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…
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…
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…
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,…
Chapter 67 Candidiasis Jane E. Sykes Overview of Candidiasis First Described: The etiology of candidiasis as a fungus was recognized in Stockholm around 1840 (Fredrik Berg),1 but the disease was…
Chapter 29 Anaplasmosis Jane E. Sykes and Janet E. Foley Overview of Anaplasmosis First Described: First reports of Anaplasma phagocytophilum came from sheep in 1951 (Scotland).1 Canine infection was first…
Chapter 59 Malassezia Infections Jane E. Sykes, Terry M. Nagle and Stephen D. White Overview of Malassezia Dermatitis First Described: 1874, in France, by Louis-Charles Malassez (the fungus was initially…
Chapter 27 Vector-borne and Other Viral Encephalitides Jane E. Sykes Overview of Vector-borne Encephalitides in Dogs and Cats First Described: Eastern equine encephalitis, 1831 (horses, Massachusetts)1; West Nile virus infection,…
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…
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…
