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The Veterinary Clinics of North... Nov 2010Babesiosis continues to pose a threat to dogs worldwide as a cause of anemia, thrombocytopenia, and a wide variety of clinical signs, ranging from mild, nonspecific... (Review)
Review
Babesiosis continues to pose a threat to dogs worldwide as a cause of anemia, thrombocytopenia, and a wide variety of clinical signs, ranging from mild, nonspecific illness to peracute collapse and death. Practitioners should be alert to the importance of collecting travel and fight history for a patient and should be aware of new piroplasm species that have been described. Asymptomatic infections necessitate careful screening of potential blood donors using a combination of diagnostic testing procedures. Current treatment strategies for babesiosis often ameliorate the clinical signs of infection, but these hemoparasites are seldom completely eliminated, and when immunocompromised, recrudescence may occur.
Topics: Animals; Babesia; Babesiosis; Dog Diseases; Dogs; Life Cycle Stages; Phylogeny
PubMed: 20933141
DOI: 10.1016/j.cvsm.2010.08.001 -
Journal of Comparative Pathology 2017We describe the development of neurological signs in four juvenile black-and-white ruffed lemurs (Varecia variegate), housed at a petting zoo in Japan. The clinical...
We describe the development of neurological signs in four juvenile black-and-white ruffed lemurs (Varecia variegate), housed at a petting zoo in Japan. The clinical course was severe, with three lemurs dying within 1 day of the appearance of clinical signs. The other lemur was treated and survived. Pathological analyses demonstrated meningitis and the presence of gram-negative bacilli in the cerebrum, cerebellum, palatine tonsil and liver. Klebsiella pneumoniae was isolated from the brain of all of the dead lemurs. Multilocus sequence typing analysis showed that all the isolates were sequence type 86 (ST86). To our knowledge, this is the first determination of K. pneumoniae infection in ruffed lemurs of this genus. K. pneumoniae infection may represent a risk to lemurs and people who come into contact with infected animals.
Topics: Animals; Animals, Zoo; Klebsiella Infections; Klebsiella pneumoniae; Lemur; Male; Meningitis, Bacterial
PubMed: 28161098
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2016.12.003 -
Journal of Environmental Monitoring :... Dec 2001Animals may act as bioindicators for potential human health problems associated with mining and refining. Eight cattle died after a vanadium mine dam collapsed close to...
Animals may act as bioindicators for potential human health problems associated with mining and refining. Eight cattle died after a vanadium mine dam collapsed close to the area in which they were grazing. Necropsies were conducted on five cattle. Affected animals had shown a watery bloody diarrhea, red urine and listlessness before collapsing. On necropsy (n = 5) there was a moderate bilateral multifocal granulomatous-like conjunctivitis. The most prominent lesions were eosinophillic granulomatous-like inflammation of the thymus, mediastinal and mesenteric lymph nodes, oesophagus, abomasum and colon. There was also marked hyperaemia of the abomasal mucosa with petechiation. Pulmonary and tracheal haemorrhage was also present. Histopathology showed severe inflammatory cell infiltration (mainly eosinophils with lesser numbers of neutrophils and macrophages) of lymphoid tissue associated with the thymus, lymph nodes, esophagus, abomasum, colon and conjunctiva. There were also areas of tissue necrosis, congested blood vessels and haemorrhage. Conjunctival lesions point to a systemic rather than a local effect as the cattle in this case died following ingestion rather than inhalation of vanadium. The causal relationship between intoxication and death is conventionally based on the level of that toxin present in tissues at necropsy. The variability in demonstrating vanadium in biological samples may have been due to the rapid excretion of vanadium by the living animal, or the solubility of the salts, which results in the substance leaching into the fluid portion of the samples. Cross-reactions with colorimetric tests for arsenic should also be noted.
Topics: Animals; Cattle; Diarrhea; Environmental Exposure; Female; Gastrointestinal Diseases; Hemorrhage; Inflammation; Mining; Necrosis; Thymus Gland; Vanadium
PubMed: 11785629
DOI: 10.1039/b107244g -
The Veterinary Record May 2008
Topics: Acute Disease; Animals; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Disease Outbreaks; Dog Diseases; Dogs; Hemorrhage; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Pneumonia, Bacterial; Pneumonia, Viral; Streptococcal Infections; Streptococcus equi; Syndrome
PubMed: 18453384
DOI: 10.1136/vr.162.18.599-b -
The Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary... Mar 2009Babesiosis is a tick-borne disease affecting humans and many domestic and wild animals. Domestic animals showing appreciable morbidity and mortality include dogs, cats,... (Review)
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Babesiosis is a tick-borne disease affecting humans and many domestic and wild animals. Domestic animals showing appreciable morbidity and mortality include dogs, cats, cattle and horses. Both canine and feline babesiosis are diseases characterised by haemolytic anaemia, icterus and haemoglobinuria. Canine babesiosis can range from chronic or subclinical to peracute and fatal, depending on the virulence of the species and the susceptibility of the host. This paper deals with canine babesiosis with specific reference to pathogenesis, clinical findings, complications, diagnosis and treatment, as well as newly identified prognostic factors in Babesia rossi babesiosis.
Topics: Animals; Antiprotozoal Agents; Arachnid Vectors; Babesia; Babesiosis; Dog Diseases; Dogs; Insecticides; Ixodes; Tick Control
PubMed: 19967929
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Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift... Apr 1948
Topics: Acute Disease; Appendicitis; Humans; Pelvis
PubMed: 18856960
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1118092 -
Srpski Arhiv Za Celokupno Lekarstvo Aug 1952
Topics: Poliomyelitis
PubMed: 13005256
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ZFA. Zeitschrift Fur Allgemeinmedizin Nov 1980
Topics: Epiglottis; Humans; Infant; Laryngitis; Male; Sudden Infant Death
PubMed: 7467789
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Australian Veterinary Journal Mar 2005
Topics: Ammonia; Animal Feed; Animal Husbandry; Animals; Australia; Cattle; Cattle Diseases; Death, Sudden; Disease Outbreaks; Female; Phalaris; Plant Poisoning; Sheep; Sheep Diseases; Syndrome
PubMed: 15825630
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2005.tb11631.x -
The Canadian Veterinary Journal = La... May 2010Fattening pigs (n = 751) showed progressive apathy, paralysis, and sudden death after accidental ingestion of excessive concentrations of selenium in mineral feed....
Fattening pigs (n = 751) showed progressive apathy, paralysis, and sudden death after accidental ingestion of excessive concentrations of selenium in mineral feed. Selenium concentrations of 1.09 to 1.32 mg/L in the serum confirmed the diagnosis. Within 3 d all pigs had died spontaneously or were euthanized due to the grave prognosis and on welfare grounds.
Topics: Animal Feed; Animals; Death, Sudden; Fatal Outcome; Food Contamination; Selenium; Swine; Swine Diseases; Trace Elements
PubMed: 20676295
DOI: No ID Found