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Int J Parasitol
December 2024
Sydney School of Veterinary Science, Faculty of Science, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Sydney Institute for Infectious Diseases, The University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Electronic address:
Canine hookworm (Ancylostoma caninum), a gastrointestinal nematode of domestic dogs, principally infects the small intestine of dogs and has the potential to cause zoonotic disease. In greyhounds and pet dogs in the USA, A. caninum has been shown to be resistant to multiple anthelmintics.
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December 2024
Institute of Allergy, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
Background: The diagnosis of the culprit allergen depends on exposure, symptoms at exposure, and the presence of specific IgE (sIgE). Pet allergens are sticky and can sensitize individuals without adoption history. Exclusive dog owners frequently exhibit both dog (e5) and cat dander sIgE (e1).
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December 2024
Koret School of Veterinary Medicine, The Hebrew University, Rehovot, Israel.
Background: In Europe, canine leishmaniasis is commonly caused by Leishmania infantum. Allopurinol is the main drug for long-term management of the disease, and clinical relapses of L. infantum infection treated with this drug are described.
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December 2024
Maladies Infectieuses et Vecteurs, Ecologie, Génétique, Evolution et Contrôle (MIVEGEC), Univ. Montpellier, IRD, CNRS, Montpellier, France.
Introduction: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has the potential to infect various animals, including domestic pets like dogs and cats. Many studies have documented infection in companion animals by molecular and serological methods. However, only a few have compared seroprevalence in cats and dogs from the general population, and these studies were limited by small sample sizes and collections over short periods.
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