On May 19 over 540 saiga antelope (Saiga tatarica), one of the rarest mammals on the planet, were found dead in northern Kazakhstan’s Qostanai
Category: Outbreak News
A California man infected with tuberculosis has been charged and jailed for not taking his TB medication. Prosecutors argue that Armando Rodriguez, 34, has put
The Washington State Secretary of Health Mary Selecky has declared whooping cough is at epidemic levels and requested federal assistance. Washington has counted 1284 cases
A little-known but deadly disease is making its presence felt in the southwestern United States. Chagas disease, sometimes called the “silent killer,” has long been
A rare botulism outbreak caused the deaths of 23 horses at the Whistlin’ Willow farm in Gorham, Maine. Outbreak The 175-acre farm lost
Measles has been making headlines in the United States and abroad. U.S. measles cases in 2011 were the highest in 15 years, nearly four times
On Tuesday April 24 2012, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) confirmed a case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in a dairy cow in
After a short respite, cattle farmers in Germany confront yet another disease that is threatening to destroy their herds. Outbreak A new outbreak of
Scottish veterinarians are perplexed by a mysterious new illness that is causing their feline patients to walk like robots. In a report published in
What began as a dip in a pool, ended in a leg amputation. According to a case report in the April 2012 Journal of Clinical