Results from the additional testing facilitated by the MDARD and completed by the Michigan State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (MSU VDL) have revealed the illness impacting dogs in Michigan’s northern Lower Peninsula to be canine parvovirus.
It's all over the news, this West Nile virus outbreak. Texas seems to be the hardest hit, with the community resorting the aerial spraying. This summer, it is the largest ever, with nearly 1,200 cases reported so far to the Centers for Disease Control.
Can your animal give you an ailment? Can your puppy give you a parasite? Can your kitty kill you?
Well, doctors have a pretty good handle on human-infectious animal diseases, but there are still some steps you can take to keep from ever getting sick in the first place...