A Technical Discussion of Animal Science Research and Topics by an Oregon State student
Posted in Article Reviews on Feb 25th, 2013
It appears that the agencies that we rely on to track disease outbreaks need to start tracking disease, not just their own jurisdiction. An article in Sociology of Health and Illness piqued my interest this last week that reveals the amount of segregation different government agencies have when dealing with zoonotic disease. The understanding of [...]
Posted in Newsworthy on Feb 15th, 2012
A friend of mine thought this would interest me when I last visited him, and I had him send me the links discussing badger culling in the UK to control the spread of bovine tuberculosis (Mycobacterium bovis). In addition to having an economic impact, bovine TB also carries a zoonotic concern. I thought I would [...]
Posted in Article Reviews on Feb 10th, 2012
Generally not small talk, though I imagine they might be interested in the projections for this year’s salmon run (pause for polite awkward laughter). A new article from PLoS ONE has been discussed, implying that, while direct contact may not be routine, exchange of disease between domesticated and wild cats may be fairly common. The [...]
