic in this wild boar population for several years and the extreme eastern part of the study area had significantly higher seroprevalences (< or = 22%) than other areas. In the area covered by this study, pseudorabies virus was eradicated in the domestic animal populations in 1985. Thus, the infections in the wild boar population appear to be endemic and persist completely separately and without affecting the domestic pig population.

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PubMed1997

[New answers to the questions of continued rabies control in Germany].

With the assistance of a computer simulation model changed rabies spreading in immunised fox populations is examined. The influence of long-time and large-scale vaccination on the virus-host-system is analysed and new effects and their causes are shown. Rabies can persist for many years despite continuous vaccination with high immunisation rates. Because of the characteristic low-level prevalence the disease is provable by random only without using untreatable surveillance measures. Therefore one has to keep in mind the possibility of continued rabies within areas suspected rabies-free by surveillance. Consequences for emergency programs after termination of the vaccination will be discussed.

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[Distribution of opisthorchiid liver flukes in red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in western Brandenburg].

226 (= 43.9%) out of 515 red foxes originating from the western districts of the Federal State Brandenburg were positive for opisthorchiid flukes. Metorchis bilis, Opisthorchis felineus and Pseudamphistomum truncatum occurred in prevalences of 36.9, 8.9 and 0.2% respectively. Although low fluke burden were predominant the maximum number of each fluke species isolated was 419, 46, and 78 respectively. No clear relations were found between the liver fluke prevalence and the proportion of surface waters of the different administrative districts. However, most positive foxes originated from municipalities closely situated to rivers, canals, and lakes.

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