This practical guide provides updated information about the infectious diseases that most commonly affect dogs, diagnostic approaches, treatments, vaccinations programs and recommendations, etc. all described from a highly practical point of view.

Author:

Rafael Ruiz de Gopegui Fernández

Rafael Ruiz de Gopegui Fernández holds a degree in Veterinary Medicine from the University of Zaragoza, a PhD in Veterinary Medicine from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), and is a diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine. Currently, he is Professor of Internal Medicine and Medical Pathology at the Department of Animal Medicine and Surgery at UAB. He carries out his clinical activities in the Internal Medicine Service of the Clinical Veterinary Hospital of the UAB. He is the director of the UAB’s Residency in Internal Medicine Program, which is approved by the European College of Veterinary Internal Medicine, and has authored numerous scientific articles on veterinary hematology and veterinary internal medicine in both national and international publications.

Collaborators: Laia Solano Gallego, Jorge Castro López, Rebeca Movilla Fernández

Table of Contents:

1. Rabies

       Aetiology and incidence

       Epidemiology

       Pathogenesis

       Clinical presentation

       Diagnosis

       Treatment

       Prophylaxis

       References

2. Parvovirus infection

       Aetiology and incidence

       Epidemiology

       Pathogenesis

       Clinical presentation

       Diagnosis

       Treatment

       Prevention

       References

3. Distemper

       Aetiology and incidence

       Epidemiology

       Pathogenesis

       Clinical presentation

       Diagnosis

       Treatment

       Prevention

       References

4. Canine infectious tracheobronchitis

       Aetiology and incidence

       Epidemiology

       Pathogenesis

       Clinical presentation

       Diagnosis

       Treatment

       Prevention

       References

5. Leptospirosis

       Aetiology and incidence

       Epidemiology

       Pathogenesis

       Clinical presentation

       Diagnosis

       Treatment

       Prevention

       References

6. Ehrlichiosis, anaplasmosis, and rickettsiosis

       Aetiology and transmission

       Epidemiology

       Pathogenesis

       Clinical presentation

       Diagnosis

       Treatment and prognosis

       Prevention

       References

7. Canine bartonellosis

       Aetiology and transmission

       Epidemiology

       Pathogenesis

       Clinical presentation

       Diagnosis

       Treatment and prognosis

       Prevention

       References

8. Canine mycoplasmosis

       Haemotropic mycoplasmas

       Nonhaemotropic mycoplasmas

       References

9. Canine toxoplasmosis and neosporosis

       Canine toxoplasmosis

       Canine neosporosis

       References

10. Canine leishmaniasis

       Aetiology, biological cycle, and transmission

       Epidemiology

       Pathogenesis

       Clinical presentation

       Diagnosis

       Treatment and prognosis

       Prevention

       References

11. Canine babesiosis

       Aetiology, biological cycle, and transmission

       Epidemiology

       Pathogenesis

       Clinical presentation

       Diagnosis

       Treatment and prognosis

       Prevention

       References

12. Giardiasis

       Aetiology and incidence

       Epidemiology

       Pathogenesis

       Clinical presentation

       Diagnosis

       Treatment

       Prevention

       References

13. Aspergillosis

       Aetiology and incidence

       Epidemiology

       Pathogenesis

       Clinical presentation

       Diagnosis

       Treatment

       References

14. Cryptococcosis

       Aetiology and incidence

       Epidemiology

       Pathogenesis

       Clinical presentation

       Diagnosis

       Treatment

       References

15. APPENDIX Recommendations and consensus for vaccination of dogs