PURPOSE The prevalence of allergic diseases is known to be associated with both demographic and environmental factors. Herein, we aimed to determine significant factors associated with the prevalence of allergic diseases and with total immunoglobulin E (tIgE) and specific immunoglobulin E (sIgE) levels in Korea. METHODS We analyzed unweighted data collected by the 2010 Korea National Health a...

Epidemiology of bite wounds in dogs resulted from intraspecies conflict were treated and evaluated from 114 records in 1999-2003 at Small Animal Clinic, Department of Surgery, University of Adnan Menderes in Aydın. Type and time of injury and body areas injured were rewieved in 105 dogs and 9 cats that were bitten by dogs. Male dogs were more frequently bitten than females. The weight distribut...

5 3 7 Hum an Rabies A cquired Outside the U nited States fro m a Dog Bite 5 4 0 T y p h o id Fever — San A n to n io , Texas, 1981 5 4 6 Use o f Lead T e tro x id e as a Fo lk R em edy fo r G astro intestinal Illness International Notes 5 4 7 In fluenza W o rldw ide , June-Septem ber 1981 Notice to Readers MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY WEEKLY REPORT 5 4 8 Tables I, 11,and I I I (N o tifia b le Diseas...

A German Shepherd Dog presented with recurrent intermandibular and intralingual swelling. Cytological and microbiological findings on fluid aspirated from the mass were consistent with an infected cyst lined by epithelium. The sinus was explored and an epithelium-lined cystic structure was extirpated from the frenulum and body of the tongue. This structure was diagnosed histologically as a derm...

The objective of the study was to assess the effects of a dog-appeasing pheromone (DAP) collar in reducing sound-induced fear and anxiety in a laboratory model of thunderstorm simulation. Twenty-four beagle dogs naïve to the current test were divided into two treatment groups (DAP and placebo) balanced on their fear score in response to a thunderstorm recording. Each group was then exposed to t...

In a recent paper,(1) we examined whether oxytocin in the domestic dog modulates the maintenance of close social bonds in non-reproductive contexts. We found that exogenous oxytocin promotes positive social behaviors not only toward conspecifics, but also toward human partners. Here we examined in further detail the effect that oxytocin manipulation has on social play. When sprayed with oxytoci...

Although domestic dogs play many important roles in rural households, they can also be an important threat to the conservation of wild vertebrates due to predation, competition and transmission of infectious diseases. An increasing number of studies have addressed the impact of dogs on wildlife but have tended to ignore the motivations and attitudes of the humans who keep these dogs and how the...

Zoonotic Visceral Leishmaniasis (ZVL) is one of the world's deadliest and neglected infectious diseases, according to World Health Organization. This disease is one of major human and veterinary medical significance. The sandfly and the reservoir in urban areas remain among the major challenges for the control activities. In this paper, we evaluated five control strategies (positive dog elimina...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate public knowledge regarding predisposing factors, fatality and prevention of Tetanus and Rabies and attitudes toward vaccination and post-exposure prophylaxis. METHODS A population-based, cross-sectional survey was conducted in all the 18 towns of Karachi, the largest metropolitan city of Pakistan, from December 2007 to January 2008. Men and women of more than 18 years of...