osteomyelitis in a dog.

Canine systemic protothecosis is an uncommon disease caused by spp., which are saprophytic algae occurring ubiquitously in nature. Infection occurs most commonly in immunocompromised animals.

Water Is K'é: Learning from the Navajo Community to Promote Early Child Health.

Background: Drinking water instead of sugary drinks is key to reducing health disparities. Since beverage habits are shaped by complex personal, community, and environmental factors, community input is critical to design any intervention promoting water.

Objectives: We worked with community partners to design a program to promote healthy beverage habits among young Navajo children.

Hepatic insufficiency in two juvenile dogs with histoplasmosis.

A 9-month-old female intact toy poodle and a 1-year-old female intact Labrador retriever mix presented to separate teaching hospitals for chronic histories of malaise and clinicopathologic evidence of hepatic dysfunction. The signalment and clinical histories of these dogs prompted consideration of a congenital portosystemic shunt as a primary differential. However, microscopic evaluation of peritoneal effusion, pleural effusion, and peripheral blood samples from the dogs revealed round to ovoid yeast organisms morphologically most compatible with Histoplasma capsulatum.