Infectious Diseases & Epidemiology

UF researchers link equine influenza virus to canine susceptibility

Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) is a disease process initiated in some cats by the effects of a corona virus (FCoV). Clinical signs may include fever that is not resolved by antibiotic therapy, anorexia and weight loss.

Fort Dodge Animal Health has launched www.felovaxfiv.com, a new Web site to raise awareness about feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV).

The incidence and awareness of canine ehrlichiosis have increased dramatically during the last few years. Some ehrli-chia organisms have been reclassified with new nomenclature using highly specific molecular testing procedures.

The USDA has granted a full license to Fort Dodge Animal Health for its West Nile Virus (WNV) vaccine, labeled West Nile - Innovator(tm).

A neurological strain of EHV-1 strikes northwest Ohio city; cause eludes investigators

Signalment: Canine, Basset Hound, 9 weeks old, female, 12 lbs.

New York-People in the swine industry are infected with swine influenza more often than previously thought, according to a report in a recent issue of the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases.

Albuquerque, N.M.-The American Association of Feline Practitioners (AAFP) warns against a new feline immunodeficiency (FIV) vaccine, not because it doesn't work, but because current antibody-based diagnostic tests don't differentiate between vaccinated cats and those infected with the disease, the group reports.

Purdue researchers monitor vaccine and its effects on the canine thyroid

Signs of hemorrhagic calicivirus

Los Angeles-A virulent, hemorrhagic strain of calicivirus ran through several practices in the L.A.-area like a brushfire and disappeared almost as quickly.

Washington-The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced it will provide an additional $4 million to states hardest hit by the West Nile virus.

Ames, Iowa-Although there are no documented cases of Nipah virus in the United States, it doesn't discount the virus' potential to cause lethal disease in humans and swine here.

Manhattan, Kan.-A Kansas State University (KSU) molecular biologist wants to improve the method of diagnosis for ehrlichiosis.

Exposure to methamphetamine can enhance up to 15 times the expression of feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) in tissue-cultured brain cells from cats, according to research performed at The Ohio State University (OSU).

Diagnostic testing can often be confusing, use reliable resources for accurate diagnosis

Disease transmission from animals to humans on the increase especially among immunocompromised people

Horses, wild birds serve as biggest hosts for viral transmission from mosquitoes

Washington, D.C. - West Nile virus has descended upon the nation's Capitol for the fourth consecutive season.

Baton Rouge, La.-Researchers at Louisiana State University (LSU) are investigating whether horses' exposure to influenza virus would reduce the risk of developing recurring airway obstruction (RAO) disease.

Ithaca, N.Y.-An eye disease that struck eastern house finches in Maryland in 1994 may help expand scientists' understanding of a number of epidemic diseases in humans, animals and plants.

Fort Dodge Animal Health announces it has received a license from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to produce the first vaccine for feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV). The dual-subtype vaccine should be available this summer.

Richmond, Va.-The National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians recently released the 2002 version of the Compendium of Animal Rabies Prevention and Control.

Fort Dodge Animal Health announces it has developed a Web site and a client information brochure that provide the latest information on West Nile Virus

Experts predict the severity of vector-borne diseases, fleas and ticks will be a mixed bag in 2002 with the continuing spread of West Nile Virus still the biggest threat.

West Lafayette, Ind. - Purdue University research is providing clues on how viruses infect cells. The study took a detailed look at a syringe-like structure designed to inject viral DNA into a host cell, and the results reveal "a unique and complex entry scheme for viruses," the university reports.

Vague signs, similar clinical presentation to other diseases confound practitioners

Experts predict the severity of vector-borne diseases, fleas and ticks will be a mixed bag in 2002 with the continuing spread of West Nile Virus still the biggest threat.

The West Coast appears to be the next victim of the West Nile.