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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 West Nile virus activity continues to swell in Washington | Do bats control mosquitoes? | Fido's and Fluffy's bowls need cleaning too! | Pests looking for warmth in all the wrong places | World Rabies Day | Cryptococcus gattii west coast meeting held in Seattle | Welcome Wayne Clifford, our new Program Manager Summer 2009 - Volume 3, Issue 2 West Nile virus heats up as mosquitoes test positive early | Report dead birds online for West Nile virus monitoring | Influenza A (H1N1): Hogs, humans, and public health | Don't be fomite - practice good hygiene around animals | Washington resident diagnosed with Q fever | Tick-borne disease in Washington | Angela Balint - moving west with West Nile virus 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, parents, 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 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 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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