Chapter 85: Pneumocystosis
Web Chapter 85 Pneumocystosis Remo Lobetti, Bryanston, South Africa Pneumocystis carinii is a saprophyte of low virulence that is found primarily in the mammalian lung. Clinical pneumonia has been reported to…
Borreliosis
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….
Neospora caninum
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…
Treatment of Canine Babesiosis
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…
Leptospirosis
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…
Toxoplasmosis
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…
Vaccine-Associated Adverse Effects in Dogs
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….
Update on Vaccine-Associated Adverse Effects in Cats
Chapter 267 Update on Vaccine-Associated Adverse Effects in Cats Dennis W. Macy, Fort Collins, Colorado Michael R. Lappin, Fort Collins, Colorado Adverse reactions potentially can occur after the administration of any vaccine….
Chapter 81: American Leishmaniasis
Web Chapter 81 American Leishmaniasis Gregory C. Troy, Blacksburg, Virginia North American canine visceral leishmaniasis (CVL) is caused by the protozoan parasite Leishmania infantum, which is of the MON-1 zymodeme, the…
Infectious Causes of Polyarthritis in Dogs
Chapter 261 Infectious Causes of Polyarthritis in Dogs Richard E. Goldstein, New York, New York Michael R. Lappin, Fort Collins, Colorado Dogs with lameness and pain usually have disease of the muscles,…
