Infectious Diseases & Epidemiology

Dr. Steven Opal answers your questions about the flu and kids, cats, and more

Influenza is a zoonotic infection that holds especially high interest of late, although it has been a subject of great fascination for microbiologists for a long time.

A parvo outbreak has area veterinarians concerned that it might be spreading.

Schaumburg, Ill. -- The American Veterinary Medical Association has backed development of a comprehensive disease surveillance program to detect future outbreaks in United States swine herds.

Dietary lysine supplementation may actually intensify clinical signs and increase detection of feline herpesvirus infection.

Stats, floor plan, and photos of this 2010 Hospital Design People's Choice Award contestant.

Stats, floor plan, and photos of this 2010 Hospital Design People's Choice Award contestant.

Stats, floor plan, and photos of this 2010 Hospital Design People's Choice Award contestant.

Large veterinary hospital floor plan of this 2010 Hospital Design People's Choice Award contestant.

Large veterinary hospital floor plan of this 2010 Hospital Design People's Choice Award contestant.

Large veterinary hospital floor plan of this 2010 Hospital Design People's Choice Award contestant.

Stats, floor plan, and photos of this 2010 Hospital Design People's Choice Award contestant.

Large veterinary hospital floor plan of this 2010 Hospital Design People's Choice Award contestant.

Large veterinary hospital floor plan of this 2010 Hospital Design People's Choice Award contestant.

Large veterinary hospital floor plan of this 2010 Hospital Design People's Choice Award contestant.

Large veterinary hospital floor plan of this 2010 Hospital Design People's Choice Award contestant.

Stats, floor plan, and photos of this 2010 Hospital Design People's Choice Award contestant.

Stats, floor plan, and photos of this 2010 Hospital Design People's Choice Award contestant.

Expert advice on keeping your business afloat.

Cases also appear in turkeys, dogs, ferrets and pigs as swine H1N1 vaccine is developed

Madison, Wis. -- The University of Wisconsin-Madison is the recipient of a 5-year, $9.5 million grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation that will finance studies to identify virus mutations that may serve as early warnings or pandemic influenza viruses.

Washington -- That National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently awarded $117 million in grants to several veterinary programs for biomedical research.

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Moving across the country and across species, H1N1 has dominated the news and pet owners' attention. Here's what you need to know.