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Cat scratch disease at the human-animal interface. Case report in the City of San Luis, ArgentinaEnfermedad por aranazo de gato en la interfaz humano-animal. Reporte de caso en la Ciudad de San Luis, Argentina
Contributor(s):: Santiago Lorenzatti, J., Nazarena de Salvo, M., Diaz Perez, P., Cicuttin, G. L., Samartino, L. E.
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Risk Factors for SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Illness in Cats and Dogs(1)
| Contributor(s):: Bienzle, D., Rousseau, J., Marom, D., MacNicol, J., Jacobson, L., Sparling, S., Prystajecky, N., Fraser, E., Weese, J. S.
We tested swab specimens from pets in households in Ontario, Canada, with human COVID-19 cases by quantitative PCR for SARS-CoV-2 and surveyed pet owners for risk factors associated with infection and seropositivity. We tested serum samples for spike protein IgG and IgM in household pets and...
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Behavioural diversity as a potential welfare indicator for professionally managed chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes): Exploring variations in calculating diversity using species-specific behaviours
| Contributor(s):: Hall, K., Bryant, J., Staley, M., Whitham, J. C., Miller, L. J.
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The effect of conspecific removal on the behaviour and physiology of pair-housed shelter dogs
| Contributor(s):: Walker, Jessica K., Waran, Natalie K., Phillips, Clive J. C.
Dogs (Canis familiaris) are a highly social species and within a shelter environment pair-housing is recommended to prevent the stress associated with social isolation. Separation of individuals which may have formed bonds in this environment is a usual occurrence, as a result of rehoming or...
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Associations of behaviour with secretory immunoglobulin A and cortisol in domestic cats during their first week in an animal shelter
| Contributor(s):: Gourkow, Nadine, LaVoy, Alora, Dean, Gregg A., Phillips, Clive J. C.
We tested the hypothesis that during their first week in an animal shelter, cats exhibit groups of behaviours that are connected to mucosal immune and adrenal responses. The behaviour of 34 cats was observed from admission to day 5 and immunoglobulin A (S-IgA) and cortisol were quantified from...
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Relation of PTSD symptom severity to the efficacy of an animal-assisted intervention for stress reduction after military aeromedical evacuation
| Contributor(s):: Krause-Parello, C. A., Friedmann, E., Wilson, C., Hatzfeld, J. J., Kolassa, J., Hackney, A., Morales, K. A.
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Association between pet-keeping and asthma in school children
| Contributor(s):: Medjo, Biljana, Atanaskovic-Markovic, Marina, Nikolic, Dimitrije, Spasojevic-Dimitrijeva, Brankica, Ivanovski, Petar, Djukic, Slobodanka
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Detection of antibodies to selected human pathogens among wild and pet macaques (Macaca tonkeana) in Sulawesi, Indonesia
| Contributor(s):: Jones-Engel, Lisa
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The effects of an animal-assisted intervention on salivary alpha-amylase, salivary immunoglobulin A, and heart rate during forensic interviews in child sexual abuse cases
| Contributor(s):: Krause-Parello, C. A., Friedmann, E.
Animal-assisted invention (AAI) in gaining attention as a therapeutic modality; however, the effect of it has not been well studied in the child welfare system. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of AAI on stress indicators (as measured by salivary alpha-amylase (sAA),...
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Indoor pet exposure and the outcomes of total IgE and sensitization at age 18 years
| Contributor(s):: Wegienka, G., Johnson, C. C., Havstad, S., Ownby, D. R., Zoratti, E. M.
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Quality of life and pets
| Contributor(s):: Brenna, O. V.
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A New Generation of Antibodies
| Contributor(s):: Coy, Mark, Neilands, J. B.
Antibodies, proteins produced in animals that bind with high specificity and affinity to a seemingly limitless variety of biomolecules, have an essential role in clinical medicine and basic biological research. Methods to produce antibody fragments on the surface of bacterial viruses were...
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Asthma and sensitization in a community with low indoor allergen levels and low pet-keeping frequency
| Contributor(s):: Al-Mousawi, M. S., Lovel, H., Behbehani, N., Arifhodzic, N., Woodcock, A., Custovic, A.
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Cat allergen level: its determinants and relationship to specific IgE to cat across European centers
| Contributor(s):: Heinrich, J., Bedada, G. B., Zock, J. P., Chinn, S., Norback, D., Olivieri, M., Svanes, C., Ponzio, M., Verlato, G., Villani, S., Jarvis, D., Luczynska, C., Indoor Working Group of the European Community Respiratory Health, Survey, II
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Cat and dust mite sensitivity and tolerance in relation to wheezing among children raised with high exposure to both allergens
| Contributor(s):: Erwin, E. A., Wickens, K., Custis, N. J., Siebers, R., Woodfolk, J., Barry, D., Crane, J., Platts-Mills, T. A.
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Cat ownership is a risk factor for the development of anti-cat IgE but not current wheeze at age 5 years in an inner-city cohort
| Contributor(s):: Perzanowski, M. S., Chew, G. L., Divjan, A., Johnson, A., Goldstein, I. F., Garfinkel, R. S., Hoepner, L. A., Platts-Mills, T. A., Perera, F. P., Miller, R. L.
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Direct and indirect exposure to pets - risk of sensitization and asthma at 4 years in a birth cohort
| Contributor(s):: Almqvist, C., Egmar, A. C., Hedlin, G., Lundqvist, M., Nordvall, S. L., Pershagen, G., Svartengren, M., van Hage-Hamsten, M., Wickman, M.
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Early, current and past pet ownership: associations with sensitization, bronchial responsiveness and allergic symptoms in school children
| Contributor(s):: Anyo, G., Brunekreef, B., de Meer, G., Aarts, F., Janssen, N. A., van Vliet, P.
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Effects of dog ownership in early childhood on immune development and atopic diseases
| Contributor(s):: Bufford, J. D., Reardon, C. L., Li, Z., Roberg, K. A., DaSilva, D., Eggleston, P. A., Liu, A. H., Milton, D., Alwis, U., Gangnon, R., Lemanske, R. F., Jr., Gern, J. E.
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Occult enteric infection by Ancylostoma caninum: a previously unrecognized zoonosis
| Contributor(s):: Croese, J., Loukas, A., Opdebeeck, J., Prociv, P.
