A new disease? Canine circovirus. Brucella canis in Sweden and a disease called "Redwater"




The Vetpodcast - Veterinary Podcast show

Summary: There have been reports of a mysterious disease that has killed dogs recently in Ohio and California. A virus that is called circovirus, which has never been seen in dogs before has been incriminated. We discuss this with veterinarian, Scott Arnold from Ontario. An insidious disease called Brucella Canis has been found in Sweden recently. Mikki Allaputo talks to us about this disease, and finally, following the tick borne disease theme from a couple of episodes ago, Rachel Stewart, veterinarian from Zimbabwe gives us the low down on a disease with the very descriptive names of Redwater or Billary. The veterinary name is Babesiosis.