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Pets can be infected with West Nile Virus, too

August 27, 2012 | Julie Ciaramella | Leave a comment

Humans aren’t the only ones susceptible to West Nile Virus (WNV) — our pets can become infected, too. There’s no vaccine for WNV in pets, but the good news is that infections in dogs and cats are rare and usually not fatal. Also, pets can’t transmit WNV to humans. The only way WNV can be transmitted to humans and pets is through a bite from an infected mosquito.

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One Health Headlines: Friday, July 27, 2012

July 27, 2012 | Michael San Filippo | Leave a comment

In this week’s One Health roundup: Diseases you can catch from your pet, what zebrafish can teach us about human development and disease, the role the BP oil spill played in Gulf of Mexico dolphin deaths, how dogs can reduce office stress, and much more.

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Seniors in nursing homes benefit from therapy pets

July 11, 2012 | Julie Ciaramella | Leave a comment

We’ve known for a long time about the benefits of pet therapy — we see a lot of stories about animals helping service members with post-traumatic stress disorder and children with autism, or just the calming effects pets can have on people in general. Senior citizens also can benefit from having regular interactions with pets. More nursing homes around the country are opening their doors to allow animals to visit, and residents report that the dogs and cats (and sometimes horses, too!) offer comfort while alleviating feelings of loneliness and helping with medical conditions.

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One Health Headlines: Friday, May 18, 2012

May 18, 2012 | Michael San Filippo | Leave a comment

This week’s One Health roundup includes stories on the risks of Salmonella from small turtles and recently recalled pet food, how a warmer winter led to an increase in vehicle-wildlife collisions, the high cost of dog bites, the latest in animal research, and much, much, MUCH more (it was a busy week).

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One Health Headlines: Friday, April 20, 2012

April 20, 2012 | Michael San Filippo | Leave a comment

Once again, rabies dominated the One Health headlines this week, with Toronto reporting its first human case of rabies in 80 years. This is only the third such case in Canada in the last 12 years. Further testing has revealed the 41-year-old man most likely was infected while working in the Dominican Republic.

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