Publications (86)100.79 Total impact
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Article: Emergence of classical swine fever virus in Israel in 2009.
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ABSTRACT: Classical swine fever (CSF) re-emerged in Israel in February 2009 after an absence of 62 years. The outbreak occurred on a domestic pig farm in northern Israel and affected domestic pigs and wild boar. On the basis of phylogenetic analysis of a 190 base pair fragment of the E2 glycoprotein gene, the Israeli CSF virus strain belonged to genotype 2.1 and was genetically most similar to a Chinese CSF virus strain.The Veterinary Journal 05/2011; 190(2):e146-9. · 2.24 Impact Factor -
Article: Disseminated pseudallescheriosis in a dog.
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ABSTRACT: A case of disseminated pseudallescheriasis in a German Shepherd bitch is presented. Bones (ilium, a rib and phalanges), joints (elbow and acetabulum) and the surrounding tissues were the principal organs affected. In addition, Pseudallescheria boydii was isolated, in lower numbers, from the eye, kidney, lymph nodes draining the affected regions and urine. The dog was euthanized. P. boydii was identified by morphologic characteristics and molecular techniques (beta tubulin sequence). In addition, an ITS nucleotide sequence analysis showed that this strain differed from another isolate identified as Scedosporium apiospermum that had caused a disseminated infection in another German Shepherd. The importance of the molecular characterization of fungi belonging to the Pseudallescheria/Scedosporium complex, isolated from animals is stressed in light of the ongoing attempts to recharacterize these fungi.Medical mycology: official publication of the International Society for Human and Animal Mycology 11/2009; 48(4):635-8. · 2.13 Impact Factor -
Article: Herpesvirus type 2 in biopsy of a cow with possible pseudo-lumpy-skin disease.
The Veterinary record 10/2009; 165(18):539-40. · 1.25 Impact Factor -
Article: Keratoconjunctivitis and Periorbital Papillomatosis Associated with Heavy Periorbital Infestation by the Tail Louse Haematopinus quadripertusus in Heifers
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ABSTRACT: Heifers (Israeli–Holstein), aged 12–18 months, permanently maintained in open barns on an inadequate nutritional regime were found to be moderately to heavily infested by Haematopinus quadripertusus, the tail louse. The severely infested heifers showed keratoconjunctivitis and periorbital papillomatosis. Two treatments with an α-cypermethrin pour-on product 14 days apart controlled the lice, and were followed by alleviation of the inflammation and regression of the papillomas.Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series B 07/2008; 48(2):133 - 136. · 1.48 Impact Factor -
Article: Infectious Bovine Keratoconjunctivitis and Lymphofollicular Hyperplasia of the Third Eyelid in Heifers
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ABSTRACT: On a dairy cattle farm, infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis was diagnosed in 29 (24 %) calves and heifers aged from 2 weeks to 1 year old. The highest infection rate (18 %) occurred in animals aged 3–6 months. The bacteriological examination of swabs from the affected animals yielded several species of bacteria: Moraxella bovis, Neisseria ovis, N. cuniculi, plasma coagulase-negative Staphylococcus spp., -haemolytic Streptococcus spp., Arcanobacterium pyogenes and Escherichia coli. Moraxella bovis and N. ovis were the most common isolates. Hyperplasia of the lymphatic tissue of the third eyelid in the form of nodules 7–8 mm in diameter was diagnosed in two heifers aged 8 and 10 months.Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series B 07/2008; 48(2):137 - 141. · 1.48 Impact Factor -
Article: Epizootic haemorrhagic disease virus type 7 infection in cattle in Israel.
The Veterinary record 02/2008; 162(2):53-6. · 1.25 Impact Factor -
Article: Rabies in an Israeli zoological garden.
The Veterinary record 04/2007; 160(9):301-3. · 1.25 Impact Factor -
Article: Necrotic vulvovaginitis in dairy cattle in Israel.
The Veterinary record 03/2007; 160(5):164-6. · 1.25 Impact Factor -
Article: Economic and epidemiological aspects of an outbreak of sheeppox in a dairy sheep flock.
The Veterinary record 03/2007; 160(7):236-7. · 1.25 Impact Factor -
Article: Anal adenomatous polyps in a crossbred beef cow.
The Veterinary record 09/2005; 157(7):204. · 1.25 Impact Factor -
Article: Cystic dilation of the teat sinuses in doe goats.
