Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a common cause of sudden death in cats that is characterised by thickening of the ventricular walls. At postmortem heart weight is a reliable proxy of cardiac size...
Francisella spp. are Gram-negative intracellular coccobacilli that cause the disease tularaemia. Four subspecies are known: F. tularensis, F. holarctica, F. mediasiatica (found in central Asia), and...
Canine influenza virus (CIV) developed from other influenza A viruses as a result of adaptation, then spread within naive dog populations causing respiratory disease. Initially the H3N8 strain of...