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  • Texas will have new tool in fighting poultry disease with new lab


    Gonzales, Texas -- A new state poultry diagnostic laboratory building will expand its current testing capacities thanks to a gift from its former director.

    A sixth Florida horse tests positive for piroplasmosis


    Bradenton, Fla. -- A sixth horse tested positive for equine piroplasmosis (EP), this one on a second Manatee County property, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (DOACS) reported.

    5 Florida horses test positive for piroplasmosis


    Bradenton, Fla. -- State officials quarantined a Manatee County property where five cases of equine piroplasmosis (EP), a disease not reported in the United States since 1988, were confirmed.

    ClinQuiz: Ectoparasites


    Test your knowledge of external parasites with this short quiz.

    Research team links illness to pigs raised without antibiotics


    Columbus, Ohio - A new study conducted by The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine suggests that pigs raised without antibiotics were more susceptible to parasitic infections and disease.

    Texas authorities expand fever tick quarantine area


    Austin, Texas - A year after establishing its first 39,325-acre quarantine to fight fever ticks, the Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) has expanded its watch zone by another 307,000 acres.

    Deworming: Next steps in disease prevention


    West LaFayette, Ind. — Following an aggressive deworming schedule for dogs and cats could have a significant impact on the zoonotic transmission of parasitic diseases, according to one expert.

    Update on babesiosis, leptospirosis in dogs


    Q: Please provide a review on canine babesiosis and canine leptospirosis.

    Heartworm society to conduct nationwide survey


    San Antonio, Texas - The American Heartworm Society intends to survey more than 40,000 veterinary clinics and hospitals this summer to record the number of dogs diagnosed and treated for heartworm disease as part of the group's three-year plan to increase awareness heartworm awareness.

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