Weekly Disease Surveillance Scan (Aug 27 – Sep 2)

Below, please find our weekly disease surveillance scan 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 / Vet Med / One Health

OIE’s performance of veterinary services (PVS) evaluation report of Canada

Updated Ontario Rabies Map: 1 new case of presumed fox rabies in one skunk (Elora) this week.

Bees

Still a few spots open for our Toronto Beekeeping Workshop on Testing for Varroa Mites – Takes place Sept 7 at Downsview Park. It is FREE, but there are limited spaces.

Companion Animals

CDC: Brucellosis in Dogs Remains a Public Health Risk

Cases of H3N2, a newer virulent strain of canine influenza or “dog flu” that appeared in New York City earlier this year before making its way into Connecticut

Equine

Pony Dies From Potomac Horse Fever In Maryland

West Nile Virus found in a horse near Medicine Hat

Signs of Botulism in Adult Horses

Fish

Fish Antimicrobial Stewardship Workshops

Swine

New outbreak shows African swine fever moving south through China’s pig farms

Influenza A H1N2 variant identified by CDC in Michigan residents with exposure to swine