Day: January 24, 2006

UC-Davis offers testing for canine influenza virus

UC-Davis offers testing for canine influenza virus For more info click on above link he Lucy Whittier Molecular and Diagnostic Core Facility at the University of California-Davis School of Veterinary Medicine has developed a quick molecular diagnostic assay for detection of canine influenza virus. “Similar to human influenza, canine influenza is a seasonal infectious disease,” said Dr. Christian M. Leutenegger, director of the Lucy Whittier Molecular and Diagnostic Core Facility. “… To act (rapidly) in the case of an outbreak, fast diagnostic assays are required, which are able to detect the cause of the outbreak within hours.”

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Contaminated food leads to death, illness in dozens of dogs

Contaminated food leads to death, illness in dozens of dogs For more info click on above link Dozens of dogs have died or become ill after eating products from Diamond Pet Foods contaminated with aflatoxin, according to the Food and Drug Administration. As of Jan. 5, the agency’s Center for Veterinary Medicine had received unconfirmed reports of 76 dogs dying and 21 more becoming ill. The FDA was investigating the situation. The Mendon Village Animal Hospital in New York first found the link between dog deaths and contaminated products, according to veterinarians at Cornell University. The hospital

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