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Michigan reports 3 red fox kits died from highly pathogenic avian influenza

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Michigan Department of Natural Resources received confirmation Wednesday evening that three red fox kits died from highly pathogenic avian influenza – the state’s first such...

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Oklahoma reports rabies in rodeo horse

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Oklahoma State Veterinarian Office is reporting a confirmed case of rabies in a rodeo quarter horse from Logan County, according to the Equine Disease Communication Center. The...

Colorado: H3N8 equine influenza linked to outbreak in horses, deaths

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 An equine influenza virus that is not uncommon among both wild and domestic horses has been identified as the likely cause of the respiratory disease outbreak and associated mortality...

Alaska becomes the 31st state to report the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza in a commercial or backyard flock

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) reports the confirmation of  of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI)...

Avian influenza reported in Vermont backyard flock

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in...

Canada: Sled dog tests positive for rabies in Nunavut

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Nunavut Department of Health is advising residents of Iqaluit that a sled dog has tested positive for rabies. All other sled dogs on the team are isolated and being monitored...

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...

Pennsylvania and Utah: The latest states to report bird flu

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in...

Rabies: Rabid anteater transferred between zoos exposes 13 people

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 In an article in today’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), the authors of the case report discuss the exposure to rabies of some 13 people due to the translocation...

Avian influenza reported in two Idaho backyard flocks

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in...