Top Animal Health Links This Week (Nov 14-20)

To help you stay on top of animal health and disease news, we are posting our top links of the week, which will direct you to important information and discussions around animal health. Below, please find the links, broken down by Network. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter if you want to see the best animal health links on the net every day. Read our guides on how to use Twitter and Facebook for continuing education. If you missed last week’s top links, check them out here.

General

Weekly #rabies update: 4 cases of rabies found last week in Hamilton – 2 raccoons and 2 skunks

AGPAL is a web-based discovery tool developed to help farmers and others find gov’t programs and services

Onehealth: You know about the danger of West Nile Virus in horses, but did you know how it affects humans?

Are you a VIN member? Here’s a great course to sharpen your skills on diagnosing vector-borne disease

Bovine

The CFIA’s report on its investigation into bovine tuberculosis in Alberta & Saskatchewan

Companion Animals

Cytauxzoonosis – A Dangerous Tick-Borne Disease in Cats

Equine

Horseowners traveling to the US- Equine Herpesvirus found in FL & CA, EEE in FL, West Nile in FL, CA, KY, TN

Equine Emergency Planning and Action Plans – A guide for competition organizations from Equine Canada

Fish

Banff lake may be drained to stop spread of deadly whirling disease in fish

Swine

Norway cleans up after MRSA found in a swine herd

Wildlife

Informative White-Nose Syndrome Infographic from US Fish and Wildlife