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Zoonotic Disease Newsletters 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. Newsletters are in PDF format and require a free Acrobat Reader® to view.
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
One-health movement seeks stronger ties between veterinarians, physicians, and pubic health | Mosquito misting systems fact sheet | Turtle associated salmonellosis in humans
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
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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