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Biology and ecology of the brown dog tick, Rhipicephalus sanguineus
Filipe Dantas-Torres Parasites & Vectors 2010, 3:26 (8 April 2010)
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The biology and ecology of the brown dog tick (Rhipicephalus sanguineus) is reviewed and the possible impact of global climate changes on this cosmopolitan tick vector is discussed. Image: Rhipicephalus sanguineus nymphal stage (artwork by author).
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Canine vector-borne diseases in India: a review of the literature and identification of existing knowledge gaps
Puteri Azaziah Megat Abd Rani, Peter J Irwin, Mukulesh Gatne, Glen T Coleman, Rebecca J Traub Parasites & Vectors 2010, 3:28 (8 April 2010)
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Canine vector-borne diseases in India are in need of a greater understanding, encompassing both veterinary clinical aspects and their potential public health significance. Image: Collection of blood smears from tip of the ear of stray dogs in India.
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Experimental infection and co-infection of dogs with Anaplasma platys and Ehrlichia canis: hematologic, serologic and molecular findings
SD Gaunt, MJ Beall, BA Stillman, L Lorentzen, PPVP Diniz, R Chandrashekar, EB Breitschwerdt Parasites & Vectors 2010, 3:33 (8 April 2010)
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Simultaneous or sequential infection with A. platys and E. canis can alter a variety of pathophysiological parameters in experimentally infected dogs. Concurrent or sequential infections likely contribute to some of the “atypical” clinical manifestations that have been historically attributed to single pathogen infections. Image: Schematic of co-infection (courtesy of Lucienne Timblin)
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A survey of canine filarial diseases of veterinary and public health significance in India
Puteri Azaziah Megat Abd Rani, Peter J Irwin, Mukulesh Gatne, Glen T Coleman, Linda M McInnes, Rebecca J Traub Parasites & Vectors 2010, 3:30 (8 April 2010)
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The first comprehensive study that has utilised a combination of conventional and molecular techniques to determine the distribution and occurrence of canine filarial species in India has revealed a novel species of Acanthocheilonema, and the serendipitous re-encounter with Microfilaria auquieri Foley, 1921, after 50 years, is of great parasitological interest. Image: A unique microfilaria found in Ladakh, which morphologically resembles Microfilaria auquieri Foley, 1921.
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Bartonella vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii and Bartonella henselae bacteremia in a father and daughter with neurological disease
Edward B Breitschwerdt, Ricardo G Maggi, Paul M Lantos, Christopher W Woods, Barbara C Hegarty, Julie M Bradley Parasites & Vectors 2010, 3:29 (8 April 2010)
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As zoonotic pathogens, Bartonella vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii and B. henselae DNA was amplified from blood samples from a father and daughter with arthralgias, fatigue and neurological symptoms. Image: MRI from the father showing mildly increased signal throughout the pons as well as in the upper medulla to the left of midline.
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Canine babesiosis in northern Portugal and molecular characterization of vector-borne co-infections
Luís Cardoso, Yael Yisaschar-Mekuzas, Filipa T Rodrigues, Álvaro Costa, João Machado, Duarte Diz-Lopes, Gad Baneth Parasites & Vectors 2010, 3:27 (8 April 2010)
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The presence of Babesia spp. and co-infecting agents Leishmania, Anaplasma/Ehrlichia and Hepatozoon was assessed in 45 clinically suspect dogs by means of blood smear examination, PCR and DNA nucleotide sequencing. Image:Intraerythrocytic Babesia piroplasms in a peripheral blood smear.
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Comparison of selected canine vector-borne diseases between urban animal shelter and rural hunting dogs in Korea
Sun Lim, Peter J Irwin, SeungRyong Lee, MyungHwan Oh, KyuSung Ahn, BoYoung Myung, SungShik Shin Parasites & Vectors 2010, 3:32 (8 April 2010)
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A serological survey of dogs in Korea indicates that the risk of exposure to both mosquito- and tick-borne diseases is relatively high in rural hunting dogs while the exposure of urban stray dogs to tick-borne diseases is quite limited.
Image: Exposure of dogs to vector-borne diseases in Korea.
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Environmental risk mapping of canine leishmaniasis in France
Lise Chamaillé, Annelise Tran, Anne Meunier, Gilles Bourdoiseau, Paul Ready, Jean-Pierre Dedet Parasites & Vectors 2010, 3:31 (8 April 2010)
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Environmental risk map of canine leishmaniasis in France obtained by an ecological approach of the disease spatial distribution and niche modelling. Image: Southern France risk map.
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Imported and travelling dogs as carriers of canine vector-borne pathogens in Germany
Brigitte Menn, Susanne Lorentz, Torsten J Naucke Parasites & Vectors 2010, 3:34 (8 April 2010)
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Examination of the health status of 4,831 dogs living in Germany that had either traveled to or were imported from CVBD endemic regions were compared with an autochthonous Portuguese group of dogs. Image: Portuguese dog.
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Emergence of zoonotic arboviruses by animal trade and migration
Martin Pfeffer, Gerhard Dobler Parasites & Vectors 2010, 3:35 (8 April 2010)
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Vector-mediated animal-to-human transmission of zoonotic arboviruses is the common mode of human infection. The emergence of these pathogens into new geographic areas is associated with many factors, most importantly human activity. Here, we review the role of animals in the global spread of certain mosquito- and tick-borne arboviruses. Image: Global threat of zoonotic arboviruses
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