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Botulism Kills 23 Horses in Maine

By Katharina Schwan
  A rare botulism outbreak caused the deaths of 23 horses at the Whistlin’ Willow farm in Gorham, Maine.   Outbreak The 175-acre farm lost 23 of its horses between April 7 and 17 due to the...
horses, clostridium botulinum, botulism, outbreak, Maine
Apr 26, 2012
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Why Mad Cow in Calif. Should Not Scare You

By Anna Tomasulo
  On Tuesday April 24 2012, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) confirmed a case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in a dairy cow in California. This case marks the nation’s fourth...
Cow, BSE, prion, mad cow, vCJD
Apr 24, 2012
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Germany Faces Another Round of Cattle Plague

By Katharina Schwan
  After a short respite, cattle farmers in Germany confront yet another disease that is threatening to destroy their herds. Outbreak A new outbreak of Bovine Herpesvirus 1 (BHV-1) has been...
Bovine Herpes Virus, Cow, Germany
Apr 20, 2012
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Scientists Try to Identify Disease Agent Behind “Robot Cats”

By Katharina Schwan
  Scottish veterinarians are perplexed by a mysterious new illness that is causing their feline patients to walk like robots. In a report published in the Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery...
cat, robot, central nervous system, mystery illness
Mar 30, 2012
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A New Strain of Foot and Mouth Disease Threatens Egypt

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Egypt, a country that has seen significant change and upheaval in the past year, is now experiencing a severe outbreak of foot and mouth disease. This outbreak is the result of a new strain of the...
Foot and Mouth, Livestock, Egypt
Feb 28, 2012
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Scientists Find Evidence of Influenza in Bats

By Anna Tomasulo
  Scientists, collecting yellow-shouldered bats from Guatemala for rabies research; discovered something completely unexpected: genetic traces of influenza A in the bats’ intestines. While the...
influenza A, bats
Feb 23, 2012
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Tasmanian Devils Face Extinction Due to Contagious Cancer

By Katharina Schwan
Researchers have mapped the genome of the Tasmanian devil and the fatal tumorous cancer that threatens to decimate the already endangered species. Since the disease was first recorded in 1996, up...
Tasmanian Devil, Cancer, DFTD
Feb 2, 2012
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Low Pathogenic Bird Flu in Massachusetts

By Jane Huston
Authorities announced on January 31st that several Massachusetts swans tested positive for low-path avian influenza, or bird flu. There is no threat to human health. Twelve dead swans were found...
bird flu, Massachusetts, Low Pathogenic Avian Influenza
Jan 27, 2012
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Equine Herpes Virus Infects Calif. Horses

By Anna Tomasulo
On Tuesday, Jan. 24, a horse at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, Calif. was euthanized due to complications from equine herpes virus-1. An additional 16 cases were identified at Rancho Sierra Vista...
equine herpes virus, California, Horse
Jan 16, 2012
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Ireland Confirms First Cases of Squirrel Pox Virus

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Two red squirrels have been fatally infected with squirrel pox virus (SQPV) in Wicklow County, Ireland. The second case was confirmed by the National Parks and Wildlife Services on Friday, Jan. 13...
red squirrel, ireland, squirrel pox virus
Dec 2, 2011
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New “Schmallenberg Virus” Detected in Dairy Cows in Western Germany

By Katharina Schwan
The Friedrich-Loeffler-Institute, Federal Research Institution for Animal Health (LFI) has been investigating a mysterious new illness infecting dairy cows in the North Rhein-Westphalia region of...
Oct 28, 2011
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Fungus Behind Disease Decimating Bat Populations

By Amy Hansen
Wednesday, Oct. 26 2011, Nature published a study providing the first direct evidence between the fungus Geomyces destructans and white-nose syndrome (WNS). The study was conducted on a sample of...
white-nose sydrome, bats
Oct 21, 2011
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Mystery disease affecting Alaska's Ringed Seals

By Anna Tomasulo
Over 100 cases of Arctic Ringed Seals with bleeding lesions, ulcers and hair loss, have been identified off of Alaska’s north coast.  According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric...
Oct 14, 2011
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Cause of Australia's Mysterious Horse Deaths Found

By Amy Hansen
The sudden deaths of five horses on 5 Oct. 2011 put Australian horse owners on high alert. Since June of this year, 22 horses have died due to Hendra virus, making 2011 the worst year on record....
horses, Australia, tick borne illness, paralysis tick
Sep 6, 2011
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England on Alert for Mysterious Illness Killing Dogs

By Sumiko Mekaru
For the past two autumns, dogs have been dying mysteriously after walking through woodlands in the East of England Region. In 2009 and 2010, Canine Seasonal Illness (CSI) affected over 50 dogs,...
canine seasonal illness, England, toxin, woodlands
Aug 18, 2011
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Heartworm Treatment Supplies Run Dry

By Sumiko Mekaru
Forgetting to give your dog a monthly heartworm preventive just got a lot more dangerous. Merial (the Animal Health Division of pharmaceutical giant Sanofi) was the sole producer of Immiticide,...
Heartworm, veterinary, dog
Jul 1, 2011
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Hendra Virus in Queensland and New South Wales

By Amy Hansen
Hendra Horse
Eight people have potentially been exposed to the deadly Hendra virus outside of Brisbane, Australia after a horse that died was confirmed to be positive for the disease. It’s believed that horses...
Hendra, Queensland, New South Wales, horses
Jun 24, 2011
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Two Q Fever Outbreaks in the US

By Amy Hansen
Q fever is caused by a bacteria (Coxiella burnetii) primarily found in sheep, goats, and cattle. Infected animals secrete the bacteria in milk, urine, feces, and amniotic fluids when giving birth....
q fever, Michigan, washington, montana
May 25, 2011
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Equine Herpes Outbreak in Western States

By healthmap
Several horses have become sick with Equine Herpes Virus (EHV-1) and Equine Herpes Myeloencephalopahy (EHM) after attending a horse show in Utah. The National Cutting Horse Association Western...
ehv, ehm, United States, equine herpes virus, horses
Apr 29, 2011
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Brucellosis in humans and cattle in Bashkortostan, Russia

By healthmap
  In the region of Bashkortostan, in southern Russia, 248 cattle had to be put down because of an outbreak of brucellosis. In addition, there have been 7 confirmed human cases of infection....
brucellosis, russia
Apr 19, 2011
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Ostrich Meat Trade Interrupted by Flu Outbreak

By healthmap
An outbreak of avian influenza on an ostrich farm in Oudtshoorn, Western Cape, South Africa had led to a ban on all exports of the product..  South Africa accounts for over 80% of the world’s...
ostrich, avian influenza, south africa