Animal Health News
Accidental ingestion of Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata) led to the sudden death of four New England beef cattle in late January 2024. These four cows were noted to be apparently healthy until...
During the summer of 2023, the Animal Health Diagnostic Center (AHDC) diagnosed several cases of clostridial myositis (blackleg) in dairy heifers on farms throughout the northeastern U.S. One...
The Cornell Animal Health Diagnostic Center (AHDC) has recently received multiple reports from veterinary practitioners across the country regarding increased incidence of canine respiratory...
Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus and West Nile virus (WNV) are two zoonotic, mosquito-borne viruses that cause fever and neurologic disease in equids. Birds are the reservoir host for both...
A small animal veterinarian requested a consultation regarding treatment options for a dog (signalment unknown) with chronic tapeworm infection. The dog did not display any clinical signs, but...
The Cornell Animal Health Diagnostic Center diagnosed about 20 cases per year of Listeria monocytogenes (L. monocytogenes) infection by culture or PCR, for the past four years (Figure 1). Most...
Two herd outbreaks of lead toxicosis occurred in beef cattle in New York in May and June, 2023.
Three angus cattle in the first herd developed bruxism, blindness and seizures after gaining...
The Cornell Animal Health Diagnostic Center (AHDC) has received multiple reports from private practitioners in the northeast regarding increased incidence of canine respiratory disease of unknown...
NY: Campylobacter jejuni was cultured from two out of three canine fecal samples submitted to the Animal Health Diagnostic Center. These samples came from three 5-month-old Boston Terrier puppies...
NY: Neorickettisa risticii, the causative agent of Potomac Horse Fever (PHF), is a seasonal pathogen that causes fever and life-threatening colitis leading to laminitis in equids. PHF cases occur...