1 UMR Emergence des Pathologies Virales (EPV), Aix-Marseille Université, IRD 190, INSERM 1207, École des Hautes Etudes en Santé Publique (EHESP), Marseille, France, 2 IHU Méditerranée Infection, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille, Marseille, France, 3 VERG Labs, Ecology Division, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey, 4 Faculty of Mathematics, Na...

This article reviews essential topics of canine visceral leishmaniasis (CVL) due to Leishmania infantum infection. It focuses on the current serological and molecular diagnostic methods used in epidemiological research and veterinary clinics to diagnose CVL and includes new point-of-care (POC) tests under development. The efficacy of different treatment regimens on the clinical improvement and ...

Veterinary use of the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug diclofenac on domesticated ungulates caused populations of resident Gyps vultures in the Indian sub-continent to collapse. The birds died when they fed on carrion from treated animals. Veterinary diclofenac was banned in 2006 and meloxicam was advocated as a 'vulture-safe' alternative. We examine the effectiveness of the 2006 ban, wheth...

This technical bulletin is designed to assist the veterinary practitioner in the management of outbreak situations involving canine infectious respiratory disease (CIRD). To this end, we have gathered recent opinions and articles from some of the leaders in the veterinary community. Our goal is to provide clinics with general guidelines regarding the handling, diagnosis, and treatment of their ...

A systematic retrospective study on animal poisonings in Germany (wildlife excluded) between January 2012 and December 2015 was conducted. Data were collected on animal exposure calls to German poison centres, poisoning cases presenting to the University of Veterinary Medicine, Hannover Small Animal and Equine Clinics, cases involving off-label use of veterinary medicinal products reported to t...

OBJECTIVES Veterinarians come into contact with several potentially carcinogenic exposures in the course of their occupation. These exposures include radiation, anaesthetic gases, pesticides (particularly insecticides), and zoonotic organisms. This review aims to summarise what is known about the carcinogenic risks in this profession. METHODS The levels of exposure to potential carcinogens in...

Umbilical hernias in calves commonly present to veterinary clinics, which are normally secondary to failure of the normal closure of the umbilical ring, and which result in the protrusion of abdominal contents into the overlying subcutis. The aim of this study was to compare the suitability of commonly-used herniorrhaphies for the treatment of reducible umbilical hernia in calves. Thirty-four c...

Background: Seattle Veterinary Outreach, a nonprofit organization providing free and sliding-scale veterinary services to those experiencing homelessness low-income residents of the Washington Puget Sound area, began operations in 2019. A key premise is that offering creates trusting relationship with pet owners fosters guiding human clients toward obtaining for their own health well-being [1]....

Otitis externa is a persistent and recurrent problem, the resistance of involved pathogens to conventional drugs has made this serious issue in veterinary medicine. This an inflammation external ear canal dogs that can be caused by bacteria or yeast. Often, these two causative agents are isolated together combination. study aimed determine prevalence yeast degree infestation canine otitis at cl...