Finally, the serious issue of antibiotic resistance is being reviewed, discussed and analyzed by scientists, and not simply through the lens of those interested in eliminating animal agriculture, or permitting
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Infectious Disease
Petco’s Partial Motion to Dismiss Prevails
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In a lawsuit filed in the District of Maryland by a family purportedly exposed to an infectious disease (Streptobacillus moniliformis a.k.a. rat bite fever) from rats purchased from a…
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Foot and Mouth Disease Concerns Resurfacing
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It has been some time since I have been focused on Foot and Mouth Disease, a virus affecting hoofed stock, including livestock, considered the most infectious virus on the planet.
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Suffering to End Suffering: The Heroic Effort to Eradicate the North American Screwworm
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By: Dr. John Richard Schrock (Guest blog) republished with permission
Originally published on 01/16/2012 at http://www.naiaonline.org/articles/article/suffering-to-end-suffering-the-heroic-effort-to-eradicate-the-north-america#sthash.Y1ACCD9m.XULB2NV4.dpbs.
It was a gruesome infection. From pioneer days until the mid-20th Century, the North…
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On a wing and a prayer
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For animal health officials across the country, one of the most dreaded events, Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) has arrived full force, spreading like wild fire throughout the country, infecting…
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Diseases you could share with your pets
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The importance of disease transmission between humans and animals was recently reaffirmed by CDC’s report title “Outbreak of Human Pneumonic Plague with Dog-to-Human and Possible Human to-Human Transmission — Colorado,…
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The Power of Avian Influenza
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The highly pathogenic avian influenza virus that was first identified in the US in December 2014, has spread from wild birds and backyard flocks to chicken and turkey commercial flocks…
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Canine Influenza – The Global Spread of a Deadly, Infectious Disease
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An Asian strain of the canine influenza virus, H3N2, is ravaging dogs in the Chicago area “according to a press release issued by Cornell University, home to the New …
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How cage-free can harm animals
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Fortune magazine published an article describing “How the Humane Society convinced nearly 100 food companies to take their animals out of cages.” This is why that is not…
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Avian Influenza Continues To Take flight
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USDA is actively tracking and reporting on the continued spread of highly pathogenic H5N2 Avian Influenza virus in backyard flocks, commercial flocks and wild birds throughout the United States.
Laboratory…
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