respiratory infections

What Causes Severe Respiratory Disease in Dogs?

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Vets across the country are scrambling to treat the rising number of dogs sick with severe respiratory illness. At the same time, scientists are trying to figure out what’s causing the current outbreak, how widespread it is and how many previously healthy pups have become seriously ill or died. Maple was a happy, healthy seven-month-old … Read more

Hospitals are not overwhelmed by ‘mysterious’ pneumonias, says China

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Chinese authorities say they have no evidence that “unusual or new” pathogens are causing a surge in childhood pneumonias in the country. Health records provided on Thursday at the request of the World Health Organization showed that Chinese hospitals first recorded a rise in cases of respiratory disease in children in May, five months before … Read more