| canine rabies in the united states, 1971-1973: study of reported cases with reference to vaccination history. | from 1971 through 1973 629 reported cases of rabies in dogs, concentrated in the appalachian area, upper mississippi drainage, texas, and louisiana, were reported in the us. states bordering the atlantic and pacific oceans had fewer cases. there was a recurring seasonal pattern of cases with a peak in march and april and a low point in august and september. most of the cases involved transmission from wildlife vectors rather than dog-to-dog transmission. most of the dogs were owned (87%), unvacc ... | 1976 | 1251838 |
| 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 |
| electrocardiographic and echocardiographic features of trypanosomiasis in dogs inoculated with north american trypanosoma cruzi isolates. | purebred beagles were inoculated with trypanosoma cruzi isolates from a north american opossum or armadillo (tc-w), and dog (tc-d). although tc-d established infection in dogs, the dogs did not develop cardiac abnormalities. dogs inoculated with tc-w developed acute myocarditis associated with increases in p-r interval, atrioventricular block, depression of r wave amplitude and shifts in mean electrical axis. echocardiograms were normal during this stage. three tc-w-inoculated dogs died during t ... | 1992 | 1586022 |
| antibodies to ehrlichia canis, ehrlichia platys, and spotted fever group rickettsiae in louisiana dogs. | antibodies to ehrlichia canis, ehrlichia platys, and spotted fever group (sfg) rickettsiae were detected by indirect immunofluorescence in sera from 27 ill individually owned thrombocytopenic dogs (platelet concentrations less than 200,000 platelets/microliters) and 59 healthy kenneled dogs located in southern louisiana. platelet concentrations less than 100,000 platelets/microliters were detected in 63% of ill thrombocytopenic dogs and 6.8% of healthy kennel dogs. one ill thrombocytopenic dog h ... | 1988 | 3146636 |
| a descriptive study of dairy goat predation in louisiana. | questionnaires concerning herd size, housing and management, and previous instances of predation were mailed to 124 goat owners in louisiana. postcards were mailed over a period of one year on a monthly basis, to the 84 individuals who responded to this questionnaire. owners were asked to indicate whether they had seen predators on their property and whether any goats were injured or killed by the predators. upon receipt of any postcard with a "yes" answer to either of these questions, a telepho ... | 1987 | 3567749 |
| a case of dipylidium caninum in baton rouge, louisiana. | the relevant literature concerning human dipylidiasis has been reviewed with specific reference to the association of children and their pet dog and cats. a specific case is recounted which is considered to be typical of the condition as encountered by pediatricians and general practitioners. | 1986 | 3759358 |
| anthrax in louisiana, 1971: epizootiologic study. | | 1973 | 4200691 |
| chlorine gas poisoning in farm livestock: case report and review. | | 1971 | 4926539 |
| laboratory and field studies of the southern house mosquito, culex pipiens quinquefasciatus say, infected with the dog heartworm, dirofilaria immitis (leidy), in louisiana. | | 1970 | 5485388 |
| seven new species of strongyloides (nematoda) from louisiana. | | 1966 | 5932110 |
| myocarditis caused by trypanosoma cruzi in a native louisiana dog. | | 1980 | 6777353 |
| prevalence and distribution of sarcocystis sp among wild swine of southeastern united states. | digestive techniques revealed sarcocystis sp infection in 62 of 192 (32%) wild swine collected in alabama, arkansas, georgia, louisiana, mississippi, north carolina, south carolina, tennessee, virginia, and west virginia. sarcosporidia were not detected in wild swine of florida and were rarely found in the lower coastal plains of georgia, mississippi, and south carolina. swine from mountainous terrain in north carolina, tennessee, and west virginia and bottomland floodplain regions of alabama, a ... | 1981 | 6799467 |
| the veterinarian as an expert witness. | | 1982 | 7130005 |
| blood hosts of aedes albopictus in the united states. | bloodfed aedes albopictus were collected during 1989-91 by vacuum aspirator from rural and urban study sites in missouri, florida, indiana, illinois, and louisiana. blood hosts identified by elisa and precipitin tests were rabbit (n = 91), rattus sp. (n = 69), dog (n = 14), unidentified mammal (n = 14), cow (n = 13), human (n = 10), deer (n = 10), sciurid (n = 7), turtle (n = 5), murid other than rattus sp. (n = 4), raccoon (n = 3), passeriform bird (n = 3), and cat (n = 2). as an opportunistic ... | 1994 | 7807094 |
