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Illinois: Cat tests positive for tularemia in Urbana

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Champaign-Urbana Public Health District (CUPHD) is encouraging area residents to be aware that a cat in Urbana was recently diagnosed with tularemia. Tularemia is caused by the...

Colorado: Cat tests positive for plague in Jefferson County

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 Health officials in Jefferson County, Colorado report a cat has tested positive for the plague bacteria in Evergreen, near Bergen Mountain Road and Stagecoach Boulevard and close...

Michigan reports 1st SARS-CoV-2 positive cat in Ingham County

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) yesterday confirmed SARS-CoV-2 in a domestic shorthair cat from Ingham County. This is the first case in...

Thailand reports human rabies death in Surin

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Authorities in Thailand have reported a human rabies death in Surin province in lower northeastern Thailand, according to the Thai news source, Sanook. The 39-year-old...

Hong Kong reports additional COVID-19 positive pet cat

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 A spokesman for the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) said last Monday that samples from a pet cat sent to the AFCD have tested positive for the COVID-19...

Hong Kong reports 133 more COVID-19 cases, SARS-CoV-2 positive cat

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Case count The Hong Kong Centre for Health Protection (CHP) reports investigating 133 additional confirmed cases of  COVID-19 cases today.  This brings the number of cases to 2506. Among the newly reported...

Italy: Lyssavirus detected in a cat in Arezzo

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Italian officials are reporting a cat tested positive for Lyssavirus in the municipality of Arezzo. Lyssavirus is closely related to the rabies virus. The cat’s...

Plague: Wyoming reports 3rd infected cat in 6 months

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For the third time in the past six months, Wyoming state health officials reported a plague case in a cat. The most recently confirmed case was in a Johnson County cat.  No human cases have been identified. The...

Plague confirmed in Wyoming cat

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The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) has confirmed a case of plague in a cat from Sheridan County. The cat’s home is in Big Horn and the animal is known to wander outdoors in the area. The illness...

Plague reported in Boulder County, Colorado cat

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Boulder County Public Health (BCPH) is reminding residents to take precautions against animal-borne diseases after a family’s pet cat tested positive for plague in Longmont. On Easter Sunday, the cat’s...