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J Scott Weese

@weese_scott

3 years

Vet tip. If you start your dog/cat on a raw meat diet and they get diarrhea, it's not 'detoxifying' (despite what the website said). It's infectious diarrhea ps. Wash your hands or you'll be similarly detoxifying.

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An open letter from a large group of @UofG faculty concerned about COVID-19 vaccine misinformation. With freedom comes responsibility. That applies to academic freedom too. It should not used to provide cover for misrepresentation and misinformation.

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J Scott Weese

@weese_scott

6 months

Q: Why are we only finding H5N1 in dairy cattle, not beef cattle? Probably bc that's the only place we're looking (or looking harder). Beef cattle are presumably more likely to be exposed since they spread more time outside. But, dairy cattle are more closely monitored. 1/3

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3 years

You jump out of a plane....scares the crap out you but you have a parachute. You pull the cord and are safe (the odd 'gravity is fake' person plummets by) 1000ft from the ground, you say 'this is taking too long. I'm done floating' and cut the cord @fordnation parachute school

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David Fisman

@DFisman

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"The fastest way back to work – and to all the other things that make life in Ontario great – is to get this disease under control as quickly as we can, together." Read the original at

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@weese_scott

6 months

Human infection with H5N1 avian flu, likely from cattle. Quick thoughts. Not good. Not unexpected. Not something to panic about. Not something to ignore.

Human Case of H5N1 Likely Linked to Cattle

Following the recent report of H5N1 avian influenza in cattle in the US, the CDC has now reported H5N1 infection in a person from Texas who was exposed to

www.wormsandgermsblog.com

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J Scott Weese

@weese_scott

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H5N1 avian flu in a dog; Oshawa, Ontario. Not surprisingly (but still concerningly) H5N1 has been found in a dog. The dog played with a dead goose, got sick a few days later and subsequently died (cause of death still being confirmed). 1/3

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J Scott Weese

@weese_scott

6 months

Foxes, dogs, cats, seals, goats, cows... (and probably lions and tigers and bears, oh my?). We'd be pretty arrogant (and unwise) to think that H5N1 avian flu is going continue to be a nothingburger for humans.

Sick cows in 2 states test positive for avian flu

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J Scott Weese

@weese_scott

3 years

Got a common question tonight after lamenting more abuse. "Why don't you just stop commenting? You won't change their opinion" True. But we're not trying to change their opinion. We're trying to make sure proper information is out there for the people are seeing misinformation

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J Scott Weese

@weese_scott

3 years

My COVID manifesto for @uofG . Feel free to edit/add/delete 1)True mandatory vaccination with exceptions granted for valid reasons (“I-don’t-wanna-it is” not being one) through a formal process via Occ Health and Student Health Services. 1/n

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J Scott Weese

@weese_scott

3 years

Hey @uofg . Your logo is featured (again) on an antivax misinformation site: Time for clear statement. Do you support this misinformation or not? Silence indicates support. Time to act.

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J Scott Weese

@weese_scott

2 years

New arrival. If I seem more sleep deprived than normal, this is my excuse.

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J Scott Weese

@weese_scott

3 years

@DrKateJMiller And when they're still allowing 10K into big venues, and full capacity in theatres as long as it's no more than 999 people (in a small airspace with poor masking and probably dodgy ventilation) None of this makes sense. You can't run a pandemic response based on polling numbers

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J Scott Weese

@weese_scott

3 years

Note from a vet.. If your pet needs emerg care, please be patient. Many clinics are overwhelmed and short-staffed because of continued high demand + Omicron. Some are closed or have minimal capacity d/t isolating staff. If your pet needs care, please come... But..1/4

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J Scott Weese

@weese_scott

3 years

Add beavers to the SARS-CoV-2 susceptible list. Not overly surprising since various mammals are susceptible. Good reminder that there are One Health aspects of COVID that often get overlooked. If you're infected, stay away from animals: human and other.

