Rabies is endemic in India!! Australia, Singapore, Bahrain, Japan and England are the five country which are free from Rabies. Japan is the first Asian country that eradicated rabies from its soil, so what about India? Will India be among those five countries which are rabies free? The answer is yes. Yes, India will also be free from rabies only if WHO, FAO and World Animal Health Organization set the goal to eradicate or eliminate rabies. Among the 60,000 fatalities worldwide due … Continue Reading →
Testing and hygiene of pets during pandemics like COVID-19
Since the outbreak of COVID-19, pets have been a major victim of pandemic. Not because they have contracted the infection but because of social stigma of the pet keepers. Many pet owners have disowned their pets due to a fallacy that pets spread coronavirus. Moreover, the service animals like dogs and horses with the law enforcing agencies like police, para-military forces, army, etc. needs to taken care of as well for mitigating chances of getting afflicted because of … Continue Reading →
Diseases of pets and poultry caused by coronavirus
The earliest coronaviruses were discovered were an infectious bronchitis virus in chickens and two in human patients with the common cold (later named human coronavirus 229E and human coronavirus OC43). Coronaviruses were found to be causing diseases in livestock since early 1970s. Coronaviruses are extensively found in tropical climates and survive best at low temperatures. A high penetration of ultra-violet radiation and increasing temperatures have negative effect on the survival of virus … Continue Reading →
