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Rabies is a highly fatal viral infection of the central nervous system affecting all warm-blooded animals including humans. To implement the preventive and control measures, it is important to decide the status of anti-rabies antibodies in dogs. Out of 120 serum samples, 47 (39.2 %) serum samples, showed an antibody titre equal to or above the cut off value of 0.5 IU/ml. The maximum number of dogs showed anti-rabies antibody titres equal to or above the cut-off value of 0.5 IU/ml after <1 month pre-exposure to the rabies vaccine. In 15 serum samples of pet dogs, we observed 13 (86.66 %) dogs with protective anti-rabies antibody titre. Statistical analysis suggests that the age of the animal had no significant effect on anti-rabies antibody titre in vaccinated pet dogs. The overall low seroprevalence of anti-rabies antibody in stray dogs indicates their susceptibility to rabies infection and thus posing a risk of rabies to other animals and humans.
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Dog Diseases , Rabies Vaccines , Rabies , Animals , Animals, Domestic , Antibodies, Viral , Dog Diseases/epidemiology , Dogs , Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay/veterinary , Rabies/epidemiology , Rabies/veterinary , Seroepidemiologic Studies , Vaccination/veterinaryABSTRACT
Enlarged thyroid with retrosternal extension presenting as anterior mediastinal mass is known. Superior vena cava (SVC) syndrome due to direct invasion from a primary thyroid malignancy is a rare phenomenon. We present a unique case of papillary carcinoma of thyroid extending into the posterior mediastinum with superior vena cava syndrome along with internal jugular and azygous vein thrombosis.
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Carcinoma, Papillary/complications , Mediastinal Neoplasms/etiology , Superior Vena Cava Syndrome/etiology , Thyroid Neoplasms/complications , Humans , Male , Mediastinal Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging , Middle Aged , Tomography, X-Ray ComputedABSTRACT
A case of a 21 years male patient with type 3 glycogen storage disorder diagnosed at necropsy, who died suddenly with hypovolemic shock following a massive upper gastrointestinal bleeding due to hepatocellular failure is reported. Salient features of GSD type 3 are briefly discussed.