Weekly Disease Surveillance Scan (Nov 5 - 11)
We look at animal disease news and continuing education pieces from the past week, with articles on One Health, companion animals, equine, small ruminants, wildlife, ...
Ontario Rabies Update for November 7 - 1 New Case
1 new case of raccoon rabies in one raccoon (Hamilton) this week.
ASF and Feed - What's Hitching a Ride in Your Feed?
African swine fever (ASF) and other foreign animal diseases (FAD) can be transmitted via feed or feed ingredients imported from countries where these diseases are ...
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Weekly Disease Surveillance Scan (Nov 5 - 11)
We look at animal disease news and continuing education pieces from the past week, with articles on One Health, companion animals, equine, small ruminants, wildlife, and more!
Read MoreOntario Rabies Update for November 7 - 1 New Case
1 new case of raccoon rabies in one raccoon (Hamilton) this week.
Read MoreWeekly Disease Surveillance Scan (Oct 29 - Nov 4)
We look at animal disease news and continuing education pieces from the past week, with articles on One Health, companion animals, equine, swine, wildlife, and more!
Read More"If we want to protect people, it makes sense that we should detect these threats in animal populations before spillover to human populations," said McNamara, who is a professor at Western University of Health Sciences. "We need to take a species-neutral approach, and we need to find whatever novel emerging pathogen could threaten human health."
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An Unknown 'Disease X' Could Become an Epidemic. Can We Find It Before It's Too Late?
livescience.com
Experts warn we need to pay more attention to animal health to stop Disease X, a hypothetical epidemic caused by a species-hopping pathogen."Astroviruses cause disease in numerous animal species, including humans. Recently, porcine astrovirus type 3 has been associated with outbreaks of neurologic disease in swine in the United States. Despite the number of species infected, we know very little about a majority of astroviruses."
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Porcine astrovirus type 3 emerging cause of neurologic disease in swine
nationalhogfarmer.com
Nursery and sow mortality of flows affected with PoAstV3 neurologic disease has been commonly reported to be 3-5% and 5-7%, respectively."Bats are crucial to our nation’s farmers and foresters, helping control pest insects such as beetles and locusts and significantly reducing the amount of toxic pesticides that would otherwise be needed,” according to the service. “Studies estimate bats save farmers at least $3.7 billion per year in lost crop revenue and pesticide savings."
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Decline in bats could have adverse ecological impact, SCSU professor says
ctpostchronicle.com
NEW HAVEN — While Miranda Dunbar, an associate professor of biology at Southern Connecticut State University, studies the physiology and ecology of mammals, bats stick out to her for “doingA 44-year-old Chinese driver from Hechi in Guangxi Zhuang was said to have contracted the Influenza A virus H5N6 subtype, having shown symptoms on October 18 and sent for medical treatment on October 21.
Separate news reports have indicated that the man has died on October 27 from severe respiratory illness.
macaubusiness.com
MNA, MNA Macau, MNA Others | The local health authorities warned residents to take precautions after a fatal bird flu case was registered in the nearby Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous RegionSwine fever in Northeastern Bulgaria:
"The BFSA will conduct ongoing ASF clinical examinations in domestic swine and will take samples from all dead wild boars and domestic pigs, or the ones showing signs of the disease. "
novinite.com
First cases of infection with African swine fever virus (ASF) were found in four wild boars in Dobrich region (Northeastern Bulgaria). They were shot in a hunting farm on the land of the village of Bulgarevo, the Bulgarian Food Safety Agency (BFSA) announced on 1st of November, reports BNT.