Top Animal Health Links This Week (July 25-31)

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

USDA Launches a One Stop Shop for its “One Health” Approach to Zoonotic Threats

Test out your zoonotic disease knowledge with this crossword from Worms and Germs Blog

Bovine

New Bovine reports available! Must be signed in to view veterinary report

Companion Animals

Great write up from Worms and Germs on “Raccoon Roundworm Infection”

Equine

The Equine Disease Communication Center has updates on West Nile, EEE, and Strangles outbreaks in the US

Poultry

Evidence suggests migratory birds are not a reservoir for highly pathogenic flu viruses

Wildlife

A rabid bat bit a person in Southern Alberta – “rabies is virtually a death sentence for humans and animals.”

3 new cases of raccoon strain rabies found in Hamilton last week, bringing the total to 152