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…
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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…
Leptospirosis
Chapter 42 Leptospirosis Craig E. Greene, Jane E. Sykes, George E. Moore, Richard E. Goldstein and Ronald D. Schultz Etiology Leptospirosis, a zoonotic disease of worldwide significance that affects many…
Laboratory Diagnosis of Fungal and Algal Infections
Chapter 54 Laboratory Diagnosis of Fungal and Algal Infections Spencer S. Jang† and Richard L. Walker Specific diagnosis of fungal and algal infections in animals requires laboratory procedures that include…
Miscellaneous Fungal Infections
Chapter 65 Miscellaneous Fungal Infections Amy M. Grooters and Carol S. Foil Infections caused by miscellaneous fungal and pseudofungal pathogens include pythiosis and lagenidiosis, which are caused by aquatic pathogens…
Ehrlichia and Anaplasma Infections
Chapter 26 Ehrlichia and Anaplasma Infections Rickettsiae that cause ehrlichiosis and anaplasmosis are classified as bacteria within the group α-proteobacteria. They are intermediate between viruses, which are obligate intracellular organisms,…
