| rabies surveillance in the united states during 1991. | in 1991, 49 states, the district of columbia, and puerto rico reported 6,972 cases of rabies in nonhuman animals and 3 cases in human beings to the centers for disease control. ninety-one percent (6,354 cases) were wild animals, whereas 8.9% (618 cases) were domestic species. the total number of reported cases of rabies increased 42.9% over that of 1990 (4,881 cases), with most of the increase resulting from continued spread of the epizootic of rabies in raccoons in the mid-atlantic and northeas ... | 1992 | 1483899 |
| rabies surveillance in the united states during 1989. | in 1989, 4,808 cases of rabies in animals other than human beings were reported to the centers for disease control, 1.8% more (4,724 to 4,808) than in 1988. eighty-eight percent (4,224/4,808) of those affected were wild animals and 12% (584/4,808) were domestic animals. cases were reported from 49 states, the district of columbia, and puerto rico; hawaii remained rabies-free. skunks (1,657) continued to be the most commonly reported rabid wild animal. for the second consecutive year, more cats ( ... | 1990 | 2276949 |
| cat-scratch disease: a view from the oklahoma city clinic. | | 1986 | 3772639 |
| rabies in oklahoma: an epidemiologic view of the problem in animals. | | 1983 | 6631575 |
| rabies surveillance in the united states during 2004. | during 2004, 49 states and puerto rico reported 6,836 cases of rabies in nonhuman animals and 8 cases in human beings to the cdc, representing a 4.6% decrease from the 7,170 cases in nonhuman animals and 3 cases in human beings reported in 2003. approximately 92% of the cases were in wildlife, and 8% were in domestic animals (compared with 91% and 9%, respectively, in 2003). relative contributions by the major animal groups were as follows: 2,564 raccoons (37.5%), 1,856 skunks (27.1%), 1,361 bat ... | 2005 | 16379626 |
| retention of provided identification for dogs and cats seen in veterinary clinics and adopted from shelters in oklahoma city, ok, usa. | personalized identification (id) tags that contain contact information for the dog or cat owner can help assure lost animals are quickly reunited with their owners. the authors have previously reported that while the majority of pet owners stated that id tags were very important, only a third responded that their pet wears an id tag. the objective of this study was to evaluate if providing and putting on the pet a free collar and id tag during an owner's visit to a veterinary hospital or spay/ne ... | 2011 | 21704398 |
| cat law. | | 1971 | 5106374 |
| epidemiologic characteristics of human tularemia in the southwest-central states, 1981-1987. | from 1981 through 1987, a total of 1,041 cases of tularemia in humans were reported in arkansas, kansas, louisiana, missouri, oklahoma, and texas; this represents 60% of the cases reported in the united states during this same time period. the state of arkansas reported the highest total (420 cases). annual incidence rates per one million population ranged from 36.3 in arkansas to less than 5.0 in kansas, louisiana, and texas. epidemiologic data were available for 1,026 cases. the majority of ca ... | 1991 | 2035503 |
| a serologic survey of oklahoma cats for antibodies to feline immunodeficiency virus, coronavirus, and toxoplasma gondii and for antigen to feline leukemia virus. | a serologic survey was done on 618 cat sera submitted to the oklahoma animal disease diagnostic laboratory between july 1, 1987 and june 30, 1988. the samples were collected from clinically normal and sick cats. the sera were tested for the presence of antibodies to feline immunodeficiency virus by a commercial immunoassay, to a coronavirus by an indirect fluorescent antibody test, and to toxoplasma gondii by a commercial latex agglutination test and for the presence of feline leukemia virus ant ... | 1990 | 1965583 |
| rabies surveillance in the united states during 1990. | in 1990, the united states and its territories reported 4,881 cases of rabies in animals to the centers for disease control, a 1.5% increase from 1989. of these, 553 were domestic animals, 4,327 were wild animals, and one was a human being. pennsylvania reported the highest number (611) of rabies cases in animals in 1990. for the first time since surveillance of rabies in wild animals was begun in the 1950s, the number of cases of rabies in raccoons exceeded that in skunks. particularly large in ... | 1992 | 1577642 |
| use of cytology for tumor diagnosis in private veterinary practice. | cytologic and histologic services were offered without charge to veterinarians in the greater tulsa area by the tulsa registry of canine and feline neoplasms. during the first 3 years of operation, all veterinarians treating dogs or cats used the histologic service and slightly less than one-half used the cytologic service. the number of cytologic accessions increased 77% during the 2nd year and 27% during the 3rd year. for corresponding years, the increase in histologic accessions was 5% and 11 ... | 1978 | 721675 |
| frequency of canine and feline tumors in a defined population. | the tulsa registry of canine and feline neoplasms was the second animal tumor registry in the united states concerned with a defined population in a delimited geographic area. only tumors histologically confirmed by registry pathologists were included in frequency statistics based on the annual dog and cat population presented to veterinarians. during the first registry year, about 1% of the 63,504 dogs and 0.5% of the 11,909 cats had one or more primary tumors. while the incidence rate for mali ... | 1978 | 220774 |
| genetic variability of cloned cytauxzoon felis ribosomal rna its1 and its2 genomic regions from domestic cats with varied clinical outcomes from five states. | cytauxzoon felis is a tick-borne hemoparasite that causes cytauxzoonosis in domestic cats in the united states. historically, feline cytauxzoonosis was reported to be nearly always fatal. however, increasing evidence of cats surviving acute infection and/or harboring a chronic, subclinical infection has suggested the existence of different c. felis strains that may vary in pathogenicity. in this study, the intraspecific variation of the c. felis first and second ribosomal rna internal transcribe ... | 2017 | 28917305 |
