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Canine leishmaniosis – new concepts and insights on an expanding zoonosis: part one by Baneth, Gad, Koutinas, Alexander F, Solano-Gallego, Laia, Bourdeau, Patrick, Ferrer, Lluis

“…Recent research has provided new insights on the epidemiology, pathology and immunology of canine leishmaniosis (CanL) and its genetic basis. The prevalence of…”
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Intracellular IFN-γ and IL-4 levels of CD4 + and CD8 + T cells in the peripheral blood of naturally infected (Leishmania infantum) symptomatic dogs before and following a 4-week treatment with miltefosine and allopurinol: a double-blinded, controlled and cross-sectional study by Matralis, Dimitrios T, Koutinas, Alexander F, Papadogiannaki, Ioanna E, Papadopoulos, Elias G, Papadogiannakis, Emmanouil I

“…Canine leishmaniosis (CanL) is a systemic disease caused by the protozoan parasite Leishmania infantum with a wide spectrum of clinical signs, with cutaneous,…”
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Factors affecting the occurrence, duration of hospitalization and final outcome in canine parvovirus infection by Iris Kalli, S. Leontides, Leonidas, E. Mylonakis, Mathios, Adamama-Moraitou, Katerina, Rallis, Timoleon, F. Koutinas, Alexander

“…The objectives of this matched case-control study in a veterinary teaching hospital were to investigate the influence of signalment and historical data on the…”
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Cutaneous Disease as Sole Clinical Manifestation of Protothecosis in a Boxer Dog by Koutinas, Alexander F., Spanakos, Gregory, Velonakis, Emmanuel, Papadogiannakis, E. I.

“…Prototheca wickerhamii is ubiquitous, saprophytic achlorophyllous algae that cause opportunistic infections in the dog and cat and disseminated disease usually…”
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Norwegian or Crusted Sarcoptic Mange in Two Leishmanial Dogs by Kaltsogianni, Flora, Farmaki, Rania, Koutinas, Alexander F

“…Norwegian or crusted scabies (N/CS) is a rare skin disease with very few cases reported in the dog or the cat. Two adult, stray dogs were admitted in our…”
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Cutaneous involvement in canine leishmaniosis due to Leishmania infantum (syn. L. chagasi) by Saridomichelakis, Manolis N., Koutinas, Alexander F.

“…Background Canine leishmaniosis, a zoonotic infectious disease caused by Leishmania infantum (syn. L. chagasi), is fairly common in endemic areas, and skin…”
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Moxidectin Efficacy in a Goat Herd with Chronic and Generalized Sarcoptic Mange by Giadinis, Nektarios D., Farmaki, Rania, Papaioannou, Nikolaos, Papadopoulos, Elias, Karatzias, Harilaos, Koutinas, Alexander F.

“…A case of sarcoptic mange affecting almost all the animals of a dairy goat herd is described. This pruritic skin disease led progressively to high mortality…”
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Aetiology of canine otitis externa: a retrospective study of 100 cases by Saridomichelakis, Manolis N, Farmaki, Rania, Leontides, Leonidas S, Koutinas, Alexander F

“…The objective of this retrospective study was to investigate in 100 dogs with otitis externa (OE) the possible associations between signalment, history,…”
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Giant hypertrophic gastritis (Menetrier's-like disease) in an Old English sheepdog by Rallis, Tim S, Patsikas, Michael N, Mylonakis, Mathios E, Day, Michael J, Petanides, Theodoros A, Papazoglou, Lysimachos G, Koutinas, Alexander F

“…An 11-year-old, male Old English sheepdog was admitted for weight loss and intermittent vomiting of 1 month's duration. A cranioventral abdominal mass, anemia,…”
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Molecular identification of Bartonella species in dogs with leishmaniosis (Leishmania infantum) with or without cytological evidence of arthritis by Mylonakis, Mathios E., Soubasis, Nectarios, Balakrishnan, Nandhakumar, Theodorou, Konstantina, Kasabalis, Dimitrios, Saridomichelakis, Manolis, Koutinas, Christos K., Koutinas, Alexander F., Breitschwerdt, Edward B.

