Bordetellosis
Chapter 38 Bordetellosis Jane E. Sykes Overview of Canine and Feline Bordetellosis First Described: 1911 (Bacillus bronchicanis, Ferry).1 The genus Bordetella was named after Bordet, who first described Bordetella pertussis…
Staphylococcus Infections
Chapter 35 Staphylococcus Infections Jane E. Sykes Overview of Staphylococcal Infections in Dogs and Cats First Described: 1882 in Scotland (Alexander Ogsten)1 Causes: In dogs and cats, the most common…
Coxiellosis and Q Fever
Chapter 32 Coxiellosis and Q Fever Jane E. Sykes and Jacqueline M. Norris Overview of Coxiellosis and Q Fever First Described: mid 1930s, Queensland, Australia, in slaughterhouse workers (Derrick)1 Cause:…
Pseudorabies
Chapter 25 Pseudorabies Jane E. Sykes and Sarah D. Cramer Overview of Pseudorabies First Described: 1902 (Hungary, Aujeszky)1 Cause: Suid herpesvirus-1 (Family Herpesviridae, subfamily Alphaherpesvirinae, genus Varicellovirus) Affected Hosts: Domestic…
Immunization
Chapter 12 Immunization Jane E. Sykes Key Points • Active immunization can partially or completely protect dogs and cats from severe consequences of infection with a variety of different pathogens, and…
Feline Poxvirus Infections
Chapter 24 Feline Poxvirus Infections Malcolm Bennett Overview of Feline Poxvirus Infections First Described: Feline poxvirus infection was first described in 19781 Causes: Poxviruses (family Poxviridae). Cowpox virus infection is…
Isolation and Identification of Fungi
Chapter 4 Isolation and Identification of Fungi Jane E. Sykes and Shelley C. Rankin Key Points • Fungi often grow more slowly than bacteria and can have specific culture media requirements….
Infectious Canine Hepatitis
Chapter 18 Infectious Canine Hepatitis Jane E. Sykes Overview of Infectious Canine Hepatitis First Described: First described as infectious canine hepatitis (ICH) in 1947 in Sweden by Rubarth1; CAV-1 was…
Canine Viral Respiratory Infections
Chapter 17 Canine Viral Respiratory Infections Jane E. Sykes Overview of the Canine Viral Respiratory Infections First Described: Respiratory disease in dogs (due to canine adenovirus-2) was first described in…
