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Reserve quarantine space. Dogs and cats from Category C or D countries must be quarantined at the Animal Quarantine Centre (AQC) upon their arrival in Singapore. Dogs and cats from Category C countries must be quarantined for either 10 days (Category C1) or 30 days (Category C2).
- Transshipping Dogs and Cats Via Singapore
If your dog or cat is transiting/transshipping through...
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AVS has encountered several cases of underaged animals, and...
- Veterinary Biologics
Animal Quarantine and AVS Border Control Checkpoints;...
- Procedures Upon Arrival in Singapore
Procedures upon arrival in Singapore . If your pet is...
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The importation of feed containing cannabis and its...
- Transshipping Dogs and Cats Via Singapore
Apr 25, 2024 · Malaysian Quarantine and Inspection Services Department (Maqis) said that samples taken from the batch were contaminated with anisakis worms, a type of parasite that, if ingested, can cause...
- Risks in An Era of Covid-19
- The Disease and Immunosuppression
- Prevention Is Crucial
- Treatment
- Presumptive Treatment
- High Level of Awareness by Clinicians
The current COVID-19 pandemic serves to highlight the risk of using systemic corticosteroids and, to a lesser extent, other immunosuppressive therapy, in populations with significant risk of underlying strongyloidiasis. Cases of strongyloidiasis hyperinfection in the setting of corticosteroid use as COVID-19 therapy have been described1,2 and draw ...
Strongyloidiasis, most commonly due to Strongyloides stercoralis in humans, is a parasitic (nematode) infection endemic throughout much of the tropical and subtropical regions of the world with an overall global prevalence of 8% and highest burden in South-East Asia, Western Pacific, and African WHO Regions4. Humans acquire the infection via contac...
The most common clinical presentation of hyperinfection syndrome is the acute decompensation of a patient who is noted to have a gram-negative bacteremia or central nervous system infection (meningitis). In areas of the world without access to dependable diagnostics, including microbiologic cultures, the underlying condition of strongyloidiasis is ...
Treatment of chronic strongyloidiasis with ivermectin 200 µg/kg per day orally x 1-2 days is considered safe with potential contraindications including possible Loa loainfection (endemic in West and Central Africa), pregnancy, and weight <15kg. Given ivermectin’s safety profile, the United States has utilized presumptive treatment with ivermectin f...
Corticosteroids are extremely inexpensive, widely available, and effective treatment for a myriad of conditions. The actual risk of hyperinfection syndrome in any given individual placed on corticosteroids is unknown. However, when it occurs, it generally has a devastating outcome. Risk stratification for chronic strongyloidiasis places those recei...
When prescribing corticosteroids, including when treating COVID-19 patients, clinicians need to maintain a high level of awareness for strongyloidiasis which causes chronic, subclinical infections that can become fatal in the setting of hyperinfection from immunosuppression. Due to the high endemicity of S. stercoralis in tropical and subtropical a...
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Extraction (originally known as Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Quarantine) is an online multiplayer tactical shooter video game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft.
Quarantine advice for internal and external parasites. Any sheep that come onto your farm, whether bought in or simply returning from grazing away, pose a threat to the home flock. SCOPS recommendations cover the risks associated with anthelmintic resistant worms, sheep scab and liver fluke – but there are also other conditions (such as ...
Parasite Quarantine: Directed by Esa Jussila. With Petri Hagström, Esa Jussila, Jarno Pietikäinen, Joonas Pirttikangas. A top-secret military base becomes infected with an extra terrestial parasite, devouring human flesh and turning its victims into walking dead.
May 7, 2024 · Giardiasis is a common illness caused by a parasite that may result in diarrhea and stomach cramps. The Giardia parasite can spread through contaminated water, food and surfaces, and from contact with someone who has it. Antibiotics can treat giardiasis.
