Can IDEXX Angio Detect™ accurately detect canine Angiostrongylosis?
PICO question In dogs, is IDEXX Angio Detect™ as accurate as Baermann coprology when diagnosing Angiostrongylus vasorum infection? Clinical bottom line Category of research question Diagnosis The number and type of study designs ...
Natashia Weir, Jo Ireland
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Troglostrongylus brevior and Troglostrongylus subcrenatus (Strongylida: Crenosomatidae) as agents of broncho-pulmonary infestation in domestic cats [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Aelurostrongylus abstrusus is currently regarded as the main metastrongyloid infesting domestic cats, whereas the reports of Troglostrongylus spp. in domestic and wild felids largely remain anecdotic.
Domenico Otranto +7 more
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Electrophoretic patterns of proteinuria in dogs with Cushing's syndrome
Objectives To describe the electrophoretic pattern of proteinuria in dogs with naturally occurring Cushing's syndrome. We hypothesised that urine protein electrophoresis in dogs with spontaneous Cushing's syndrome will reveal glomerular proteinuria. We also hypothesised that the severity of proteinuria would decrease during treatment with trilostane ...
J. Milenkovic +5 more
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Abstract A 5‐year‐old male neutered standard poodle, presented with recurrent gingival margin haemorrhage and associated prolongations in prothrombin time and activated partial thromboplastin time, with repeatable demonstration of clinical (bleeding) and laboratory (prothrombin time, activated partial thromboplastin time) resolution with, and relapse ...
Jenny Reeve, Aiden Pang
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The first report of
The first report of Aelurostrongylus falciformis (Schlegel 1933) in Fennoscandian badgers is described. Routine parasitological examination of nine Norwegian badgers, at the National Veterinary Institute during 2004 and 2005, identified A. falciformis in
Gjerde Bjørn +2 more
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Hurdles in the evolutionary epidemiology of Angiostrongylus cantonensis: Pseudogenes, incongruence between taxonomy and DNA sequence variants, and cryptic lineages [PDF]
Angiostrongylus cantonensis, the rat lungworm, is a zoonotic pathogen that is one of the leading causes of eosinophilic meningitis worldwide. This parasite is regarded as an emerging pathogen with a global range expansion out of southeastern Asia post ...
Criscione, Charles D. +4 more
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Aspiration of superabsorbent polymer beads in a 2‐year‐old Boston terrier
Abstract This case report describes the first documented instance of a dog aspirating a superabsorbent polymer bead, commonly marketed as Orbeez, and its successful removal. Superabsorbent polymers are widely used in children's toys and decorative products, and they possess the ability to expand significantly in water.
Damian Koc +4 more
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The cardiopulmonary nematodes Angiostrongylus vasorum, Crenosoma vulpis, Capillaria aerophila and Aelurostrongylus abstrusus, are a cause of concern in the scientific and veterinary community, potentially causing significant disease in domestic animals ...
Louise Lemming +6 more
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Insulinoma in a dog (Canis lupus familiaris) with concurrent non‐cardiogenic pulmonary oedema
Abstract A 12‐year‐old, female, neutered beagle presented with hypoglycaemia, sudden‐onset non‐ambulatory tetraparesis and a single tonic‐clonic seizure. Computed tomography revealed a pancreatic nodule, consistent with an insulinoma, an enlarged hepatic lymph node and ground‐glass attenuation of the lung parenchyma, most consistent with non ...
Dylan O’ Toole +5 more
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Imaging diagnosis-computed tomography of traction bronchiectasis secondary to pulmonary fibrosis in a Patterdale Terrier [PDF]
An 8-year-old, Patterdale terrier was referred for evaluation of tachypnoea, exercise intolerance, and weight loss. Computed tomographic images showed pneumomediastinum, diffuse pulmonary ground glass opacity, and marked dilatation of peripheral bronchi,
Fitzgerald, E +2 more
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