Infectious Diseases & Epidemiology

Well-known veterinary parasitologist discusses West Coast species, product options.

Feline infectious peritonitis: From fatal to treatable Top feline researchers and clinicians at a recent symposium say the disease should lose its lethal label.

The feline-focused veterinary association has released its new feline zoonosis guidelines as well as a client brochure titled What can I catch from my cat?

Two multipart investigations evaluate efficacy, safety and optimal dosing of monthly oral moxidectin against Dirofilaria immitis.

Todays veterinarians have choices in vaccine formulations beyond the standard killed or modified-live formulations. But more options can also make for more confusion.

How are veterinarians supposed to make a change for wildlife conservation if theyre not taught? This is the question, Fabiola Quesada, DVM, MsD, is hoping to answer.

Rabies is a potential deadly disease that can and does affect both animals and people.

Heres our regular rundown of new and noteworthy veterinary products.

Vaccines can sometimes be a prickly topic with pet owners. Use this collection of tools to train your team and educate veterinary clients about your practice's vaccination protocol and the important role vaccines play in the health of our beloved pets. (With an educational grant provided by Elanco)

Below is a skin cytology from a 3-year-old male neutered Doberman pinscher with cutaneous lesions. Whats going on?

American Heartworm Society promises to soon share educational highlights from its 16th Triennial Heartworm Symposium.

One patchy kitten with ringworm can send a shelters veterinary team into a panic. Before you start scrambling, review the research so you can manage this pesky dermatologic problem effectively.

Although rare, several forms of adverse reactions have been documented after vaccination in dogs and cats. Heres what veterinary teams need to know today.

The widening geography of pet travel has increased an already significant problem in animal shelters and other veterinary facilities that house commingled animals. Heres the latest.

A team from Rutgers has created a pictorial resource that aims to help veterinary researchers monitor the movement of these potentially deadly invasive ticks and distinguish them from similar but mostly harmless species.

The FDA is advising pet owners not to feed their dogs and cats certain lots of the companys raw pet food after samples from some of the lots tested positive for Salmonella and/or Listeria monocytogenes.

A San Antonio veterinarian warns others after she and one of her technicians contracted the rare flea-spread disease.

Nearly 60,000 people die from rabies every year, almost half of which are children. Here are some of the human and veterinary health efforts designed to stop this from happeningcompletely.

Despite a massive worldwide effort to eradicate rabies, the disease still affects untold numbers of animals and tens of thousands of people each year in the United States and abroad. Here are five reasons why you should talk with your veterinary clients about rabies.

This One Health approach to the flu would offer protection against the flu across the board and be safer for higher-risk populations than the traditional flu vaccine.

Despite the existence of highly effective vaccines, cases are on the rise. Its up to veterinarians to educate horse owners that this vector-borne disease still poses a very real threat.

Heartworm disease is affecting more dogs and cats in more parts of the country than ever, in part due to the long-distance transport of shelter animals. Here's what you need to know to educate your veterinary clients.

Injectable heartworm preventive is approved for dogs 12 months of age and older and provides 12 months of protection.

Its as important as the air you breathe and you should probably be wearing a veterinary surgical mask because of it. Lets talk biosecurity and the importance of universal precautions.

The short answer is yes, and the long answer is sort of and it depends. But what does that mean for your veterinary practice?

Southeast, Atlantic Coast and Midwest are of particular concern for veterinary parasites this year.

Preventing disease is a primary goal for general-practice veterinarians. It's time to better explain why they're important to pet owners, to make it easy as possible on pets and to help clients understand that vaccination is not as bad as they thinksay, with low-volume vaccines?

Controversial government research has come to a grinding halt, thanks to a watchdog group.

Give budding beekeepers advice from expert veterinarian Chris Cripps, DVM, on how to maintain healthy hives.

Should the unthinkable occur, the AVMA offers guidance for veterinary professionals on the best ways to cull large numbers of animals quickly, efficiently and humanely.