Dirofilaria immitis is the causative agent of heartworm disease in wild and domestic canids, felids and mustelids. Recent studies demonstrate that additional families in the order Carnivora are also...
Researchers aimed to provide details on the advancement of research in COVID-19 screening and testing during the worldwide pandemic from December 2019 through April 2023.
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in bacterial pathogens reduces the effectiveness of these drugs in both human and veterinary medicine, making judicious antimicrobial use (AMU) an important strategy...
Central North Carolina is highly contaminated with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), in part due to local fluorochemical production. Little is known about the exposure profiles and...
The Eurasian lynx is one of the feline potential hosts of T. gondii in Switzerland, but little is known about its epidemiological role as a definitive or intermediate host.
Phase 1 of a new facility opens this fall, befitting the nation's top VDL, which sees the largest food animal caseload in the country if not the world. The $75 million project is just the first of a...
In an article about the July 2023 cover of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Bryan Breedlove writes about the vital role bats play vital role in maintaining healthy ecosystems. They devour large amounts...
In early June, about 165 students from the medical, dental and veterinary schools at Tufts took part in the Comparative Anatomy Exchange Day, or CadEx for short. The annual interdisciplinary event...
A specific strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza has left around 60 million birds — mostly poultry — dead. This has implications for us all, whether you’re frustrated about the price of...
The publication highlighted the company's work to launch an anti-fungal vaccine — the first ever — this year targeting a disease that threatens up to 30 million dogs. Anivive also expects to...
In Ukraine, rabies is present both in the wild and in domestic animals. The war has worsened the situation in the country, forcing refugees to flee by bringing pets that do not meet current health...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported that avian influenza has killed more than 58 million birds on farms in the U.S. since last January.
