High overlap of zoonotic helminths between wild mammalian predators and rural dogs - an emerging One Health concern?

The concept of One Health emphasizes the interdependence of human, animal and environmental health and is of growing significance, in part owing to the problems related to emerging infectious diseases of wildlife origin. Wild mammalian predators are a potential risk factor for transmission of zoonotic pathogens to domesticated animals and humans. This is especially relevant in rural areas, where transmission of zoonotic pathogens can occur particularly efficiently when free-ranging dogs are present.

Effects of a pharmacy-driven medication history program on patient outcomes.

Purpose: Obtaining an accurate medication history is a vital component of medication reconciliation upon admission to the hospital. Despite the importance of this task, medication histories are often inaccurate and/or incomplete. We evaluated the association of a pharmacy-driven medication history initiative on clinical outcomes of patients admitted to the general medicine service of an academic medical center.

Application of somatic embryogenesis for development of emerald ash borer-resistant white ash and green ash varietals.

Emerald ash borer (; EAB) has devastated populations of ash ( spp.) trees in dozens of U.S.

Free-ranging rural dogs are highly infected with helminths, contaminating environment nine times more than urban dogs.

Regardless of the highly efficient anthelmintics available and the control measures taken by dog owners and veterinarians, gastrointestinal parasites, especially zoonotic helminths, are still abundant in dogs and pose a health risk to humans. Free-ranging dogs in rural areas can be an important source of helminth infection. The aims of the present work were to collect scats of rural dogs, determine the environmental contamination caused by helminth infections among rural dogs of Western Estonia, analyse how diet affects helminth infection rate and compare the findings to a previous study focusing on dog helminths in urban areas of Estonia.

The role of race, ethnicity, and language in care transitions.

Objectives: To identify areas where transition from hospital to community could be improved, with a special focus on racial, ethnic, and language differences.

Study Design: A cross-sectional survey administered by postal mail and bilingual telephone interviewers.

Methods: Patients were randomly selected within strata by race, ethnicity, and language proficiency.

Endoparasite prevalence and infection risk factors among cats in an animal shelter in Estonia.

Cats are important hosts for different zoonotic parasites that can be hazardous to human health. To date, few studies have attempted to identify the factors affecting parasitic infections in shelter animals. This study aims to analyse the presence of endoparasites in shelter cats in Tartu, Estonia, and identify factors affecting endoparasite prevalence and intensity.

Correlation of Provider Burnout With Patient Experience.

Initiatives to mitigate physician burnout and improve patient experience occur largely in isolation. At the level of the department/division, we found lower physician burnout was associated with a more positive patient experience. Physician Maslach Burnout Inventory data and patient Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems Clinician and Group experience scores were significantly correlated with 5 of 12 patient experience questions: "Got Routine Care Appointment" (-0.

Endoparasite infection hotspots in Estonian urban areas.

The human-animal bond is beneficial for human health, but companion animals also pose a potential threat as vectors of zoonotic parasites, especially in urban areas where both human and dog densities are high. However, the knowledge about parasitic spillover in the urban environment is relatively scarce. The aim of the present study was to reveal which factors determine parasitic contamination in Estonian towns and provide up-to-date information about intestinal parasites of the Estonian dog population.

Use of three gait-training strategies in an individual with multiple, chronic strokes.

Background And Purpose: There is little information available regarding gait-training interventions for people with chronic, multiple strokes who are nonambulatory. The purpose of this case report is to describe the feasibility and outcome of three different task-oriented gait-training techniques in an individual with chronic, multiple strokes who was not able to ambulate independently.

Case: The participant was a 61-year-old man with chronic quadriparesis resulting from five brainstem strokes sustained over five years previously.

Nurses' attitudes to single checking medications: before and after its use.

We report nurses' attitudes towards the single checking of medications before and after the implementation of this procedure in an acute health-care setting. Data from a pre-implementation survey confirmed that some nurses held strong views against single checking. Following this survey, the hospital's medication administration policy was revised, a single checking resource manual was developed, 1-2 h nurse education sessions were held, the competencies of nurses to single check and to administer medications were assessed, and single checking was successfully piloted before hospital-wide implementation.

Group B streptococcal neonatal infection: clinical review of plans for prevention and preliminary report of quantitative antepartum cultures.

The neonatal and obstetric approaches to preventing group B streptococcal neonatal infections are reviewed. Although recent reports recommend prophylactic antibiotic treatment of antepartum and intrapartum group B streptococcal carriers and low-birth-weight infants, acceptance of these schemes is not widespread. A preliminary study to evaluate the value of semiquantitative vaginal and cervical cultures of antepartum women for group B streptococcus in predicting maternal and neonatal infectious morbidity revealed: 1) 11% of the study population were carriers (group B streptococcus isolated from broth only) but only 2.

Computer files and analyses of laboratory data from tuberculosis patients. II. Analyses of six years' data on sputum specimens.

Laboratory data on sputum specimens from patients with pulmonary mycobacterioses between 1968 and 1973 were analyzed. Specimens were cultured on Middlebrook 7H10 and/or 7H11 medium; blue light fluorescence microscopy was used to examine specimen smears. An admission series of 6 sputum specimens detected 94.

Significant enhancement of T-strain mycoplasmal growth on supplemented Shepard's A6 differential agar.

Growth of T-strain mycoplasmas was significantly improved by supplementing Shepard's A6 medium with sodium thioglycolate, cysteine hydrochloride, mercaptoethanol, or dithiothreitol.

A method to render unstained mycobacterial smears safe for storage or shipment.

Sterilization and optimal staining of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in sputum smears was accomplished by heating at 65 C for 30 min followed by exposure for 10 min to 10% formaldehyde fumes.