In recent decades, the number of autochthonous cases and foci of Dirofilaria immitis in dogs from southern regions has increased considerably, suggesting that the distribution of the species is not...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, World Organization for Animal Health and others are raising awareness about World Rabies Day 2023 on Sept. 28.
Toxoplasma gondii is an apicomplexan protozoan parasite that has been associated with reproductive failure in small ruminants. Little is known about the risk factors associated with T. gondii...
As the human population increases and agricultural food sources expand, livestock have an increased risk for disease outbreaks, which lead to losses caused by deaths attributable to the disease and...
More than 500,000 Americans could be sickened each year by Valley fever, according to preliminary estimates developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Valley fever affects dogs, and...
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...
AVMA organizers delivered a program full of exciting events, activities and presentations and offered continuing education (CE) sessions by experts from the industry.
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...
