Canine Brucellosis
Chapter 53 Canine Brucellosis Autumn P. Davidson and Jane E. Sykes Overview of Brucellosis in Dogs First Described: B. canis was first isolated from dogs by Leland Carmichael in 1966…
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Feline Respiratory Viral Infections
Chapter 23 Feline Respiratory Viral Infections Jane E. Sykes Overview of Feline Viral Respiratory Disease First Described in Cats: Feline herpesvirus-1 (FHV-1), 1958 (United States)1; feline calicivirus (FCV), 1957 (New…
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Chapter 30 Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Linda Kidd and Edward B. Breitschwerdt Overview of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever First Described: R. rickettsii was first described in Montana, United States, 19091…
Enteric Clostridial Infections
Chapter 48 Enteric Clostridial Infections Jane E. Sykes and Stanley L. Marks Overview of Clostridial Diarrhea First Described: 1978 (C. difficile, causative role in pseudomembranous colitis in humans)1; 1892 (C….
Miscellaneous Protozoal Diseases
Chapter 83 Miscellaneous Protozoal Diseases Jane E. Sykes Miscellaneous Systemic Protozoal Infections Besides the systemic protozoal infections described in Chapters 72 to 78, other systemic protozoal infections of dogs and…
Ehrlichiosis
Chapter 28 Ehrlichiosis Jane E. Sykes Overview of Ehrlichiosis First Described: Ehrlichia canis was first described in 1935 (Algeria).1 Ehrlichia ewingii was described in 1992 (United States).2 Ehrlichia chaffeensis was…
Viral Papillomatosis
Chapter 26 Viral Papillomatosis Jane E. Sykes and Jennifer A. Luff Overview of Papillomatosis in Dogs and Cats First Described: The transmissibility of canine papillomaviruses was described in the late…
Enteric Escherichia coli Infections
Chapter 46 Enteric Escherichia coli Infections Jane E. Sykes and Stanley L. Marks Overview of Enteric Escherichia coli Infections First Described: Germany, 1885 (Theodor Escherich)1 Cause: Escherichia coli (gram-negative rods…
Chlamydial Infections
Chapter 33 Chlamydial Infections Jane E. Sykes Overview of Chlamydial Infections in Dogs and Cats First Described in Cats: 1944, United States (Baker)1 Causes: Chlamydia felis (and possibly other chlamydiae…
Protothecosis
Chapter 70 Protothecosis Jane E. Sykes Overview of Protothecosis First Described: Prototheca spp. was first isolated from tree slime in the 1880s. Naturally occurring protothecosis was not described until 1952,…
