Top Animal Health Links This Week (Jul 24-30)

To help you stay on top of animal health and disease news, we are posting our top links of the week, which will direct you to important information and discussions around animal health. Below, please find the links, broken down by Network. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter if you want to see the best animal health links on the net every day. Read our guides on how to use Twitter and Facebook for continuing education. If you missed last week’s top links, check them out here.

General

Updated Ontario Rabies Map – 2 new cases of raccoon rabies: 1 skunk in Halton, and 1 raccoon in Brant

Ticks can spread Lyme disease, Anaplasmosis, and more. Check yourself and your pet for ticks

Too early for forecast on Lyme disease ticks, experts say

2 cases of mosquito-borne La Crosse Encephalitis found in Northern US – LACV amplifies in small mammals

Bees

Largest-ever study of controversial pesticides finds harm to bees

Companion Animals

More dogs being treated for Lyme disease, GTA vets say

Part 2 of our “Raw Food Diets for Pets” podcast series. We discuss top 3 concerns with raw food, nutrition, + more!

Equine

EEE can affect your horse whether you’re staying in ON or traveling to the states. Get vaccinated

Poultry

Multistate Outbreaks of Human Salmonella Infections Linked to Live Poultry in Backyard Flocks

Swine

11 people who had exposure to pigs at an Ohio County Fair have tested positive for a flu virus

Wildlife

Tumors Plague Indian River Lagoon Turtles, And Researchers Want To Know Why