Weekly Disease Surveillance Scan (May 7 -13)

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Bovine

The CFIA has received the final laboratory culture results from the bovine tuberculosis (TB) investigation. All of the results were negative and the investigation is now closed.

Tritrichomonas foetus: Risk factors, control measures, elimination from infected herds, prevention and surveillance

Companion Animals

Lyme Disease: A Pet Owner’s Guide

A Pet Owner Has Been Scratched by Their Cat. Should They Be Worried?

Equine

Equine Health Research from New Zealand: New vaccine for horses delivered by nasal spray proves effective in small trial

Podcast from The Horse on Clinical Signs of Equine Colic

Small Ruminants

Producer Handbook from Ontario Goat: Preparing the Ontario Goat Sector for Disease-Related Sector-Wide Emergencies

Swine

Further evidence contaminated feed ingredients are risk for transport of pathogens

Wildlife

Parasite transmitted by ticks found in Canada lynx

Ranavirus discovered in Ontario turtles