id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-316500-vik30moa Cardillo, Lorena Lifestyle as Risk Factor for Infectious Causes of Death in Young Dogs: A Retrospective Study in Southern Italy (2015–2017) 2020-06-05 .txt text/plain 5519 280 48 Here, we aimed to determine the infectious causes of death in young dogs aged up to 1 year, examining how it relates to age (under and over 6 months), lifestyle (owned versus ownerless), breed (purebred and crossbreed), and gender. In the first days of life, bacterial infections are described to be the prevalent cause of neonatal disease and death [2] ; in contrast, at other ages, many factors have been attributed for outbreaks of viral diseases, including age, vaccination status, breed [3, 4] , habitat [5] , and seasons [6] . After examining bacterial and viral prevalence, infection risk was examined for the most frequently detected pathogens related to the four variables considered in the study (Table 4) . To assess infectious causes of death in dogs aged under 1 year of age, the circulation of agents in Southern Italy and whether age, lifestyle, gender, or breed can influence infections and relative lesion generalisation, a survey was conducted on 138 deceased pups. ./cache/cord-316500-vik30moa.txt ./txt/cord-316500-vik30moa.txt