Horses in Respiratory Distress: Strangles, an Ancient Disease
October 2, 2019 – Fever, nasal discharge, labored breathing, swollen lymph nodes and difficulty swallowing are hard enough to deal with in dogs and cats....
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Tracking the Source of Toxoplasma Infections in Otters
September 20, 2019 – About a decade ago, researchers noticed that infectious diseases were responsible for more than 40% of all sea otter deaths. One...
Wild African Buffalo Provide Key Insights into the Genetics of TB Resistance
DENVER/September 19, 2019 – Morris Animal Foundation -funded researchers at Oregon State University discovered areas in the African buffalo genome linked to risk for TB...
Rabies Remains a Threat in Impoverished Regions of the World, Despite Effective Vaccine
September 16, 2019 – World Rabies Day is an important awareness day targeting a lethal disease. The word rabies may conjure up images of dogs...
Stopping Salmonella in its Tracks
August 29, 2019 – Salmonella infections are big news when an outbreak in people occurs, sending health officials scrambling to find a source. But Salmonella...
Last Chlamydia-Free Koala Population May Safeguard Future of Species
DENVER/July 2, 2019 – The last, large, isolated, healthy c hlamydia -free population of koalas in Australia may have been identified on Kangaroo Island, said...
Persistent Joint Infections in Horses
June 20, 2019 – As a species, horses are prone to joint infections. Now, a new approach to these infections may help greatly improve treatment...