Sfoglia per Autore "Athanasiou, L. V."
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Basal cell carcinoma in a dog with chronic solar dermatitis
Saridomichelakis, M. N.; Day, M. J.; Apostolidis, K. N.; Tsioli, V.; Athanasiou, L. V.; Koutinas, A. F. (2013)A seven-year-old, entire male, American Staffordshire bull terrier was diagnosed with chronic solar dermatitis and basal cell carcinoma, based on physical examination, cutaneous cytology and histopathology. Immunohistochemistry ... -
A comparative study of the ovine haemogram: Cell-DYN 3500 versus manual methods
Athanasiou, L. V.; Giannakopoulos, C. G.; Polizopoulou, Z. S.; Katsogiannou, E.; Kontos, V. I. (2013)Manual hematology techniques traditionally applied in farm animal medicine are time consuming and labor-intensive, especially when large numbers of samples have to be processed. As a result, several automated hematology ... -
Comparison of two commercial rapid in-clinic serological tests for detection of antibodies against Leishmania spp. in dogs
Athanasiou, L. V.; Petanides, T. A.; Chatzis, M. K.; Kasabalis, D.; Apostolidis, K. N.; Saridomichelakis, M. N. (2014)Antibodies against Leishmania spp. are detected in most dogs with clinical signs of leishmaniasis due to Leishmania infantum. Accurate, rapid in-clinic serological tests may permit immediate confirmation of the diagnosis ... -
Concentrations of clindamycin hydrochloride in homogenates of normal dog skin when administered at two oral dosage regimens
Saridomichelakis, M. N.; Athanasiou, L. V.; Chatzis, M. K.; Salame, M.; Katsoudas, V.; Pappas, I. S. (2013)Background: Clindamycin is frequently used for the treatment of bacterial pyoderma. Objective: To compare the pharmacokinetics of clindamycin in whole skin homogenates of normal dogs when administered orally at two dosage ... -
Conservation Considerations for a Management Measure: An Integrated Approach to Hare Rearing and Release
Sokos, C.; Birtsas, P.; Papaspyropoulos, K. G.; Giannakopoulos, A.; Athanasiou, L. V.; Manolakou, K.; Spyrou, V.; Billinis, C. (2015)Wildlife managers are challenged with the task of deciding whether a management measure is appropriate or not, and furthermore they have to convince others about the merits of their decision. Population decline of some ... -
CONSERVATIVE MANAGEMENT OF CANINE TRACHEAL COLLAPSE WITH STANOZOLOL: A DOUBLE BLINDED, PLACEBO CONTROL CLINICAL TRIAL
Adamama-Moraitou, K. K.; Pardali, D.; Athanasiou, L. V.; Prassinos, N. N.; Kritsepi, M.; Rallis, T. S. (2011)The objective of this study is to determine the efficacy of stanozolol in the treatment of tracheal collapse (TC) in dogs, which is the analogous disease to tracheomalacia (TM) in humans. Twenty-two dogs with endoscopically ... -
Crohn's disease-specific anti-CUZD1 pancreatic antibodies are absent in ruminants with paratuberculosis
Liaskos, C.; Spyrou, V.; Athanasiou, L. V.; Orfanidou, T.; Mavropoulos, A.; Rigopoulou, E. I.; Amiridis, G. S.; Shoenfeld, Y.; Billinis, C.; Bogdanos, D. P. (2015)Background: Pancreatic autoantibodies (PABs) specifically recognizing GP2 and/or CUZD1 are present in more than 35% of patients with Crohn's disease (CrD). We have recently provided evidence of the presence of GP2-specific ... -
Crohn's disease-specific pancreatic autoantibodies are specifically present in ruminants with paratuberculosis: Implications for the pathogenesis of the human disease
Liaskos, C.; Spyrou, V.; Roggenbuck, D.; Athanasiou, L. V.; Orfanidou, T.; Mavropoulos, A.; Reinhold, D.; Rigopoulou, E. I.; Amiridis, G. S.; Billinis, C.; Bogdanos, D. P. (2013)Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP) induces paratuberculosis (ptb) in ruminants and has clinical and histological features resebling Crohn's disease (CD). Pancreatic autoantibodies (PAB) targeting ... -
A cross-sectional sero-epidemiological study of canine leishmaniasis in Greek mainland
Athanasiou, L. V.; Kontos, V. I.; Saridomichelakis, M. N.; Rallis, T. S.; Diakou, A. (2012)Canine leishmaniasis is endemic in Greece as in other countries of the Mediterranean basin. In this study, the regional prevalence of canine seropositivity to Leishmania spp. in Greek mainland was simultaneously assessed ... -
D-dimer as a diagnostic tool for canine thromboembolic disorders
Giannoulopoulos, G. D.; Athanasiou, L. V.; Polizopoulou, Z. S. (2010)D-dimers are small protein fragments present in the blood after a blood clot is degraded by plasmin. During the fibrin(ogen) degradation, a number of products are produced called fibrin(ogen) degradation products (FDPs). ... -
