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Evaluation of cardiopulmonary biomarkers during classic adulticide treatment versus the American Heartworm Society recommended treatment protocol in dogs infected by Dirofilaria immitis.

Vet Parasitol. 2014 Nov 15;206(1-2):55-9. doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2014.08.015. Epub 2014 Aug 30 Carretón E, Morchón R, Simón F, Juste MC, González-Miguel J, Montoya-Alonso JA. Abstract Adulticide treatment of dogs with canine heartworm disease causes the death of the adult Dirofilaria immitis lodged in the vascular system of the host. During the death of the worms, pulmonary thromboembolisms (PTE), pulmonary

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First epidemiological report of feline heartworm infection in the Barcelona metropolitan area (Spain).

Parasit Vectors. 2014 Nov 12;7(1):506. doi: 10.1186/s13071-014-0506-6. PMID:25387458 Montoya-Alonso J, Carretón E, García-Guasch L, Expósito J, Armario B, Morchón R, Simón F. Abstract Background The metropolitan area of Barcelona is the most densely populated metropolitan area on the Mediterranean coast. Several studies have reported the presence of canine heartworm disease in this region; however, there are no

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Prevalence of Dirofilaria immitis in dogs from Barcelona: Validation of a geospatial prediction model.

Parasit Vectors. 2014 Nov 12;7:506. doi: 10.1186/s13071-014-0506-6. Montoya-Alonso J, Carretón E, Morchón R, Silveira-Viera, L, Falcón Y y Simón F. BACKGROUND: The metropolitan area of Barcelona is the most densely populated metropolitan area on the Mediterranean coast. Several studies have reported the presence of canine heartworm disease in this region; however, there are no published epidemiological

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Computed tomography of the brain and associated structures of the one-humped camel (Camelus dromedarius): An anatomic study

Journal of Applied Animal Research. Volume 43, Issue 2, 3 April 2015, Pages 218-223 Blanco D, Vázquez JM, Rivero, M.A., Corbera, J.A., Arencibia, A. Abstract The purpose of the study was to provide a description of normal cross-sectional anatomy of the camel brain and associated structures using computed tomography (CT) and macroscopic cross sections. Transverse images

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Effects of low-fat high-fibre diet and mitratapide on body weight reduction, Blood pressure and metabolic parameters in obese dogs

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science. Volume 76, Issue 9, 1 October 2014, Pages 1305-1308 Peña, C., Suarez, L., Bautista-Castaño, I., Candelaria Juste, M., Carretón, E., Montoya-Alonso, J.A. Abstract The aim of the present study was to compare the impact on blood pressure and different metabolic parameters of a weight-loss program on obese dogs fed on a

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Rectal pre-treatment with ozonized oxygen (O3) aggravates clinic status in septic rats treated with amoxicillin/clavulanate

Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiologia Clinica Monografias. Volume 33, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 469-475 Martín-Barrasa, J.L. , Cordovez, C.M.b De Los Monteros Y Zayas, A.E., D Santa Ana, M.C.J., Varas, B.C., Thomas, P.H., Benitez, A.B., Montoya-Alonso, J.A., García-Bello, M., Campelo, F.A.f Tejedor-Junco, M.T. Abstract Introduction: Despite the advanced antibiotic therapies, sepsis continues being a clinical entity with

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Acute phase response in dogs with Dirofilaria immitis.

Vet Parasitol. 2014 Aug 29;204(3-4):420-5. doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2014.05.016. Epub 2014 May 17. Méndez JC, Carretón E, Martínez S, Tvarijonaviciute A, Cerón JJ, Montoya-Alonso JA. Abstract The aim of this study was to determine concentrations of different positive and negative acute phase proteins (C-reactive protein, haptoglobin, albumin and paraoxonase-1) in dogs naturally infected with Dirofilaria immitis at the

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Control and eventual eradication of Trypanosoma evansi infection in dromedary camels after an episodic outbreak in mainland Spain: An example in a non-endemic area

Veterinary Parasitology Volume 204, Issues 3–4, 29 August 2014, Pages 153–157 Gutiérrez, C. , Tamarit, A., González-Martín, M., Tejedor-Junco, M.T. Abstract In 2008, Trypanosoma evansi was detected on a camel farm in mainland Spain. The animals were isolated, confined in a closed stable, and treated twice with melarsamine (Cymelarsan®, Merial, Lyon, France) with an interval

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Hip osteoarthritis in dogs: A randomized study using mesenchymal stem cells from adipose tissue and plasma rich in growth factors

International Journal of Molecular Sciences Volume 15, Issue 8, 31 July 2014, Pages 13437-13460 Open Access Rubio, M. , Sopena, J., Carrillo, J.M. , Cugat, R. , Dominguez, J.M. , Vilar, J., Morales, M. , Cuervo, B. Abstract Purpose: The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy and safety of a single intra-articular

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Stomoxys calcitrans as possible vector of trypanosoma evansi among camels in an affected area of the Canary Islands, Spain

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical Volume 47, Issue 4, 1 July 2014, Pages 510-512 Rodríguez, N.F., Tejedor-Junco, M.T. , González-Martín, M., Gutierrez, C. Abstract Introduction: Trypanosoma evansi was first identified in the Canary Islands in 1997, and is still present in a small area of the Archipelago. To date, the disease has exclusively

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