Stowaway bats
In October of 2023, a cargo ship arrived in Nova Scotia, originating from Germany and stopping in the United Kingdom…
West Nile Virus Makes an Early Appearance in Wild Birds in Ontario this Year
The 2024 West Nile virus (WNV) season has officially started at CWHC Ontario. We detected 3 cases of WNV in…
Infections digestives par des douves causent des mortalités chez des canards au Québec
Un épisode de mortalité massive de canards barboteurs a été rapporté dans la Baie Lavallière (Saint-Anne-de-Sorel, sud du Québec). Au…
CWHC Western/Northern – Meet the Team
CWHC Western Northern has added to our team over the past year and wanted to introduce some new faces in…
RHDV2 surveillance in Ontario
Rabbit hemorrhagic disease is a fatal disease, caused by rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus 2 (RHDV2), that can affect both wild…
A rare find in our lab after Hurricane Fiona – a White-tailed tropicbird.
As part of the ongoing National Avian Influenza Virus Surveillance Program, CWHC-Atlantic received a large shipment of birds recently from…
Anticoagulant Rodenticide Toxicity in Wildlife Predators
With all the news about avian influenza over the past few months, it is sometimes easy to forget that our…
Karine Béland, nouvelle diplomate de l’American College of Zoological Medicine
Nous sommes heureux d’annoncer que Karine Béland, qui a fait son programme de résidence à la Faculté de médecine vétérinaire…
Premier cas d’infection par le virus de l’influenza aviaire H5N1 hautement pathogène chez un ours noir
Un ours noir femelle adulte présentant un comportement non habituel a été rapporté par des visiteurs en juin dernier dans…
First case of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus infection in a black bear
An adult female black bear exhibiting unusual behaviour was reported by visitors in June at Forillon National Park in the…