Diagnostic performance of a rapid in-clinic test for the detection of Canine Parvovirus under different storage conditions and vaccination status
Kantere, M. C.; Athanasiou, L. V.; Spyrou, V.; Kyriakis, C. S.; Kontos, V.; Chatzopoulos, D. C.; Tsokana, C. N.; Billinis, C. (2015)Canine parvovirus (CPV) is one of the most common causes of acute haemorrhagic enteritis in young dogs, while clinical diagnosis is often indecisive. The aim of our study was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of an ... -
The effect of a natural feed additive (Macleaya cordata), containing sanguinarine, on the performance and health status of weaning pigs
Kantas, D.; Papatsiros, V. G.; Tassis, P. D.; Athanasiou, L. V.; Tzika, E. D. (2015)The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy of Sangrovit((R)), a plant-derived feed additive, given throughout the nursery stage via feed at 15ppm and 50ppm, on the health status and performance of weaners against ... -
Effect of leptospirosis on the concentrations of streptomycin in liver and kidneys of pigs
Athanasiou, L. V.; Papatsiros, V.; Valiakos, G.; Pardali, D.; Touloudi, A.; Spyrou, V.; Billinis, C. (2013)Leptospirosis is a re-emerging infectious disease with zoonotic potential. Pigs are reservoir hosts of the pathogen and streptomycin is among the antibiotics proposed to eliminate leptospiral infection. The purpose of this ... -
Emerging Trichinella britovi infections in free ranging pigs of Greece
Boutsini, S.; Papatsiros, V. G.; Stougiou, D.; Marucci, G.; Liandris, E.; Athanasiou, L. V.; Papadoudis, A.; Karagiozopoulos, E.; Bisias, A.; Pozio, E. (2014)Trichinella infections in humans and pigs have been documented in Greece since 1945 and a high prevalence of infection in pigs occurred in the 1950s. Up to 1984 only sporadic infections in humans were documented, and this ... -
Enteric pathogens of dogs and cats with public health implications
Kantere, M.; Athanasiou, L. V.; Chatzopoulos, D. C.; Spyrou, V.; Valiakos, G.; Kontos, V.; Billinis, C. (2014)Dogs and cats play an important role in modern society, enhancing the psychological and physiological well-being of many people. However, there are well-documented health risks associated with human animal interactions. ... -
Evaluation of indirect immunofluorescence antibody test and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the diagnosis of infection by Leishmania infantum in clinically normal and sick cats
Chatzis, M. K.; Leontides, L.; Athanasiou, L. V.; Papadopoulos, E.; Kasabalis, D.; Mylonakis, M.; Rallis, T.; Koutinas, A. F.; Andreadou, M.; Ikonomopoulos, J.; Saridomichelakis, M. N. (2014)Cats that live in areas where canine and human leishmaniosis due to Leishmania infantum is endemic may become infected and may develop anti-Leishmania antibodies: In this study 50 clinically normal and 50 cats with cutaneous ... -
Exposure of Eurasian magpies and turtle doves to West Nile virus during a major human outbreak, Greece, 2011
Valiakos, G.; Touloudi, A.; Athanasiou, L. V.; Giannakopoulos, A.; Iacovakis, C.; Birtsas, P.; Spyrou, V.; Dalabiras, Z.; Petrovska, L.; Billinis, C. (2012)A major number of West Nile virus (WNV) infections in humans occurred in 2010 in northern Greece, with 262 laboratory confirmed cases. In 2011, fewer cases were reported, but the pattern was more dispersed throughout the ... -
Exposure of extensively farmed wild boars (Sus scrofa scrofa) to selected pig pathogens in Greece
Marinou, K. A.; Papatsiros, V. G.; Gkotsopoulos, E. K.; Odatzoglou, P. K.; Athanasiou, L. V. (2015)Background: Increased density and distribution of wild boar populations are likely to promote interactions and transmission of certain pathogens, not only among wild boar but also from wild boar to livestock or humans and ... -
Glucose measurement using portable blood glucose meters in dogs and cats
Athanasiou, L. V.; Tsokana, C. N.; Saridomichelakis, M. N. (2014)Portable blood glucose meters (PBGMs) are small electronic devices that measure the concentration of glucose in whole blood. Due to the technological advances, measurement of glucose concentration is carried out in a small ... -
The immunopathogenetic role of autoantibodies in canine autoimmune hepatitis: Lessons to learn from human autoimmune hepatitis
Liaskos, C.; Mavropoulos, A.; Orfanidou, T.; Spyrou, V.; Athanasiou, L. V.; Billinis, C. (2012)Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is not a disease entity restricted to man, but it can be found in other animals including canines. An increasing number of studies have focused on the immunopathogenesis of human autoimmune ...