BACKGROUND Allergy to dog (Canis familiaris) is a worldwide common cause of asthma and allergic rhinitis. However, dander extract in routine diagnostics is not an optimal predictor of IgE-mediated dog allergy. Our objective was to evaluate saliva as an allergen source for improved diagnostics of allergy to dog. METHODS IgE-binding proteins in dog saliva and dander extract were analysed by imm...

BACKGROUND Owning a pet dog could potentially improve child health through encouraging participation in physical activity, through dog walking. However, evidence to support this is limited and conflicting. In particular, little is known about children's participation in dog walking and factors that may be associated with this. The objective of this study was to describe the participation of chi...

background as the field of off-road cycling is usually remote areas with limited access to medical care, off-road cyclists are at higher risk of animal attacks and related injuries. case presentation we report two cases of dog attacks in off-road cycling and discuss the basic principles in prevention and management of such incidents. the cyclists received all 5-dose regimen of the rabies vaccin...

b ackground: we tried to investigate the hair contamination of pet dogs and farm sheepdog with toxocara eggs in terms of the different sex and age groups in north-west of iran (urmia and its sub- urbs). m ethods: hair samples were collected from a total of 138 pet and farm sheepdogs from november 2008 to june 2009 in urmia city and the suburb (west azerbaijan-iran) and examined for the pres- en...

background : the visceral larva migrans (vlm) is a syndrome observed in human infection with helminth larval eggs such as the toxocara spp. that usually infects dogs and cats. among the risk factors involved in the occurrence of vlm, partic­ularly importance of these animal populations, an investigation was carried out for the presence of toxocara spp. eggs in public parks in the city of urmia,...

a 2-year-old male pekingese dog was referred to shiraz university’s veterinary teaching hospital for anorexia and depression. the case had no history of surgery. physical examination revealed no abnormalities except mild depression and fever. small, coccoid, epicellular bacteria were detected on erythrocytes by microscopic examination of the giemsa-stained blood smears. abnormalities noted in t...

cryptosporidium parvum is a zoonotic protozoan parasite with a wide range of vertebrate hosts. the present study was conducted to determine the prevalence of cryptosporidium parvum in urban and rural dogs of the ahvaz area. faecal samples were collected randomly from 93 dogs between may 2005 and september 2007. the studied dogs were divided into two groups (urban and rural) and based on age int...