Title |
The incidence of feline injection site sarcomas in the United Kingdom
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Published in |
BMC Veterinary Research, January 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/1746-6148-9-17 |
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Authors |
Rachel S Dean, Dirk U Pfeiffer, Vicki J Adams |
Abstract |
Feline injection site sarcomas (FISS) are aggressive neoplasms that have been associated with vaccination. In North America the incidence estimates have varied from 1 case of FISS per 1,000-10,000 cats vaccinated. The aim of this study was to estimate the incidence of FISS in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2007. The ratio of FISS to vaccines sold in the UK was also estimated.Fourteen FISS were diagnosed by a convenience sample of 34 small animal veterinary practices in the United Kingdom in 2007 and were used as the numerator for the incidence estimates. Denominator data was obtained from the computer systems of each practice. Considering that a single cause relationship with vaccination is not proven, three different denominators (number of cats registered, the number of cat consultations undertaken and the number of vaccination visits for cats at the practices) were used to express the potential variation in risk. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Argentina | 2 | 20% |
Malaysia | 1 | 10% |
Spain | 1 | 10% |
Grenada | 1 | 10% |
United States | 1 | 10% |
Chile | 1 | 10% |
Unknown | 3 | 30% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 10 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United States | 2 | 2% |
Italy | 1 | 1% |
Unknown | 88 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Postgraduate | 13 | 14% |
Student > Master | 11 | 12% |
Other | 10 | 11% |
Researcher | 10 | 11% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 7 | 8% |
Other | 23 | 25% |
Unknown | 17 | 19% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 31 | 34% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 26 | 29% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 10 | 11% |
Linguistics | 2 | 2% |
Computer Science | 1 | 1% |
Other | 3 | 3% |
Unknown | 18 | 20% |