R Thoma
University of Zurich
7 Papers
50 Citations
R Thoma is an academic researcher from University of Zurich. The author has contributed to research in topics: Outbreak & Hematology. The author has an hindex of 5, co-authored 7 publications.
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Papers
Concurrent infections with vector-borne pathogens associated with fatal hemolytic anemia in a cattle herd in Switzerland
Regina Hofmann-Lehmann,Marina L. Meli,Ute M. Dreher,E. Gönczi,Peter Deplazes,Ueli Braun,Monika Engels,Jörg Schüpbach,Kaspar Jörger,R Thoma,Christian Griot,Katharina D.C. Stärk,Barbara Willi,Joseph Schmidt,Katherine M. Kocan,Hans Lutz +15 more
TL;DR: It is concluded that A. marginale was the major cause of the hemolytic anemia, while coinfections with other agents exacerbated the disease.
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Concurrent infections with vector-borne pathogens associated with fatal anaemia in cattle: haematology and blood chemistry
Barbara Riond,Marina L. Meli,Ueli Braun,Peter Deplazes,Kaspar Joerger,R Thoma,Hans Lutz,Regina Hofmann-Lehmann +7 more
TL;DR: Increased serum bilirubin, blood aspartate aminotransferase, gamma glutamyltransferase, glutamic dehydrogenase and blood urea nitrogen and decreased magnesium, calcium and albumin levels were found in anaemic cattle when compared to animals with normal packed cell volume, and most changes could not be attributed to a single infection.
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Enzootic calcinosis in goats caused by golden oat grass (Trisetum flavescens).
TL;DR: Co-omparison of the sequences and functions of Streptrcoccus equi M-like proteins SeM and SzPSe and their association with discase is described.
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Echinococcus multilocularis in Graubünden: Verbreitung bei Füchsen und Vorkommen potentieller Zwischenwirte
TL;DR: Cela pourrait contribuer a expliquer que, dans les 34 dernieres annees, quelques cas humains d'echinococcose alveolaire soient apparus dans des parties des Grisons ou le parasite existe de facon endemique chez les renards alors que dans d'autres parties indemnes d' E. multilocularis.
Anaplasmose in einem Milchviehbetrieb in Graubünden: Epidemiologische Ausbruchsuntersuchung
F Brülisauer,R Thoma,A Cagienard,Regina Hofmann-Lehmann,Hans Lutz,Marina L. Meli,G. Regula,K Jörger,R Perl,Ute M. Dreher,Ueli Braun,Katharina D.C. Stärk +11 more
TL;DR: The general approach of an outbreak investigation is outlined, considering the case of anaplasmosis as an example, to identify and eliminate the source of a disease outbreak in order to avoid additional cases.
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