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Featured State fears dry dog food might be linked to illness LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. – Human cases of a rare type of salmonella illness have caused the state Department of Health to issue a warning to pet owners. The health department says 21 cases of the illness in Pennsylvania residents might be linked to dry dog food and advises using safe-buying and handling practices. The illness being investigated by the health department is caused by an uncommon strain of salmonella called schwarzengrund. Most of the infections occurred in households with pets or where people are in close contact
FLAGSTAFF – Health officials in Coconino County are warning the public to avoid contact with wild animals and to treat their pets for fleas after the discovery of bubonic plague in a Flagstaff suburb. Two prairie dogs were found dead last month in Doney Park northeast of the city, prompting officials to test for plague in the area. After collecting fleas from the animals’ burrows, testing at a lab at Northern Arizona University confirmed the presence of the disease. Plaque is transmitted by fleas from infected animals, and residents are being urged to avoid contact with dead
PARIS (AFP) – Even as health officials warn against a West Nile epidemic in the United States this summer, scientists have pinpointed what makes the disease — unknown in North America a decade ago — so deadly, according to a study released Sunday. The US researchers identified a single genetic mutation that causes the virus to become far more virulent, leading to increased mortality in wild birds and, almost certainly, in humans. For more info click here
The Environmental Protection Agency recently announced the beginning of the first nationwide study of air emissions from poultry, dairy, and swine animal feeding operations. With EPA oversight, researchers from eight universities will take part in the two-year, $14.6 million study to measure concentrations of hydrogen sulfide, particulate matter, ammonia, nitrous oxide, volatile organic compounds, and other gases from livestock facilities. The research officially began in June at 24 sites in nine states. The EPA concluded in the late 1990s that it did not have sufficient air emissions data for animal feeding operations, which made it difficult to
National Centers for Animal Health taking shape in Ames, Iowa A new building in Ames, Iowa, represents years of efforts to modernize key research facilities and to increase collaboration in the field of animal health. On July 3, the U.S. Department of Agriculture dedicated a high-containment large animal facility in Ames that combines several research buildings. The new building is the second component of a multiple-phase, $460 million project to update and consolidate the USDA’s National Animal Disease Center, National Veterinary Services Laboratories, and Center for Veterinary Biologics—which already share a common location. Together, the three USDA
A modified version of the Veterinary Public Health Workforce Expansion Act passed the Senate July 23 as an amendment to the Higher Education Reauthorization Bill. The expansion act, sponsored by Sen. Wayne Allard of Colorado, authorizes a competitive grants program to increase capacity in the nation’s veterinary medical colleges and alleviate the critical shortage of veterinarians in public health practice. Allard, a veterinarian, applauded the Senate action. “The nation’s veterinary colleges do not have the resources necessary to meet the demand for veterinarians who are vital to maintain public health preparedness,” he said. For more info click