The Cow, Beef and Bovine Tuberculosis
It shouldn’t be new to us that the meat from cattle is called BEEF, however if it’s your first time of coming across this word, never mind, there is no …
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Re-emergence of Bird Flu in Nigeria: Precaution Highly Advised!
In an official release dated 3rd February, 2021, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, through the Department of Veterinary and Pest Services of the Federal Ministry has announced …
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Prevention Is Always Better, Vaccinate!
Of recent, health workers especially members of the Veterinary community observed the World Rabies Day celebration. The day provided these stakeholders the opportunity to re-emphasize the existence of this zoonotic …
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Zoonosis: The Terror We Trivialize
Did you know? There are over 200 known types of zoonoses in the world. Zoonoses comprise an enormous percentage of new and existing diseases in animals and humans. Zoonoses, like …
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Intricacies of Antimicrobial Resistance: The Way Forward
In Veterinary Medicine, antimicrobials play an important role in the maintenance of animal health, animal welfare and food safety. In short, the discovery of antimicrobial agents brought about a medical …
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African Swine Fever: A Global Menace In Swine Farming
In the past decade, African Swine Fever (ASF) has surfaced in several parts of Africa. As stated in the ASF report by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), 63 outbreaks were …
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One Health: Why You Should Care
From common diseases like malaria that has been prevalent for some time, down to more recent outbreaks like that of the deadly Ebola virus in West Africa in 2013 and …
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Quackery: A Plaque To Public Health
The word “doctor” according to the English dictionary is defined as “one who is a member of the medical profession or one who is trained and licensed to heal the …
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HealthForAnimals: Five ways the animal health industry is tackling AMR
The World Health Organization (WHO) identifies antibiotic resistance (AMR) as one of the biggest dangers to global health. It threatens our ability to treat even common infectious diseases and puts …
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Canine Immune-Mediated Hemolytic Anemia – Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment and Prognosis
Immune-Mediated Hemolytic Anemia (IMHA), also called autoimmune hemolytic anemia is a common life-threatening disease in dogs. In this disease process, dogs’ own immune system attacks its own red blood cells …
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