Publications by authors named "Ariana R Dubelko"
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- This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of adding famciclovir to standard antibiotic treatment in kittens suffering from infectious upper respiratory disease with ocular symptoms, compared to antibiotic treatment alone.
- Kittens were divided based on age and disease severity, receiving doxycycline with either a placebo or famciclovir, and were monitored for clinical and ophthalmic recovery over a 21-day period.
- Results showed that those given famciclovir alongside doxycycline had faster clinical recovery and fewer cases of corneal disease, suggesting this combination could improve outcomes for kittens in shelters and rescues.
Testing sentinel animals exposed to soiled bedding from colony animals is the most common method used for health monitoring in rodent facilities. Although environmental sampling is being explored-and, in many cases, has been implemented-as an alternative, exhaust plenum sampling is not effective for all ventilated rack designs. This study evaluated PCR testing of filter paper from sentinel cages on ventilated racks.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMultiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system (CNS), disrupting autonomic function. The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that individuals with MS have blunted control of thermoregulatory reflex increases in sweat rate (SR) and cutaneous vasodilation compared with controls during a passive whole body heat stress (WBH). Eighteen individuals with relapsing-remitting MS and 18 healthy controls (Con) participated in the study.
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