Enteric Coccidiosis
Chapter 80 Enteric Coccidiosis J.P. Dubey and Craig E. Greene Coccidia are obligate intracellular parasites normally found in the intestinal tract. They belong to the phylum Apicomplexa, class Sporozoasida, order…
INTERNAL MEDICINE
Leishmaniases
Chapter 73 Leishmaniases The leishmaniases are a group of infectious diseases that affect humans and domestic and wild animals worldwide and are caused by members of the genus Leishmania. Leishmaniosis…
Immunoprophylaxis
Chapter 100 Immunoprophylaxis Craig E. Greene and Julie K. Levy Immunoprophylaxis involves enhancement of a specific immune response in an animal by exposing it to vaccines. Once stimulated, the animal…
Feline Coronavirus Infections
Chapter 10 Feline Coronavirus Infections Diane D. Addie Etiology Feline coronavirus (FCoV) causes a ubiquitous enteric infection of cats that occasionally leads to a highly fatal immune-mediated vasculitis named feline…
Cytauxzoonosis
Chapter 75 Cytauxzoonosis Leah A. Cohn and Adam J. Birkenheuer Etiology And Epidemiology Feline cytauxzoonosis, an emerging infectious disease with an expanding geographic distribution, is caused by the vector-borne hemoprotozoan…
Hepatobiliary Infections
Chapter 89 Hepatobiliary Infections Sharon A. Center Antibacterial Defense Bacteriologic studies of portal vein blood in mature dogs confirm that alimentary flora can circulate to the liver.32,38,38 Although unproven, it…
Borreliosis
Chapter 43 Borreliosis Craig E. Greene, Reinhard K. Straubinger and Steven A. Levy The borrelioses are vector-borne infections that affect mammalian and avian hosts. Members of the genus Borrelia, which…
Heartworm Disease
Chapter 83 Heartworm Disease C. Thomas Nelson Canine Heartworm Disease Etiology Heartworm disease is caused by the parasitic filarial nematode Dirofilaria immitis, belonging to the superfamily Filarioidea and family Onchocercidae….
Canine Distemper
Chapter 3 Canine Distemper Craig E. Greene and Marc Vandevelde Etiology Canine distemper virus (CDV) is a member of the genus Morbillivirus of the family Paramyxoviridae and is closely related…
Cutaneous Fungal Infections
Chapter 56 Cutaneous Fungal Infections Dermatophytosis Karen A. Moriello and Douglas J. DeBoer Etiology Pathogenic Dermatophytes The dermatophytoses of veterinary importance consist of fungi of the genera Microsporum, Trichophyton, and…
