Advances in veterinary dermatology. Volume 8 : Proceedings of the eighth World Congress of Veterinary Dermatology, Bordeaux, France, 31 May - 4 June 2016

Content: GENETICS AND GENOMICS OF THE SKIN AND SKIN DISEASES. Genetic testing in veterinary dermatology / Tosso Leeb, Eliane J Müller, Petra Roosje, Monika Welle --
Epidermolysis bullosa simplex in sibling Eurasier dogs is caused by a PLEC non-sense variant / Elizabeth A Mauldin, Ping Wang, Thierry Olivry, Paula S Henthorn, Margret L Casal --
THE SKIN AS AN IMMUNE ORGAN - ALLERGY. A review of the roles of keratinocyte-derived cytokines and chemokines in the pathogenesis of atopic dermatitis in humans and dogs / Ryota Asahina, Sadatoshi Maeda --
The future of immunotherapy for canine atopic dermatitis: a review / Douglas J DeBoer --
Co-sensitization and cross-reactivity between related and unrelated food allergens in dogs - a serological study / Jennifer Bexley, Timothy J Nuttall, Bruce Hammerberg, Richard E Halliwell --
Triggers, risk factors and clinico-pathological features of urticaria in dogs - a prospective observational study of 24 cases / Ana Rostaher, Natalie Hofer-Inteeworn, Claudia Kümmerle-Fraune, Nina Maria Fischer, Claude Favrot --
NEW TRENDS IN THERAPY. The selective glucocorticoid receptor agonist mapracorat displays a favourable safety-efficacy ratio for the topical treatment of inflammatory skin diseases in dogs / Wolfgang Bäumer, Kristine Rossbach, Bernard H Schmidt --
Therapeutic anti-IgE monoclonal antibody single chain variable fragment (scFv) safety and immunomodulatory effects after one time injection in four dogs / Bruce Hammerberg, Sitka Eguiluz-Hernandez --
Treatment of itch in dogs: a mechanistic approach / Thierry Olivry, Wolfgang Baeumer --
THE LIVING SKIN - SKIN BIOLOGY AND THE CUTANEOUS ECOSYSTEM. The cutaneous ecosystem: the roles of the skin microbiome in health and its association with inflammatory skin conditions in humans and animals / Aline Rodrigues Hoffmann --
Characterization of the cutaneous mycobiota in healthy and allergic cats using next generation sequencing / Courtney Meason-Smith, Alison Diesel, Adam P Patterson, Caitlin E Older, Timothy J Johnson, Joanne M Mansell, Jan S Suchodolski, Aline Rodrigues Hoffmann --
INFECTIOUS DISEASES. Bacterial resistance to antimicrobial agents and its impact on veterinary and human medicine / Stefan Schwarz, Anette Loeffler, Kristina Kadlec --
Bartonellosis, One Health and all creatures great and small / Edward B Breitschwerdt --
Clinical, microscopic and microbial characterization of exfoliative superficial pyoderma-associated epidermal collarettes in dogs / Frane Banovic, Keith Linder, Thierry Olivry --
Molecular and epidemiological characterization of canine Pseudomonas otitis using a prospective case-control study design / Daniel O Morris, Meghan F Davis, Brian S Palmeiro, Kathleen O'Shea, Shelley C Rankin --
Staphylococcus aureus penetrate the interkeratinocyte spaces created by skin-infiltrating neutrophils in a mouse model of impetigo / Ichiro Imanishi, Shinpei Hattori, Junzo Hisatsune, Kaori Ide, Motoyuki Sugai, Koji Nishifuji --
NEW DIAGNOSTIC APPROACHES. Dermatopathology - the link between ancillary techniques and clinical lesions / Verena K Affolter --
Diagnostic microbiology in veterinary dermatology: present and future / Luca Guardabassi, Peter Damborg, Ivonne Stamm, Peter A Kopp, Els M Broens, Pierre-Louis Toutain,  the ESCMID Study Group for Veterinary Microbiology --
Comparison of two in vitro antifungal sensitivity tests and monitoring during therapy of Sporothrix schenckii sensu stricto in Malaysian cats / Hock Siew Han, Rui Kano, Charles Chen, Chiara Noli --
The usefulness of dermoscopy in canine pattern alopecia: a descriptive study / Giordana Zanna, Paola Roccabianca, Eric Zini, Sara Legnani, Fabia Scarampella, Silvana Arrighi, Antonella Tosti --
WORKSHOP REPORTS. Vaccines for canine leishmaniasis / C Noli, A Fondati --
Pros and cons of oclacitinib therapy / WS Rosenkrantz, AS Bourgeois --
Resisting the resistance. Is there progress in maintaining antimicrobial efficacy? / DH Lloyd, EK Varjonen --
Update on the diagnosis and treatment of canine demodicosis / R Mueller, M Shipstone --
Otitis controversies / C Griffin, J Aniya --
Immune-modulating drugs in cats: new perspectives and old favourites / AK Burrows, MK Siak --
Topical therapy for atopic dermatitis. A practical option? Are expectations met? / R Marsella, C Friberg --
Ectoparasitic agents / P Bourdeau, AG Cannon --
Why biopsy bald patients? / M Linek, E Kuznetsova --
Performing and interpreting allergy tests: their value and pitfalls / R Halliwell, M Kovalik --
Flavour of the month: foods as diagnosis and/or treatment / P Roudebush, CP Souza.