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Capnocytophaga Info Sheet 26 Aug 2013 | 08:07 pm
We've just posted a new info sheet about Capnocytophaga. One member of this bacterial group in particular, Capnocytophaga canimorsus, makes the news periodically because it can cause devastating infe...
Keeping kids safe around pets 22 Aug 2013 | 12:59 am
One of our most frequent pieces of advice on W&GB when it comes to kids is to always make sure they are supervised when they are around pets. This is important for at least two major reasons, one bei...
Salmonella and fair poultry exhibits 19 Aug 2013 | 08:39 pm
As fall fair season starts, concerns about petting zoo outbreaks rise. While deficiencies are still common, petting zoos seem to be getting better with their infection control measures. People too are...
So much for the 'labour saving device' 18 Aug 2013 | 07:04 am
So, Amy and I get home from soccer practice, and she gets in the house and yells “The dog pooped on the floor." My thought: “That’s annoying” Amy: “..and it’s EVERYWHERE” My thought: “Great. One of...
All about tapeworms and Echinococcus 9 Aug 2013 | 02:39 am
The latest Worms & Germs infosheets are all about some common and not-so-common members of a particular group of parasites: tapeworms. There are a number of different groups and species of tapeworms t...
Irony...bad luck...rabies-magnet...pick your terminology 9 Aug 2013 | 12:24 am
The word "ironic” gets used a lot, often incorrectly. Alanis Morrissette’s hit song “Ironic” is a great example of this since she (ironically?) describes situations that aren’t really ironic, they ju...
More on fake service dogs 8 Aug 2013 | 05:52 pm
I've written (whined, lamented, and complained) about this before, but it's rearing its ugly head again: fake service dogs. Essentially, it comes down to self-centred people who think they should be a...
Pet-store python kills 2 young boys 6 Aug 2013 | 06:27 am
This isn't a zoonotic disease issue but certainly relates to ongoing discussions about exotic pets. A python from an exotic animal store apparently escaped its enclosure and found its way into an apa...
New bugs, same story 5 Aug 2013 | 06:08 am
A colleague recently let me know about a journal article entitled “Human wound infectious caused by Nesseria animaloris and Neisseria zoodegmatis, former CDC Group EF-4a and EF-4b" (Heydecke et al 201...
US Rabies update 30 Jul 2013 | 06:18 pm
ProMed-mail usually has a monthly recap of rabies cases. The most recent one (like most of them) doesn't have anything too astounding, but it should provide some good reminders. Skunk attacks baby A...
