Chapter 266 Vaccine-Associated Adverse Effects in Dogs George E. Moore, West Lafayette, Indiana Vaccines are a vital component of veterinary medicine, dramatically reducing the incidence, morbidity, and mortality of infectious diseases….
Chapter 277 Toxoplasmosis Michael R. Lappin, Fort Collins, Colorado Familiarity with Toxoplasma gondii is important for all small animal practitioners because of pet ownership issues, as well as the occasional association…
Chapter 274 Leptospirosis Katharine F. Lunn, Raleigh, North Carolina Leptospirosis is a zoonotic bacterial disease of worldwide importance in human and veterinary medicine. Disease is caused by serovars of the pathogenic…
Chapter 268 Treatment of Canine Babesiosis Adam J. Birkenheuer, Raleigh, North Carolina Babesiosis typically is characterized by thrombocytopenia, hemolytic anemia, and splenomegaly. Canine babesiosis is an important disease worldwide and can…
Chapter 275 Neospora caninum Jeanne E. Ficociello, South Weymouth, Massachusetts Neospora caninum is a protozoal agent in the phylum Apicomplexa. The domestic dog and coyotes are definitive hosts, and herbivores, including…
Chapter 271 Borreliosis Meryl P. Littman, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Lyme disease (Lyme borreliosis) in dogs is caused by a unicellular microaerophilic gram-negative motile spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi, generally transmitted via Ixodes tick bites….
Chapter 276 Canine and Feline Monocytotropic Ehrlichiosis Susan M. Eddlestone, Mandeville, Louisiana Canine Monocytic Ehrlichiosis Cause Canine monocytic ehrlichiosis (CME) is an important tick-borne disease of dogs caused by the rickettsial…
Chapter 265 Pet-Associated Illness Andrea Wang, Athens, Georgia Craig E. Greene, Athens, Georgia In the broadest terms, zoonoses are infectious or parasitic diseases that are common to both animals and humans. True…
Chapter 132 Protein-Losing Enteropathies Debra L. Zoran, College Station, Texas Protein-losing enteropathies (PLE) are a complex group of enteropathies associated with increased loss of albumin and other proteins across the gastrointestinal…
Web Chapter 75 Diseases of the Eyelids and Periocular Skin Catherine A. Outerbridge, Davis, California Steven R. Hollingsworth, Davis, California The eyelids and periocular skin can be affected by a wide variety…
