Mass rabies exposure of veterinary health care workers in Germany: Management, immune response, and tolerability of post exposure-prophylaxis by Lennart Lemmermann, Jonathan Remppis, Sabine Bélard, Florian Steiner

“…Background: Rabies is a fatal zoonotic disease caused by Rabies lyssavirus, primarily transmitted through dog bites. In 2008, Germany was declared free from terrestrial rabies by the WOAH. …”
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Rhipicephalus simus ticks: new hosts for phleboviruses by Samuel Munalula Munjita, Benjamin Mubemba, John Tembo, Mathew Bates, Sody Munsaka, Ala Tabor

“…Phylogenetic analysis positioned LSK-ZM-102022 in a distinct but lone lineage within tick phleboviruses basal to known species like brown dog tick phlebovirus and phlebovirus Antigone. Pair-wise genetic distance analysis revealed similar findings. …”
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Electromyography of the External Anal Sphincter during Micturition and Electrophysiological Bulbocavernosus Reflex in Healthy Spayed Female Canines by Nicha Mongkolrat, Areerath Akatvipat, Phitchaya Saenubol, Pachara Pornnimitara, Sukolrat Boonyayatra, Siam Tongprasert

“…Further studies should compare normal dogs and dogs with lower urinary tract abnormalities at different lesion locations.…”
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Seroprevalence of Seven Reproductive Diseases in Beef and Dairy Cows from Three Provinces in Indonesia by Didik Tulus Subekti, Mira Fatmawati, Arie Khoiriyah, Arum Pramesthi, Sulinawati Fong, Muhammad Ibrahim Desem, Zul Azmi, Eni Kusumaningtyas, Dwi Endrawati, Eko Setyo Purwanto

“…Control and preventive measures should be focused on high-risk areas and animals like stray cat and dog.…”
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IP3 receptor depletion in a spontaneous canine model of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease 1J with amelogenesis imperfecta. by Marjo K Hytönen, Julius Rönkkö, Sruthi Hundi, Tarja S Jokinen, Emilia Suonto, Eeva Teräväinen, Jonas Donner, Rita La Rovere, Geert Bultynck, Emil Ylikallio, Henna Tyynismaa, Hannes Lohi

“…We studied the primary skin fibroblasts of the affected dogs and observed that the nonsense variant in ITPR3 led to a complete absence of full-length IP3R3 protein. …”
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Seroprevalence and Potential Risk Factors of Toxocariasis among General Population in Southwest Iran: Implications on the One Health Approach by Masoud Foroutan, Aida Vafae Eslahi, Shahrzad Soltani, Naser Kamyari, Ehsan Moradi-Joo, Jean-Francois Magnaval, Milad Badri

“…The findings of the univariate analysis revealed that residency in rural areas (p <0.001), using unpurified water (p <0.001), contact with dog (p =0.002), contact with soil (p <0.001), consumption of improperly washed vegetables (p <0.001), and history of drinking untreated water (p <0.001) were risk factors associated with toxocariasis. …”
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Rabies Disease and Prophylaxis Knowledge Among Turkish Medical Students: Insights from a Cross-Sectional Study by Vasfiye Demir Pervane, Pakize Gamze Erten Bucaktepe, Fatma Meral İnce, Dicle Demir, Simanur Koç

“…Medical students knew that dogs and cats transmit rabies at high rates (96.9% and 87.4%, respectively) but understood less about other animals. …”
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The effect of granulated sugar application on healing in the treatment of infected wounds and abscesses by Nuri Yavru, Yılmaz Koç, Mustafa Ancan, Yusuf Doğruer

“…<p> In this study materials were consisted of total 28 cases; these were; 1 dog, 1 rabbits, 2 horses and 4 cattle which had been brought to the surgery clinics. 1 horse, 2 catle had bursitis purulenta, 2 calves had arthritis purulenta, 1 cat, 1 sheep, 4 horses, 3 cattle had infected and necrotic wounds, 6 dogs had experimentally made symetric wounds.…”
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Effects of an 8-week pre-season targeted training on sprinting performance, agility and lower limb muscular asymmetries in elite soccer players by Artur Gołaś, Przemysław Pietraszewski, Robert Roczniok, Artur Terbalyan, Adam Maszczyk, Rafał Opaliński, Adam Zając

“…The training included 6 bodyweight exercises (Bird Dog, Single-Leg Glute Bridge, Dead Bug, Side Plank, Reverse Lunge, and Clamshell), performed unilaterally in 5 sets of 10 repetitions of each exercise. …”
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Leishmania spp. Epidemiology of Canine Leishmaniasis in the Yucatan Peninsula by A. López-Céspedes, S. S. Longoni, C. H. Sauri-Arceo, M. Sánchez-Moreno, R. I. Rodríguez-Vivas, F. J. Escobedo-Ortegón, M. A. Barrera-Pérez, M. E. Bolio-González, C. Marín

“…Canine Leishmaniasis is widespread in various Mexican states, where different species of Leishmania have been isolated from dogs. In the present study, we describe the detection of L. braziliensis, L. infantum, and L. mexicana in serum of dogs from the states of Yucatan and Quintana Roo in the Yucatan Peninsula (Mexico). …”
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Peculiarities of the special knowledge application in the investigation of taking a government official or law enforcement officer as hostage by O. Yu. Prokopenko

