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Mad cow disease case reported on Somerset farm in England

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The UK Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) reports a single confirmed case of classical Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) on a Somerset farm Friday. The animal...

Lions and tigers test COVID-19 positive at the National Zoo in Washington, DC

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Smithsonian’s National Zoo reported Friday that nine big cats have presumptively tested for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The count as of...

African Swine Fever: USDA issues federal order establishing protection zones in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is issuing a Federal Order suspending the interstate movement of...

Florida reports 53 animal rabies cases in the first eight months of 2021

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Epidemiology has reported 53 confirmed animal rabies cases since the beginning of the year through August 31. Of the 53...

Los Angeles reports outbreaks of dog flu and leptospirosis

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Los Angeles County health officials are reporting dog outbreaks of canine influenza H3N2 and leptospirosis in recent months. Canine influenza Between July and August...

Anthrax in Spain: Castilla-La Mancha and Extremadura investigate simultaneous outbreaks

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NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The appearance of two almost simultaneous outbreaks of anthrax (in Ciudad Real and Badajoz) have set off veterinary alarms. The first of the outbreaks, registered in...

Albuquerque zoo loses 4th ape to Shigella

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By NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the Shigella outbreak among apes at the ABQ BioPark Zoo (HERE and HERE), zoo officials announced the fourth death in an infant siamang. According to zoo officials,...

Chronic wasting disease in Kansas: ‘There has definitely been an increase in the prevalence of this disease’

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Researchers at the University of Missouri have found chronic wasting disease – a fatal illness found in deer that affects their neurological system and causes chronic...

Montana: Ravalli County horse tests positive for rabies

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NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Montana Department of Livestock (MDOL) reported receiving confirmation last week of a Ravalli County horse that tested positive for rabies. This has prompted officials...

Gorillas test positive for SARS-CoV-2 at the Atlanta Zoo

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NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Zoo Atlanta reported Friday that they have received presumptive positive test results indicating that members of its western lowland gorilla troops are positive for SARS-CoV-2,...