Veterinary Updates

2016

• Benton bat tests positive for rabies (pdf) | Rabies map (pdf)

2014

• First confirmed case of rabies reported in Lane County (pdf) - July 2014
• Mosquitoes with West Nile virus detected in Morrow County - July 2014
• West Nile virus activity in Oregon

2013

• First case of bat rabies for 2013 - May 2013
• Salem animal shelter quarantines dogs after canine influenza discovered - February 2013

2012

• First Positive Rabies in Fox in Kerby, Josephine County (pdf) - August, 2012
• H3N2v Advisory (pdf) - August 2012
• Hantavirus confirmed in Warm Springs (pdf) - July 2012
• First West Nile virus case in Oregon (pdf) - July 2012
• First positive rabies cases in Oregon this year (pdf) - May 2012
• Pet Dogs can Carry Human Norovirus (pdf) - January 2012

2011

• Influenza H3N2 Strain Among Humans - November 2011
• C. gattii infections in Oregon 2011 (pdf) - November 2011
• West Nile Virus Activity
  
• Oregon Public Health veterinarian confirms cat tested positive for bubonic plague (pdf) - June 2011
• Oregon Public Health veterinarian confirms cat tested positive for bubonic plague (pdf) - June 2011
  
• Japan earthquake and tsunami: Following the May 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, Oregon began monitoring radiation events in Japan. There was no public health risk in Oregon. Read about radiation exposure in animals (what you need to know)
  • Animal Triage Procedures (pdf)
  • Animal Contamination (pdf)
  • Animal Decontamination Procedures (pdf)
• Rabies:Dog quarantined after fight with rabid fox (pdf) - March 2011
• Human plague:Two cases of human plague - Oregon, 2010 (pdf) - MMWR, February 2011

2010

• Leptospirosis:Sea Lion Deaths Attributed to Bacterial Disease - November 2010
• H1N1 and pets:Animal Influenza Reporting Form (pdf)

2009

• Oregon cat first in US to die from H1N1 (pdf) - November 2009
• Second Oregon cat dies after catching swine flu from owner (pdf) - December 2009
• More ferrets in Oregon get swine flu from owners (pdf) - November 2009
• Pets and H1N1 influenza
• Hantapulmonary Syndrome: Two cases of Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS) reported in Oregon
• Cryptococcus:Often-fatal airborne fungus turns up in Oregon (pdf) - February 2009
• MRSA:Deadly bacteria MRSA is spreading (pdf) - February 2009
• Salmonella in pet treats: FDA Salmonella outbreak information (Jan 2009) Salmonella reporting form (doc)