“…Taking a government official or law enforcement officer as a hostage is no exception; on the contrary, from the moment information about the seizure is received, there is a need to engage specialists from various fields of knowledge, including a forensic expert, dog handler, explosives expert, etc. The purpose of the study is to investigate the scientific findings on the definition of the concept of “special knowledge” and to clarify its role in the investigation of criminal proceedings under Article 349 “Taking a government official or law enforcement officer as a hostage” of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. …”
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Multimodality Image Analysis in a Cohort of Patients with Atypical Juvenile Ocular Toxocariasis by Xiaohong Guo, Hui Liu, Manli Li, Ke Fan, Shuyin Li, Bo Lei

“…A questionnaire was used to record whether the patients were newly diagnosed and whether they had a history of exposure to a cat and dog. Aqueous humor and serum samples were taken for serological tests. …”
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Nanomechanical Characterization of Canine Femur Bone for Strain Rate Sensitivity in the Quasistatic Range under Dry versus Wet Conditions by Kun-Lin Lee, Marta Baldassarri, Nikhil Gupta, Dinesh Pinisetty, Malvin N. Janal, Nick Tovar, Paulo G. Coelho

“…Six cross-sections were cut from the diaphysis of six dog femurs and were nanoindented in their cortical area. …”
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A Comparative Analysis of the Antioxidant Profiles Generated by the RoXsta^TM System for Diverse Biological Fluids Highlights the Powerful Protective Role of Human Semina... by Robert J. Aitken, Alexandra Wilkins, Natasha Harrison, Mohammad Bahrami, Zamira Gibb, Kaitlin McIntosh, Quan Vuong, Sarah Lambourne

“…Moreover, comparative studies demonstrated that human SP exhibited significantly (<i>p</i> < 0.001) higher levels of antioxidant potential than any other species examined (stallion, bull, dog) and that this intense activity reflected the relative vulnerability of human spermatozoa to peroxide attack. (4) Conclusions: The RoXsta^TM system provides valuable information on the antioxidant profile of complex biological fluids, supporting its diagnostic role in conditions associated with oxidative stress. …”
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A data driven approach for soft tissue biomarker identification linked to Chiari-like malformation and syringomyelia by Jake Cumber, Jake Cumber, Emma Scales-Theobald, Emma Scales-Theobald, Clare Rusbridge, Clare Rusbridge, Clare Rusbridge, Kevin Wells, Kevin Wells

“…This research aimed to identify cranial and spinal pathologies and neural morphologies linked to CM-P and SM in dogs using MRI scans and machine learning with the aim of identifying novel data driven biomarkers which could confirm CM-P and identify dogs at risk of developing SM. …”
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Risk factors and economic losses associated with cystic echinococcosis among livestock in selected pastoral and agro-pastoral areas of Uganda by Leonard Omadang, Othieno Emmanuel, Kokas Ikwap, Erume Joseph, Francis Ejobi, Michael Ocaido

“…Conclusion Results show that CE is a disease of significant economic and public health importance in PAP areas in Uganda with urgent need to create awareness and institute community-based control measures involving multistakeholder particiapation.to break livestock-dog cycle.…”
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Streptococcus halichoeri: Comparative Genomics of an Emerging Pathogen by Kirsi Aaltonen, Ravi Kant, Marjut Eklund, Mirja Raunio-Saarnisto, Lars Paulin, Olli Vapalahti, Thomas Grönthal, Merja Rantala, Tarja Sironen

“…Beginning in 2010, two concurrent epidemics were identified in Finland, in fur animals and domestic dogs, respectively. The fur animals suffered from a new disease fur animal epidemic necrotic pyoderma (FENP) and the dogs presented with ear infections with poor treatment response. …”
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Allergen sensitization patterns: Allergic rhinitis with multimorbidity versus alone—A real‐world study by Ya‐Ting Li, Qi‐Qing Ye, Ya‐Xin Lu, Ke‐Xin Yang, Ping‐Ping Zhang, Chang Chen, Min Zhou, Pei‐Ying Feng, Zhuang‐Gui Chen

“…Sensitization to allergens and their allergen‐specific IgE levels, including dust mites, cat dander, and milk (p < 0.05), were associated with AR multimorbidity. In children, cat and dog dander were significant allergens associated with AR multimorbidity (p < 0.05). …”
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Research on Material Design of Medical Products for Elderly Families Based on Artificial Intelligence by Jinjin Rong, Xu Ji, Xin Fang, Moon-Hwan Jee

“…One model is Tombot, a little dog like model, which was made to diminish misery and tension among dementia patients. …”
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Isolation and molecular detection of Peste des petits ruminants virus in an outbreak investigation in Benishangul Gumuz, Ethiopia by Mengesha Abebe, Yimer Lama, Aliy Abdi, Shegu Dereje, Abdeta Debela, Waktole Hika, Hirpa Tola Eyob

“…Half (50%; 16/32) of samples were successfully cultivated on Vero dog SLAM cell line, showing cytopathic effects of PPR virus such as rounding cells, foamy vacuolation, aggregation and syncia formation. …”
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