News tagged with dog rabies
Rabies infections highlight dangers of processing dog meat
Eating dog meat is common in many Asian countries, but research conducted as part of the South East Asian Infectious Diseases Clinical Research Network has discovered a potentially lethal risk associated with preparing dog ...
Mar 17, 2009 |
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Rabies deaths from dog bites could be eliminated
Someone in the developing world - particularly in rural Africa - dies from a rabid dog bite every 10 minutes.
Mar 12, 2009 |
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Hope for a rabies eradication strategy in Africa
Most of the rabies virus circulating in dogs in western and central Africa comes from a common ancestor introduced to the continent around 200 years ago, probably by European colonialists. In the current issue of Journal of ...
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Jan 21, 2009 |
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Wild dogs didn't go extinct in east Africa after all
In 1991, conservationists announced with dismay that endangered African wild dogs had gone extinct from the Serengeti-Mara region of east Africa. Now the latest genetic study reveals that this proclamation ...
Jan 23, 2012 |
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Wright State students working to preserve rare Himalayan animal
(PhysOrg.com) -- A rare Himalayan goat-like animal called the grey goral, threatened with extinction in Pakistan because of population and hunting pressures, is getting some help from Wright State University.
May 06, 2011 |
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Rabies claims 100th fatality in Indonesia's Bali
(AP) -- A rabies outbreak on Indonesia's resort island of Bali has now killed 100 people.
Oct 15, 2010 |
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CDC: Rare infection passed on by Miss. organ donor
(AP) -- An extremely rare infection has been passed from an organ donor to at least one recipient in what is thought to be the first human-to-human transfer of the amoeba, medical officials said Friday.
Dec 19, 2009 |
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Swine flu toll includes a few pets
(AP) -- A handful of pets have been sickened with swine flu in recent weeks, but here are doctors' orders: Wash your hands and don't panic.
Dec 08, 2009 |
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New discovery could help feed millions (w/Video)
When scientist Loretta Mayer set out to alleviate diseases associated with menopause, she didn't realize her work could lead to addressing world hunger and feeding hundreds of millions of people.
May 27, 2009 |
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Dog bites a particular threat to young children, especially as temperatures rise
Young children are especially vulnerable to severe dog bites in the head and neck areas, and there is a correlation between cases of dog bites and rising temperatures, according to new research published in the March 2009 ...
Mar 01, 2009 |
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Seriousness of Animal Bites Under-Recognised in Australia
(PhysOrg.com) -- One in two Australians are bitten by an animal at least once in their lifetime and 2% of the population is bitten each year, according to a review article published in the latest issue of Emergency Medicine ...
Dec 02, 2008 |
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Rabies 'barrier' to save rare wolf
(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of Oxford University and Ethiopian conservationists are battling to save the world’s rarest wolf from a rabies outbreak by creating a ‘barrier’ of vaccinated wolf packs.
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Nov 10, 2008 |
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Recovery efforts not enough for critically endangered Asian vulture
Captive breeding colonies of a critically endangered vulture, whose numbers in the wild have dwindled from tens of millions to a few thousand, are too small to protect the species from extinction, a University ...
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Sep 05, 2008 |
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