Lyme borreliosis is a worldwide zoonotic disease caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi, which is transmitted by a tick bite, primarily from Ixodes scapularis and Ixodes pacificus. It is characterized by polysystemic disorders. In Mexico, native Lyme disease has been recently reported in humans. In dogs, B burgdorferi infection has been also reported in several areas of the country. In M...

Rabies is a preventable fatal disease that causes about 61,000 human deaths annually around the world, mostly in developing countries. In Africa, several studies have shown that vaccination of pets is effective in controlling the disease. An annual vaccination coverage of 70% is recommended by the World Health Organization as a control threshold. The effective control of rabies requires vaccina...

Abstract Background Vaccination plays an important role in feline healthcare as it is the most effective measure for prevention against infectious diseases. Therefore, to know owners’ opinion towards cats’ vaccination and current veterinary practices order advice owners on use of correct protocol. This study aimed investigate proportion cats regularly vaccinated identify main factors motivating...

introduction according to the international commission on radiological protection publication numbers 60 and 21, the environmental control standards should ensure human and other species protection to a desirable degree. since application of radiographic procedures in veterinary medicine has increased significantly, in this study, we aimed to evaluate the entrance skin dose to the animals (e.g....

Aspergillus fumigatus considered to be the most important species cause respiratory infection cases in both humans and animals especially cats last decades. In this study, we focused on isolation identification of fumigates by collecting 40 samples deferent veterinary clinics stray Baghdad city, during period (October 2021 January 2022), all were cultured Sabouraud dextrose agar malt extract ag...

background pain control in children is still a therapeutic dilemma. preschool patients are affected from undesirable effects of postoperative pain more than adults. tonsillectomy is associated with a high incidence of postoperative pain, not only complicating the recovery, but also delaying patients discharge. objectives despite employing different surgical and anesthetic strategies in post-ton...

BACKGROUND Bacterial urinary tract infection (UTI) is a common reason for antimicrobial therapy in dogs. A reported increase in multi-drug resistance in canine bacterial pathogens, including resistance to extended-spectrum cephalosporins (ESC) is of concern as antimicrobial resistance complicates therapy in dogs. In addition, it is a possible public health concern. The objectives of this study ...

Abstract Background Inappropriate use of antimicrobials in both humans and animals is a key driver antimicrobial resistance (AMR). In addition, human behaviours such as poor disposal the environment can increase their exposure to microbes which impact on animals. However, evidence access, for at community level Uganda limited. This study therefore explored among Wakiso district, Uganda. Methods...