CT findings in a dog with chronic giant hypertrophic gastritis: Ménétrier-like disease.

A 9-year-old male's entire Boston Terrier was presented with persistent hyporexia and weight loss for 6 weeks prior to referral admission. A CT scan showed marked hypertrophy of the rugal folds protruding into the gastric lumen, which had a cerebriform appearance. Changes were consistent with the ultrasonographic findings, which showed marked hyperechogenicity of the gastric mucosa, mucosal cysts, and otherwise normal wall layering.

The Forensic Pathology of the Sexual Abuse of a Group of Chickens.

Twelve chickens were discovered dead in a barn with a human male suspect observed on closed-circuit television. Post-mortem examination of two of the chickens revealed traumatic injury to the ventral cloaca with fibrinoheterophilic coelomitis associated with coelomic contamination by gut contents. The presence of human DNA was subsequently confirmed in cloacal swabs.

Clinical and Pathological Features of Bovine Ischaemic Teat Necrosis.

Bovine ischaemic teat necrosis (ITN) is an emerging disease of unknown aetiology affecting mostly dairy cows in the early stages of first lactation and a substantial welfare concern frequently leading to premature culling and economic losses. Specific diagnostic criteria are lacking. The aims of this study were to develop an appropriate ITN grading system, describe the histopathological changes and investigate the potential aetiological role of several pathogens in 47 cows with 73 ITN lesions from 28 farms.

Ultrasonographic appearance of the major duodenal papilla in dogs without evidence of hepatobiliary, pancreatic, or gastrointestinal tract disease.

OBJECTIVE To determine the ultrasonographic appearance of the major duodenal papilla (MDP) in dogs without evidence of hepatobiliary, pancreatic, or gastrointestinal tract disease. ANIMALS 40 adult client-owned dogs examined because of conditions that did not include hepatobiliary, pancreatic, or gastrointestinal tract disease. PROCEDURES Ultrasonographic examination of the MDP was performed.

Diversity of murine norovirus in wild-rodent populations: species-specific associations suggest an ancient divergence.

A survey of wild-rodent populations has revealed that murine norovirus (MNV) is present and diverse in wild-house mice Mus musculus. This virus is genetically similar to MNV infecting show mice and previously described variants circulating in laboratory mice. The detection of MNV in wild-mouse populations suggests that MNV infection of laboratory mice and show mice (from which laboratory mice are derived) derives from contact with or their origins from wild-mouse progenitors.