| clinical prophylactic activity of melarsomine dihydrochloride (rm 340) against dirofilaria immitis in heartworm-naive beagles exposed to natural infection in three southeastern states. | melarsomine dihydrochloride (rm 340), a drug being developed as an adulticide for treatment of heartworm (dirofilaria immitis) infection in dogs, was safe and highly effective as a clinical prophylactic agent against naturally acquired infections using strategic and tactical treatment programs. the strategic program involved treatment every 4 months (three series of treatments per year), disregarding the mosquito season (ms), to clear the existing infection at each treatment. the tactical progra ... | 1994 | 7879379 |
| trypanosoma cruzi infection in walker hounds from virginia. | trypanosomiasis has been reported in dogs from texas, oklahoma, louisiana, and south carolina. we describe the first isolation and characterization of trypanosoma cruzi from a walker hound pup in virginia that also had postvaccinal distemper. the mother of the pup and 7 of its 8 siblings also were found to be infected with t cruzi, suggesting that the parasite had been transmitted transplacentally or through lactation. parasitologic, serologic, histologic, and molecular methods were used to esta ... | 1995 | 8533975 |
| seasonal prevalence of third-stage larvae of dirofilaria immitis in mosquitoes from florida and louisiana. | heads of 109,597 mosquitoes collected during 1996 and 1997 from gainesville, florida (1996, n = 39,131; 1997, = 34,209), bartow, florida (1996, n = 12,000; 1997, n = 12,000), and baton rouge, louisiana (1996, n = 12,257) were tested by a polymerase chain reaction and southern hybridization-based test for the presence of third-stage larvae of the canine heartworm dirofilaria immitis. mosquito heads were pooled (1-200 heads) by month, locality, and species for testing. the test used was species sp ... | 2001 | 11318562 |
| serological differences in two blastomyces dermatitidis isolates from different geographical regions of north america. | yeast phase lysate antigens were prepared from two isolates (t-58 and erc-2) from different geographic locations. tennessee and wisconsin. these lysate were evaluated with respect to their ability to detect antibody in dogs infected with blastomycosis and rabbits immunized with the lysates by an enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (elisa). both the dog sera and rabbit sera assays demonstrated that there were serological differences in these two isolates, which implied that there was antigenic vari ... | 2002 | 11998876 |
| filarial infections of dogs in new orleans. | | 1963 | 14077963 |
| west nile virus activity--united states, september 22-28, 2004. | during september 22-28, a total of 180 cases of human west nile virus (wnv) illness were reported in the district of columbia (dc) and 24 states (alabama, arizona, california, georgia, illinois, iowa, kansas, kentucky, louisiana, maryland, michigan, minnesota, mississippi, missouri, montana, nebraska, nevada, new mexico, ohio, pennsylvania, texas, utah, wisconsin, and wyoming). | 2004 | 15457147 |
| west nile virus activity--united states, october 6-12, 2004. | during october 6-12, a total of 86 cases of human west nile virus (wnv) illness were reported from 18 states (arizona, florida, illinois, kansas, louisiana, michigan, minnesota, missouri, nevada, new jersey, new mexico, north dakota, ohio, oklahoma, pennsylvania, tennessee, texas, and utah). | 2004 | 15483530 |
| west nile virus activity--united states, october 20-26, 2004. | during october 20-26, a total of 80 cases of human west nile virus (wnv) illness were reported from 16 states (arizona, california, florida, iowa, kentucky, louisiana, michigan, mississippi, missouri, montana, nebraska, new york, ohio, south dakota, texas, and utah). | 2004 | 15514584 |
| seroprevalence of dirofilaria immitis, feline leukemia virus, and feline immunodeficiency virus infection among dogs and cats exported from the 2005 gulf coast hurricane disaster area. | to determine seroprevalence of dirofilariasis in dogs and seroprevalences of dirofilariasis, felv infection, and fiv infection in cats exported from the gulf coast region following the 2005 hurricanes. | 2007 | 17630887 |
| the epidemiology of animal bite, scratch, and other potential rabies exposures, louisiana. | the authors conducted a review of 318 investigative reports of animal exposures recorded from november 2004 through april 2008. these reports were gathered as components of the rabies surveillance program in louisiana. the reports were recorded by employees of the louisiana office of public health. results were summarized and analyzed using the centers for disease control and prevention's (cdc) epiinfo statistical software. the most common victims were children, most often exposed to a pet that ... | 2009 | 19927939 |
