Publications by authors named "B Cossic"

Objectives: Leptospira, the spirochaete causing leptospirosis, can be classified into >250 antigenically distinct serovars. Although knowledge of the animal host species and geographic distribution of Leptospira serovars is critical to understand the human and animal epidemiology of leptospirosis, current data are fragmented. We aimed to systematically review, the literature on animal host species and geographic distribution of Leptospira serovars to examine associations between serovars with animal host species and regions and to identify geographic regions in need of study.

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Objectives: , the spirochaete causing leptospirosis, can be classified into >250 antigenically distinct serovars. Although knowledge of the animal host species and geographic distribution of serovars is critical to understand the human and animal epidemiology of leptospirosis, currently data are fragmented. We aimed to systematically review the literature on animal host species and geographic distribution of serovars to examine associations between serovars with animal host species and regions, and to identify geographic regions in need of study.

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Article Synopsis
  • - Equine herpesvirus-5 (EHV-5) is often found in healthy horses but may be linked to diseases like equine multinodular pulmonary fibrosis (EMPF) and interface dermatitis, though the exact cause is unclear.
  • - Researchers studied a database for equine interface dermatitis cases from 2007 to 2022, identifying 10 cases, with viral inclusion bodies found in 5 of them, alongside two similar cases from another lab.
  • - Seven horses exhibited chronic facial dermatitis, showing specific histological signs related to EHV-5, which was confirmed through various tests, marking the first reported cases of this condition associated with the virus in the U.S.
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The mitotic count (MC) is an important histological parameter for prognostication of malignant neoplasms. However, it has inter- and intraobserver discrepancies due to difficulties in selecting the region of interest (MC-ROI) and in identifying or classifying mitotic figures (MFs). Recent progress in the field of artificial intelligence has allowed the development of high-performance algorithms that may improve standardization of the MC.

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