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  1. Hock lesions (HL) in dairy cows are a common animal welfare problem in modern dairy production with freestall housing systems, but there are no large-scale studies addressing its epidemiology in Sweden. The ai...

    Authors: Lisa Ekman, Ann-Kristin Nyman, Håkan Landin and Karin Persson Waller

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2018 60:47

    Content type: Research

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  2. Acute-phase proteins and trace elements are considered biomarkers of the immune response to infection, inflammation, trauma and other pathological conditions, as well as indicators of the health status and pro...

    Authors: Arianna Miglio, Livia Moscati, Emanuela Scoccia, Carmen Maresca, Maria Teresa Antognoni and Andrea Felici

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2018 60:46

    Content type: Brief communication

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  4. Cannabis from hemp (Cannabis sativa and C. indica) is one of the most common illegal drugs used by drug abusers. Indian cannabis contains around 70 alkaloids, and delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (delta-9-THC) is the...

    Authors: Agnieszka Janeczek, Marcin Zawadzki, Pawel Szpot and Artur Niedzwiedz

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2018 60:44

    Content type: Case Report

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  5. Diagnostics in equine sinusitis can be challenging and often require a combination of different imaging tools to ascertain its underlying aetiology. The bacterial flora of healthy and diseased paranasal sinuse...

    Authors: Hauke Gergeleit, Jutta Verspohl, Judith Rohde, Karl Rohn, Bernhard Ohnesorge and Astrid Bienert-Zeit

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2018 60:43

    Content type: Research

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  6. In vascular surgery, novel synthetic prosthesis materials for patch-angioplasties, interpositions, bypasses and shunts are continuously under development and optimization. The characteristics of an ideal vascu...

    Authors: Karina Schleimer, Houman Jalaie, Mamdouh Afify, Anna Woitok, Mohammad Esmaeil Barbati, Konrad Hoeft, Michael Jacobs, Rene H. Tolba and Julia Steitz

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2018 60:42

    Content type: Research

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  7. There is speculation that beef bull semen quality is inferior to that of dairy bulls although few scientific studies are available in the literature. The aim of this study was to evaluate sperm quality in beef...

    Authors: Jane Margaret Morrell, Andra Sabina Valeanu, Nils Lundeheim and Anders Johannisson

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2018 60:41

    Content type: Research

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  8. Pure Eurasian wild boars and/or hybrids with domestic pigs are present in the wild on most continents. These wild pigs have been demonstrated to carry a large number of zoonotic and epizootic pathogens such as Sa...

    Authors: Axel Sannö, Thomas Rosendal, Anna Aspán, Annette Backhans and Magdalena Jacobson

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2018 60:40

    Content type: Research

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  9. Pigs are the most important reservoir for human pathogenic Yersinia enterocolitica. We investigated the herd prevalence of human pathogenic Y. enterocolitica in Swedish pig farms by analysing pen faecal samples u...

    Authors: Therese Råsbäck, Thomas Rosendal, Michael Stampe, Axel Sannö, Anna Aspán, Katarina Järnevi and Elina Tast Lahti

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2018 60:39

    Content type: Research

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  10. Longevity is an important trait for increasing the profitability of dairy production. Long cow longevity is also essential to reduce the environmental impact of milk production, and to maintain positive consum...

    Authors: Karin Alvåsen, Ian Dohoo, Anki Roth and Ulf Emanuelson

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2018 60:38

    Content type: Research

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  11. Gastric carcinoma (GC) is a rather rare pathological finding in dogs, with the exception of some breeds which seem predisposed. The etiopathogenesis is largely unknown in dogs, whereas in humans GC often devel...

    Authors: Marcus Vinicius Candido, Pernilla Syrjä, Susanne Kilpinen and Thomas Spillmann

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2018 60:37

    Content type: Research

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    The Correction to this article has been published in Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2020 62:25

  12. The significance of maternal immunoglobulin G (IgG) for the resistance against a number of infections affecting the health of young mink offspring is not known. Here, we present a validated immunoassay for qua...

