Indonesia steps up coordination to control spread of Zika, H5N1

Edit Topix 29 Sep 2016
President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's recent decision to disband the National Committee on Zoonosis , whose functions have now been taken over by the Coordinating Human Development and Culture Ministry, is expected to improve the nation's ability to control zoonotic diseases such as bird flu and Zika ... ....

Plague Confirmed in an Evergreen Domestic Cat (Jefferson County, CO)

Edit Public Technologies 19 Sep 2016
(Source. Jefferson County, CO). Jefferson County, CO-Jefferson County Public Health (JCPH) announced today that a domestic cat in the Evergreen area has tested positive for plague ... The cat is now under the care of a veterinarian ... For further information, please call Jefferson County Public Health's Zoonosis Program at 303-271-5730 or our main number at 303-232-6301 and ask for the Environmental Health Services Division. Nancy Braden....

E. Nusa Tenggara reduces rabies through mass vaccination

Edit The Jakarta Post 30 Aug 2016
The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) health and zoonosis control national technical adviser, Andri Jatikusumah, said the number of dog rabies cases in Flores and Lembata had continued to decline, thanks to massive vaccination programs the body had held on the islands since 2013 ... (ebf) The Jakarta Post. ....

Dr. Susan Rollo Selected as State Epidemiologist (Texas Animal Health Commission)

Edit Public Technologies 09 Aug 2016
(Source. Texas Animal Health Commission) NEWS RELEASE. Texas Animal Health Commission "Serving Texas Animal Agriculture Since 1893" Andy Schwartz, DVMExecutive Director. P.O. Box 12966 ● Austin, Texas 78711 ● (800) 550-8242 http.//www.tahc.texas.gov ... August 9, 2016 Dr ... "Dr ... Dr ... In 2010, Dr. Rollo accepted a position at the Department of State Health Services in Houston where she served as the Zoonosis Control Veterinarian....

Infectious and parasitic diseases - an overview and trends of all reported cases in German ...

Edit PR Newswire 27 Jul 2016
NEW YORK, July 26, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- This report shows inpatient diagnosis numbers of infectious and parasitic diseases reported by all German hospitals between 2006 and 2014.The data focuses on (1) intestinal infectious diseases, (2) tuberculosis, (3) certain bacterial zoonosis, (4) ... ....

Yogyakarta establishes zoonosis control commission

Edit Antara News 21 Jul 2016
The administration of Yogyakarta city has established a Zoonosis Control Commission in an effort to anticipate and control diseases transmitted by animals. "The commission will work under a Mayor Regulation Number 36/2016 ... ....

VETERINARIANS HAVE IMPORTANT ROLE TO PLAY (Government of the Republic of Fiji)

Edit Public Technologies 21 Jul 2016
(Source. Government of the Republic of Fiji). 7/21/2016. The Minister of Agriculture, Rural and Maritime Development and National Disaster Management Hon. Inia Seruiratu said that veterinarians play a vital role play in providing effective surveillance of animal diseases and zoonosis throughout the world ... Public permalinkhttp.//www.publicnow.com/view/A8890F9ECCD6664FE03434645B7567F161C2D2E3. (noodl. 34628268) ....

TOPICS: Zoonotic diseases

Edit The Himalayan 13 Jul 2016
Globalization and climate change have had an unprecedented worldwide impact on emerging and re-emerging animal diseases and zoonosis ... Zoonotic diseases are those which can be passed between vertebrate animals and humans. However, ecological change and climate events can promote epidemic expansion of the host. Different zoonosis are transmitted to humans in different ways and the disease may be directly infectious ... The post TOPICS ... ....

Bat Brought to Baytown Positive for Rabies (City of Baytown, TX)

Edit Public Technologies 09 Jul 2016
(Source. City of Baytown, TX). The City of Baytown Health Department's Animal Services Division was made aware of a potential human rabies contact on Thursday, July 7 ... While this patient had already received some post exposure treatment, his case will be followed by the Texas Department of State Health Services, Zoonosis Division to ensure a positive outcome ... (noodl. 34469580) ....

Ilaria’s Ordeal Is Over, “But Now I Feel Scarred”

Edit Corriere 06 Jul 2016
... dangerous, handcuff me!’ I found myself charged with terrible crimes, ‘with the aim of committing, on an unspecified number of occasions, the offence of receiving stolen goods, the administration of drugs representing a danger to public health, corruption, zoonosis and causing an epidemic ....’ Basically, I was a monster....

Is it healthy to sleep with your pets?

Edit AOL 24 Jun 2016
Sharing a pillow with Fido? You're not alone. Pets like snoozing in people's beds, and most U.S. pet owners don't seem to mind. Half of all dogs bunk down with their owners, while 63 percent of cats nap in an adult's bed, according to the latest APPA National Pet Owners Survey, conducted by the American Pet Products Association ... Lie down with dogs, get up with fleas?. A disease that animals can transmit to humans is known as a "zoonosis."...

More than just chips: what are you getting with your fish? (Charles Sturt University)

Edit Public Technologies 22 Jun 2016
(Source. Charles Sturt University). A Charles Sturt University (CSU) scientist has identified the need for more research into seafood safety to protect the health of Australian consumers and workers in the local fishing industry ... 'There are few reported cases in Australia of seafood-borne zoonosis but this could be due to misdiagnosis. There is also no standardised technique in Australia to diagnose these diseases.' ... (noodl. 34208250) ....

GLDA continues to advocate for proper animal husbandry (Ministry of Agriculture of Guyana)

Edit Public Technologies 07 Jun 2016
(Source. Ministry of Agriculture of Guyana). - As vaccination of at-risk animal against endemic diseases program records success in 2015 ... As it relates to Brucellosis, which is a highly contagious zoonosis caused by ingestion of unpasteurized milk or undercooked meat from infected animals or by coming in close contact with their secretions, 844 animals tested for the same period ... (noodl. 33983424) ....
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