BACKGROUND Listeria monocytogenes is of major concern to the food industry in general and the dairy industry in particular. Little is known about incidence of this pathogenic bacterium in dairy products in Iran. METHODS A survey was made from 23 September 2006 to 22 June 2007 for Listeria species in ninety samples of traditional and industrial cheeses, in milk and surface where the cheeses we...

To ascertain current approaches of physicians to nutritional-hygienic management of hypertensive patients and their children, a survey was done among a random sample of Chicago-area generalists, internists, and cardiologists. Thirteen items related to advice for patients; two for their children. Of 713 physicians holding M.D. degrees in the sample, 573 (80%) responded. For hypertensive patients...

Device-associated infections comprise a significant proportion of all nosocomial infections. In this prospective, observational pilot study the incidence of infections in 89 peripheral venous catheters (PVCs) was documented on a general surgical ward employing an infection data sheet developed by the Institute of Hygiene and Environmental Medicine, Greifswald in adherence to CDC standards for i...

Grooming functionally serves different hygienic purposes such as removing dead skin and parasites. Therefore, it is an important part of hygienic routine in most animals and is strongly associated with survival. In many species, individuals do not only groom themselves but are also frequently observed grooming conspecifics (reviewed in Spruijt et al. 1992) or even individuals from other species...

Findings are presented from an assessment of the impact of potable water supply, mother's literacy, toilet type, socioeconomic status, family size, housing, hygienic practices, and malnutrition upon the frequency of diarrheal episodes among children of low socioeconomic status living in the urban slums of East Delhi, India. The mothers of 450 consecutive children with acute diarrhea attending ...

The contamination of 15 ground water resources of a selected region earmarked for the emergency supply of population has been monitored. The resources have been selected on the basis of previous assessment of natural conditions and the exploitation of territory in their surroundings and infiltration area. Two resources out of 15 have been excluded from further exploitation, because they have no...

Giardiosis is one of the most frequent parasites of dogs and cats. Since several years, the treatment is based on the use of metronidazole. A coproscopic study in four dog kennels was conducted to demonstrate, at a significant level, the efficacy of oxfendazole (Dolthène, Merial). At the posology of 11.3 mg/kg each day during three days (D1, D2 and D3), no dogs eliminated Giardia cysts and all ...

Food influences the health of a population to a great degree, therefore, the control of food quality is an important government activity, and is legislatively regulated. Raw food materials quality is a complex term that includes nutritional, sensory, hygienictoxicological, and technological points of view. Food has to fulfill all quality requirements, but above all, it has to be safe. High qual...

Varroosis, a disease caused by the mite Varroa destructor Anderson and Treuman has killed hundreds of thousands of Apis mellifera L. colonies in various parts of the world. Nevertheless, the damage caused by this mite varies with the type of bee and climate conditions. Varroa causes little damage to Africanized bee colonies in Brazil, as the infestation rates are relatively stable and low. We e...