Mink are not a species most people think about. When they do, they typically think of mink coats or fur farming protests. While the mink industry has been on the decline in most regions for many years, there is still
Continue Reading Update: COVID-19 in Animals Review Part 4: Mustelids (Mink and Ferrets)
What we know about SARS-CoV-2 in pigs hasn’t changed a lot since the first version of this post. It’s still a fairly “good news” situation, but one that could also use some more investigation.
Are pigs susceptible to SARS-CoV-2?
Continue Reading Update: COVID-19 in Animals Review Part 3: Pigs
There have been calls to develop antibiotics that are just for use in animals, the idea being to have separate antibiotics for animals and people, so that antimicrobial resistance that develops as a result of antibiotic use in animals won’t
Continue Reading Animal-Only Antibiotics: A Solution to the Scourge of Antimicrobial Resistance (Spoiler… Probably Not)
There’s not as much to update about SARS-CoV-2 in dogs as there was in cats. We have more numbers than we did before, but the overall issues in dogs and our understanding of them haven’t really changed.
Spoiler alert:
Continue Reading Update: COVID-19 in Animals Review Part 2: Dogs
Back in October/November 2020, I wrote a series of posts about what we know about SARS-CoV-2 and different animal species. It’s a dynamic field, so it’s about time I got around to updating them. We’ll start back at the beginning
Continue Reading Update: COVID-19 in Animals Review Part 1: Cats
For the past year or more, we’ve been trying to track infectious upper respiratory tract disease (officially known as “canine infectious respiratory disease complex (CIRDC)” but more commonly called “kennel cough”). It’s a tough thing to do since testing is
Continue Reading Respiratory Disease Outbreaks In Dogs
I’ve meant to write more about SARS-CoV-2 in deer, and USDA’s recent announcement of infected deer made me get my butt in gear (warning: long post approaching).
What do we know about SARS-CoV-2 infection in deer?
We now have three
Continue Reading SARS-CoV-2 in Deer: USA
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has reported the identification of a rabid dog imported into Ontario from Iran. The dog was imported on July 1, 2021 and started showing signs of rabies on July 11. It was euthanized
Continue Reading Canine Rabies Imported Into Canada From Iran
A few days ago, I wrote about a potential H1N1 influenza outbreak in dogs in California. As I mentioned, H1N1 influenza causing an outbreak in dogs would be noteworthy because it’s not a known canine flu strain, and an
Continue Reading Update: Canine Flu in California (August 14)
African Swine Fever (ASF) is a devastating viral disease of swine that isn’t currently present in the US or Canada. Although the ASF virus only infects pigs, it is quite hardy and can be tracked around by humans, other animals
Continue Reading US Dog Import Restrictions for African Swine Fever
