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Virus-Host Co-Evolution: How Specialized Should a Strain of a Multi-Host Virus Be?
December 11, 2012 — A new study of canine distemper virus (CDV) provides the first evidence that the virus occurs as specialist strains that emerge in response to strong evolutionary selection in the large global ... > full story -
BPA in Dog Training Aids: High Estrogen-Mimicking Chemical Concentrations Found in Dog Training Batons
December 10, 2012 — Sometimes orange, sometimes white, dog trainers often use plastic fetching batons called bumpers to teach dogs how to retrieve. But researchers have discovered that the dogs also may fetch a mouthful ... > full story -
First Direct Evidence Linking TB Infection in Cattle to Local Badger Populations
November 29, 2012 — Transmission of tuberculosis between cattle and badgers has been tracked at a local scale for the first time, using a combination of bacterial whole genome DNA sequencing and mathematical modelling. ... > full story -
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Brain Inflammation Likely Key Initiator to Prion and Parkinson's Disease
November 29, 2012 — Researchers have shown that neuro-inflammation plays a crucial role in initiating prion ... > full story -
Man's Best Friend: Common Canine Virus May Lead to New Vaccines for Deadly Human Diseases
November 27, 2012 — Researchers have discovered that a virus commonly found in dogs may serve as the foundation for the next great breakthrough in human vaccine ... > full story -
Pig Genome Offers Insights Into the Feistiest of Farm Animals
November 14, 2012 — The pig and its cousin the wild boar have much in common with humans. They are world travelers. They often damage their own habitat. They are easy to seduce (with food) and susceptible to ... > full story -
Headshaking in Horses: New Treatment Has 50% Success Rate
November 14, 2012 — A study has found a pioneering new surgical procedure, called caudal compression of the infraorbital nerve, could be a viable option for headshaking in horses with a long-term success rate of nearly ... > full story -
Resistant Parasites in Sheep in Norway
November 14, 2012 — Sheep in the Norwegian counties of Rogaland and Hordaland have an increased risk of hosting gastrointestinal parasites which cannot be efficiently treated with benzimidazole -- the most frequently ... > full story -
Call for Global Monitoring of Infectious Diseases in Dogs and Cats
November 12, 2012 — Most emerging infectious diseases of humans come from animals. International health agencies monitor these diseases, but they do so only for humans and livestock, not for companion dogs and cats. A ... > full story -
Privacy Vs. Protection: Study Considers How to Manage Epidemics in Information Blackouts
November 1, 2012 — When foot-and-mouth disease swept through the British countryside in early 2001, more than 10 million sheep, cattle and pigs were slaughtered to control the disease. Despite the devastation, the ... > full story
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