Ghostbusters? No – Tickbusters!
Fall is the favourite season of many. With all the leaves beginning to change colour displaying endless shades of reds…
Groundhogs, squirrels, and skunks, oh my!
Powassan virus (POWV) is a tick-borne zoonotic disease that affects the neurological system. It was first diagnosed in 1958 in…
Alveolar Hydatid Disease in a Chipmunk
Echinococcus multilocularis is a small (3-5 mm) tapeworm found in the intestinal tract of infected canines, including foxes, coyotes and…
Snake Fungal Disease Found in Ontario, Canada
Disease now confirmed in at least 16 states in the U.S.A. and one province in Canada In mid-March 2015 an…
2016 INCDNCM Conference: Important Dates
The Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative (CWHC) and the Centre for Public Health and Zoonoses (CPHAZ) will be hosting the 2016…
Raccoon Rabies in Ontario
Rabies virus occurs in a variety of strains, each associated with a preferred mammalian host. Ontario was the site, for…
71st International Conference on Diseases in Nature Communicable to Man
The Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative and Centre for Public Health and Zoonoses, at the Ontario Veterinary College, are co-hosting the…
Hands-on wildlife experience with CWHC Ontario/Nunavut
This year was the first that the Ontario Veterinary College offered 4th year students an opportunity to do a rotation…
CWHC Update from the Centre for Public Health and Zoonoses Scientific Symposium
The CWHC was well-represented at a scientific symposium in Guelph, Ontario, last week. The Centre for Public Health and Zoonoses…
Dr. Joan Belcher Budd, 1911-2015
Dr. Joan Belcher Budd, a pioneer worker on diseases of furbearing animals, wildlife and fish, and probably the most senior…