News tagged with canine influenza

Canine influenza vaccine found effective against secondary infections

(PhysOrg.com) -- Recent research by Ron Schultz, professor and chair of the Department of Pathobiological Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine, has shown the newly approved Canine ...

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created Jul 08, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0




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Researchers discover bats may be a common source of many viral diseases

International researchers under the aegis of the University of Bonn have discovered the probable cause of not just one, but several infectious agents at the same time. Paramyxoviruses originate from ubiquitous ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Scientists find measles' natural nemesis

Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have found that a known enzyme in cells protects against measles virus, likely by altering the virus's genetic material, RNA. Cells lacking the enzyme become highly vulnerable ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

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'Biosensors' on four feet detect animals infected with bird flu

Blood hounds, cadaver dogs, and other canines who serve humanity may soon have a new partner ― disease detector dogs ― thanks to an unusual experiment in which scientists trained mice to identify ...

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

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When it comes to transmission of MRSA and C. difficile, dogs are not necessarily man's best friend

In a letter to the Editor of the Journal of Hospital Infection, published by Elsevier, S. Lefebvre and J.S. Weese from the University of Guelph in Canada describe a study that investigated whether MRSA and C.difficile could be passed b ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created May 07, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Rabies deaths from dog bites could be eliminated

Someone in the developing world - particularly in rural Africa - dies from a rabid dog bite every 10 minutes.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Mar 12, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

'Deadly dozen' reports diseases worsened by climate change

Health experts from the Wildlife Conservation Society today released a report that lists 12 pathogens that could spread into new regions as a result of climate change, with potential impacts to both human and wildlife health ...

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created Oct 07, 2008 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Canine influenza was around as early as 1999

The canine influenza virus, first identified in 2004, had been circulating in the greyhound population for at least five years prior to its discovery and may have been responsible for numerous outbreaks of respiratory disease ...

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created Mar 18, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0


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