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November 13th 2024
Last revised in 2015, the document provides guidance for addressing underdiagnosis and undermanagement of the disease, as well as fresh data on prevention, testing and treatment
Tick biology and behavior (Proceedings)
April 1st 2010The common ticks on dogs and cats in North America are all three host ticks. Accordingly, the larvae, nymphs, and adults of each species must each quest, attach to a host, and feed before leaving the host to molt or deposit eggs in the environment.
Tick-borne diseases: Lyme borreliosis and anaplasmosis (Proceedings)
April 1st 2010Testing for Lyme disease and anaplasmosis often involves detection of antibodies. Antibodies may be detected on a patient-side assay such as the 3Dx/4Dx SNAP tests or using IFA at a reference lab. The SNAP test uses C6 as the target antigen and thus the B. burgdorferi result is very specific.
Feline fleas and flea-borne disease (Proceedings)
April 1st 2010Vector-borne diseases have taken on increasing importance in both veterinary and human medicine as new diseases continue to become recognized and established, vector populations spread, and the potential for transmission of infectious diseases between people and pets is increasingly understood.
Tick-borne diseases: Ehrlichiosis and Rocky Mountain spotted fever (Proceedings)
April 1st 2010Vector-borne diseases in general, and tick-borne diseases in particular, are increasingly recognized as important in both veterinary medicine and public health. In recent years, new disease agents have been identified in both dogs and people, tick populations have increased in number and extent of geographic distribution, and the potential for transmission of disease agents to people and dogs appears to be increasing.
Hot Literature: Bartonellosis: What do we know? What can we do?
April 1st 2010More and more, veterinarians are being asked to answer questions regarding potentially zoonotic diseases. When it comes to bartonellosis, the answers can be particularly tough to formulate because of the disease?s frequently vague or absent clinical signs and the difficulty in identifying and controlling the infection.
The growing family of flea preventives: What to pick for what (Proceedings)
April 1st 2010Fleas are still the most common cause for parasite induced pruritic skin problems. Since the nineteen's many different drugs and preventative have been introduced to prevent and to treat flea infestation, and certainly the occurrence of severe widespread infestations have declined.