Download special zoonotic diseases

All the articles can now be downloaded from www.fecava.org free of charge. EJCAP is the official journal of FECAVA, the Federation of European Companion Animal Veterinary Associations. EJCAP is published three times a year. Two issues are in hard copy. The third issue is an online issue only, devoted to one scientific topic each year. In 2008 it is zoonotic diseases. In 2007 it was ophthalmology.

Zoonotic diseases in companion animals
Veterinarians need to be able to recognise zoonotic diseases and the effect of such diseases in animals primarily. But companion animal veterinarians also need knowledge on the effect of these diseases on humans, thus being able to work in cooperation with human doctors on disease control.
http://www.fecava.org/pub/index.php?session=&view=51&pageid=228

Companion animals as reservoir for zoonotic diseases
Companion animals live in close contact with the human population, and the risk of transmitting zoonotic diseases to humans is therefore significant if the animal itself has been infected. Vaccination, proper hygiene measurements and knowledge on preventive measures restrict the risk of transmittance of infections from companion animals.
http://www.fecava.org/pub/index.php?session=&view=51&pageid=229

Diagnostic tools for the detection of rabies virus
Rabies has the highest case-fatality rate of any currently recognized infectious disease. The use of conventional diagnostic tests including the fluorescent antibody test (FAT), rabies tissue-culture infection test (RTCIT) and mouse inoculation test (MIT) can now be complemented with molecular diagnostic tools such as reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and in situ hybridisation (ISH). Negative diagnostic test results do not exclude the clinical diagnosis as these tests are entirely dependent on the quality of the sample supplied.
http://www.fecava.org/pub/index.php?session=&view=51&pageid=230

Canine leishmaniosis
Leishmania infantum is the causative agent of canine leishmaniosis (CaNL) and human visceral leishmaniasis in the Mediterranean basin and some other parts of the world. Prevention of CaNL includes the use of topical insecticides against sand flies. In addition, new canine vaccines are being developed and commercially introduced or evaluated in several countries.
http://www.fecava.org/pub/index.php?session=&view=51&pageid=231

Toxoplasmosis
Major routes of transmission occur through tissue cysts infected raw meat and furthermore oocysts shed by (merely) young cats which contaminate litterboxes, gardens, sandboxes and playgrounds. Clinical symptoms in man are rare, however long-lasting lymphadenitis and general malaise may happen. Special attention is given to congenital toxoplasmosis in which the disease burden may be dramatic.
http://www.fecava.org/pub/index.php?session=&view=51&pageid=232

Toxoplasmosis – an update
Dogs and cats may act as intermediate hosts and could also suffer clinical toxoplasmosis of variable severity. Due to the potential public health risk of toxoplasmosis, veterinarians need to be able to identify, control infected and treat sick cats and recommend measures to prevent T. gondii infection in cats as well as in human beings.
http://www.fecava.org/pub/index.php?session=&view=51&pageid=233

Echinococcus multilocularis in veterinary practice in Europe
The tapeworm Echinococcus multilocularis is relevant to veterinary practice primarily because dogs are important definitive hosts, shedding eggs that pose a significant zoonotic threat. The major role of the veterinary clinician is to ensure adequate deworming treatment in dogs in endemic areas, and to apply protocols aimed at reducing the risk of introducing the parasite into new areas through animal movement.
http://www.fecava.org/pub/index.php?session=&view=51&pageid=234

Toxocarosis
A good understanding of the epidemiology is required so that effective prevention of infection in man, dogs and cats can be possible. Education of the dog and cat owner will be significant in prevention. In this review, the epidemiology, clinical symptoms, diagnosis, prevention and control in the dog, the cat and the human will be discussed. Uniform guidelines for deworming dogs and cats will be given.
http://www.fecava.org/pub/index.php?session=&view=51&pageid=235

Update on avian chlamydiosis and its public health significance
The present review gives updated information on Chlamydophila psittaci strain classification, epidemiology, transmission, clinical disease, new diagnostic tests, public health significance, present legislation on psittacosis and recommendations for prevention and control of the disease.
http://www.fecava.org/pub/index.php?session=&view=51&pageid=236

The role of Bartonella spp. in veterinary and human medicine with special emphasis on pathogenicity mechanisms
Bartonella spp. are important pathogens in human and veterinary medicine. Currently, B. henselae is considered to be the most relevant zoonotic Bartonella species responsible for cat scratch disease (CSD), bacillary angiomatosis and peliosis hepatis. The analysis of the underlying pathogenicity mechanisms will result in better understanding of the diseases and consequent vector control might allow the prevention of such Bartonella infections.
http://www.fecava.org/pub/index.php?session=&view=51&pageid=237

Meticillin-resistant staphylococci in companion animals
Meticillin resistant (MR) Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), S. intermedius/pseudintermedius, S. schleiferi coagulans, S. schleiferi schleiferi and other coagulase negative staphylococci have been associated with infections and colonisation in many animal species. Risk factors for infection include repeated courses of broad spectrum antibacterials, surgery, joint infections, non-healing wounds and catheterisation. Strict hygienic precautions will help prevent contamination and dissemination in veterinary clinics.
http://www.fecava.org/pub/index.php?session=&view=51&pageid=238

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