| An epidemiological study of babesiosis in stray dogs was conducted at Chittagong Metropolitan area, Bangladesh, for six months. Blood samples from 130 stray dogs were collected from nine randomly selected areas along with the information of age and sex. Blood samples were initially examined by Giemsa’s stained blood smear method and DNA was extracted and Babesia spp. were confirmed by amplify...

in the present study blood was collected from dogs (n=110) after clinical examinations and recording of necessary information(age, sex, breed and housing) examined by modified knott method. periodicity of the microfilaria in peripheral blood circulation, was determined through blood collection from a dog each hour for 72 hours. number of microfilaria in each ml of the blood samples was calculat...

Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in dogs is rarely reported and has not previously been documented in South Africa. A case of a stray Maltese crossbreed dog with extensive multifocal pulmonary tuberculosis due to M. tuberculosis is described. Pulmonary granulomas in this case were poorly encapsulated and contained large numbers of acid-fast bacteria, highlighting the potential for infected ...

BACKGROUND To estimate the prevalence of dog bites to primary school children between the ages of 8-12 years using a semi-structured interview process. With the increase in the pet population and popularity of dangerous breeds of dog and a high stray dog population combined with a dearth of information on the risk of dog attacks to children in Trinidad, a semi-structured interview process was u...

Chicken infectious anemia virus (CIAV) causes acute viral infection in chickens worldwide. It can infect chickens of all ages, but the disease is seen only in young chickens and is characterized by hemorrhagic lesions in the muscles, atrophic changes in the lymphoid organs, aplastic bone marrow, and immunosuppression causing increased mortality. Previous studies have demonstrated that CIAV can ...

Echinococcosis is one of the most important dog related zoonotic disease of animals and human (Soulsby, 1982). Infection with the larval forms of Echinococcus granulosus are responsible for considerable economic losses to meat industry because of liver damage in food animals. Whereas adult tapeworms in the gut of infected dog may produce clinical signs. The prevalence of E. granulosus in stray ...

Annually, welfare shelters admit many dogs, including those whose caregivers surrender them or dogs who are strays. This article analyzes admission data from 3 metropolitan Australian shelters. The study collected data for a 1-year period and analyzed them to identify the characteristics of the typical shelter dog; patterns of relinquishment, sales, reclamation and euthanasia; and duration of s...

BACKGROUND Rabies is a fatal encephalitis caused by viruses belonging to the genus Lyssavirus of the family Rhabdoviridae. It is a viral disease primarily affecting mammals, though all warm blooded animals are susceptible. Experimental rabies virus infection in birds has been reported, but naturally occurring infection of birds has been documented very rarely. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS The carcass o...