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New medical research has revealed some bad news for people living in Michigan.

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.

In Michigan, rabies are most commonly found in skunks and bats.

We all love puppy kisses but this may be something you want to think about the next time you let a dog slobber on you.

The disease was found at three separate locations in Michigan.

Hunting season began on October 1st.

The virus has a 33% mortality rate.

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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...

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