    Authors: Ronja Mathiesen, Mariann Chriél, Tina Struve and Peter Mikael Helweg Heegaard

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2018 60:36

    Content type: Research

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  13. Camels (Camelus dromedarius) are known to harbor multidrug resistant Gram-negative bacteria and to be involved in the transmission of various microorganisms to humans. Data on the occurrence of colistin resistant...

    Authors: Mohamed Rhouma, Salma Bessalah, Imed Salhi, William Thériault, John Morris Fairbrother and Philippe Fravalo

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2018 60:35

    Content type: Brief communication

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  14. Leptospira spp. infect humans and a wide range of domestic and wild animals, but certain species such as small rodents and red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) play a particular role as reservoirs and transmission of leptos...

    Authors: Jacek Żmudzki, Zbigniew Arent, Artur Jabłoński, Agnieszka Nowak, Sylwia Zębek, Agnieszka Stolarek, Łukasz Bocian, Adam Brzana and Zygmunt Pejsak

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2018 60:34

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  15. A porcine model of second intention wound healing was established and gross and histological changes needed for accurate assessing the age of wounds were determined. Twenty-five pigs were anesthetized before i...

    Authors: Kristiane Barington, Kristine Dich-Jørgensen and Henrik Elvang Jensen

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2018 60:33

    Content type: Brief communication

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  16. There are relatively few studies about the canine surgical stress response, a sequence of events orchestrated by the body in response to a surgical trauma which is sometimes, as shown in human surgery, deleter...

    Authors: Elena Regine Moldal, Mads Jens Kjelgaard-Hansen, Marijke Elisabeth Peeters, Ane Nødtvedt and Jolle Kirpensteijn

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2018 60:32

    Content type: Research

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  17. An aural cholesteatoma, more appropriately named tympanokeratoma, is an epidermoid cyst of the middle ear described in several species, including dogs, humans and Mongolian gerbils. The cyst lining consists of...

    Authors: Liv Østevik, Kathrine Rudlang, Tuva Holt Jahr, Mette Valheim and Bradley Lyndon Njaa

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2018 60:31

    Content type: Case report

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  18. Cranial cruciate ligament rupture is a prevalent injury in dogs, and tibial plateau leveling osteotomy (TPLO) is one of the preferred surgical techniques. Surgical site infection is a possible complication fol...

    Authors: Karin Löfqvist, Mads Kjelgaard-Hansen and Michelle Brønniche Møller Nielsen

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2018 60:30

    Content type: Research

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  19. Dogs are fed various diets, which also include components of animal origin. In humans, a high-fat/low-fibre diet is associated with higher faecal levels of bile acids, which can influence intestinal health. It...

    Authors: Kristin Marie Valand Herstad, Helene Thorsen Rønning, Anne Marie Bakke, Lars Moe and Ellen Skancke

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2018 60:29

    Content type: Research

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  20. Femoral head and neck ostectomy (FHNO) is a salvage surgical procedure intended to eliminate hip joint laxity associated pain in the immature dog, or pain due to secondary osteoarthritis in the mature dog. The...

    Authors: Ciprian Ober, Cosmin Pestean, Lucia Bel, Marian Taulescu, Joshua Milgram, Adrian Todor, Rodica Ungur, Mirela Leșu and Liviu Oana

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2018 60:28

    Content type: Brief communication

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  21. Romifidine, an α-2 adrenoceptor agonist, is a widely-used sedative in equine medicine. Besides the desired sedative and analgesic actions, α-2 adrenoceptor agonists have side effects like alterations of plasma...

