Weekly Disease Surveillance Scan (Sep 24-30)

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.

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General / One Health

For the week of September 19th there were 0 case of terrestrial rabies detected. For the latest map/detailed stats

Antibiotic resistance needs more work

The dissemination series from CPHAZ has a great page about Powassan Virus and other arthropod-borne viruses in wildlife and ticks in Ontario, Canada

From Russia: Fatal human babesiosis caused by Babesia divergens in an asplenic host

Companion Animals

Multidrug-Resistant Campylobacter Outbreak Emphasizes Need for Antibiotic Stewardship Practices in Pets

Campylobacter outbreak from pet store puppies (and an antibiotic rant)

Ontario researchers 3D-print piece of new skull for dog with cancer

Equine

Outer Banks Wild Horses Survive Hurricane Florence