Native nephrectomies in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease: retrospective cohort study.

Background: Approximately 1 in 5 patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) will undergo a native nephrectomy in their lifetime. These can be emergent or planned and the indications can range from space for kidney transplant, pain, hematuria and frequent urinary tract infections (UTIs). Due to the diverse nature of presentations, there is a lack of certainty about outcomes and optimal management.

Development of a peptide-generated antibody to rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus 2 VP60 and its immunohistochemical application in natural cases.

Rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus 2 (RHDV2) has spread across the United States infecting and causing death in domestic and wild rabbits. Immunohistochemistry (IHC) would be a useful tool for the detection of RHDV2 antigen in tissues as it is inexpensive and readily achievable in most diagnostic laboratories. However, there is no readily available antibody for this purpose.

Angiostrongylus cantonensis Infection in Brown Rats (Rattus norvegicus), Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 2019-2022.

Rat lungworm (Angiostrongylus cantonensis), a zoonotic parasite invasive to the United States, causes eosinophilic meningoencephalitis. A. cantonensis harbors in rat reservoir hosts and is transmitted through gastropods and other paratenic hosts.

Naturally occurring psittacid alphaherpesvirus 3 and probable adenovirus coinfection in an Indian ringneck parakeet in the United States.

Psittacid alphaherpesvirus 3 (PsAHV-3) is a rarely reported virus that has been associated with pneumonia in psittacine birds. A 5-mo-old Indian ringneck parakeet (syn. rose-ringed parakeet; ) was euthanized after developing torticollis and lethargy.