This fall, the Ontario Animal Health Network has continued to create new resources and reports for veterinarians, animal owners, and industry. The OAHN Companion Animal Network has released its 2024 Public Health Update, as well as a Podcast on FIP Treatments and where to find them. Additionally, many of the networks have created species-specific reports, which you will find below.

 

OAHN Public Health Update 2024

The Ontario Animal Health Network (OAHN) was created to achieve coordinated preparedness, early detection, and response to animal disease in Ontario. OAHN is a “network of networks” with individual networks for different species/sectors, each of which involves collaboration among veterinarians, animal owners and stakeholders in the field with laboratory, academic and government experts. This annual update is for public health professionals in Ontario, to highlight pertinent topics from the last 12 months from the OAHN companion animal and other species networks, and to help strengthen the link and communication between animal health and public health networks. Topics for 2024 include: Monkeypox in animals, H5N1 influenza, Chlamydia caviae in guinea pigs, updated Lyme disease infographic, acute dog diarrhea, raw meat-based diets infosheet, antimicrobials in dogs and cats, and much more. Access it here: https://www.oahn.ca/resources/ontario-animal-health-network-oahn-public-health-update-2024/ [1]

 

New Podcast: Feline Infectious Peritonitis (FIP) Treatments and Where to Find Them

Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) occurs as a result of a viral mutation in cats infected with feline coronavirus. For decades, FIP has been a devastating condition in cats with an extremely high (95%) mortality rate and no reliable treatment options. A few years ago it was discovered that the antiviral drugs remdesivir and GS-441524 are highly effective for treating FIP, but these drugs are very expensive and there was no legal means of accessing them in Canada or the US – until now! As of 2024, Canadian veterinarians can access these life-saving drugs through an Emergency Drug Release (EDR). As these drugs and the process to access them are new to many Ontario veterinarians, the Ontario Animal Health Network is thrilled to have Dr. Kelly St. Denis walk us through some of the ins and outs of these new treatment options. Check out the information here: https://oahn.podbean.com/e/feline-infectious-peritonitis-fip-treatments-and-where-to-find-them/ [2]

 

New Reports

Most OAHN networks create reports once per quarter. To view any of the veterinary reports below, please click on the OAHN icon for each network, or go to OAHN.ca [3] and navigate to the species in which you are interested.

 

Companion Animal Network - https://www.oahn.ca/reports/veterinary-need-2-know-n2k-update-may-aug-2024/ [4]

• OAHN fall survey and lab data: Key results
• Rabies update
• FIP update and NEW! podcast
• Changes to US dog import rules, AGAIN
• Mpox in animals: Good news, bad news
• Stay alert: H5N1 flu, cows, cats, mice
• Not-so-tropical mite
• Update: Lyme disease infographic

 

Equine Network - https://www.oahn.ca/reports/equine-veterinary-report-q2-2024/ [5]

• Strangles and EHV-1 resources
• BITS ‘N SNIPS (or “things we talked about on the network call”)
• EMPF
• Pasture-associated laminitis
• Network member reports
• Syndromic and lab surveillance dashboard
• Equine research
• ResearchONequine
   

Bovine Network  - https://www.oahn.ca/reports/oahn-bovine-expert-network-quarterly-veterinary-report-q2-2024/ [6]

• Q2 Bovine data from the Animal Health Laboratory
• Update on influenza A(H5N1) in U.S. dairy cattle
• Outbreak of Histophilus somni-associated bronchopneumonia at a calf rearing facility
• Seeking new network member
• Detections of Cryptosprodium parvum in Ontario
   

Swine Network - https://www.oahn.ca/reports/swine-veterinary-report-q2-2024/ [7]

• Novel influenza A: H3N2 cluster 2010.1 update
• Highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) in dairy cattle in the U.S.A.
• Porcine epidemic diarrhea (PEDV)/Porcine deltacoronavirus (PDCoV)
• Senecavirus A (SVA)- EQSP Quebec update
• OAHN Swine project update- Porcine haemagglutinating encephalomyelitis virus (PHEV)
• OAHN veterinary clinical impression survey: Veterinary comments
• Laboratory diagnostic reports
• Ontario slaughter statistics
• International disease topics of interest summary

 

Poultry Network  - https://www.oahn.ca/reports/oahn-poultry-expert-network-quarterly-veterinary-report-q3-2024/ [8]

• Gangrenous dermatitis in commercial poultry
• Poultry veterinary survey highlights – Q3 2024
• Research