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Episode 151: Surviving with Companion Animals with Hazuki Kajiwara [PDF]

, 2020
This episode we are joined by Hazuki Kajiwara. Hazuki has a PhD in sociology and is a lecturer and researcher at Rikkyo University in Japan. We discuss Hazuki’s new book ‘Surviving with Companion Animals in Japan: life after a tsunami and nuclear ...
O'Sullivan, Siobhan, Kajiwara, Hazuki
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Innovative application of an implantable venous access system in the portal vein: technique, results and complications in three dogs

BMC Veterinary Research, 2019
Background Vascular access port (VAP) systems are widely used in human medicine to provide long-term venous access. However, in veterinary medicine the use of VAP systems is not common practice and publications on their potential applications have been ...
Kiona S. de Nies, Hedwig S. Kruitwagen, Giora van Straten, Leonie W. L. van Bruggen, Joris H. Robben, Baukje A. Schotanus, Ies Akkerdaas, Anne Kummeling   +7 more
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MRSA Variant in Companion Animals

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2012
Methicillin-resistant Staphylocoocus aureus (MRSA) harboring mecA(LGA251) has been isolated from humans and ruminants. Database screening identified this MRSA variant in cats, dogs, and a guinea pig in Germany during 2008-2011. The novel MRSA variant is not restricted to ruminants or humans, and contact with companion animals might pose a zoonotic risk.
Birgit Walther, Lothar H. Wieler, Szilvia Vincze, Esther-Maria Antão, Anja Brandenburg, Ivonne Stamm, Peter A. Kopp, Barbara Kohn, Torsten Semmler, Antina Lübke-Becker   +9 more
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A shared population of epidemic methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus 15 circulates in humans and companion animals [PDF]

, 2014
This work was supported by a Medical Research Council Partnership grant (G1001787/1) held between the Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge (M.A.H.), the School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge (S.J.P.), the Moredun ...
Andrew S. Waller, Boag, A K, Waller, Andrew S., John J. Welch, Sharon J. Peacock, Holden, Matthew T G, Wilson, Katherine, Parkhill, J, Harrison, Ewan M, Holmes, M A, Mark A. Holmes, Waller, Andrew S, Harris, Simon R., Welch, John J., Loeffler, Anette, Harris, Simon R, Boag, Amanda K, Holden, Matthew T. G., Peacock, Sharon J., Lucy A. Weinert, Harris, S R, Anette Loeffler, Morgan, F J E, Holden, M T G, Harrison, E M, Gavin K. Paterson, Paterson, Gavin; id_orcid, Katherine Wilson, Harrison, Ewan M., Ewan M. Harrison, Weinert, Lucy A., Peacock, Sharon J, Paterson, Gavin K., Fiona J. E. Morgan, Weinert, Lucy A, Loeffler, A, Waller, A S, Welch, J J, Simon R. Harris, Peacock, S J, Morgan, Fiona J E, Paterson, G K, Julian Parkhill, Amanda K. Boag, Matthew T. G. Holden, Paterson, Gavin K, Parkhill, Julian, Weinert, L A, Boag, Amanda K., Wilson, K, Welch, John J, Morgan, Fiona J. E., Holmes, Mark A, Holmes, Mark A.   +53 more
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An Epidemiological Assessment of Cryptosporidium and Giardia spp. Infection in Pet Animals from Taiwan [PDF]

, 2023
Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia duodenalis are enteric protozoan pathogens in humans. and animals. Companion animals infected with zoonotic species/assemblages are a matter of major public concern around the world.
Chung-Hsi Chou, Kuan-Ju Lee, Chen-Si Lin, Wen-Yuan Yang, Chi Liang, Shi-Chien Chi, Chia-Hui Hsu   +6 more
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Reference gene validation for gene expression normalization in canine osteosarcoma: a geNorm algorithm approach

BMC Veterinary Research, 2017
Background Quantitative PCR (qPCR) is a common method for quantifying mRNA expression. Given the heterogeneity present in tumor tissues, it is crucial to normalize target mRNA expression data using appropriate reference genes that are stably expressed ...
Gayathri Thevi Selvarajah, Floor A. S. Bonestroo, Elpetra P. M. Timmermans Sprang, Jolle Kirpensteijn, Jan A. Mol   +4 more
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Inter-Observer Agreement in Radiographic Diagnosis of Coxofemoral Joint Disease in a Closed Cohort of Four-Month-Old Rottweilers

Animals, 2022
Canine hip dysplasia is a complex and multifactorial disease. The early diagnosis of dysplastic dogs under one year of age helps veterinarians to plan proper preventive/therapeutic methods.
Britta Vidoni, Masoud Aghapour, Sibylle Kneissl, Aldo Vezzoni, Michaela Gumpenberger, Harald Hechinger, Alexander Tichy, Barbara Bockstahler   +7 more
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Pedicle Screw-Rod Fixation for Treatment of Lumbosacral Intervertebral Disc Degeneration in Dogs with Low Back Pain

Global Spine Journal, 2014
Introduction Low back pain in nonchondrodystrophic large breed dogs is a common problem and the most common cause is degenerative lumbosacral stenosis (DLSS).
B. Meij, A. Tellegen, N. Willems, M. Tryfonidou   +3 more
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Utility of Computed Tomographic Angiography for Pulmonary Hypertension Assessment in a Cohort of West Highland White Terriers With or Without Canine Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021
West Highland white terriers (WHWTs) affected with canine idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (CIPF) are at risk of developing precapillary pulmonary hypertension (PH).
Eugénie Soliveres, Kathleen Mc Entee, Thierry Couvreur, Aline Fastrès, Elodie Roels, Anne-Christine Merveille, Alexandru-Cosmin Tutunaru, Cécile Clercx, Géraldine Bolen   +8 more
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Caudal lumbar spinal cysts in two French Bulldogs

Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica, 2018
Background Spinal cysts are rare findings in veterinary medicine, but they are increasingly recognized due to the availability of advanced imaging techniques.
Kiona Sharon de Nies, Ralph Alexander Edwards, Niklas Bergknut, Martijn Beukers, Björn Petrus Meij   +4 more
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