| variation in the its-1 and its-2 rrna genomic regions of cytauxzoon felis from bobcats and pumas in the eastern united states and comparison with sequences from domestic cats. | cytauxzoon felis, a tick-borne protozoan parasite, is the causative agent of cytauxzoonosis in domestic cats in the united states. the natural reservoir for this parasite is the bobcat (lynx rufus), which typically does not develop clinical signs. although not likely important reservoirs, c. felis has also been detected in pumas (puma concolor) in florida and louisiana. recent studies suggest that specific genotypes of c. felis that circulate in domestic cats may be associated with variable clin ... | 2012 | 22776107 |
| potential ecological distribution of cytauxzoon felis in domestic cats in oklahoma, missouri, and arkansas. | the ecological distribution of cytauxzoon felis, an often-fatal tick-borne apicomplexan that infects domestic cats, has not been evaluated or identified despite its continued emergence. infection of c. felis is characterized by lethargy, icterus, fever, anorexia, anemia, and death. the natural vertebrate reservoir of c. felis is the bobcat (lynx rufus). to determine the possible distribution of c. felis in three states where infection is common (oklahoma, missouri, and arkansas), two separate ap ... | 2013 | 23131576 |
| prevalence of cytauxzoon felis infection in healthy cats from enzootic areas in arkansas, missouri, and oklahoma. | infection with cytauxzoon felis in domestic cats can cause fever, lethargy, depression, inappetence, icterus, and often death. with a high mortality rate, cytauxzoonosis was historically considered a fatal disease. within the last 15 years, cats with or without treatment have been recognized as chronically infected survivors of c. felis infection. our objective was to determine the prevalence of c. felis in healthy domestic cats from arkansas, missouri, and oklahoma. | 2015 | 25566776 |
| distribution and prevalence of cytauxzoon felis in bobcats (lynx rufus), the natural reservoir, and other wild felids in thirteen states. | cytauxzoon felis, a protozoan parasite of wild and domestic felids, is the causative agent of cytauxzoonosis in domestic and some exotic felids in the united states. the bobcat (lynx rufus) is the natural reservoir for this parasite, but other felids such as florida panthers (puma concolor coryii) and domestic cats may maintain long-term parasitemias and serve as reservoirs. experimentally, two tick species, dermacentor variabilis and amblyomma americanum, have demonstrated the ability to transm ... | 2010 | 21071149 |
| pulmonary histopathology of cytauxzoon felis infections in the cat. | cytauxzoonosis, caused by cytauxzoon felis, is a regionally common, often fatal tick-borne disease primarily affecting the domestic cat. retrospective analysis of case records from january 1995 to june 2005 identified 148 domestic cats diagnosed with cytauxzoonosis, having suitable archived lung sections. lung sections were examined and graded on relevant parameters, the chief purpose of which was to characterize the pulmonary lesion of fatal feline cytauxzoonosis. parameters were scored 0 to 3 ... | 2010 | 20442419 |
| temporal occurrence and environmental risk factors associated with cytauxzoonosis in domestic cats. | cytauxzoon felis is a tick-transmitted protozoan parasite of domestic and wild felids in the south-central and southeastern united states. infection of domestic cats (felis domesticus) with c. felis is typically acute and characterized by fever, anorexia, listlessness, anemia, icterus and usually death within 19-21 days. to determine the temporal occurrence and environmental risk factors associated with infection of c. felis in domestic cats from oklahoma, information in the electronic medical r ... | 2008 | 18272289 |
| an intraerythrocytic small piroplasm in wild-caught pallas's cats (otocolobus manul) from mongolia. | during the quarantine examination of four pallas's cats (otocolobus manul) imported from mongolia in october and december 2000, intraerythrocytic piroplasms were detected on wright-giemsa stained blood films that were morphologically indistinguishable from other small piroplasms of felids. further characterization of this unknown organism via polymerase chain reaction amplification, sequencing of a portion of the 18s nuclear small subunit rrna gene, and comparisons with orthologous sequences fro ... | 2003 | 12910772 |
| cats surviving natural infection with cytauxzoon felis: 18 cases (1997-1998). | eighteen cats surviving natural infection with cytauxzoon felis were identified. all cats came from a limited geographic area in northwestern arkansas and northeastern oklahoma. clinical signs in most cats were similar to those described for cytauxzoonosis; however, 4 cats were asymptomatic. all cases were initially diagnosed by microscopic identification of signet ring-shaped piroplasms in erythrocytes of peripheral blood smears. four of 4 cats tested had detectable serum antibodies to c felis. ... | 2000 | 11012116 |
| cytauxzoonosis in domestic cats: report of two cases in oklahoma, with a review and discussion of the disease. | in 2 cases of cytauxzoonosis in domestic cats in oklahoma, the clinical features, gross lesions, and microscopic findings were of similar nature and degree to those previously reported by others, both in the naturally occurring and experimentally induced disease. intraerythrocytic forms of cytauxzoon felis organisms were demonstrated in stained blood smears from one cat. blood from the other cat was not examined. the diagnosis was established by the finding of schizonts in endothelial-associated ... | 1984 | 6725117 |