First cases of animal diseases published since 2000. 5. Sheep

In this fifth article of a series of papers listing first case reports of animal diseases published since 2000, the following five cases of sheep diseases are discussed: Ependymoma. Mastitis caused by Burkholderia cepacia infection. Meningoencephalitis associated with Globicatella sanguinis infection. Neospora caninum infection in an adult sheep and her twin fetuses. Plasma cell tumor. After a short introduction, the bibliographical data, the abstract of the author(s), and some additional information derived from the article are given. The article will be regularly updated adding overlooked as well as new first reports.     

First cases of animal diseases published since 2000. 1. Dogs

In this first article of a series of papers listing first case reports of animal diseases published since 2000, the following 19 cases of dog diseases are discussed: Blastomycotic granuloma involving the cranial vena cava. Congenital myocardial hamartoma. Discospondylitis: three cases caused respectively by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Enterococcus faecalis and Staphylococcus epidermidis. Dystrophin deficient muscular dystrophy in a Labrador Retriever. Emphysematous prostatitis. Erythema multiforme major caused by a Parvovirus infection of keratinocytes. Hemochromatosis due to repeated blood transfusions. Intraspinal synovial cyst. Juvenile nephropathy in the Collie and the Irish Wolfhound. Primary cerebellar cortical degeneration (abiotrophy) in a Scottish terrier. Primary pulmonary artery chondrosarcoma. Renal dysplasia in a Bull Mastiff. Rhabdomyosarcoma (botryoid sarcoma) of the urinary bladder in a Maltese. Spinal mast cell tumor. Spongiform degeneration of the white matter in the central nervous system of Australian Cattle dog. Systemic pasteurellosis caused by Pasteurella canis. Thymic hemorrhage caused by dicumarol intoxication. Undimerized biclonal gammopathy with a single heavy chain class IgA in a dog with multiple myeloma. After a short introduction, the bibliographical data and the abstract of the author(s) and mostly some additional information derived from the article are given. The article will be regularly updated adding overlooked as well as new first reports.     

First cases of animal diseases published since 2000. 2. Cats

In this second article of a series of papers listing first case reports of animal diseases published since 2000, the following nine cases of cat diseases are discussed: Congenital spongiform change in the brain stem nuclei. Enterococcus hirae enteropathy. Focal cerebral angiomatosis. Glomus tumor. Intraocular extramedullary plasmacytoma. Lens epithelial neoplasias. Phaeohyphomycosis due to Fonsecaea pedrosoi. Pulmonary lymphomatoid granulomatosis. Systemic amyloidosis in a Devon rex. After a short introduction, the bibliographical data, the abstract of the author(s) and some additional information derived from the article are given. The article will be regularly updated adding overlooked as well as new first reports.     

First cases of animal diseases published since 2000. 4. Horses

In this fourth article of a series of papers listing first case reports of animal diseases published since 2000, the following six cases of horse diseases are discussed: Disseminated metastatic intramedullary melanoma. Lipoma of the extensor tendon sheaths. Meningoencephalomyelitis in a neonatal foal due to Salmonella agona infection. Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis. Placentitis due to Rhodococcus equi infection. Right atrial diverticulum in a foal. After a short introduction, the bibliographical data, the abstract of the author(s), and some additional information derived from the article are given. The article will be regularly updated adding overlooked as well as new first reports.     

First cases of animal diseases published since 2000. 6. First update of dog diseases

In 2003, Veterinary Quarterly started with the publication of a series of articles reviewing first reports on animal diseases. The articles are arranged in order of animal species. They are regularly updated adding overlooked as well as new first reports. This article is the first update of a review on "first cases" of dog diseases. The following five cases are discussed: Dermatitis in a dog associated with an unidentified Toxoplasma gondii-like parasite. Gastrointestinal cryptosporidiosis in a puppy. Mucinous variant of rete testis adenocarcinoma. Neuronal ceroid-lipofuscinosis in a Labrador Retriever. Salivary gland basal cell adenocarcinoma. After a short introduction, the bibliographical data, the abstract of the author(s) and some additional information derived from the article are given.     

First cases of animal diseases published in 2005

In 2003, Veterinary Quarterly started with the publication of a series of articles reviewing reports on "first cases" of animal diseases. Till now six articles have been published. They were arranged in order of animal species. Each article concerned only one species. Starting at this seventh publication, each article discusses "first cases" on more than one animal species. In this article 15 cases published in 2005 are discussed: one in birds, two in cats, three in cattle, four in dogs, two in goats, one in hares, and two in horses. Of each case a short introduction, the bibliographical data of the publication, the abstract of the author(s) (except one case) and some additional information (mainly) derived from the article are given.     

New findings on animal diseases published since 2003. 1. Dogs

This is the first article of a series of papers reviewing "new findings" on animal diseases. The articles are arranged in order of animal species. This article reviews seven publications on new findings on or directly related to dog diseases. The following seven cases are discussed: Canine sarcocystosis in Central America. Copper accumulation in a Skye terrier: Antemortem diagnosis and cytoprotective bile acid therapy. Keratinocyte culture and use of a cultured epidermal autograft. Line 1 insertion mutation in Factor IX of dogs with hemophilia B. Not previously described localization of the lesions in stifle osteochondritis dissecans. Panniculitis associated with pancreatitis: Antemortem diagnosis. Primary polydipsia associated with (and induced by?) gastrointestinal disease. After a short introduction, the bibliographical data, the abstract of the author(s) and some additional information derived from the article are given.