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1. A Severe Ranavirus Outbreak in Captive, Wild-Caught Box Turtles

Author:
Steven J. A. Kimble; April J. Johnson; Rod N. Williams; Jason T. Hoverman
Source:
EcoHealth 2017 v.14 no.4 pp. 810-815
ISSN:
1612-9202
Subject:
Ranavirus; Terrapene; adaptive immunity; captive animals; clinical examination; mortality; nose; quantitative polymerase chain reaction
Abstract:
... A Ranavirus outbreak in a captive population of wild-caught individuals was monitored using clinical evaluations and real-time PCR in 317 wild box turtles held in captivity during translocation. During the 2-year study period, the population experienced 71.6% mortality, suggesting that ranaviruses can rapidly attenuate populations. Wide variation in infection rate (7–94% per sampling period) was o ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10393-017-1263-8

2. Feline leishmaniosis: Is the cat a small dog?

Author:
Maria Grazia Pennisi; Maria Flaminia Persichetti
Source:
Veterinary parasitology 2018 v.251 pp. 131-137
ISSN:
0304-4017
Subject:
DNA; Leishmania infantum; Phlebotominae; adaptive immunity; antibody detection; bone marrow; cats; cecum; clinical examination; colon; comorbidity; dogs; drugs; eyes; hosts; immunocompetence; kidneys; leishmaniasis; liver; longevity; lungs; lymph nodes; mucosa; nose; parasites; prognosis; spleen; stomach; therapeutics; zoonoses
Abstract:
... Leishmania infantum is a vector-borne zoonotic disease transmitted by phlebotomine sand flies and dogs are considered the main reservoir of the parasite. Feline leishmaniosis (FeL) caused by L. infantum is an emergent feline disease more and more frequently reported in endemic areas. This review summarizes current knowledge focusing similarities and differences with canine leishmaniosis (CanL). Ca ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.vetpar.2018.01.012
PubMed:
29426470
PubMed Central:
PMC7130840