L13: Emerging Resp. Pathogen In Dogs (Crawford)

Question 1

Bacteria included in CIRD

Answer 1

Bordetella bronchiseptica
Mycoplasma cynos
Strep zooepidemicus

Question 2

No good Ag or Ab tests for respiratory pathogens

Answer 2

:)

Question 3

Best diagnostic testing option for resp. Pathogens

Answer 3

PCR

• detects pathogen’s DNA
• very sensitive and specific
• rapid 3-5 day turnaround, allowing for timely patient and population management

Question 4

CIRD PCR panel from Antech involves:

Answer 4

• Parainfluenza virus
• Adenovirus type 2
• distemper
• H3N8 flu virus
• Resp. Coronavirus
• Herpesvirus
• Bordetella
• Mycoplasma cynos
• Strep zoo

Question 5

CIRD PCR panel from Idexx

Answer 5

Parainfluenza virus
-Adenovirus type 2
-distemper
-H3N8 flu virus
-Resp. Coronavirus
-Herpesvirus
-Bordetella
-Mycoplasma cynos
-Strep zoo
\+ Pneumovirus

Question 6

Most important step in managing disease outbreak

Answer 6

Isolation (reduces pathogen load where other animals are)

Question 7

Steps in management of outbreak pending a diagnosis***

Answer 7

Isolation
Strict biosecurity by animal care staff
Quarantine of exposed asymptomatic dogs
Create a clean break: prevent infection of new dogs, implement steps to prevent infection of unexposed dogs

Question 8

Length of quarantine time

Answer 8

At least as long as the incubation period

Question 9

Length of isolation time based on***

Answer 9

Shedding period

Question 10

Canine pneumovirus clinical dz

Answer 10

-causes an explosive increase in the number of coughing dogs w/n a short time period (

Question 11

Incubation and shedding period of canine pneumovirus

Answer 11

Incubation:

Question 12

Strep zoo

Answer 12

• Gram + Lancefield Group C bacterium
• causes cough/purulent nasal d/c initially, then resp. Distress, hemorrhagic nasal d/c, hemorrhagic pneumonia, and death
• has zoonotic potential
• sensitive to penicillins and cephalosporins

Question 13

Viruses included in CIRD

Answer 13

Parainfluenza virus (CPiV)
Adenovirus type 2 (CAV)
Distemper virus (CDV)
Herpes virus (CHV)
Influenza virus H3N8 (CIV H3N8)
Influenza virus H3N2 (CIV H3N2)
Respiratory Coronavirus (CRCoV)
Pneumovirus (CnPnV)