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P Rogerson

Publications and source records attributed to P Rogerson.

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Feline haemobartonellosis: clinical, haematological and pathological studies in natural infections and the relationship to infection with feline leukaemia virus.

Haemobartonella felis infection was demonstrated in 38 cats which could be divided into four groups as follows: group A, feline leukaemia virus (FeLV) free cats with H felis infection alone; group B, FeLV free cats with H felis infection and other clinical conditions; group C, FeLV positive cats with H felis infection but no clinical manifestation of FeLV related or any other intercurrent disease; and group D, FeLV positive cats with H felis infection and clinical manifestations of FeLV related or other diseases. Cats in group A were healthy carriers of the infection and none was anaemic, whereas some in group B had clinical haemobartonellosis and anaemia. This anaemia was mainly mild, normocytic and normochromic. Most of the cats in group C and all in group D were more severely ill and anaemic, the anaemia usually being macrocytic and hypochromic. Splenomegaly occurred only in groups C and D. Treatment with tetracyclines did not eliminate H felis from any of the cats and blood transfusions were ineffective in promoting long term recovery from anaemia in cats with intercurrent H felis and FeLV infections. The findings in the cats in groups C and D were further compared with those in a fifth group of cats which were infected with FeLV but free of H felis.

Anaplasmataceae Infections↗

Wage distributions and spatial preferences in competitive job search and migration.

"Aggregate interstate migration data [for the United States] indicate that the majority of observed flows are from higher to lower wage states, quite contrary to the predictions of human capital theory. It is argued that a search theoretic framework may be used to complement and strengthen human capital theory. Such a framework may then include consideration of the flows of job information and aspects of job competition. A model is proposed for application to longitudinal micro-level data which overcomes a variety of theoretical and inferential problems and which remains within the bounds of empirical application." (summary in FRE, GER)

Americas↗

Interregional migration models with source and interaction information.

"Information flows in models of migration are emphasized. In particular, migrants are assumed to react to two types of information about job vacancies. 'Interaction information' may be defined as interpersonal communication between recent migrants and their former neighbors or friends, and 'source information' represents a direct flow of information from employers or agencies to individuals. Models are developed that investigate the effects of various communication rates and information retention levels on vacancy rates and labor-force population trajectories. It is found that attempts by planners to reduce regional inequities in vacancy rates through controlled advertising may be successful, but at the possible cost of increasing temporal fluctuations of regional vacancy rates."

Communication↗

Phenotypic intersex (female pseudohermaphroditism) in a dachshund dog.

A male miniature rough-haired dachshund, presented with episodic haematuria, was found to be a female pseudohermaphrodite. A littermate also had an abnormality of the urogenital tract and their dam had received a progesterone implant during pregnancy. Chromosome analysis of the intersex revealed XX/XY mosaicism in certain tissues.

Animals↗

Epidemiological studies on feline leukaemia virus infection. I. A serological survey in urban cats.

A survey of the incidence of feline leukaemia virus (FeLV) infection in cats in a large urban area was made by studying the prevalence of antibodies to feline leukaemia virus-associated cell membrane antigens. Two serological tests were used, immunofluorescence and a mixed immunoglobulin rosette technique. The overall incidence of cats with antibodies was 40%, contrasting with 6% in the surrounding rural area. Only 6% of urban kittens were positive while 50% of adults had antibodies. The incidence in adults rose from 29% at 5-6 months to 74% in cats over 3 years. Stray cats had an incidence twice as high as that of domestic pets. These results support and extend earlier findings that FeLV infection is common and is horizontally transmitted.

Age Factors↗