    Authors: Soile Anja Eliisa Pakkanen, Annemarie de Vries, Marja Riitta Raekallio, Anna Kristina Mykkänen, Mari Johanna Palviainen, Satu Marja Sankari and Outi Maritta Vainio

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2018 60:27

    Content type: Research

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  22. Tularemia is a zoonosis caused by the bacterium Francisella tularensis. It has a wide host range, which includes mammals, birds and invertebrates. F. tularensis has often been isolated from various species of sma...

    Authors: Gete Hestvik, Henrik Uhlhorn, Roland Mattsson, Eva Westergren, Fredrik Södersten, Sara Åkerström and Dolores Gavier-Widén

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2018 60:26

    Content type: Case Report

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  23. Chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction (CIPO) is a rare clinical syndrome in veterinary medicine characterized by severe intestinal dysmotility without evidence of mechanical occlusion of the intestinal lumen. ...

    Authors: Gian Enrico Magi, Francesca Mariotti, Sara Berardi, Andrea Piccinini, Cecilia Vullo, Angela Palumbo Piccionello and Giacomo Rossi

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2018 60:25

    Content type: Case report

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  24. Equine gastric ulcer syndrome is an important cause of morbidity in weanling foals. Many foals are asymptomatic, and the development of an inexpensive screening test to ensure an early diagnosis is desirable. ...

    Authors: Michael Hewetson, Monica Venner, Jan Volquardsen, Ben William Sykes, Gayle Davina Hallowell, Ingrid Vervuert, Geoffrey Theodore Fosgate and Riitta-Mari Tulamo

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2018 60:24

    Content type: Research

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  25. Good animal health is a notion that is germane to organic dairy production, and it is expected that such herds would pay significant attention on the health of their animals. However, it is not known if the ap...

    Authors: Ulf Emanuelson, Karin Sjöström and Nils Fall

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2018 60:23

    Content type: Research

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  26. Lawsonia intracellularis is one of the most economically important pathogens in swine production. This study tested the hypothesis that the composition of diets for pigs has an impact on the excretion of L. intra...

    Authors: Christian Visscher, Anne Kruse, Saara Sander, Christoph Keller, Jasmin Mischok, Robert Tabeling, Hubert Henne, Ricarda Deitmer and Josef Kamphues

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2018 60:22

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  27. Two cases of a previously unreported sperm defect appearing in boar studs in Finland are presented. Spermatozoa showed small particles scattered on their surface with a prevalence decreasing with boar age. Sem...

    Authors: Szabolcs Nagy, Tuire Tamminen, Magnus Andersson and Heriberto Rodriguez-Martinez

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2018 60:21

    Content type: Brief communication

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  28. Although human studies have shown that inflammation plays a role in the development of congestive heart failure, scarce information exists on white blood cell count (WBC) and differential cell counts in variou...

    Authors: Aleksandra Domanjko Petrič, Tajda Lukman, Barbara Verk and Alenka Nemec Svete

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2018 60:20

    Content type: Research

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  29. Brucellosis due to Brucella suis biovar 2 is one of the most important endemic diseases in wild boar (Sus scrofa) populations in Europe. The aim of the present study was to determine the seroprevalence of brucell...

    Authors: Lelde Grantina-Ievina, Jelena Avsejenko, Svetlana Cvetkova, Dita Krastina, Madara Streikisa, Zanete Steingolde, Indra Vevere and Ieva Rodze

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2018 60:19

    Content type: Brief communication

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  30. The intracellular bacterium Lawsonia intracellularis is an important pathogen in modern swine production. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of a live attenuated L. intracellularis vaccine (Enter...

    Authors: Kati Susanna Peiponen, Birger Taneli Tirkkonen, Jouni Juho Tapio Junnila and Mari Leena Heinonen

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2018 60:18

    Content type: Research

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  31. Positron emission tomography (PET) imaging of anaesthetized pig brains is a useful tool in neuroscience. Stable cerebral blood flow (CBF) is essential for PET, since variations can affect the distribution of s...