| rabies surveillance in the united states during 2010. | during 2010, 48 states and puerto rico reported 6,154 rabid animals and 2 human rabies cases to the cdc, representing an 8% decrease from the 6,690 rabid animals and 4 human cases reported in 2009. hawaii and mississippi did not report any laboratory-confirmed rabid animals during 2010. approximately 92% of reported rabid animals were wildlife. relative contributions by the major animal groups were as follows: 2,246 raccoons (36.5%), 1,448 skunks (23.5%), 1,430 bats (23.2%), 429 foxes (6.9%), 30 ... | 2011 | 21916759 |
| prevalence of indoor allergen exposures among new orleans children with asthma. | studies of inner-city asthmatic children have shown significant regional variation in dust allergen exposures. the home environment of asthmatic children in the gulf south region of the usa has not been characterized. this study describes indoor dust allergen levels in the homes of 86 asthmatic children in new orleans and explores regional variability in dust allergen exposure. data were used from baseline home visits of children in the new orleans healthy homes initiative. interview, visual obs ... | 2007 | 17917814 |
| efficacy of cobalt-60 radiation therapy for the treatment of nasal cavity nonkeratinizing squamous cell carcinoma in the dog. | the purposes of this study were to evaluate the efficacy of cobalt-60 radiotherapy in the treatment of nonkeratinizing squamous cell carcinoma of the nasal cavity in dogs and to compare this treatment group to historical controls. six dogs with histopathologically confirmed nasal cavity nonkeratinizing squamous cell carcinoma were treated with cobalt-60 radiotherapy to a total dose of either 63 gy or 54 gy. overall survival times ranged from 30 days to 330 days, with a median survival time of 16 ... | 2003 | 12549620 |
| microsporidiosis and hiv. | | 2000 | 10969357 |
| blastomycosis in dogs: 115 cases (1980-1995). | to characterize diagnostic results, treatment, and outcome of dogs with blastomycosis during a 15-year period in louisiana. | 1998 | 9731260 |
| characteristics of animals adopted from an animal control center whose owners complied with a spaying/neutering program. | a study of 137 cats and 567 dogs received by and subsequently adopted from an animal control center was performed to determine characteristics of animals whose new owners subsequently complied with a prepaid spaying/neutering program. four times as many dogs as cats were adopted. females were adopted more frequently than males. owners who adopted female cats were most likely to comply with the prepaid spaying/neutering program, followed, in order, by owners of male cats, owners of female dogs, a ... | 1994 | 7961077 |
| dirofilaria (filarioidea: onchocercidae) infection in aedes albopictus (diptera: culicidae) collected in louisiana. | first-stage dirofilaria larvae were found infecting the malpighian tubules in 3 of 163 aedes albopictus collected from new orleans, la, during june-july 1994. further studies will be necessary to provide definitive identification of the parasite species, and to better describe the vectorial status of ae. albopictus. | 1995 | 7473630 |
| rabies prophylaxis: a dilemma. | | 1981 | 7334275 |
| prevalence of parasitism diagnosed by fecal examination in louisiana dogs. | the prevalence of canine intestinal parasitism was evaluated by fecal examination of 4,058 dogs admitted to the louisiana state university veterinary teaching hospital and clinics from march 1977 to march 1980). one or more species of parasites was identified in 2,048 (50.5%) dogs. hookworms were encountered in 38.5% of the dogs examined, whipworms in 14.9%, ascarids in 8.5%, coccidia in 2.6%, tapeworms in 2.2%, and giardia in 0.8%. single parasitic infection was present in 1,456 (35.9%) dogs. f ... | 1982 | 7103182 |
| antimicrobial susceptibility of coagulase-positive staphylococci isolated from louisiana dogs. | disk diffusion susceptibility tests were done on 1,178 clinical strains of coagulase-positive staphylococci (cps) isolated from dogs during a 7-year period. relative decreases of 7% to 33% were found in the percentages of cps sensitive to 8 antimicrobics. relative percentages of cps sensitive to 9 other antimicrobics were increased or decreased less than 5%. sensitivity to the beta-lactam antibiotics showed the least relative change. regression analysis demonstrated that the greatest change in p ... | 1984 | 6497102 |
| anti-trypanosoma cruzi antibodies among domestic dogs in new orleans. | | 1983 | 6415191 |
