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WOAH reported rabies in a dog in Melilla. On 13 May 2023 a young female mongrel greyhound from Morocco was found around Cárabos beach where she bit two dogs. She was captured and transferred to the Observation and Reception Center with signs of aggressiveness and aphonia; signs increased until she developed paresis, incoordination and generalized paralysis; she died on 18 May 2023. Laboratory tests confirmed rabies by immunofluorescence and real-time PCR. The two bitten dogs are vaccinated. In addition, the animal bit three staff members in the observation center who are also vaccinated against rabies.

WOAH reported rabies in a dog in Melilla. On 13 May 2023 a young female mongrel greyhound from Morocco was found around Cárabos beach where she bit two dogs. She was captured and transferred to the Observation and Reception Center with signs of aggressiveness and aphonia; signs increased until she developed paresis, incoordination and generalized paralysis; she died on 18 May 2023. Laboratory tests confirmed rabies by immunofluorescence and real-time PCR. The two bitten dogs are vaccinated. In addition, the animal bit three staff members in the observation center who are also vaccinated against rabies.
WOAH reported highlhttps://www.emergence-msd-animal-health.com/wp-admin/post-new.php?post_type=resourcesy pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N5 in racoon on Prince Edward Island. This is the first reported case of HPAI H5N5 in mammals in Canada. We previously reported wild birds with wholly Eurasian H5N5 from Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick (event 4754). Two raccoons were found dead. The virus contains wholly Eurasian genome segments.

WOAH reported highlhttps://www.emergence-msd-animal-health.com/wp-admin/post-new.php?post_type=resourcesy pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N5 in racoon on Prince Edward Island. This is the first reported case of HPAI H5N5 in mammals in Canada. We previously reported wild birds with wholly Eurasian H5N5 from Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick (event 4754). Two raccoons were found dead. The virus contains wholly Eurasian genome segments.
WOAH reported bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) prion, atypical strain, L-type, in a 9 year old beef type cow in Tennessee, detected as part of the United States’ targeted surveillance program for BSE. The identified animal did not enter food supply channels and did not present a risk to human health.

WOAH reported bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) prion, atypical strain, L-type, in a 9 year old beef type cow in Tennessee, detected as part of the United States’ targeted surveillance program for BSE. The identified animal did not enter food supply channels and did not present a risk to human health.