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Florida: Strangles reported on Marion and Alachua county premises

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By NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is reporting strangles on premises in two counties this week. In Marion County, one premise was placed under quarantine...

Anthrax: 1st case of 2020 reported in Central Tablelands, NSW

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Officials with the New South Wales (NSW) Department of Primary Industries (DPI) and Local Land Services  have reported the first confirmed case of anthrax this year....

New Hampshire: Valley fever diagnosed in a rescue dog from Arizona

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A pathologist with New Hampshire Diagnostic Veterinary Lab at UNH recently diagnosed the fungal disease Valley fever in a rescue dog from Arizona. It is the first time the lab has diagnosed the ailment...

Research: Pig virus, porcine deltacoronavirus, shows cross-species transmission to poultry

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The first animal study of a pig virus’ potential to jump to another species shows that the virus, once introduced to a select group of birds, is easily transmitted to healthy chickens and turkeys. The...

Oklahoma: Equine Herpesvirus outbreak at Remington Park Racetrack

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Since mid-November 2019, an outbreak of Equine Herpesvirus 1 (EHV-1) has been reported at the Remington Park Racetrack, in Oklahoma County. Through Jan. 10, 2020,...

King County, Washington: White-nose syndrome confirmed in a fringed myotis bat for the first time

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White-nose syndrome, an often-fatal disease of hibernating bats, has been confirmed for the first time in a fringed myotis (Myotis thysanodes) in King County, Washington. This finding brings the total...

Chronic Wasting Disease: First confirmed case in a moose in Montana

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A moose in northwest Montana tested positive for chronic wasting disease, marking the first time the disease has been detected in the species in Montana. A hunter harvested the bull moose in late October...

African Swine Fever in Asia: Indonesia is the latest country to report an outbreak

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported Thursday that Indonesia is the latest Asian country to report an outbreak of African Swine...

Bovine TB novel vaccine developed by University of Surrey scientists

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Scientists at the University of Surrey have developed a novel vaccine and complementary skin test to protect cattle against bovine tuberculosis (bovine TB). Publishing their findings in the journal Scientific...

Chronic wasting disease reported in Tennessee, Wisconsin

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Tennessee A deer harvested in Shelby County has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD), according to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA). The...