May 29, 2015 | animal research, animals helping animals, Conditions
By now, you’ve probably heard about the new strain of canine influenza that has infected dogs across the Midwest U.S. Over 1,000 dogs have been infected with the H3N2 virus over the course of about a month, and unfortunately, there have been some fatalities. Something needs to be done, but what? Well, researchers are working […]
Jan 27, 2015 | Conditions, Medical Research, prevention
Why is the flu so severe this season? Let’s start at the beginning: rewind to February 2014. In order to get enough of a head start on manufacturing such a huge volume of flu vaccines, experts study tracking and surveillance data to predict which strains of the flu will be the biggest threat in the […]