The dvm360® infectious diseases page is home to a plethora of resources involving the latest advancements in diagnosing, managing, and treating, infectious diseases. From expert insights into the latest trends to interviews, videos, podcasts, news, and beyond, find out everything you need to know about infectious diseases here.
March 4th 2025
Updates on the launch of a new data-driven online platform collating global animal disease information, and an Aussie fresh pet food brand to be acquired by Hill’s Pet Nutrition
February 17th 2025
Rabies update for practicing veterinarians
April 1st 2005An owner showed up at a general practice in Florida with a 4-week-old kitten in a box that she had found in a golf cart. She took the kitten home and let her children play with it. Her primary complaint was that the kitten violently bit her and her children. How would you handle this case? At the clinic, the veterinarian did not let her take the kitten out of the box. Instead, he advised her to call animal control immediately. Days later, it turned out that the kitten was positive for rabies. In this case, the veterinarian saved his staff from exposure to rabies.
An Interview with... Drs. Jerry and Nancy Jaax
March 1st 2005Although best known for helping to stop the spread of an Ebola virus outbreak in a laboratory in Reston, Va., as recounted in The Hot Zone by Richard Preston, retired U.S. Army colonels Jerry and Nancy Jaax have returned to Kansas State University, where they met, married, and earned their veterinary degrees. Both are internationally recognized experts on infectious diseases and high-hazard chemical and biological agents.
New information sheds more awareness on canine ehrlichiosis
June 1st 2003The incidence and awareness of canine ehrlichiosis have increased dramatically during the last few years. Some ehrli-chia organisms have been reclassified with new nomenclature using highly specific molecular testing procedures.
AAFP cites disconnect between diagnostics, FIV vaccination
October 1st 2002Albuquerque, N.M.-The American Association of Feline Practitioners (AAFP) warns against a new feline immunodeficiency (FIV) vaccine, not because it doesn't work, but because current antibody-based diagnostic tests don't differentiate between vaccinated cats and those infected with the disease, the group reports.