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Anthrax detected in sheep on Swan Hill farm

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Agriculture officials in Victoria, Australia reported responding to positive identification of anthrax in a sheep on a property near Swan Hill over the weekend. Victoria’s Chief Veterinary Officer,...

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Rabies alert issued in northwest Colombia

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The Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) confirmed seven cases of rabies in bovine and equine animals in Urrao, Southwest Antioquia. This prompted the Ministry of Health to declare a departmental...

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Wyoming reports brucellosis in a Teton County cattle herd

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The Wyoming State Veterinary Laboratory and the National Veterinary Services Laboratory reports that there is a new case of brucellosis in a cattle herd in Teton County which is in the Wyoming Brucellosis...

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China: African swine fever outbreak reported in Anhui Province

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An African swine fever outbreak has been reported on a large pig farm in Qingyang county, Anhui Province in eastern China. According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (computer translated),...

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Chagas disease reported in dogs working along the U.S.-Mexico border

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More than 100 working dogs employed by the federal government across the United States have been infected with the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, the cause of Chagas disease, which may lead to heart problems,...

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Illinois: Hundreds of deer killed by viral disease in 2018

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The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) has received reports of 432 suspected cases of Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD) in white-tailed deer so far in 2018. EHD is a viral disease of white-tailed...

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Bovine Tuberculosis confirmed in Dane County, Wisconsin herd

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The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) confirms that a Wisconsin dairy herd in Dane County has tested positive for bovine tuberculosis (TB). Meat inspectors identified...

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Brucellosis: Elk that test positive are less likely to be pregnant, according to study

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For decades researchers have known that a bacterial disease in elk, bison and cattle in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem causes periodic abortions in these animals and chronic illness in humans drinking...

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Minnesota: H5N2 avian influenza detected in Kandiyohi County turkey flock

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The Minnesota Board of Animal Health has confirmed a case of H5N2 low pathogenic avian influenza (H5N2 LPAI) in a commercial turkey flock in Kandiyohi County. The disease was detected during routine surveillance...

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Anthrax in British Columbia: 13 livestock on a farm near Fort St. John dead

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A diagnosis of naturally acquired anthrax has been confirmed in the death of 13 livestock on a farm near Fort St. John. The animals are thought to have contracted the disease from exposure to dormant...