Worms and Germs Blog

Focusing on zoonotic diseases - diseases that can be transmitted from animals to people, particularly those involving companion animals.

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Clindamycin and the zombie apocalypse:
Always read the disclaimers.
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Brucella canis and rescue programs: A Wisconsin rescue has its dog population under quarantine after a dog th... https://t.co/K2DOh3bNyx

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Dog Licks…Again: Every year or so, there’s a new wave of publicity/paranoia about the risks associated with d... https://t.co/BBzeX4RsxS

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“Kittens Can Cause Death” and Other Overblown Headlines: I’ve held off writing about this, but needed to get ... https://t.co/LFlPVk1n9W

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Infectious Diseases and Canine Group Settings: A new website about infectious disease risks in canine group s... https://t.co/NcJnOEXoQQ

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Updated Equine West Nile Virus and EEE Maps: I guess the title says it all. Here’s the most recent update fro... https://t.co/RBIoMF5zor

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The Indoor/Outdoor Cat Debate: The latest edition of the Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery contains an A... https://t.co/dIBpAnZb6Z

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Rabies Posters & Latest Update: Raccoon-variant rabies cases around the Hamilton area continue to trickle in ... https://t.co/SkyXLhF511

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Dog Bite Prevention Education: I spend a lot of time talking about ‘emerging’ infectious diseases. Some of th... https://t.co/ug4jOVm8Ue

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Infectious Disease Risk Management for Canine Group Settings: Hot off the presses in the Journal of the Ameri... https://t.co/zExm8cKtVF

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Equine Arbovirus Update: Arboviruses, ARthropod-BOrne viruses, are viruses that are spread by insects, often ... https://t.co/EjA6msm7tu

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Vague Disease Warning in Dogs (and Cats?) in New Jersey: A vague but potentially interesting report from New ... https://t.co/HMpmMD4k92

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: A vague but potentially interesting report from New Jersey outlines a request for information about pet dea... https://t.co/C5loEdkJLb

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Agritourism Infection Prevention: Agritourism is becoming a big industry. As our society gets more urbanized,... https://t.co/g1PsGR7E4y

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Diagnostic Crotch Sniffing?: Dogs’ noses are used for a lot of things. Some are conventional (e.g. tracking, ... https://t.co/BwZzXGrjMq

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Guinea Worm in Dogs: There are a lot of gross parasitic diseases. A prime example is dracunculiasis, otherwis... https://t.co/eEFXi4koEs

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Why Do Zika and Other Mosquito-Borne Viruses Only Occur in Specific Areas?: When I got into vet school, I did... https://t.co/crCN0QLPFg

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Fatal Horse-Associated Streptococcus zooepidemicus infection: A recent MMWR report describes a pair of Strep.... https://t.co/bLexZPNIJL

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Crossword #2 answers:
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Crossword #2: Back by popular demand, here’s another crossword puzzle. This one’s a bit tougher.
A pdf versio... https://t.co/VliZfvY0hk