    Authors: Aage Kristian Olsen Alstrup, Nora Elisabeth Zois, Mette Simonsen and Ole Lajord Munk

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2018 60:17

    Content type: Research

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  32. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) 2 and 9 are zinc- and calcium-dependent endopeptidases involved in the breakdown and reconstitution of extracellular matrix under both physiological and pathological conditions...

    Authors: Mohsen Hanifeh, Minna Marjaana Rajamäki, Pernilla Syrjä, Laura Mäkitalo, Susanne Kilpinen and Thomas Spillmann

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2018 60:16

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  33. Anaplasmosis is a tick-borne infectious disease that affects both human and animal health. This study was performed to characterize and investigate the prevalence of infection with Anaplasma bovis in Holstein cat...

    Authors: Jinho Park, Du-Gyeong Han, Ji-Hyoung Ryu, Jeong-Byoung Chae, Joon-Seok Chae, Do-Hyeon Yu, Bae-Keun Park, Hyeon-Cheol Kim and Kyoung-Seong Choi

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2018 60:15

    Content type: Brief communication

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  34. Spinal cysts are rare findings in veterinary medicine, but they are increasingly recognized due to the availability of advanced imaging techniques. Extradural meningeal cysts in French Bulldogs have not been r...

    Authors: Kiona Sharon de Nies, Ralph Alexander Edwards, Niklas Bergknut, Martijn Beukers and Björn Petrus Meij

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2018 60:14

    Content type: Case report

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  35. Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is one of the major causes of acute viral hepatitis worldwide. In Europe, food-borne zoonotic transmission of HEV genotype 3 has been associated with domestic pigs and wild boar. Contro...

    Authors: Ugne Spancerniene, Juozas Grigas, Jurate Buitkuviene, Judita Zymantiene, Vida Juozaitiene, Milda Stankeviciute, Dainius Razukevicius, Dainius Zienius and Arunas Stankevicius

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2018 60:13

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    The Correction to this article has been published in Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2019 61:9

  36. The zoonotic Orf virus (ORFV; genus Parapoxvirus, Poxviridae family) occurs worldwide and is transmitted between sheep and goats, wildlife and man. Archived tissue samples from 16 Alaskan wildlife cases, represen...

    Authors: Morten Tryland, Kimberlee Beth Beckmen, Kathleen Ann Burek-Huntington, Eva Marie Breines and Joern Klein

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2018 60:12

    Content type: Research

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  37. Ultrasonographic appearance of unorganized hyperechoic striations (UHS) has been observed in the canine gastric muscularis layer. The purpose of the study was to determine the prevalence, sonographic and postm...

    Authors: Hock Gan Heng, Chee Kin Lim, Sarah Steinbach, Meaghan Maureen Broman and Margaret Allan Miller

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2018 60:11

    Content type: Research

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  38. Production systems with group housing of sows during a part of the lactation are used in certified organic production and can increase the occurrence of lactational estrus thus making batch-wise breeding diffi...

    Authors: Ola Thomsson, Ulf Magnusson, Ann-Sofi Bergqvist, Lena Eliasson-Selling and Ylva Cecilia Björnsdotter Sjunnesson

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2018 60:10

    Content type: Brief communication

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  39. Yeasts can be used to convert organic food wastes to protein-rich animal feed in order to recapture nutrients. However, the reuse of animal-derived waste poses a risk for the transmission of infectious prions ...

    Authors: David Huyben, Sofia Boqvist, Volkmar Passoth, Lena Renström, Ulrika Allard Bengtsson, Olivier Andréoletti, Anders Kiessling, Torbjörn Lundh and Ivar Vågsholm

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2018 60:9

    Content type: Brief communication

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  40. Vasopressors are frequently used to increase blood pressure in order to ensure sufficient cerebral perfusion and oxygenation (CPO) during hypotensive periods in anaesthetized patients. Efficacy depends both on...

