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Porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) is considered by most to be the etiologic agent of postweaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS), but it is also found in association with numerous other conditions. These conditions include porcine dermatitis and nephropathy syndrome (PDNS), porcine respiratory disease complex (PRDC), congenital tremors (CT) type AII, reproductive failure and enteritis. Alt...

this study was performed to determine the prevalence of canine parvovirus (cpv) in dogs referred to veterinary hospital of ahvaz, khouzestan province, iran. fecal samples were collected from 78 diarrheic dogs between 2005 and 2007. the dogs were divided into two age groups (< 6 months and > 6 months), four different breeds (terriers, germanshepherds, doberman pinschers and mixed) and another tw...

between july and august 2009, a total of two hundred crossbreed dogs in three contiguous littoralprovinces of guilan, mazandaran and golestan were sampled. circulating antigens and/or microfilariae ofdirofilaria immitis were found in 25.5% of dogs in the whole studied area. the highest infection rate wasfound in guilan (51.42%), followed by golestan and mazandaran provinces (15.38% and 7.69%, r...

abstract : dens invagination (di) is a developmental abnormality of teeth which frequently results in a complex internal anatomy of the root canal system. di type 3 is an anomaly characterized by infolding of enamel and dentin extending into the root apex. this may present difficulties when forming a diagnosis and treatment plan. many treatment modalities have been presented in case reports for...

introduction: the present study was conducted to assess the morphology of mandibular canines using cone-beam computed tomography (cbct) in a north iranian population. methods and materials: for the morphological assessment of mandibular canines, 150 cbct images taken from patients for different reasons were used. the mandibular canines were examined in sagittal, coronal and axial dimensions. th...

background: the aim of present study was to determine the seroprevalence of canine visceral leishmaniasis (cvl) among stray and owned dogs in kouhsar district of alborz province, central iran. methods: the study was performed from march 2011 to july 2011 using direct agglutination test (dat). three hundred and thirty seven dogs including 257 stary and 80 owned dogs were selected by random sampl...

background: to evaluate immunotherapy against canine visceral leishmaniasis, leishmania ma­jor antigen and heat-killed mycobacterium vaccae (srl172) were used as stimulators of immune de­fense mechanisms and the results were compared with standard chemotherapy meglumine antimoni­ate. methods: nineteen mongrel dogs aging 1-3 years old were used in this experiment. infection was carried out in 15...

background: canine parvovirus (cpv) infection is one ofthe most common causes of infectious gastroenteritis in dogs andis a highly contagious, often fatal disease. the original virus(cpv type 2) has had some mutations since its emergence andnew variants (cpv-2a, 2b and 2c) have been reported from manycountries all around the world. early diagnosis and treatment canprofoundly affect the disease ...