Department of Infectious Diseases, Osaka Prefectural Institute of Public Health, Osaka 537-0025; Osaka Prefectural Dog Management Office, Osaka 537-0025; Food Safety Promotion Division, Department of Public Health and Welfare, Osaka Prefectural Government, Osaka 540-8570; and Department of Bacterial Pathogenesis and Infection Control, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo 208-0011, J...

Rickettsia spp, Babesia spp, and Ehrlichia spp. are all responsible for emerging tick-borne diseases within the United States. The intention of this study was to complete a survey of American dog ticks and rodent hosts for the presence of all three parasites in order to determine which animals acted as hosts for each parasite in the midwestern United States, and how common each parasite was wit...

The objective of this study was to analyse the underlying diseases, diagnostic findings and treatment outcomes in 10 dogs with sterile panniculitis. There was no significant breed association in this study (P = 0.86).The median age of the dogs was 7.4 years. Concurrent diseases included atopic dermatitis (four dogs), acute pancreatitis (two dogs) and primary hypoadrenocorticism (one dog), with ...

Identification of a Mutation in COL4A5 Causative for X-linked Alport Syndrome in the Domestic Dog and Analysis of Gene Expression in the Kidneys of Affected and Nonaffected Siblings. (December 2003) Melissa Luanne Cox, B.Sc., Dalhousie University Chair of Advisory Committee: Dr. Keith E. Murphy The domestic dog, Canis lupus familiaris, plays many roles in the lives of humans. Additionally, the ...

Contents 1. Introduction: the welfare implications of pedigree dog breed standards 2. Current and future breeding trends 3. The prevalence of breed-related disease and abnormality 4. Breeds affected by hereditary hip and elbow dysplasia 4.1 The British Veterinary Association/Kennel Club hip and elbow dysplasia schemes 4.2 International studies of the prevalence of hip and elbow dysplasia 5. Bre...

The conditions for the effective use of Junior Canine Inspectors with service dogs remand centers and penal institutions State Criminal Executive Service Ukraine while performing their assigned tasks are clarified in article. essence content proposed principles using dog commands revealed. basic application canine on purpose offered following: – dogs, taking into account physiological character...

Annually approximately 400,000 American children receive treatment for dog bites. Young children are at greatest risk and are frequently bitten following behavior that provokes familiar dogs. This study investigated the effects of child temperament on children's interaction with dogs. Eighty-eight children aged 3.5-6 years interacted with a live dog. Dog and child behaviors were assessed throug...

Dog circovirus (DogCV) was identified in an outbreak of enteritis in pups in Italy. The disease was observed in 6 young dachshunds pups of a litter from a breeding kennel and caused the death of 2 dogs. Upon full-genome analysis, the virus detected in one of the dead pups (strain Bari/411-13) was closely related to DogCVs that have been recently isolated in the USA. The present study, if corrob...