| emergence of visceral leishmaniasis in central israel. | in 1994-1995, a child and five dogs from villages located between jerusalem and tel-aviv, israel were diagnosed with visceral leishmaniasis (vl). based on these findings, the distribution of vl in domestic and wild canids in central israel was examined. in the two villages where canine index cases were identified, a substantial proportion (11.5%, 14 of 122) of the dogs examined were seropositive. however, the rate of infection in five neighboring villages was only 1% (1 of 99). parasites were cu ... | 1998 | 9840588 |
| canine spirocercosis: clinical, diagnostic, pathologic, and epidemiologic characteristics. | the nematode spirocerca lupi is a parasite of dogs with beetles of several species serving as intermediate hosts. the medical records of 50 dogs diagnosed with spirocercosis at the hebrew university veterinary teaching hospital (huvth) in israel during 1991-1999 were retrospectively reviewed and compared to a control group (n=100). there was a seven-fold increase in the annual number of dogs diagnosed with spirocercosis during these years while the hospital caseload increased by 80%, indicating ... | 2002 | 12127253 |