Weekly Disease Surveillance Scan (Oct 15-21)

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  / One Health

L.A. County sees its first case of rare mosquito-borne illness in 21 years St. Louis encephalitis

Updated Ontario Rabies Map – 1 new case of raccoon rabies found last week in a skunk in Hamilton

Case of La Crosse encephalitis in Ohio

Bees

As part of the province’s response to the small hive beetle (SHB), the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs has created an on-line map showing the number of SHB confirmed bee yards in each township

Companion Animals

H3N2 canine influenza virus has been re-introduced to Ontario, again in the Muskoka region

Equine

3 cases of West Nile Virus in Elgin and Oxford counties

Swine

Scientists, Biosecurity Research Institute study African swine fever to prevent US outbreak

African Swine Fever: Diagnostic Preparedness, Surveillance and Response Discussion with USDA

Wildlife

Hunters warned to lookout for bovine tuberculosis in deer

Disease-carrying mountain goats threaten ancient bighorn sheep herd