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Zoonotic Disease Newsletter


The Zoonotic Disease Newsletter serves to keep our partners - local health jurisdictions, veterinarians, mosquito control districts, and others - current on news and issues surrounding zoonoses. To receive an email notification of the quarterly Zoonotic Disease Newsletter, please contact us at zd@doh.wa.gov.

 

2009 Newsletters

Spring 2009 - Volume 3, Issue 1

Baby chicks continue to be source of springtime salmonella | Preparing for West Nile virus on a shoestring budget | Remembering Zach through rabies prevention education | What kids, parent, and owners can do to prevent dog bites | Fluorescent mice help hantavirus disease research | Three percent of wild carnivores surveyed infected with plague | Animal shelters can pose zoonotic disease risk | Welcome Nicola, our new Zoonotic Disease Epidemiologist

2008 Newsletters

Fall 2008 - Volume 2, Issue 4

Despite monitoring cuts, West Nile detections increase | Fungal pathogen, Cryptococcus gattii is spreading | Dog deaths from cyanobacteria spur lake monitoring | Workgroup begins revision of state's zoonoses rules | CDC signs North American Rabies Management Plan | Canine leptospirosis concerns rise in the fall | Kids and pets: advice for staying healthy and happy

Summer 2008 - Volume 2, Issue 3

Early mosquito sample tests positive for West Nile virus | Fairs, petting zoos, and preventing disease outbreaks | Rabies imported through "Operation Baghdad Pup" | Effective repellents approved by CDC update | Aerial spraying of mosquito adulticides proves effective at reducing West Nile virus disease

Spring 2008 - Volume 2, Issue 2

Illegally kept monkey bites three people, tested for rabies | Stop the spread of salmonella from baby chicks outreach | Pull up your socks: Ticks are active with warm weather | Importing dogs brings fear of introducing canine rabies | Grant to WSU supports global animal health research | West Nile virus response planning workshops | How to properly clean-up rodent contaminated areas

Winter 2008 - Volume 2, Issue 1

Pet birds purchased recently may pose psittacosis risk | Distribution of mosquitoes in WA | Outbreak of turtle-associated Salmonella infections | Plague: past, present, and future

2007 Newsletters

December 2007 - Volume 1, Issue 12

Flood kills animals, prompting disposal response | Rule revision for zoonotic diseases | Pet related infections | Scorpion toxin makes fungus deadly to insect pests

November 2007 - Volume 1, Issue 11

Few West Nile virus detections this season | Study indicates widespread roundworm infection | West Nile virus knowledge improves with new research | Health toll of climate change seen as ethical crisis

October 2007 - Volume 1, Issue 10

Cold weather has rodents scurrying indoors | Stable flies are suspected in West Nile deaths of pelicans | Troops battle sand flies and leishmaniasis in SW Asia | Call WDFW toll-free line to report dead wild birds | Salmonellosis cases decline; bird feeding cautions eased

September 2007 - Volume 1, Issue 9

West Nile high risk times identified - helps target control | IPM helps eliminate need for adulticiding | State focuses on cleaning up large tire piles | First World Rabies Day observed | Unique tool used to find woman exposed to rabid bat

August 2007 - Volume 1, Issue 8

West Nile virus found in Yakima County area horses | West Nile emergency prompts aerial spraying in Oregon | Over $10 million dedicated to fight West Nile virus emergency in California | Rodent's ticks can cause relapsing fever

July 2007 - Volume 1, Issue 7

One-health movement seeks stronger ties between veterinarians, physicians, and pubic health | Mosquito misting systems fact sheet | Turtle associated salmonellosis in humans

June 2007 - Volume 1, Issue 6

Seattle focuses on catch basins in preparation for increased West Nile virus activity | Avoid rabies - don't touch bats or other wild animals | Plague monitoring helps detect potential outbreaks | Bird feeding precautions urged to stem bird disease

May 2007 - Volume 1, Issue 5

Squirrels prove to be valuable West Nile virus indicator | West Nile virus threatens backyard birds | Canine brucellosis outbreak at kennel triggers response

April 2007 - Volume 1, Issue 4

Hantavirus risk can increase during spring clean-up | State veterinarian urges vaccination of horses for West Nile virus

March 2007 - Volume 1, Issue 3

Springtime salmonella carried by young poultry | Behavior influences your risk for West Nile virus disease | Killing harmful E. coli inside the animal carriers

February 2007 - Volume 1, Issue 2

Canine leptospirosis tracked in Washington State | Viruses can jump between primates and humans | Cryptococcus gattii Q&A and journal articles

January 2007 - Volume 1, Issue 1

Climate change raises vector-borne disease concerns | WSDA seeks volunteers for avian influenza surveillance testing of backyard flocks | State's wild birds being tested for avian influenza

 
 

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