The aim of this scoping review was to provide an overview of the published welfare and quality of life assessments that are available for shelter cats. The specific objectives were to identify the available assessments, characterize the assessments as validated or non-validated, and discuss how the ...
Author(s)
Lamon, T. K.; Slater, M. R.; Moberly, H. K.; Budke, C. M.
Publisher
Elsevier, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation
Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 2023, 258,
In 2021, the world marked 10 years free from rinderpest. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization and World Organisation for Animal Health have since made great strides in consolidating, sequencing, and destroying stocks of rinderpest virus-containing material, currently kept by only 14 ...
Author(s)
Budke, C. M.; Pfeiffer, D. U.; Jones, B. A.; Fournié, G.; Kim YounJung; Marrana, M.; Simmons, H. L.
Publisher
National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, USA
Citation
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2022, 28, 9, pp 1895-1898
Statistical analysis of medical data aims to reveal patterns that can aid in decision making for future cases and, hopefully, improve patient outcomes. Large and bias-free datasets, such as those produced in formal randomized clinical trials, are necessary to make such analyses as reliable as...
Author(s)
Jeffery, N. D.; Budke, C. M.; Chanoit, G. P.
Publisher
Wiley, Boston, USA
Citation
Veterinary Surgery, 2022, 51, 7, pp 1043-1051
Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is a potentially life-threatening condition caused by the zoonotic cestode, Taenia solium. Pigs are the typical intermediate hosts for T. solium but humans can become infected and develop NCC upon ingesting parasite eggs that are shed in the feces of an infected person. The ...
Author(s)
Mosley, I. A.; Li TiaoYing; Zhao XingPing; Huang Lin; Chen XingWang; Liu Yang; Chen ZhiHua; Duan MianChuan; Budke, C. M.
Publisher
Elsevier B.V., Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation
Acta Tropica, 2023, 246,
Background: Dirofilaria immitis is the causative agent of heartworm disease in wild and domestic canids, felids, and mustelids. Recent studies demonstrate that additional families in the order Carnivora are also susceptible to infection. Therefore, the objectives of this study were to (1) better...
Author(s)
Upton, K. E.; Budke, C. M.; Verocai, G. G.
Publisher
BioMed Central Ltd, London, UK
Citation
Parasites and Vectors, 2023, 16, 150, pp (28 April 2023)
Human toxocariasis is a highly prevalent zoonosis worldwide but is underreported in most countries. This study was conducted to evaluate Toxocara canis seropositivity in different exposure sub-groups located in the Mardan, Swabi, and Nowshera districts of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of...
Author(s)
Arsalan Said; Irfan Khattak; Rao Zahid Abbas; Muhammad Kasib Khan; Muhammad Kashif Saleemi; Budke, C. M.; Verocai, G. G.
Publisher
Springer Berlin, Heidelberg, Germany
Citation
Parasitology Research, 2023, 122, 5, pp 1159-1166
The aim of this scoping review was to consolidate information pertaining to welfare and quality of life assessments of shelter dogs. Specific objectives were to identify and characterize types of welfare assessment instruments, discuss circumstances where welfare and quality of life assessments are ...
Author(s)
Lamon, T. K.; Slater, M. R.; Moberly, H. K.; Budke, C. M.
Publisher
Elsevier, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation
Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 2021, 244,
Background: This study was conducted to determine the prevalence and intensity of nematode infections in sheep located in northeastern Iran from Apr 2018 to Mar 2019. Methods: Gastrointestinal nematodes of 300 sheep were inspected. The season of slaughter, anatomic location where the parasite was...
Author(s)
Jadidoleslami, A.; Siyadatpanah, A.; Borji, H.; Zarean, M.; Jarahi, L.; Moghaddas, E.; Budke, C. M.
Publisher
Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Centre for Electronic Resources Provision and Journal Improvement, Tehran, Iran
Citation
Iranian Journal of Parasitology, 2022, 17, 2, pp 214-222
Historically, cysticercosis cases caused by infection with the larval stage of the Taenia solium tapeworm have occurred sporadically in Bali, with taeniasis carriers found primarily in villages located in the Kubu subdistrict of Karangasem. As Bali is a well-known tourist destination, living...
Author(s)
Ito, A.; Yoshida, T.; Wandra, T.; Sudewi, A. A. R.; Susilawathi, N. M.; Swastika, K.; Purba, I. E.; Li TiaoYing; Budke, C. M.
Publisher
Elsevier B.V., Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation
Acta Tropica, 2022, 227,
Objectives: The objective of this study was to assess the utility of using body weight for age determination in kittens. Methods: Medical records were reviewed for serial body weight measurements collected from neonatal kittens (up to 8 weeks of age) from a breeding colony of specific pathogen-free ...
Author(s)
Digangi, B. A.; Graves, J.; Budke, C. M.; Levy, J. K.; Tucker, S.; Isaza, N.
Publisher
Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, USA
Citation
Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery, 2020, 22, 4, pp 322-328