In Cyprus, echinococcosis (Echinococcus granulosus) was an important public and animal health problem until the 1970s. In 1971, the Department of Veterinary Services instigated a control programme, which was based on an island model, using arecoline testing, euthanasia of positive dogs, control of dog breeding, elimination of stray dogs and control measures in slaughterhouses. The first program...

Received: Revised: Accepted: August 22, 2013 October 09, 2013 October 14, 2013 A molecular survey for pathogenic Leptospira spp. in kennelled dogs in Sicily, Italy, showed up to 16% of positive results. A fatal leptospirosis case was confirmed in a stray dog in the city of Palermo in May 2012. The dog, a mixed breed male, was recovered for therapy but died within an hour. Inflammation was prese...

Nowadays, neoplasms have become the common surgical affections encountered in pet population, especially dogs. Skin are most neoplasm observed dogs, followed by mammary neoplasms. Most of may exhibit metastatic and paraneoplastic changes distant sites other than primary tumor sites, mainly thorax. The present study investigated evaluation radiographically evident cardio-pulmonary, thorax twenty...

Pet ownership positively influences clinical outcomes in cardiovascular prevention. Additionally, disease (CVD) has been previously linked to microbiota dysbiosis. We evaluated the influence of owning a pet and its relationship with intestinal microbiota. analyzed gut from 162 coronary patients CORDIOPREV study (NCT00924937) according whether they owned pets (n = 83) or not 79). The pet-owner g...

The continuous improvement of the information systems of organizations that work toward the control of stray dog and cat populations facilitates the implementation of programs aimed at reducing the number of animals that roam free in public streets. This study aimed to present techniques to improve the understanding of the spatial distribution of stray dogs and cats and of people who adopt thes...

Canine dirofilariosis is a frequent parasitic disease in New-Caledonia. A survey of canine heartworm (Dirofilaria immitis) infection among dogs from the cities of Tontouta, Nandaï and Nouméa, was performed in March 2009 using two antigen test kits; the microwell ELISA test: DiroCHE (Synbiotics Europe) and the Rapid Immuno Migration (RIM) test: WITNESS DIROFILARIA (Synbiotics Europe). Blood samp...

Echinococcosis is a severe zoonosis that endangers the health of herdsmen in China's western provinces. This study aimed to examine the prevalence of this disease and identify potential factors associated with human echinococcosis among herding families. A cross-sectional study was conducted in five provinces in western China from May 1, 2016 to November 30, 2016, and 1500 herding families part...

This study was conducted to determine the prevalence and related risk factors for intestinal helminth infections in companion stray dogs from Dhaka, Bangladesh. In total 310 fecal samples were collected (206 samples) (104 Dhaka south city corporation (DSCC) North (DNCC) areas. Salt flotation formol ether concentration techniques used process samples. The of DSCC 48.98% 18.02%, respectively, whi...

Giardia duodenalis (also known as G. intestinalis) is a flagellated protozoan that parasitizes the small intestine and is a common causal agent of zoonotic infections in humans and animals. To assess the genetic diversity and zoonotic transmission potential of G. duodenalis in stray dogs, 159 fecal specimens were collected from dogs in Chengdu, Yaan, and Leshan in Sichuan province, China. Of th...