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J Jindrichová

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PubMed1990

[Reform of the health services in West Germany and its economic impact].

As a result of rationalization of labour, innovations in economy and the state administration, within the framework of scientific and technical development the FRG has greatly increased its investments and great social changes were implemented. The system of health services in the FRG is considered very efficient. The services are built on the principle on the patient's completely free selection of doctors. Specialists, research and technical facilities have a high standard. In 1988 a fundamental structural reform of the health services was implemented, due to the fact that the cost of health insurance has increased since 1960 three times faster than wages, whereby 13% of the insurance money has to be met by various additional payments. A further increase is not possible and therefore the entire reform of the structure of the health services was conditioned and governed by economic reasons.

Germany, West↗
PubMed1990

Filamentous micromycetes in working environment.

We investigated quantitative and qualitative representation of the germs of filamentous micromycetes in the samples of plant origin which were taken in connection with objective and subjective changes of health state of employees' respiratory tract from various factories. On the basis of the received results it is required to deal with questions on the determination of certain acceptable amount of micromycetes in the environment, and the like. It is necessary to objectivize the degree of risk in workers at the professional exposition of micromycetes or their toxins.

Fungi↗
PubMed1983

Chlamydiosis in cattle and in man: an epidemiologic and serologic study.

In the Pardubice area, the systematic examinations for Chlamydia-specific antibodies in cattle were started in 1967. In the years 1967-1978 the detectable levels of antibody to Chlamydia were demonstrated in 16.1% of 38,394 sera from cattle and in 18.6% of 5,244 sera from slinking cows. In the year 1979 the percentage of seropositivity in cattle increased significantly to 23.5% of the 4,197 sera examined. Examinations in 1980 revealed that 23.1% of 4,042 sera from cattle, 34.4% of 319 sera from slinking cows and 17.9% of 209 sera from calves were found antibody positive. Over the period from 1974 to 1978 isolates of Chlamydia organisms were obtained from 11.7% of 452 bovine slinks and from 10% of 271 dead or prematurely slaughtered calves. In the years 1979-1981 a total of 775 individuals were subjected to medical and serological examinations for Chlamydia infection using the BIOVETA group antigen. The first group of examinees included 307 farm personnel, attendants to healthy breeds of cattle. Detectable levels of antibody to Chlamydia were recorded in 1.3% of clinically healthy individuals and in 12% of the 75 healthy, randomly selected cows taken care of by this group of personnel. The second group included 280 individuals who were in charge of slinking cows or calves with chlamydial pneumonia, or who were employed in a rendering plant. A total of 7.5% of antibody-positive individuals was found in this group of examinees. Of the 439 calves attended 17.9% had serologic evidence of infection and the 30 dead calves examined were isolate-positive: sera from 176 slinking cows showed positivity in 23.8% of cases. In the third group of 188 persons serving as controls 5.3% had serologic evidence of chlamydial infection. The statistical analysis of deviations from the Gaussian variance normal curve showed neither sex-related nor inter-group differences. At the time of serologic examinations of humans the epidemiologic situation in the given area was extremely favorable. The importance of a close cooperation between the public health and veterinary service personnel (notification of abortions in cattle) and the need of a due attention of gynecologists, dermatologists and urologists are emphasized.

Abortion, Septic↗
PubMed1977

Health problems of windowless henhouses.

The working, health and zoohygiene problems of keeping chickens (45,000) in TEROZ type windowless houses on deep litter with controlled light regimen and hens (75,000) in cages were the subject of study for 3 years. The poultry was fed on factory-produced feedstuffs with the then permitted addition of CTC in amounts of 20 g/l tonne. Except for the low intensity of illumination in the chicken house (10-1.1 1x) and with the observation of the prescribed technology, the working environment is favourable. The state of health of the employees did not differ essentially from that of other groups of workers in aggriculture. The use of CTC resulted in a growing number of resistant microbial strains (Staphylococcus aureus, Proteus mirabilis, E. coli, etc) which led to the banning of its use and replacement by other biostimulants. Every type of large-scale poultry farm should be designed as a whole including the chicken incubator, the egg sorting station, the slaughter house, the use of waste matter and sewage disposal and should be previously tried out experimentally by a group of experts concerned with the given problems, before being introduced into wider use.

Animals↗
PubMed1975

The cat as a possible source of Toxoplasma infection for man.

The authors examined 1,027 persons divided into two groups by means of the toxoplasmin skin test. Group I contained 472 persons who owned domestic cats. Of these 255, i.e. 54.0% gave a positive reaction. Group II consisted of 555 persons who did not own cats. Of these 237, i.e. 42.7% reacted positively. A statistically significant difference at the 1% level of significance was assessed between the two groups. A difference of highest diagnostic importance was found in persons of unexposed occupations in the lowest age group, 14-19 years: 39.5% positive reactions among cat owners and 16.1% among those who did not own cats. The results support the assumption on the role played by domestic cats in the epidemiology of toxoplasmosis. An analysis of the ethology of the cat as regards its importance in the spread of Toxoplasma infection is the subject of the present study.

Adolescent↗