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School of Statistics and Planning, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
Background: In developing countries such as Uganda, domestic dogs suffer high burdens of infectious diseases often with high mortalities. Surveillance data on the common diseases and associated mortalities is however scanty. We thus, present results of a retrospective study of common clinical conditions and mortalities of dogs brought for treatment at the small animal clinic, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
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December 2024
School of Public Health, Heinz Mehlhorn Academician Workstation, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, 571199, Hainan, China.
Globally, people living with HIV (PLHIV) are at a high risk of syphilis transmission, and Hainan Province has one of the highest syphilis rates in China. However, there is no targeted syphilis screening for HIV patients in Hainan, highlighting the need for data to guide public health interventions. This study aims to assess the incidence of seropositive syphilis and its associated factors among PLHIV.
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Prevalence of Taylorella equigenitalis in Icelandic mares and geldings in Southern Germany and Austria.
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Equine Clinic, Center for Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich, Sonnenstrasse 14, 85764 Oberschleissheim, Germany. Electronic address:
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- - Contagious Equine Metritis (CEM), caused by the bacterium Taylorella equigenitalis, poses an international threat to the equine breeding industry, particularly identified in Icelandic stallions with high infection rates.
- - A study tested 361 Icelandic horses in Southern Germany and Austria, revealing an overall T. equigenitalis prevalence of 14.4%, with geldings showing the highest infection rate (36.2%) compared to mares.
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