{"title":"Large-scale measures applied in the elimination of severe head louse infestation in south Sudan, using pyrethrum and synergists.","authors":"W Sixl, B Sixl-Voigt","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>For the elimination of head-body lice in various villages in the Melut District in South Sudan the application of Pyrethrum louse shampoo and Pyrethrum spray proved highly effective. Clothing were also placed in Pyrethrum suspensions.</p>","PeriodicalId":77716,"journal":{"name":"Geographia medica. Supplement = Geographia medica. Sonderband","volume":"1 ","pages":"49-50"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1988-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"14299849","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}
M Haditsch, G Linck, W Sixl, H Withalm, D Stünzner
{"title":"[Hepatitis B studies in area of San Salvador].","authors":"M Haditsch, G Linck, W Sixl, H Withalm, D Stünzner","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":77716,"journal":{"name":"Geographia medica. Supplement = Geographia medica. Sonderband","volume":"1 ","pages":"135-44"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1988-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"14299844","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, C Arbesser, Tatevosian, T H Rosegger, W Thiel, D Schneeweiss, G Schuhmann
{"title":"WHO immunization programme and hospital procedure in the Melut district, upper Nile region, south Sudan, in the year 1983 (report).","authors":"W Sixl, C Arbesser, Tatevosian, T H Rosegger, W Thiel, D Schneeweiss, G Schuhmann","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>During the year 1983 the immunization programme according to the WHO-standard was finally started in the Melut region. The tables give details on the extension of tetanus immunization for neonatal tetanus, DPT (diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus) and also measles in the Melut hospital in 1983. For the first time, a functioning chain of cold storage units could be installed in this hospital. From March to November, 1983 details of mother-child care and ambulant patient care were also recorded.</p>","PeriodicalId":77716,"journal":{"name":"Geographia medica. Supplement = Geographia medica. Sonderband","volume":"1 ","pages":"57-60"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1988-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"14299850","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, E Wisidagama, D Stünzner, H Withalm, B Sixl-Voigt
{"title":"Serological examinations of crows in Colombo's slaughter-house Sri Lanka.","authors":"W Sixl, E Wisidagama, D Stünzner, H Withalm, B Sixl-Voigt","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Crows from Colombo's slaughter-house were examined serologically towards ornithosis, Rickettsia, Newcastle Disease and Adenovirus. Positive reactions were shown in ornithosis, Q-fever, RMSF-Rickettsia-group and Adenovirus.</p>","PeriodicalId":77716,"journal":{"name":"Geographia medica. Supplement = Geographia medica. Sonderband","volume":"1 ","pages":"87-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1988-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"14298233","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, D Stünzner, H Rosegger, H Withalm, W D Schneeweiss, F Reinthaler, F Mascher, G Schuhmann, W Thiel
{"title":"Serological investigation of measles (morbilli) in the Melut district, South Sudan.","authors":"W Sixl, D Stünzner, H Rosegger, H Withalm, W D Schneeweiss, F Reinthaler, F Mascher, G Schuhmann, W Thiel","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In Sudan, measles are often not identified and are diagnosed and treated as \"fever\". Apart from this, the unimmunized population is an important factor, however, cold storage of the vaccine is not always possible. For this reason detailed instruction and introduction in diagnostic identification was given by our team of doctors. The contamination rate and antibody verification varies according to region. The highest percentage of 83% was reached in Melut among hospitalized patients. At the time of our investigation, immunization had not been carried out in this region.</p>","PeriodicalId":77716,"journal":{"name":"Geographia medica. Supplement = Geographia medica. Sonderband","volume":"1 ","pages":"45-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1988-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"14299848","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}
T Miorini, R Brosch, C Buchrieser, V Buchrieser, W Sixl
{"title":"Further serological investigations in humans and domestic animals on the Cape Verde Islands (Q-fever, brucellosis, listeriosis, shigellosis, campylobacteriosis, yersiniosis, toxoplasmosis and chlamydia of PLT-group).","authors":"T Miorini, R Brosch, C Buchrieser, V Buchrieser, W Sixl","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>439 sera of domestic animals and various number (150-500) of human sera of the Cape Verde Islands were examined for antibodies against Coxiella burnetti, Brucella abortus, B.melitensis, Listeria monocytogenes, Shigella dysenteriae, S.flexneri, S. boydii, S.sonnei, Campylobacter jejuni, C.fetus ssp. intestinalis, Yersinia enterocolitica, Toxoplasma gondii and Chlamydia of the PLT-group. It could be shown, that on the Cape Verde Islands there is to be counted with numerous zoonoses due to various microorganisms in man as well as in domestic animals. Q-Fever examination showed exceedingly high positivity of human sera (81.6%) and those of domestic animals (84.7%). One of the main reasons for the wide distribution of infectious diseases, especially diarrhoeal diseases such as Shigellosis, Yersiniosis and Campylobacter infections as well as Salmonellosis and Amebiasis on the Islands is the bad hygienic situation, an improvement of which as well as an intensification of research work, health education and a better medical care would be essential for the control of communicable diseases on the Cape Verde Islands.</p>","PeriodicalId":77716,"journal":{"name":"Geographia medica. Supplement = Geographia medica. Sonderband","volume":"1 ","pages":"19-31"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1988-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"14271049","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}
C Buchrieser, W Sixl, V Buchrieser, T Miorini, D Stünzner, R Brosch
{"title":"Investigation of human stool samples from the Cape Verde Islands (district Santa Cruz/Santiago).","authors":"C Buchrieser, W Sixl, V Buchrieser, T Miorini, D Stünzner, R Brosch","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Based on the rate of occurrence of diseases associated with diarrhoea, stool samples were also investigated; parasitologically, using the MiFC-enrichment method for intestinal parasites; serologically, using ELISA for rotavirus and bacteriologically for Shigella and Salmonella on the Cape Verde Islands. 90% of the samples came from children aged between 6 and 14 years. Entamoeba histolytica, the causal agent of amoebic dysentery was demonstrated in 17.4%, Lamblia intestinalis in 28.7% and rotavirus in 14.5%.</p>","PeriodicalId":77716,"journal":{"name":"Geographia medica. Supplement = Geographia medica. Sonderband","volume":"1 ","pages":"61-4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1988-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"13982222","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}