Z Sebek, W Sixl, M Valova, G Linck, M Köck, F F Reinthaler, E Marth
{"title":"Results of leptospirosis examinations of human sera from El Salvador.","authors":"Z Sebek, W Sixl, M Valova, G Linck, M Köck, F F Reinthaler, E Marth","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The authors examined 984 human sera for leptospirosis with the serovars from 15 serogroups serologically in 15 localities of El Salvador. In 17.5% of the sera the following reactions were found with serovars of 13 serogroups: Australis 6.8%, Pomona 5.5%, Grippotyphosa 3.2%, Icterohaemorrhagiae and Tarassovi each 2.1%, Javanica, Canicola, Pyrogenes, Cynopteri, Autumnalis, Sejroe, Hebdomadis, Bataviae, Shermani, between 0.2%-1.4%. Men showed a 18.5% and women 17.0% positive reaction. Positivity increases with an increase in age, an increase was shown from 11.5% in the group of up to 10 years, to 40.4% in the group of 51 to 60 years, in the last age group of over 60 years a decrease was shown of 34.7%. In 8 localities we were able to compare the serological positivity of the population, the highest percentages were found in Fey Esperanza 35.1%, San Jose de la Montana 31.6% and Domus Maria 27.8%, the lowest in Credisa 6.4% and Ametepec 7.6%.</p>","PeriodicalId":77716,"journal":{"name":"Geographia medica. Supplement = Geographia medica. Sonderband","volume":"3 ","pages":"61-72"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1989-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13726876","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Microbiological measurement of air-borne bacteria at an office building].","authors":"W Sixl, B Sixl-Voigt, C Arbesser, M Köck","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Following a request of a cleaning firm microbiological measurings were carried out in (large building) office areas. Air was supplied through an air conditioner and all windows were locked and could not be opened. Office employees were on the opinion that illness had increased and felt endangered by colleagues' germs. To find out the reason of these complaints measurings were conducted in various rooms and floors also in the air conditioner. It must be stressed that in spite the continuous air conditioning, almost all doors were open to the corridors. This, declared one of the questioned employees had above all a communication expansion effect.</p>","PeriodicalId":77716,"journal":{"name":"Geographia medica. Supplement = Geographia medica. Sonderband","volume":"2 ","pages":"69-80"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1989-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13806645","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Serologic studies of domestic animals for listeriosis, Q-fever, and brucellosis in Cairo].","authors":"W Sixl, Z Sebek, M Köck, E Marth, H Withalm","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>First serological investigations among domestic animals (donkey, goat, sheep, swine, dog) and rats (Rattus norvegicus) carried out in the surroundings of persons from waste disposal sites in Cairo indicate the occurrence of listeriosis, Q fever and brucellosis.</p>","PeriodicalId":77716,"journal":{"name":"Geographia medica. Supplement = Geographia medica. Sonderband","volume":"3 ","pages":"127-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1989-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13825023","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
W Sixl, B Sixl-Voigt, M Stögerer, V Bencko, M Köck, E Marth, R Schaffler, G Schuhmann, F Pichler-Semmelrock
{"title":"[The pathogen spectrum of the conjunctiva of inhabitants of refuse disposal sites in Cairo. I].","authors":"W Sixl, B Sixl-Voigt, M Stögerer, V Bencko, M Köck, E Marth, R Schaffler, G Schuhmann, F Pichler-Semmelrock","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In Cairo's waste disposal sites conjunctivitis is frequently found resulting from the burning process of plastic, paper, etc.. Recurrent secondary contamination of the conjunctiva by pathogenic and non-pathogenic microorganisms often takes place; however, in certain germ species, the differentiation between pathogenic or non-pathogenic organisms within a damaged mucous membrane cannot be made. Furthermore, in this study, we have attempted to investigate germ reproduction during the application of PVP-eyedrops. However, our results cannot be conclusive because of the high environmental contamination, very low personal hygiene resulting from contaminated water and the constant exposure of samples to environmental contamination. Studies will be continued.</p>","PeriodicalId":77716,"journal":{"name":"Geographia medica. Supplement = Geographia medica. Sonderband","volume":"3 ","pages":"97-102"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1989-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13825027","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Serologic studies of listeriosis antibodies in dogs in Greece].","authors":"R Chambouris, W Sixl, D Stünzner, M Köck","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In an epidemiological study of dogs carried out in Greece, antibodies against listeriosis were demonstrated in the slow-agglutination and the complement-fixation-reaction. Depending on the dogs' place of origin CFR titers were found in 6.1% to 51.1%. CFR-titers could be confirmed in a comparative investigation with the slow-agglutination-test.</p>","PeriodicalId":77716,"journal":{"name":"Geographia medica. Supplement = Geographia medica. Sonderband","volume":"3 ","pages":"15-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1989-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13725484","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
W Sixl, B Sixl-Voigt, R Brosch, F Mascher, M Köck, E Marth, V Bencko, F Pichler-Semmelrock
{"title":"[Water studies of inhabitants of refuse disposal sites in Cairo. 1].","authors":"W Sixl, B Sixl-Voigt, R Brosch, F Mascher, M Köck, E Marth, V Bencko, F Pichler-Semmelrock","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In two waste disposal sites in Cairo, drinking water samples from springs, drinking vessels and kitchens were investigated. Total germ count lay seldom below one thousand and ten million pro ml. Apart from various faecal germs, Aeromonas hydrophila was also found. The high occurrence of diarrhoeal diseases among the inhabitants of the waste disposal sites can be traced with certainty to the extremely bad drinking water quality.</p>","PeriodicalId":77716,"journal":{"name":"Geographia medica. Supplement = Geographia medica. Sonderband","volume":"3 ","pages":"77-83"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1989-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13783707","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Occurrence of Salmonella in humans, animals, food supply and fodder as well as the relative continental distribution in the world based on 4 million Salmonella findings between 1934 and 1987].","authors":"E Kelterborn","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":77716,"journal":{"name":"Geographia medica. Supplement = Geographia medica. Sonderband","volume":"5 ","pages":"99-116"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1989-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13829221","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Waste management--a necessity for environmental health].","authors":"M Köck","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>There can be no doubt about the necessity of waste management. Principles thereby are: Avoidance of waste, prevention of problematic substances, reduction of waste, utilization of waste and disposal of waste. As soon as we are in the position to put these principles into practice, is waste no longer a threatening problem for us and our environment.</p>","PeriodicalId":77716,"journal":{"name":"Geographia medica. Supplement = Geographia medica. Sonderband","volume":"2 ","pages":"81-90"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1989-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13883938","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Hygienic aspects of the use of sludge and liquid manure in agriculture].","authors":"M Köck","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":77716,"journal":{"name":"Geographia medica. Supplement = Geographia medica. Sonderband","volume":"2 ","pages":"33-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1989-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13689606","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}