Mycoplasmosis in wild passerines birds: Emergence of this condition in Quebec for a second consecutive winter?
We have started to receive reports, in Montreal area, of house finches and American goldfinches with clinical signs highly characteristic…
Mycoplasmose chez des passereaux sauvages : Émergence de cette maladie au Québec pour un deuxième hiver consécutif?
Nous avons commencé à recevoir des signalements, dans la région de Montréal, de roselins familiers et de chardonnerets jaunes présentant…
CWHC Atlantic leads MARS Necropsy Lab
On August 22, 2018, CWHC Atlantic hosted a marine mammal necropsy lab at the Atlantic Veterinary College (AVC), UPEI, for…
Pierre-Yves Honoured by AVC
On Friday, September 18th, Dr. Pierre-Yves Daoust was honoured at the University of Prince Edward Island Founders Day with The…
Welcome Dr. Dave McRuer, Associate of CWHC Atlantic
Congratulations and welcome to our newest Associate, Dr. Dave McRuer. Dave is a wildlife health specialist employed by Parks Canada…
Première documentation d’infections fatales par un Ranavirus chez des amphibiens au Québec
Une mortalité massive de grenouilles des bois (Rana sylvatica) et de salamandres maculées (Ambystoma maculatum) a été rapportée au début…
First documentation of fatal Ranavirus infections in amphibians in Quebec
A massive mortality of wood frogs (Rana sylvatica) and spotted salamanders (Ambystoma maculatum) was reported in early July in a…
Using mud to prevent pandemics
‘Pandemic’ is a word that conjures up terrifying images of a devastating disease outbreak spreading across human populations, leaving the…
Oral rabies vaccinations in New Brunswick
In recent years, the Department of Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries of New Brunswick (NB) distributes oral rabies vaccines, targeting skunks…
Canada geese in the wrong place, at the wrong time
On June 14, 52 adult Canada geese (Branta canadensis) were found dead in Contrecœur, Quebec. All carcasses were in the…