by Annette L. Litster
July 2019

Small Animal Infectious Disease is a focused clinical reference that provides up-to-date, evidence-based reviews on the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of infectious diseases affecting dogs and cats. Published as part of the respected Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice series, this issue delivers expert insights into bacterial, viral, fungal, and parasitic infections commonly encountered in clinical practice.

This issue of Veterinary Clinics: Small Animal Practice, edited by Dr. Annette Litster, is devoted to Small Animal Infectious Disease. Topics in this issue include: The dynamic nature of infectious disease risk in the 21st century: How dog transport impacts prevalence patterns; Dog transport and infectious disease risk: an international perspective; Effect of dog transport on high-risk infectious diseases (e.g. TVT, rabies etc.); H3N8 and H3N2; Feline panleukopenia: a re-emergent disease; Canine Lyme disease immunology; Canine leptospirosis diagnostics; Canine ehrlichiosis in the USA; Cutaneous and Renal Glomerular Vasculopathy (CRGV; Alabama Rot); Vector borne disease panel diagnostics; Feline vector-borne diseases; Canine brucellosis; and Current preventative strategies for rabies.