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Dirofilaria immitis in wolves recolonizing northern Italy: are wolves competent hosts?

Parasites & Vectors, 2020
Background Wild carnivores such as the grey wolf (Canis lupus), red fox (Vulpes vulpes) and golden jackal (Canis aureus) are recognized hosts of Dirofilaria immitis.
Barbara Moroni, Luca Rossi, Pier Giuseppe Meneguz, Riccardo Orusa, Simona Zoppi, Serena Robetto, Francesca Marucco, Paolo Tizzani   +7 more
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Plasma ADAMTS13 activity in healthy dogs and dogs with chronic enteropathy

Journal of Small Animal Practice, EarlyView.
Objectives A disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin type 1 motif, member 13 is a von Willebrand factor cleaving enzyme that is associated with prothrombotic/hypercoagulable states in humans. In people, A disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin type 1 motif, member 13 activity is reduced with inflammatory bowel disease ...
S. I. Barth, S. M. DeMonaco, B. J. Conner, P. B. S. Serpa, A. R. Wilkinson   +4 more
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Evaluation of feline heartworm disease based on gross necropsy, serology, pulmonary histopathology, and radiographic evidence in adult shelter cats in northeastern Alabama

Parasites & Vectors
Background : Veterinary knowledge regarding feline heartworm has been increasing significantly over the past two decades. Necropsy surveys of shelter cats have shown feline adult heartworm infection prevalence to be 5–20% of the rate in unprotected dogs;
C. Thomas Nelson, Calvin M. Johnson
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Perceptions of Medications and Supplements by U.S. Dog‐Interested Members of the Public and Final‐Year Veterinary Students

Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Veterinary graduates must be prepared to educate clients about medications and supplements. We surveyed 1955 Dog Aging Project newsletter recipients and 40 final‐year veterinary students at Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences on their perceptions about medications and supplements. Respondents indicated whether each
Sidonie T. Gallinger, Johanna C. Heseltine, Kate Illing, Virginia R. Fajt, Dog Aging Project Consortium, Joshua M. Akey, Brooke Benton, Elhanan Borenstein, Marta G. Castelhano, Amanda E. Coleman, Kate E. Creevy, Kyle Crowder, Matthew D. Dunbar, Virginia R. Fajt, Annette L. Fitzpatrick, Unity Jeffery, Erica C. Jonlin, Matt Kaeberlein, Elinor K. Karlsson, Kathleen F. Kerr, Jonathan M. Levine, Jing Ma, Robyn L. McClelland, Daniel E. L. Promislow, Audrey Ruple, Stephen M. Schwartz, Sandi Shrager, Noah Snyder‐Mackler, M. Katherine Tolbert, Silvan R. Urfer, Benjamin S. Wilfond, Kate E. Creevy   +31 more
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Use of Slow-Release Injectable Moxidectin for Treatment of Dirofilaria immitis Infection During Pregnancy

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2020
Canine heartworm disease is a life-threatening disease caused by Dirofilaria immitis and is prevalent in Brazil. The standard drug for its treatment, melarsomine dihydrochloride, is a fast-killing organic arsenical chemotherapeutic agent not approved in ...
Bruno Alberigi, Celeste da Silva Freitas de Souza, Julio Israel Fernandes, Alexandre Merlo, Norma Labarthe   +4 more
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Heartworms in Halichoerus grypus: first records of Acanthocheilonema spirocauda (Onchocercidae; Filarioidea) in 2 grey seals from the North Sea

Parasitology, 2023
The assumed definitive host of the heartworm Acanthocheilonema spirocauda (Onchocerdidae; Filarioidea) is the harbour seal (Phoca vitulina). This filaroid nematode parasitizing in cardiac ventricles and blood vessel lumina of harbour seals (P.
Kristina Lehnert, Insa Herzog, Joy Ometere Boyi, Stephanie Gross, Peter Wohlsein, Christa Ewers, Ellen Prenger-Berninghoff, Ursula Siebert   +7 more
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Adjunctive Therapy With a Perna canaliculus and Euphausia superba Extract (EAB‐277TM) for Clinical Signs of Tracheal Collapse in Dogs: A Prospective, Randomized and Placebo‐Controlled Exploratory Trial

Veterinary Medicine and Science, Volume 12, Issue 5, September 2026.
Key findings: Adjunctive EAB‐277TM therapy may enhance airway health with the greatest improvements observed on Day 14 by improving exercise tolerance and reducing dynamic tracheal collapse. ABSTRACT Background Tracheal collapse is a common canine respiratory disease characterized by dorsoventral cartilage flattening, airway lumen narrowing and ...
Wasutorn Yangwanitset, Somkiat Huaijantug, Mookmanee Taechikantaphat, Melanie Hezzell, Walasinee Sakcamduang   +4 more
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Feeding and Husbandry Practices in Pet Ferrets (Mustela putorius furo): A Cross‐Sectional International Study

Veterinary Medicine and Science, Volume 12, Issue 5, September 2026.
Clearer recommendations and improved caregiver education are urgently needed to support optimal ferret welfare. ABSTRACT Background The domestic ferret (Mustela putorius furo) is an increasingly popular non‐traditional companion animal; however, limited information is available on how caregivers manage feeding and husbandry practices.
Erdem Danyer, Giada Morelli, Lorenzo Serva, Elena Dal Corso, Diego Cattarossi, Marianne Diez, Rebecca Ricci   +6 more
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Effect of blood meals and mating on biodemographic characteristics of Aedes albopictus

Physiological Entomology, Volume 51, Issue 3, Page 446-459, September 2026.
Lifespan did not differ between virgin and mated males and females. The number of blood meals (one and two) significantly reduced adult lifespan compared with those with no blood meal. The effect of the second blood meal doubled females' egg production and their reproductive output.
Georgios D. Mastronikolos, Nikos T. Papadopoulos   +1 more
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A comparative analysis of heartworm medication use patterns for dogs that also receive ectoparasiticides

Parasites & Vectors, 2018
Background Heartworm medications and many oral or topical flea and tick products are provided as monthly doses while a newer oral flea/tick product, fluralaner (BRAVECTO® Chew), is re-dosed at a 12-week interval. This study focused on whether there was a
Robert Lavan, Kathleen Heaney, Srinivasan Rajagopalan Vaduvoor, Kaan Tunceli   +3 more
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