NEWS AND COMMMENT: Online, there are disturbing reports about a mystery respiratory disease affecting more than 200 dogs in Oregon and the report is that other states are affected. The worrying aspect of this disease is that at this stage the experts don’t know whether …
The Times reports on a University of Sheffield article describing research that they have done on using the poop of endangered animals to kill certain bacterial species including superbugs which are resistant to antibiotics and which cause diabetic foot ulcers. Apparently, diabetics can suffer from …
In a recent study, the scientists concluded that “globally, the association between antibiotic consumption and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) between human and animals goes both ways”. My understanding is that they mean that if humans consume too many antibiotics it works against them because the pathogens, …
In the first case of its kind, scientists have reported on a couple living on Staten Island, New York City, who gave their dog monkeypox by sleeping with the companion animal. It is reported in the Lancet medical journal. It concerns a couple of gay …
The virus is called Langya. And the authorities in China are urgently looking into this new virus which is zoonotic i.e. it can be transferred from animals to people which, you may recall, is how Covid-19 started. Langya has infected over three dozen people in …
Monkeypox cases have more than doubled. In Britain a total of nine cases have been reported with 11 more cases to be announced shortly. It is believed that there are many more cases. Canada is investigating more than a dozen suspected cases. Spain and Portugal …
NEWS AND COMMENT: The reporting is skimpy. However, it’s clear that dogs are picking up a bug which causes gastroenteritis when they are taken for a walk on Blackpool beach. This is a famous beach in the UK. Blackpool is a well-known tourist attraction, albeit …
