BACKGROUND There is an increasing importance of pet-transmitted infections, some of those are considered emerging infections. AIM To determine the species and frequency of intestinal parasites in pets with diarrhea (hemorrhagic gastroenteritis excluded). MATERIAL AND METHODS A descriptive retrospective study. Fecal samples from 972 dogs and 230 cats consulting in two veterinary practices in...

Helminth parasites of wild and domestic felines pose a direct or potential threat to human health. Since helminths depend on multiple environmental factors that make their transmission possible, it is imperative to predict the areas where these parasites may complete the transmission to potential hosts. Bobcats, Lynx rufus (Schreberer), are the most abundant and widely-distributed wild felid sp...

BACKGROUND Many epidemiological and public health surveys report increasing difficulty obtaining high participation rates. We conducted a pilot follow-up study to determine whether a mailed or telephone survey would better facilitate data collection in a subset of respondents to an earlier telephone survey conducted as part of the National Birth Defects Prevention Study. METHODS We randomly a...

A n na C. T r u jillo N A SA La ng le y Re se ar c h Ce n te r H a mp to n , VA 2 3 6 8 1-0 0 0 1 AB ST RACT R esearch has shown a strong pi l ot preference for predi ct i ve i nform ati on of a i rcraft sys tem stat us in the fl ight deck. However, t he benefi t s of predi ct ive inform at i on have not been quant i t at i vely demons t rat ed. The st udy des cri bed here at tem pt ed t o iden...

BACKGROUND Molecular characterization of Demodex mites is being used to identify mite species in dogs. This technique is now being applied to cat Demodex species, allowing for better characterization of the mites. HYPOTHESIS/OBJECTIVES Molecular diagnostics will clarify the existence of diverse Demodex mites identified morphologically. ANIMALS A cat with generalized demodicosis secondary to...