This book is comprised of 41 chapters covering the different infectious diseases of the cat. The clinical aspects, diagnosis, aetiology, pathogenesis, treatment and management of viral (feline immunodeficiency virus, feline leukaemia virus, feline infectious peritonitis virus, feline influenza ...

Poicilothermic animals may harbour zoonotic pathogens, dangerous for humans. The most important bacteria induced zoonosis is caused by Salmonella spp. Less often other zoonotic bacteria such as e.g. Mycobacterium spp. or Listeria spp. are found in reptiles. Mycotic infections do not play a role in...

In the last years, the number of backyard chickens has been considerably increasing. This rising numbers have led to higher numbers of chickens as patients especially for small animal practitioners. As in other animal species, endo- and ectoparasites are of universal importance in poultry medicine. ...

Introduction: Organic pig farming requires special housing systems, including outdoor runs. These can improve animal welfare by allowing species-specific behaviour but they carry the risk that pigs are exposed to pathogenic agents that can cause health problems. The aim of the study was to assess...

The most important viral, bacterial, mycotic and parasitic diseases of laying hens accompanied by direct impairments of egg productiveness and egg quality under the inclusion of the different housing system are listed and described. Especially bacterial and parasitic diseases of the laying hens...

Introduction: Zoonotic parasites of dogs and cats, such as Leishmania, Toxoplasma, Echinococcus, Toxocara and Dirofilaria, should be known to animal owners and veterinarians. This work addressed whether pet owners and students of veterinary medicine have sufficient knowledge of zoonotic parasites...

A review on the prevalence of diseases cause by virus, bacteria, parasites, as well as disease vectors on dogs and cats was presented highlighting the role of diagnosis, prevention (vaccination, vector control), and control of these diseases.

Blood-feeding arthropods such as fleas, ticks, sandflies and mosquitoes can transmit bacterial, parasitic and viral infectious pathogens to both domestic animals and wildlife. Vector-borne infections are gaining significance in Germany, not only due to the increasing import of pets from abroad as...

The causes of morbidity and mortality in Eurasian cranes from Germany during 1998-2008, the parasite burdens on contaminated soils at important stopover sites and the possible transmission of pathogenic parasites from earthworms to cranes were studied. More than half of the cranes examined (55.4%)...

Objective: Deoxynivalenol (DON) is a mycotoxin produced by fungi of Fusarium spp. It causes vomiting, but also exerts immunosuppressive effects that may be seen at local level e. g. the urogenital tract, in which case these effects are of relevance for fertility. The presented report describes a...