Top Animal Health Links This Week (Oct 31-Nov 6)

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

Ontario rabies update Nov. 2 – 9 new cases: 1 skunk in Halton, 1 skunk in Brant, 4 skunks & 3 raccoons in Hamilton

Bovine

Researchers find biological treatment for cow disease. Finding could help humans, too

Cow antibody could help fight cancer U of G researchers engineer bovine antibody for human health benefit

Equine

The Equine Veterinary Journal has a great selection of podcasts on equine disease, health, and welfare

Wildlife

Humans, pets, and deer can all be infected with raccoon roundworm. Find out more.

Traveling to Manitoba? Good info on Lyme, babesia, anaplasmosis- tick borne diseases in our neighbouring province

Some deer ticks on Cape Cod are carrying the Powassan virus, which can be transmitted to humans.”