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San Diego Zoo reports COVID-19 positive snow leopard

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The San Diego Zoo reported Friday that a male snow leopard is suspected to be positive for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The big cat had symptoms of...

Taiwan reports 1st rabies case in Yellow-throated marten

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Taiwan Animal and Plant Quarantine Bureau announced this week the first positive case of yellow-throated marten rabies in the country. To reduce the risk of infection,...

Texas reports anthrax in white-tailed deer

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) reported the confirmation of anthrax in a captive white-tailed deer herd on a Val Verde County premises on July 11, 2021. The...

Texas reports rise in rabies in cattle

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Officials with Texas A&M University say that rabies cases in Texas cattle is up in 2021, already exceeding the number of cases in all of 2020. There were eight...

Tamil Nadu: Elephant dies from anthrax in Coimbatore district

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Forest and Animal Husbandry Department in Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu state, India are reporting the death of a wild elephant  from anthrax in Anaikatti. The...

Hawaii: Bovine TB reported in Moloka`i, 1st case in 25 years

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Hawai`i agriculture officials report a cow in a herd on Moloka`i has been infected with bovine tuberculosis, Mycobacterium bovis, (bTB). The infected cow originated...

Eastern Equine Encephalitis reach a dozen in Florida horses

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Florida agriculture officials reported the 11th and 12th equid Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) cases this year in the state. The latest cases are from Bay County...

Canada: Anthrax confirmed in sheep in Saskatchewan

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Saskatchewan Agriculture is reporting on the confirmation of anthrax in a sheep on a premises in RM of South Qu’Appelle #157, causing the death of the animal. It...

Vietnam: H5N8 avian influenza outbreaks reported in three provinces

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews According to a report from the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) Tuesday, Vietnamese officials reported outbreaks of the Highly pathogenic avian influenza...

Oakland Zoo begins vaccinating animals with donated experimental COVID-19 vaccine

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Oakland Zoo in Northern California began vaccinating their highest at risk animals last week with an experimental COVID-19 vaccine donated by animal health company,...