The aims of this study were to obtain an integrated estimate of the prevalence of leptospiral infection in domestic cats, and to characterize those individuals most susceptible to infection.
As of March 8, 2023, avian outbreaks affecting poultry had involved 58,602,281 cases and occurred in 47 U.S. states. Owners of backyard poultry flocks are understandably concerned about this highly...
Meat may be an important vehicle for human exposure to extraintestinal pathogenic E. coli strains from food animals. The authors present a novel approach for predicting the origins of clinical E....
Toxoplasma infection poses threat to marine animals
Four sea otters that stranded in California died from an unusually severe form of toxoplasmosis, according to a study from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and the University of...
Leishmaniasis is one of the most common zoonoses worldwide and a serious public health concern, yet it is often overlooked and neglected in dogs in the U.S. With the number of cases rising in the...
Important antimicrobial drugs approved for use in food-producing animals decreased by 38% from 2015. This decline was caused by the FDA’s Veterinary Feed Directive, implemented in 2017, which...
Previous studies have shown that the two largest nuclear disasters in history, occurring at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in 1986 and the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in 2011, led to...
This study describes for the first time the occurrence of L. infantum infection among a population of reintroduced and wild-born L. pardinus living in the Portuguese Guadiana Valley Park.
Ticks, and the diseases they spread, are becoming increasingly prevalent across the U.S., and most tick-borne diseases recognized in dogs have been found in cats.
Dufour-Zavala, executive director of the Georgia Poultry Laboratory Network, said that the 2015 HPAI outbreak decreased during the summer months. The 2022 virus continued to spread from farm-to-farm...
National Poison Prevention Week, which falls during the third full week of March, is the perfect time to educate your clients about common household items that are toxic to pets and how they should...
The Healthy Dog Importation Act was introduced in both houses of Congress in February 2023. The bill would strengthen importation standards to ensure that all dogs entering the country are healthy...
