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"Ermittlung des Immunstatus bei Pferden mit bzw. ohne equine Keratokonjunktivitis
unter besonderer Berücksichtigung einer EHV-2-Infektion"
Tierärztliche Praxis Großtiere 2007 35 5: 356-362. http://www.schattauer.de/
(A. Fetsch, J. Huebner, I. Langbein, E. Mueller, K. Borchers)
Abstract: "Evaluation of the immune status of horses with and without equine kerato- conjunctivitis in particularconsideration of an EHV-2 infection"
Language: German
Objective: EHV-2 is widespread in the horse population. Its role as a pathogen is controversial, but its involvement in infections of the respiratory tract as well as in different forms of keratoconjunctivitis has been documented several times. Recent findings, which were based on optimised sampling techniques and the sensitive PCR method, however, showed a high percentage of EHV-2 positive swabs within the healthy horse population.
Since serological data are of no significance for the diagnosis of equine keratoconjunctivitis we searched for another suitable diagnostic parameter. Material and methods: Because of EHV-2 being latent in B-cells and its possible immunosuppressive effect we investigated blood samples of horses with and without ocular disease by PCR and additionally measured the relative percentages of B- and T-cells in the peripheral blood by means of flow cytometry. A total of 10 EHV-2 positive horses in which we determined the virus by PCR in PBL or ocular swabs were classified in the test group and 21 EHV-2 negative horses without virus detection were used as controls. Both groups comprised horses with and without ocular disease.
Results: Regarding their T-cells there was no significant difference between horses with and without ocular disease in the test and control group. In contrast, four of the six healthy EHV-2 positive horses had decreased B-cell numbers. No significant difference in respect to frequency of increased B-cell numbers was observed between the four groups.
Conclusion: Test animals without ocular disease had significantly more often decreased B-cell numbers than control horses with and without ocular disease, respectively. Because of the small sample number, the results should be regarded only as first indication for a possible influence of an EHV-2 infection on the immune status. Clinical relevance: Further studies will have to clarify if the determination of the immune status by flow cytometry represents a helpful diagnostic and probably prognostic parameter far EHV-2 induced equine keratoconjunctivitis cases.
"Welpendermatologie"
Kleintierpraxis 52, Heft 10 (2007), S. 670-672
(Dr. Regina Wagner)
"Leishmaniose - Einzug in Deutschland"
Tierärztl. Umschau 62,495 - 500 (9/2007)
(Dr. Torsten J. Naucke)
"Reisemedizin - neueste Erkenntnisse"
Veterinär Spiegel 2 / 2007, S.106-110
(Dr. Torsten J. Naucke)
"Ein Fall von Ehlers-Danlos-ähnlichem Syndrom bei einer Katze"
Kleintierpraxis 52, Heft 7 (2007), S. 420-437
(Christine Löwenstein, Gerhard Loesenbeck)
Language: German
Abstract: "A case of Ehlers-Danlos like Syndrome in a Cat"
A 6-month-old domestic shorthair cat repeatedly showed self-inflicted deep skin wounds on the head and neck since its third month of life due to pruritus of the ears. Clinically, hyperextensible skin could be observed, especially over the trunk. Histopathological and electron microscopic examinations of skin biopsies revealed pathological changes concerning the diameter, size and arrangement of the collagen fibres. This disease resembles Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome in humans.
"Virusassoziierte Hautveränderungen bei der Katze"
Kleintierpraxis 52, Heft 7 (2007), S. 455-456
(Gerhard Loesenbeck)
"Giardieninfektionen"
"Giardia infections" Language: German
Kleintierpraxis 52, Heft 4 (2007) S.245-248
(Dr. Anton Heusinger)
"Die antibiotische Therapie in der Tierarztpraxis"
"The antibiotic treatment in the veterinary practice" Language: German
Kleintierpraxis 52, Heft 1 (2007) S.42-43
(Claudia Simon)
"Gentests in der Veterinärmedizin: Was ist heute möglich?"
Veterinär Spiegel 1 / 2007 S.28-30, http://www.vsv-online.eu
(A.Kehl, P.Kühnlein, I.Langbein-Detsch, E.Müller)
Zusammenfassung zum Europäischen Dermatologenkongress der ESVD/ECVD
in Lissabon (Portugal)
Kleintierpraxis 51, Heft 12 (2006-2007) S.667-668 (G.Loesenbeck)
"Was Juckt? " Die spezifische Immuntherapie verspricht nachhaltigen Erfolg
Hundkatzepferd 01|07, S.44-47 http://www.succidia.de/hundkatzepferd.html
(Dr.Regina Wagner)
