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Diagnostic and public health investigation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in a dog in Ontario, Canada

In a recent article published in the Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation (Haydock et al., 2022), a group of veterinary practitioners and researchers at the Ontario Veterinary College, along with their collaborators at the Central Toronto Veterinary Referral Clinic, Toronto Public Health, Public Health Ontario, and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency detail the diagnostic investigation and subsequent public health fallout of a case of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in a domestic dog.

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Genomic hybrid capture assay to detect Borrelia burgdorferi: an application to diagnose neuroborreliosis in horses

Borrelia burgdorferi, the causative agent of Lyme disease, is transmitted to horses and other mammals by infected Ixodes ticks, often called “deer ticks”. In Lyme endemic areas, B. burdorferi infection in horses is common and a low percentage of infected horses will develop clinically apparent Lyme disease. Neuroborreliosis, or more aptly referred to as Neurologic Lyme disease, is a neurologic form of Lyme disease occurs in horses with most cases diagnosed by autopsy. The ante-mortem diagnosis of Neurologic Lyme disease in horses is difficult as the disease can mimic several other diseases of the nervous system.

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