Sharing more than friendship - transmission of NDM-5 ST167 and CTX-M-9 ST69 between dogs and humans in a family, Finland, 2015.

IntroductionCarbapenemase-producing (CPE) have rarely been reported in dogs, and never in animals in Finland. However, in April 2015, two meropenem-resistant were identified from two dogs in one family. Both dogs suffered from chronic .

Valid informed consent and participative decision-making in children with cancer and their parents: a report of the SIOP Working Committee on psychosocial issues in pediatric oncology.

This is the tenth official document of the SIOP Working Committee on psychosocial issues in pediatric oncology, instituted in 1991. It is addressed to the pediatric oncology community. Children clearly have a right to participate in medical decisions regarding their own treatment, based on the developmental level of the child.

Outbreak off canine distemper in vaccinated dogs in Finland.

Canine distemper reappeared in dogs in Finland in 1990 after a 16-year absence. In 1994 to 1995 an outbreak occurred in areas with a high density dog population which involved dogs vaccinated against distemper. The estimated total number of cases was at least 5000, and 865 cases were confirmed by indirect fluorescent antibody testing of 3649 epithelial cell samples.

Rabies antibodies in vaccinated dogs.

Forty-seven healthy, owned dogs were vaccinated with Madivak and 85 with Rabisin. Geometric mean titres of 17.40 and 1.