Babesiosis
Chapter 75 Babesiosis Adam J. Birkenheuer Overview of Babesiosis in Dogs and Cats First Described: Early descriptions of intraerythrocytic parasites in dogs with signs of babesiosis were made in Africa…
Miscellaneous Fungal Diseases
Chapter 68 Miscellaneous Fungal Diseases Amy M. Grooters In contrast to the well-recognized fungal pathogens that cause endemic mycoses (such as Blastomyces, Histoplasma, and Cryptococcus), miscellaneous fungal pathogens comprise large…
Bartonellosis
Chapter 52 Bartonellosis Jane E. Sykes and Bruno B. Chomel Overview of Bartonellosis in Dogs and Cats First Described: Peru, 1905 (Alberto Barton Thompson) (Bartonella bacilliformis).1 Identification of Bartonella as…
Cytauxzoonosis
Chapter 76 Cytauxzoonosis Leah A. Cohn Overview of Cytauxzoonosis First Described: Cytauxzoon felis was first described in domestic cats from Missouri in 19761 Cause: Cytauxzoon felis, a hemoprotozoan parasite (phylum…
Histoplasmosis
Chapter 61 Histoplasmosis Jane E. Sykes and Joseph Taboada Overview of Histoplasmosis First Described: 1905, Panama (by Samuel Darling), in a person from Martinique, where it was initially mistaken for…
Antibacterial Drugs
Chapter 8 Antibacterial Drugs Jane E. Sykes and Mark G. Papich Key Points • An understanding of the mechanisms of action, spectrum of activity, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and adverse effects of antibacterial…
Pythiosis, Lagenidiosis, and Zygomycosis
Chapter 69 Pythiosis, Lagenidiosis, and Zygomycosis Amy M. Grooters Pythiosis, lagenidiosis, and zygomycosis are often grouped together because of similarities in their clinical presentations and histologic characteristics (all three cause…
Salmon Poisoning Disease
Chapter 31 Salmon Poisoning Disease Jane E. Sykes Overview of Salmon Poisoning Disease First Described: Northwestern Oregon, United States, 1814 (Astoria)1 Cause: Neorickettsia helminthoeca, a gram-negative, obligately intracellular bacteria that…
Tetanus and Botulism
Chapter 54 Tetanus and Botulism Jane E. Sykes Overview of Tetanus and Botulism First Described: The etiology of tetanus was identified in the late 1800s in Germany (Nicolaier).1 C. botulinum…
Sporotrichosis
Chapter 64 Sporotrichosis Jane E. Sykes Overview of Sporotrichosis First Described: 1896, in Maryland, USA, by Benjamin Schenk1 Cause: Sporothrix schenckii complex fungi (ascomycetes, teleomorph Ophiostoma stenoceras) Affected Hosts: Cats,…
