Top Animal Health Links (Jun 17-23)

Below, please find our weekly disease surveillance scan 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. If you missed last week’s top links, check them out here.

General / One Health

Confirmed Alberta hantavirus cases prompts AHS to issue warning

Terrified of ticks? There’s lots you can do to protect yourself, Guelph expert says

Companion Animals

Resistant hookworms: An emerging problem?

Canine Lyme Disease Survey

Equine

On June 11 the Equine Disease Communication Center (EDCC) reported that Canadian animal health officials have reported multiple cases of equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) on a single farm in southern Saskatchewan

Wildlife

Fatal wild bird disease suspected to be back in N.S.

Major die-off of Common Murres under way along the Mendocino Coast

A deadly deer disease is spreading. Could it strike people, too?