The Veterinary record 07/2005; 156(26):844. · 1.25 Impact Factor -
Article: Dermatitis in a dairy herd caused by Pelodera strongyloides (Nematoda: Rhabditidae).
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ABSTRACT: A high rate (25%) of infestation of heifers in a dairy cattle herd caused by the saprophytic nematode Pelodera strongyloides is described. Management (crowded) and environmental conditions (moist and filthy) as well as the climate (temperature) apparently favoured the existence and continuation of the nematodes. These infested a large number of heifers by causing dermatitis in skin areas, which were in contact with the contaminated environment. The dermatitis is characterized by a marked thickening of the skin, which became wrinkled and scurfy with alopecia. Pruritus was not observed.Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series B 06/2005; 52(4):197-8. · 1.48 Impact Factor -
Article: Simultaneous occurrence of epitheliogenesis imperfecta with syndactyly in a calf and a lamb.
Australian Veterinary Journal 04/2005; 83(3):149-50. · 0.94 Impact Factor -
Article: Two cases of the cutaneous form of sheep-associated malignant catarrhal fever in cattle.
The Veterinary record 02/2005; 156(4):118-20. · 1.25 Impact Factor -
Article: Seasonal allergic dermatitis in sheep associated with Ctenocephalides and Culicoides bites.
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ABSTRACT: The clinical, epidemiological and histopathological findings of two pruritic dermatites in sheep in Israel are described. The first type of dermatitis affected mainly young animals with lesions predominantly on the legs. It occurred from March to November, with a peak in June. The second type affected animals of all ages and was mainly on the ventrum. It was sporadic but occurred throughout the year with a peak in October. The morbidity rate of this syndrome reached 4.3% in one flock. The histopathology of both conditions was consistent with an allergic dermatitis. Fleas and midges were collected and identified as Ctenocephalides felis felis and various species of Culicoides. The population density, seasonal activity, geographical distribution and feeding behaviour preferences of the insects and the incidence of the two types of dermatitis suggest that fleas and midges were the causal agents. Flea and midge bite pruritic dermatoses should be considered in the differential diagnosis of sarcoptic and psoroptic mange.Veterinary Dermatology 01/2005; 15(6):377-80. · 1.94 Impact Factor -
Article: Malignant catarrhal fever in a Barbary sheep (Ammotragus lervia).
The Veterinary record 11/2004; 155(15):463-5. · 1.25 Impact Factor -
Article: Granulomatous lesion in the brain of a four-month-old female calf.
The Veterinary record 10/2004; 155(13):404. · 1.25 Impact Factor -
Article: Identification of a novel nephropathogenic infectious bronchitis virus in Israel.
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ABSTRACT: A novel infectious bronchitis variant, designated as IS/885/00, associated with nephritis, was isolated from outbreaks in 23 broiler farms in Israel. The virus was first identified by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction and showed a distinct restriction fragment length polymorphism pattern from previously described Israeli isolates. Sequence analysis of the S1 gene and the deduced amino acid sequence revealed 97.2% protein similarity to genotype IS/ 720/99 and 71.6% similarity to the vaccine strain H120, the only strain permitted for use in this country. A database search in GenBank revealed a closely related isolate from Egypt, Egypt/Beni-Seug/01, with 96.6% similarity. Other published nephropathogenic infectious bronchitis virus strains/isolates shared less than 77% similarity with IS/885/00. A vaccine protection test in specific-pathogen-free chicks indicated 91% protection to the trachea and only 25% protection to the kidneys in vaccinated birds challenged with IS/885/00.Avian Diseases 10/2004; 48(3):635-41. · 1.46 Impact Factor -
Article: Gingival vascular hamartoma in two calves.
Australian Veterinary Journal 04/2004; 82(3):152-3. · 0.94 Impact Factor -
Article: Meckel's diverticulum in a male calf.
The Canadian veterinary journal. La revue veterinaire canadienne 04/2004; 45(3):264, 266. · 1.06 Impact Factor
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Institutions
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1991–2011
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Kimron Veterinary Institute
Bet Dagan, Central District, Israel
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1998–2008
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Hebrew University of Jerusalem
- Koret School of Veterinary Medicine
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University of Georgia
- Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study
Athens, GA, USA
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