Improvements in veterinary healthcare over recent decades mean that we now have a
significant population of geriatric small companion animals. The design of optimum …

Ticks are second to mosquitoes as vectors of disease. Ticks affect livestock industries in
Asia, Africa and Australia at~ 1.13billionUSDperannum.Forinstance,80%oftheglobalcattlepopulationisatriskofinfestati …

Since 2000, there has been a legal requirement in the UK that dogs and cats should have
an effective rabies vaccination with demonstrable sero-conversion if their owners wish to …

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA)
Vaccination Guidelines Group (VGG) was convened to develop guidelines for the …

Canine vaccination is the main tool for preventing dangerous and widespread diseases. The
strongly recommended (core) dog vaccines are against Canine Parvovirus type 2 (CPV-2) …

The debate over adverse reactions associated with companion animal vaccination has
considerably exercised the veterinary profession internationally over the past decade. A …

As in human populations, advances in nutrition and veterinary care have led to an increase
in the lifespan of companion animals. Detrimental physiological changes occurring later in …

The aim of the study was to determine the seroprevalence of feline panleukopenia virus
(FPV), feline herpesvirus type 1 (FHV-1) and feline calicivirus (FCV) in stray colony cats from …

Rabies has affected mankind for several centuries and is one of the oldest known zoonoses.
It is peculiar how little is known regarding the means by which rabies virus (RABV) evades …

Canine rabies can be effectively controlled by vaccination with readily available, high-quality
vaccines. These vaccines should provide protection from challenge in healthy dogs, for the …