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ABSTRACT A 1‐year‐old female‐intact arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus) presented for diarrhea, lethargy, severe thrombocytopenia, and hyperbilirubinemia. Blood film evaluation revealed intracytoplasmic coccoid bacteria within moderate numbers of leukocytes consistent with infection by a rickettsial organism.
Jeremy P. Bessett +3 more
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Abstract We present two cases of intrahousehold aggression in dogs experiencing undiagnosed physical discomfort, including pain. Pain was expected to be a motivational factor, as a physical issue marked the start of the aggression and as not all stimuli were related to the dogs’ direct external environment, pointing at possible internal stimuli. Victim‐
I. R. van Herwijnen +4 more
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We report two cases of giardiasis in elderly women. Neither patient had been abroad recently and neither had diarrhoea at the time of diagnosis. In the first case, an extensive gastrointestinal cancer work-up was carried out before the diagnosis was made.It is important to consider possible infective causes in older patients who have anaemia and weight
M A, Cusack, M S, O'Mahony, K, Woodhouse
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Background: Faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is an established therapy for gastrointestinal disease, yet its role in canine atopic dermatitis (cAD) remains unclear. Hypothesis/Objectives: We hypothesised that adjunctive FMT improves clinical severity and reduces symptomatic medication use in dogs with cAD.
Vera Felten +9 more
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Risk factors for infection with Giardia duodenalis in pre-school children in the city of Salvador, Brazil. [PDF]
A cross-sectional study of 694 children aged 2 to 45 months selected from 30 clusters throughout the city of Salvador, Bahia (pop. 2.3 million) was carried out as part of a longitudinal study of diarrhoea in order to identify risk factors for infection ...
Oliveira-Assis, Ana Marlúcia +5 more
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Pathology and Solutions to Improve Drinking Water Treatment System in Zangalanlou Village, Dargaz city, Iran [PDF]
Routine biological quality check and water safety plan at small treatment plants should be considered as a part of the control requirements due to the health deprivation and the possibility of further contamination.
Ali asghar Najafpoor +3 more
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Background, Methods: To elucidate the prevalence and molecular characterization of Giardia infection in dogs, a cross-sectional study was performed on stray and housed dogs from different localities of Egypt. Results: A total of 986 fecal specimens were
Amer R. Abdel Aziz, Shimaa S.G. Sorour
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‘Reservoir dogs’: The emerging zoonotic risk associated with European dog imports to the UK
Abstract Background The movement of dogs from continental Europe to the UK poses a growing public health threat due to the associated risk of disease incursions. Current legislation is insufficient to address the risks and pre‐import control measures are focused only on rabies virus and the fox tapeworm Echinococcus multilocularis. Methods We conducted
Poppy Simonson +2 more
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Clonal diversity of the glutamate dehydrogenase gene in Giardia duodenalis from Thai Isolates: evidence of genetic exchange or Mixed Infections? [PDF]
Background: The glutamate dehydrogenase gene (gdh) is one of the most popular and useful genetic markers for the genotypic analysis of Giardia duodenalis (syn. G. lamblia, G. intestinalis), the protozoan that widely causes enteric disease in humans.
Boontanom, P. +13 more
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