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New Zealand Veterinary Journal, 1987
Abstract Extract Madam: — In June 1986, I was called to a piggery in the West Auckland area. The piggery consists of a breeding and fattening unit. Piglets from two hundred sows are taken through to pork and bacon weight. All pigs are meal fed. The dry sows and farrowing unit are separated within the same building.
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Abstract Extract Madam: — In June 1986, I was called to a piggery in the West Auckland area. The piggery consists of a breeding and fattening unit. Piglets from two hundred sows are taken through to pork and bacon weight. All pigs are meal fed. The dry sows and farrowing unit are separated within the same building.
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Foreign Animal Disease Outbreaks
Veterinary Clinics of North America: Food Animal Practice, 2018A foreign animal disease (FAD) infecting beef cattle can have a negative impact on producers and the veterinarians who serve them. A veterinarian's ability to recognize FADs is a significant responsibility, as is aiding clients and local community in preparing for and responding to an outbreak.
Elizabeth J. Parker +2 more
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Investigation of Outbreaks of Disease [PDF]
, 2006 Any formal procedures for the international investigation of certain disease outbreaks will have certain elements, such as forensic standards for evidence handling, that are generally not familiar to field epidemiologists. However, formal procedures will help insulate scientists from the political dimensions of such investigations.
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Investigation of Disease Outbreaks
2015This chapter reviews concepts associated with infectious disease outbreaks, including disease surveillance, mechanisms used to detect outbreaks, and the epidemiological steps used to investigate an outbreak. We catalogue both routine and novel laboratory detection methods that can be used in an outbreak setting and examples in which laboratory testing ...
Iona Munjal, Belinda Ostrowsky
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1986
Until recent times, the periodic irruptions of infectious diseases have been significant factors in the lives of humans and in the history of civilized society. Today many of the serious infectious diseases of humankind have been controlled. However, the increased control of human infectious disease has not lessened the importance of studying and ...
Wilfred M. Post +2 more
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Until recent times, the periodic irruptions of infectious diseases have been significant factors in the lives of humans and in the history of civilized society. Today many of the serious infectious diseases of humankind have been controlled. However, the increased control of human infectious disease has not lessened the importance of studying and ...
Wilfred M. Post +2 more
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2001
In considering outbreaks of disease, there are four key issues which need to be addressed: Non-use regimes dealing with outbreaks of disease The reporting mechanisms for disease outbreaks and trends Challenges facing the Ad Hoc Group in addressing outbreaks of disease Possible solutions for the Ad Hoc ...
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In considering outbreaks of disease, there are four key issues which need to be addressed: Non-use regimes dealing with outbreaks of disease The reporting mechanisms for disease outbreaks and trends Challenges facing the Ad Hoc Group in addressing outbreaks of disease Possible solutions for the Ad Hoc ...
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Outbreak of Meningococcal Disease in a Family
Southern Medical Journal, 1980An outbreak of three cases of meningococcal disease occurring in a family of 14 is presented. Three of the children, between the ages of 10 months to 10 years, were hospitalized. Two of them showed positive signs of meningitis, and one had evidence of bacteremia. Neisseria meningitidis was isolated from a blood sample of one patient and a CSF sample of
I. Brook, M. W. Johnson, R. Gorman
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AN OUTBREAK OF MENINGOCOCCAL DISEASE IN GLOUCESTERSHIRE
The Lancet, 1986Between October, 1981, and March, 1986, there were 65 cases of meningococcal infection, about five times the expected number, in Gloucester Health District. The cases, mainly in teenagers and young adults, were clustered in the Stroud district and in the southern part of Gloucester City, and most were caused by a sulphonamide-resistant group B type 15 ...
J. M. Stuart +2 more
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The Investigation of Outbreaks of Toxicologic Disease
Veterinary Clinics of North America: Food Animal Practice, 1988Use of this basic epidemiologic approach will solve many toxicologic problems. Epidemiologic techniques have a key role in integrating and assimilating the data derived from a toxicologic investigation. Hypotheses are proposed and tested based on the data obtained and analyzed.
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The Investigation of Outbreaks of Infectious Disease
Veterinary Clinics of North America: Food Animal Practice, 1988The ability to control infectious diseases is contingent upon recognizing and eliminating the source of infection or disrupting the transfer of infectious agent to susceptible hosts. In this article, methods of identification of infectious agents, the presence of carriers and environmental reservoirs, and their impact upon investigations are discussed.
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