Wiener klinische Wochenschrift
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Wien. Klin. Wochenschr. · Jun 2001
Importance of surveillance of tularemia natural foci in the known endemic area of Central Europe, 1991-1997.
Marked activation of natural foci of tularemia in the known endemic area of Central Europe, comprising the borderland of Slovakia, Austria and the Czech Republic, led to an epidemic outbreak in western Slovakia and an increase in the number of human tularemia cases in the adjoining regions of northeastern Austria and southern Moravia from 1995 to 1997. The aim of this paper was to present the results of a longitudinal study on the prevalence of infection with Francisella tularensis in small mammals and ticks in six localities of western Slovakia and northeastern Austria from 1991 to 1997, and to draw attention to the importance of systematic surveillance of natural foci for epidemiologic prognoses and for taking preventive measures. ⋯ Our findings clearly demonstrate that long-term surveillance of natural foci in endemic regions provides useful information on the activation of tularemia foci before the onset of epidemic outbreaks, thus permitting timely epidemiologic prognoses and the institution of preventive measures.
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Wien. Klin. Wochenschr. · Jun 2001
Medical students' attitudes towards psychotherapy: an intervention-based pre-post comparison.
Despite a wealth of studies on medical students' attitudes towards psychiatry in general, little is known about their specific attitudes towards psychotherapy. There is no evidence on the flexibility of these attitudes in the context of a curriculum-implemented psychotherapy information session. ⋯ Even minimal educational interventions can enhance medical students' predominantly positive attitudes towards psychotherapy. This finding calls for further implementation of psychotherapy-related material in medical curricula.