“…Recent evidence suggest that Bartonella species may cause polyarthritis and lameness in dogs. Canine leishmaniosis (CanL) due to Leishmania infantum is a…”
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A comparison between ethanol-induced chemical ablation and ivermectin plus prednizolone in the treatment of symptomatic esophageal spirocercosis in the dog: a prospective study on 14 natural cases by Mylonakis, Mathios E, Rallis, Tim S, Koutinas, Alexander F, Ververidis, Haralabos N, Fytianou, Anna

“…This study included a total of 14 dogs with spontaneous esophageal spirocercosis. Historical and clinical evidence of esophageal dysphagia, detection of…”
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Serum canine pancreatic lipase immunoreactivity in experimentally induced and naturally occurring canine monocytic ehrlichiosis (Ehrlichia canis) by Mylonakis, Mathios E., Xenoulis, Panagiotis G., Theodorou, Konstantina, Siarkou, Victoria I., Steiner, Jörg M., Harrus, Shimon, Leontides, Leonidas, Rallis, Timoleon, Suchodolski, Jan S., Koutinas, Christos K., Koutinas, Alexander F.

“…Ehrlichia canis infection causes multisystemic disease in dogs (canine monocytic ehrlichiosis, CME) which is associated with variable morbidity and mortality…”
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Effectiveness of a single application of 0·25% fipronil solution for the treatment of hirstiellosis in captive green iguanas (Iguana iguana): an open-label study by Farmaki, Rania, Simou, Chrisa, Papadopoulos, Elias, Koutinas, Alexander F, Saridomichelakis, Manolis N

“…Hirstiella spp. are common ectoparasites of captive green iguanas (Iguana iguana). Suggested treatments are empirical and some of them are of low efficacy and…”
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Efficacy of rifampicin in the treatment of experimental acute canine monocytic ehrlichiosis by Theodorou, Konstantina, Mylonakis, Mathios E, Siarkou, Victoria I, Leontides, Leonidas, Koutinas, Alexander F, Koutinas, Christos K, Kritsepi-Konstantinou, Maria, Batzias, George, Flouraki, Eugenia, Eyal, Osnat, Kontos, Vassilios, Harrus, Shimon

“…To assess the efficacy of rifampicin in achieving clinical and haematological recovery and clearing infection in dogs with experimentally induced acute…”
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Serum acute phase proteins in dogs with symptomatic esophageal spirocercosis by Mylonakis, Mathios E., Ceron, Jose J., Leontides, Leonidas, Rallis, Tim S., Koutinas, Alexander F.

“…Canine spirocercosis (CS) is a helminthic infection caused by the nematode Spirocerca lupi. The clinical hallmark of the disease is esophageal dysphagia due to…”
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Serial analysis of serum cardiac troponin I changes and correlation with clinical findings in 46 dogs with mitral valve disease by Polizopoulou, Zoe S., Koutinas, Christos K., Dasopoulou, Anastasia, Patsikas, Michael, York, Malcolm, Roman, Ian, Gandhi, Mitul, Patel, Sonal, Koutinas, Alexander F., O'Brien, Peter J.

“…Background Cardiac troponin I (cTnI) is a biomarker correlated with the severity of myocardial injury. It is hypothesized that serial assessment of cTnI could…”
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Markers of lipid peroxidation and α-tocopherol levels in the blood and neoplastic tissue of dogs with malignant mammary gland tumors by Karayannopoulou, Maria, Fytianou, Anna, Assaloumidis, Nikolaos, Psalla, Dimitra, Constantinidis, Theodoros C., Kaldrymidou, Eleni, Koutinas, Alexander F.

“…Background Excess reactive oxygen species due to oxidative stress and the ensuing lipid peroxidation are believed to be involved in mammary gland tumor (MGT)…”
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Sequence and phylogenetic analysis of the 16S rRNA gene of Ehrlichia canis strains in dogs with clinical monocytic ehrlichiosis by Siarkou, Victoria I., Mylonakis, Mathios E., Bourtzi-Hatzopoulou, Eleftheria, Koutinas, Alexander F.

“…The purpose of this study was to characterize, at the molecular level, the Ehrlichia canis strains involved in naturally occurring canine monocytic…”
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Assessment of cross-reactivity among five species of house dust and storage mites by Saridomichelakis, Manolis N, Marsella, Rosanna, Lee, Kenneth W, Esch, Robert E, Farmaki, Rania, Koutinas, Alexander F

“…In vitro cross-reactivity among two house dust (Dermatophagoides farinae, D. pteronyssinus) and three storage (Acarus siro, Tyrophagus putrescentiae,…”
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Dust mite species in the households of mite-sensitive dogs with atopic dermatitis by Farmaki, Rania, Saridomichelakis, Manolis N., Leontides, Leonidas, Papazahariadou, Margarita G., Gioulekas, Dimitrios, Koutinas, Alexander F.

“…Background –  The presence of important house dust and storage mite species in the microenvironment of atopic dogs has not been thoroughly investigated…”
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