Zoonotic Diseases
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March 19, 2024Posted: March 19, 2024Read MoreGet ready to cluck with excitement because it's National Poultry Day! At Hardy Diagnostics, we're proud to offer a range of products designed to support poultry farmers in maintaining the highest standards of safety and quality.
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September 13, 2023Posted: September 13, 2023In some cases in Florida, patients with leprosy report contact with armadillos, but others to not. These are the only animals known to harbor the disease and have been known to spit when people get too close.Read More -
April 06, 2023Posted: April 06, 2023Read More...How could anything so cute be so dangerous?
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the top ten global public health threats facing humanity.¹
Ironically, humans are to blame; yet, in recent years, the increase of AMR strains in animals, specifically companion animals,
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September 02, 2022Posted: September 02, 2022Categories: Zoonotic DiseasesRead MoreAnother Emerging Virus With a Very High Mortality Rate
Originates from bats
The Nipah virus (NiV) is a zoonotic virus of the genus Henipavirus, family Paramyxoviridae, and has been identified as a...
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June 08, 2022Posted: June 08, 2022Read MoreLyme disease is one of the most common types of tick-borne diseases (TBDs), yet many questions remain surrounding long-term treatment of this disease. Borrelia burgdorferi, the spirochete causing the disease, is transmitted to humans through the bite of an infected Ixodes tick. (1) The first symptoms will often include a bullseye rash forming around the tick bite, as seen in the photo...
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June 07, 2022Posted: June 07, 2022Read MoreIn December 2021, Canada reported the first case of the 2021-2022 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 in North America. Subsequently, HPAI H5N1 viruses have been confirmed in wild birds, backyard flocks, and commercial poultry facilities in both Canada and the United States. (1) According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), as of April 26, 2022, there have been almost 37...
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December 15, 2021Posted: December 15, 2021Read More...Will Releasing Genetically Modified Mosquitos Finally Conquer Malaria?
For the first time, scientists have shown that a new kind of genetic engineering, known as a "gene drive," can crash populations of malaria-spreading mosquitoes.
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November 23, 2021Posted: November 23, 2021Read MoreIn the United States, Campylobacter is the most common bacterial cause of diarrhea, affecting 1.5 million U.S. residents every year.(1) Approximately 30% of Campylobacter strains have decreased susceptibility to fluoroquinolones (e.g., ciprofloxacin) or macrolides (e.g., azithromycin), the antibiotics commonly used to treat infections, which poses a serious threat to public health.(2)
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October 20, 2021Posted: October 20, 2021Read MoreMore deadly than Lyme Disease...
In 1958, a five-year-old boy from Powassan, Ontario, Canada presented to a children’s hospital complaining of dizziness; his parents also described tremors of his left arm. Electroencephalogram readings showed a widespread disturbance in the patient’s brain. The patient’s condition began to ra...
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May 16, 2020Posted: May 16, 2020Read MoreOne of the deadliest species known to man is Aedes aegypti, also known as the Yellow Fever mosquito. This species of mosquito is capable of carrying and spreading diseases such as chikungunya, zika, yellow fever, and dengue fever to more than half of the world's population. These diseases are the cause for millions of deaths every year and have increased substantially in the last 30 years.(1)...
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February 16, 2019Posted: February 16, 2019Read MoreChronic Wasting
Disease (CWD), is a fatal prion infection affecting free-ranging and captive
cervid herds. Cervids are hooved ruminant mammals that include deer, caribou,
elk, and moose.
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October 27, 2017Posted: October 27, 2017Read MoreThe classic bulls-eye rash is one that most people are warned to watch out for and are told to seek medical assistance if it appears on the skin. This rash is called erythema migrans and may occur from infection with a bacterium of the genus Borrelia. These bacteria are spirochetes and have a flagellum that aids in mobility. Borrelia burgdorferi is the most common species associated wi...