| growth characteristics in axenic and cell cultures, protein profiles, and zymodeme typing of three trypanosoma cruzi isolates from louisiana mammals. | rates of trypomastigote adherence, interiorization, amastigote division in, and trypomastigote release from vero cells were measured for trypanosoma cruzi isolates from a dog (tc-d), opossum (tc-o), and an armadillo (tc-a) from louisiana. because the tc-o and tc-a (wild isolates) trypomastigotes became interiorized rapidly, the media were quickly depleted of trypomastigotes thus reducing the numbers available to adhere to cells. in contrast, the tc-d trypomastigote interiorization rate was slowe ... | 1990 | 2213406 |
| serologic and blood culture survey of trypanosoma cruzi infection in four canine populations of southern louisiana. | blood culture and serologic testing were used to study the prevalence of trypanosoma cruzi infection in a group of 85 dogs from southern louisiana rural environment. these dogs were known to have been in contact with wild mammalian hosts of the hemoflagellate. results were compared with blood culture and serologic test results in 103 dogs from a rural environment and with limited known wild mammalian t cruzi host contact. serologic test results for the 188 dogs from the rural environment were co ... | 1991 | 1905115 |
| blood-feeding of culex mosquitoes in an urban environment. | the modified capillary tube precipitin test was used to identify blood meal sources of culex quinquefasciatus emerging from sewage ditches in east baton rouge parish, louisiana. canines were the primary hosts, but passeriformes and humans were also suitable blood meal sources. the percentage of cx. quinquefasciatus feeding on these 3 hosts fluctuated with the habitat and the season. | 1992 | 1431858 |
| rickettsia parkeri infection in domestic dogs, southern louisiana, usa, 2011. | the association between companion animals and tick-borne rickettsial disease has long been recognized and can be essential to the emergence of rickettsioses. we tested whole blood from dogs in temporary shelters by using pcr for rickettsial infections. of 93 dogs, 12 (13%) were positive for rickettsia parkeri, an emerging tick-borne rickettsiosis. | 2012 | 22607743 |
| What is your diagnosis? Fine-needle aspirate of ulcerative skin lesions in a dog. | | 2011 | 21848675 |
| survival and prognostic indicators for cycad intoxication in dogs. | background: cycad palms are commonly used in landscaping and ingestion by dogs can cause disease or death. objectives: determine the morbidity and case fatality of cycad palm toxicosis in dogs from louisiana, and examine putative prognostic factors. animals: thirty-four client-owned dogs with confirmed cycad palm toxicosis between 2003 and 2010. methods: retrospective cohort study. search of all medical records for animals with cycad palm toxicosis. results: seventeen of 34 (50%) dogs died or we ... | 2011 | 21777288 |
| evaluation of cognitive loads imposed by traditional paper-based and innovative computer-based instructional strategies. | strategies of presenting instructional information affect the type of cognitive load imposed on the learner's working memory. effective instruction reduces extraneous (ineffective) cognitive load and promotes germane (effective) cognitive load. eighty first-year students from two veterinary schools completed a two-section questionnaire that evaluated their perspectives on the educational value of a computer-based instructional program. they compared the difference between cognitive loads imposed ... | 2010 | 21135402 |
| comparison of two immunochromatographic assays and the indirect immunofluorescence antibody test for diagnosis of trypanosoma cruzi infection in dogs in south central louisiana. | two rapid tests evaluated in dogs considered to be of high risk of infection with the chagas parasite trypanosoma cruzi using two immunochromatographic assays: trypanosoma detect for canine, inbios, seattle, wa and chagas stat-pak assay, chembio diagnostic systems, medford, ny, in south central louisiana. for this purpose a serological survey was carried out in a total of 122 dogs and a serum bank was created. these 122 animals were first tested by ifat that was used as the standard test. from t ... | 2009 | 19647943 |
| hurricane katrina. katrina's other victims. | | 2005 | 16266004 |
| serologic survey of cats and dogs during an epidemic of west nile virus infection in humans. | to estimate west nile virus (wnv) infection rates, assess environmental variables that correlated with seropositivity in dogs and cats, and assess whether pets should be considered as possible sentinels for wnv and therefore of potential human exposure. | 2005 | 15844427 |