Aim: Vector-borne infections namely dirofilariosis, ehrlichiosis, anaplasmosis and lyme borreliosis are being recognized as emerging and/or re-emerging problems in dogs and man due to rapid extension of zoogeographical ranges of many causative agents through international tourism and increase mobility of dogs at national and international level towards meeting the demand for companion animals i...

background: the aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of ectoparasite infestations in stray dogs in mazandaran, gilan and qazvin provinces in fall and winter in 2013(december to march). methods: seventy dogs in 2013, from these provinces were examined for ectoparasite infestation and diagnosis of them based on parasitological methods and identification keys was done. results:...

According to the White Paper on China’s Pet Industry 2021, population of raising cats and dogs in China has reached 68.44 million. However, many acquire these pets without giving it much thought, only later realize that caring for a pet requires significant effort, time, money, patience. As result, abandonment become serious issue. The World Health Organization predicts around world, there are ...

194 kiwi deaths reported in Northland between 1990 and June 1995 were caused primarily by dogs, indicating that the "Waitangi dog incident" of 1987 was not an isolated instance. Over the five and a half year period, dogs accounted for 135 (70%) of all reported kiwi deaths and 78% of all deaths for which the precise cause was established. The second greatest cause of death was vehicles (12; 6% o...

b ackground: the objective of this investigation was to detect the presence of trichinella in some carnivores of mashhad in northeast of iran and to identify trichinella species circulating in this area. methods: the present study was carried out using muscle tissue collected from 120 stray dogs, 26 wild boars, 25 rodents, two foxes and two hyenas captured in mashhad city, province of khorasan ...

background: cutaneous leishmaniasis (cl) caused by leishmania tropica is endemic in kerman, southeastern iran. while dogs have long been implicated as the main domestic reservoirs of l. infantum , etiological agent of zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis (zvl), they can also carry l. tropica infection. the objective of the present study was to determine molecular identity and to evaluate histopathol...

Ticks and tick-borne infections are global medical and veterinary public health concerns. Thailand has economically and environmentally changed markedly over the past several decades. The magnitude of free roaming carnivores such as dogs and cats is still represents a considerable problem. Stray animals serve not only as reservoirs for infectious diseases to all pet but also as carriers for zoo...

Infection by Hepatitis E virus (HEV), as a zoonotic disease virus, is well studied in pigs in China, but few studies in pets have been performed. This study was designed to characterize the prevalence of HEV infection among pet dogs and cats in major metropolitan areas of China. We conducted a seroepidemiological survey from 2012 to 2013 in 5 developed cities, Beijing, Shanghai, Canton, Shenzhe...