    Authors: Mai Louise Grandsgaard Mikkelsen, Rikard Ambrus, Rune Rasmussen, James Edward Miles, Helle Harding Poulsen, Finn Borgbjerg Moltke and Thomas Eriksen

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2018 60:8

    Content type: Research

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  41. A study of herd-level risk factors for calf mortality in large Swedish dairy herds showed low serum concentrations of α-tocopherol and β-carotene in 1–7 day old calves to be more common in high mortality herds...

    Authors: Maria Torsein, Ann Lindberg, Catarina Svensson, Sören Krogh Jensen, Charlotte Berg and Karin Persson Waller

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2018 60:7

    Content type: Research

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  42. A multidisciplinary approach is a prerequisite for One Health. Physicians are important players in the One Health team, yet they are often hard to convince of the benefits of the One Health approach. Here, the...

    Authors: Josef D. Järhult

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2018 60:6

    Content type: Review

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  43. Overweight in cats is a major risk factor for diabetes mellitus and has also been associated with other disorders. Overweight and obesity are believed to be increasing problems in cats, as is currently seen in...

    Authors: Malin Öhlund, Malin Palmgren and Bodil Ström Holst

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2018 60:5

    Content type: Research

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  44. Insulin dysregulation (ID) with basal or postprandial hyperinsulinemia is one of the key findings in horses and ponies suffering from the equine metabolic syndrome (EMS). Assessment of ID can easily be perform...

    Authors: Tobias Warnken, Julien Delarocque, Svenja Schumacher, Korinna Huber and Karsten Feige

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2018 60:4

    Content type: Brief communication

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  45. Accidental poisoning with anticoagulant rodenticides is not uncommon in dogs, but few reports of the elimination kinetics and half-lives in this species have been published. Our objectives were to develop and ...

    Authors: Kristin Opdal Seljetun, Elin Eliassen, Ritva Karinen, Lars Moe and Vigdis Vindenes

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2018 60:3

    Content type: Research

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  46. Having a poor teat-end condition is associated with increased mastitis risk, hence avoiding milking machine settings that have a negative effect on teat-end condition is important for successful dairy producti...

    Authors: Håvard Nørstebø, Amira Rachah, Gunnar Dalen, Odd Rønningen, Anne Cathrine Whist and Olav Reksen

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2018 60:2

    Content type: Research

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  47. This review discusses food safety aspects of importance from a One Health perspective, focusing on Europe. Using examples of food pathogen/food commodity combinations, spread of antimicrobial resistance in the...

    Authors: Sofia Boqvist, Karin Söderqvist and Ivar Vågsholm

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2018 60:1

    Content type: Review

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  48. Various characteristics of goats mean they are highly suitable livestock for backyard rearing by people with limited resources. They are a popular livestock choice in India, where they are often kept to supple...

    Authors: Kjersti Selstad Utaaker, Nina Myhr, Rajinder Singh Bajwa, Himanshu Joshi, Anil Kumar and Lucy J. Robertson

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2017 59:86

    Content type: Research

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    The Correction to this article has been published in Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2018 60:52

  49. For the first time in Sweden, Angiostrongylus vasorum was detected on the island of Sydkoster in foxes and dogs in 2003. After sporadic detection of the parasite in foxes in southern Sweden, the first positive ca...

    Authors: Giulio Grandi, Eva Osterman Lind, Roland Schaper, Erik Ågren and Manuela Schnyder

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2017 59:85

    Content type: Research

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  50. Exposure to long-range transported industrial chemicals, climate change and diseases is posing a risk to the overall health and populations of Arctic wildlife. Since local communities are relying on the same m...

    Authors: Christian Sonne, Robert James Letcher, Bjørn Munro Jenssen, Jean-Pierre Desforges, Igor Eulaers, Emilie Andersen-Ranberg, Kim Gustavson, Bjarne Styrishave and Rune Dietz

    Citation: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 2017 59:84

    Content type: Review

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