Publications by authors named "Natasha Walzthoni"
Objective: To describe the clinical disease, diagnostic findings, medical management, and outcome in dogs with alveolar echinococcosis (AE).
Animals: 4 dogs with naturally occurring AE.
Procedures: Medical records were retrospectively reviewed from 2020 to 2022 to identify dogs diagnosed with AE.
Article Synopsis
- Some parvoviruses found in dogs can potentially infect various species, with recent discoveries of canine parvoviruses leading to limited knowledge about their host ranges.
- A study in Newfoundland and Labrador found specific strains of canine bocavirus, bufavirus, cachavirus, and canine parvovirus type 2 in free-roaming dogs and local wildlife, indicating distinct viral populations within these species.
- The research revealed genetic similarities between viruses in domestic dogs and coyotes, suggesting possible viral transmission between wild and domestic canids, and highlighted the ongoing presence of older CPV-2 strains in the area that had not been seen since the 1990s.
A 9-week-old domestic long-haired kitten was presented for evaluation of bilateral hind limb deformities. Bilateral hyperextension of the tarsi was diagnosed on physical examination and was treated with physical therapy and splinting. At 4 months of age, the patient was presented with bilateral, medially luxating patellas, which were successfully treated with bilateral chondroplasty and joint capsule imbrication.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWild birds, including waterfowl such as ducks, are reservoir hosts of influenza A viruses. Despite the increased number of avian influenza virus (AIV) genome sequences available, our understanding of AIV genetic structure and transmission through space and time in waterfowl in North America is still limited. In particular, AIVs in ducks of the Atlantic flyway of North America have not been thoroughly investigated.
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