West Nile Virus is Here, But Don’t Let It Stop You
West Nile Virus Confirmed in Canada for 2017 The first positive case of West Nile virus in 2017 has been…
White-Nose Syndrome Moves Northwest
White-Nose Syndrome on the Move The latest confirmed case of White-nose Syndrome was submitted from the Red Lake, Ontario area.…
Crows in the Snow: A Wintery Tale of Reoviruses
“Winter is Coming, We Know What’s Coming With it.” -Jon Snow (Game of Thrones) On a sunny Saturday afternoon in…
Living with Wildlife
Windows are bad news birds! Did you know that in North America hundreds of millions of birds are killed each…
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…