The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is asking hunters to voluntarily submit samples to examine exposure and active infections of West Nile virus (WNV) in ruffed grouse.
Another outbreak of ASF occurred August 19th in Haizhou District of the city of Lianyungang, in the Jiangsu Province. This marks the third reported outbreak of ASF in China.
A bat was found by a passerby on a walking pathway between Lake Harriet band shell and Lyndale Park on August 10th. The bat subsequently died 2 days later and was submitted and tested positive for rabies on August 14th.
There is now a second case of African swine fever (ASF) in China. It was found in a slaughterhouse where 30 pigs died of ASF. The slaughterhouse is located in the city of Zhengzhou in the Henan province.
Following nearly two weeks of containment efforts, disinfection, and active surveillance with no new cases, Chinese officials identified a second case of ASF on Thursday.
The first case of African Swine Fever (ASF) has been reported in China. First identified on August 1st, the outbreak was located in the northeast, in the city Shenyang.
The current labeling practices allowed by the FDA and to a smaller extent the USDA are a disaster for consumers looking to understand how to shop responsibly and eat healthy.
As a new monthly series, CAHFS will be highlighting our residents, graduate students, faculty, and staff. To begin, we'll be featuring one of our new veterinary public health residents, Dr. Lauren Bernstein!
CAHFS and the Veterinary Population Medicine Department are excited to welcome three new residents into the Veterinary Publich Health and Preventive Medicine program.
