Infectious Diseases & Epidemiology

This research sheds light on SARS-CoV-2 transmission between humans and various animals including cats, dogs, ferrets, and farm minks.

Patients with cystic fibrosis, chronic granulomatous disease, leukocyte adhesion deficiency, myeloperoxidase deficiency, and Chediak-Higashi syndrome may acquire infection.

Earlier this year, the company issued a major international recall after hundreds of dogs became ill or died due to aflatoxin poisoning.

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Cats come with caveats, both real and misconceived. But a new generation of pet owners seems determined to understand cats—and enrich their lives like never before.

Research reveals there may be worse things lurking in your local dog park than inattentive pet owners: namely, intestinal parasites and lots of them. Learn what this means for your veterinary practice and neighborhood.

Although usually not fatal, this devastating respiratory virus causes substantial economic loss and performance impairment.

The COVID-19 vaccine, and the speed at which it was developed, is the medical breakthrough of our lifetimes.

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

To set the stage for probing the human anti-malaria drug mefloquine as an agent for combatting feline corona- and caliciviruses, researchers map out its pharmacokinetic profile in cats.

A One Health expert outlines the many factors involved in determining who will receive a vaccine and urges us—for the time being—to keep calm and mask on.

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A team from the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine has released a free, first-of-its-kind handbook on antimicrobial stewardship for companion animal veterinary clinics.

Closing the AVMA virtual conference late last month, Dr. Anthony Fauci updated attendees about COVID-19 and thanked them for the work they do to promote animal and human health.

Veterinarians have an essential role in protecting public health through rabies vaccination, but laws surrounding rabies vaccination and exposure vary across the United States. Here’s what to know.

Top headlines of the week: State VMAs endorse Feline Fix by Five Months, rabies update, drug DISCO, and The Vet Blast Podcast with guest Steve Dale.

Rabies is the deadliest zoonotic disease, yet somehow it is also neglected. Learn how two organizations are giving the virus the attention it deserves—even as the world focuses on a certain other virus.

BluePearl is investigating the reasons behind a 70% increase in parvovirus cases seen in its hospitals in recent months.

Data about Paycheck Protection Program use among practices, advice for borrowers, and a look at what’s ahead.

Well-known British statistician George Box famously said all models are wrong, but some are useful. Here’s what he meant — and why you may find disease modeling for the novel coronavirus so confusing.

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Several studies in the U.S. and Europe are exploring the canine nose as a potential surveillance system for the novel coronavirus.

The risk for contracting this infectious disease, which in the United States occurs primarily in the West, is extremely low when precautions are taken.

For this veterinarian, the COVID-19 pandemic has reaffirmed his love and appreciation for the veterinary profession.

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So far, none of the animals involved in the CoVERS study have tested positive for the virus that causes COVID-19.

The coronavirus pandemic has generated fear throughout the world, for many of the same reasons the polio epidemic did at one time.

By providing information on your veterinary practice's website and social media platforms, your team can spend less time fielding client calls about coronavirus and pets. That’s where the FDA comes in.

Shelter cats with FHV-1 are more likely to be euthanized than adopted. The ultimate goal of this new study is to give shelter cats a better chance at a full and healthy life.

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