Beavers in Mongolia test Covid positive - The Tribune

Ulan Bator, Sept 12 At least seven beavers in Mongolia have tested positive for Covid-19, the country’s National Centre for Zoonotic Diseases (NCZD) said. “Workers of the Beaver Breeding Centre at...

www.tribuneindia.com

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J Scott Weese

@weese_scott

3 years

Elite athletes can wear KN95s during Olympic competition. Common sense protection when there was concern about higher risk. Think about that next time someone whines about having wear a mask to the grocery story. (Image from USAToday)

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@Reuters

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Ice hockey-Canada beat Russians after refusing to take the ice over COVID results

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@weese_scott

2 years

Random vet antibiotic tweet of the day (that surprisingly doesn't relate to resistance). Metronidazole can affect a dog's sense of smell and significantly decrease target ID in scent detection dogs. That's a little fact vets treating working dogs need to know.

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@weese_scott

6 months

Beef cattle with mild disease might not as easy to spot. That's particularly true if it's just a few cattle in a large group (if transmission is mainly bird-cow, not cow-cow. Beef cattle surveillance might help sort that out, actually). 2/3

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@weese_scott

3 years

Immunologists raise concerns on U of Guelph prof's views on COVID-19 vaccine safety via @torontostar

Immunologists raise concerns on U of Guelph prof’s views on COVID-19 vaccine safety

A professor at the University of Guelph is calling on the federal government to stop vaccinating children against COVID-19 due to safety concerns; other immunologists, however, say his comments are

www.guelphmercury.com

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J Scott Weese

@weese_scott

3 years

I'm willing to add another species to my "i've injected them' list.

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@weese_scott

3 years

How about YOU act while we figure out if the new strain is the real deal? Get 3rd doses into arms Actually enforce vax requirements Improve ventilation and airborne precautions Ensures HCWs are vaxxed Drop the stupid Jan 17 target Less catering. More acting.

Doug Ford

@fordnation

3 years

This morning, I was briefed by Dr. Kieran Moore, Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, about the new variant that’s been found in several countries. I am extremely concerned about the risks it poses. The federal government needs to act today.

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J Scott Weese

@weese_scott

6 months

So, it's reasonable to think that beef cattle have been affected but are less likely to be tested. Regardless, there's no concern about beef. The virus doesn't survive long outside the host and standard food handling and cooking practices would negative foodborne risks. 3/3

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@weese_scott

5 months

re: Canada and H5N1 cattle and milk surveillance "Not testing yet" can mean many things. Clarity would be nice. Could be 1) We have unreleased info from the US and about cow movement, and think the risk here is negligible. - Possible. Would be nice to know the reasons. 1/n

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J Scott Weese

@weese_scott

3 years

@uofg OVC Room 1800. Before class: 425 ppm 15 minutes into class: 1000 Opened door: stayed at 950-975 for rest of 2 hrs Glad I have 3 vax doses. Not sure how many of my students (sitting shoulder-to-shoulder, with classmates allowed back to class 5 d after COVID) did. 1/2

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J Scott Weese

@weese_scott

2 years

St. Catharines is turning out to be a hotbed of rabies lately. Avoid wildlife. Keep pets away from wildlife. Get your animals vaccinated.

Ontario Animal Health Network

@OntAnHealthNet

2 years

Two new cases of rabies, detected in one skunk and one raccoon (Niagara), this week. Updated map and stats here: #rabies #OneHealth #OntarioRabies #PetOwners #VetMed #VetTwitter #ScienceTwitter #AnimalHealth #OntarioAnimals #Wildlife

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@weese_scott

4 months

At what point are people going to seriously address anti-vax misinformation spreaders. People are being misled and scared away from vaccination and, people (including kids who didn't have a voice) are dying from it.

Not Dr. Byram Bridle

@ByramBridle

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Unvaccinated. Tragic.

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@weese_scott

2 years

Our pet SARS-CoV-2 surveillance paper testing animals whose owners had COVID. Some highlights: - 5/65 (7.7%) cats and 1/49 (2.0%) PCR positive. - Further 10 (15%) cats, 3 (6.1%) dogs, and 3 (50%) ferrets had nonnegative (weak pos) results 1/3

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@weese_scott

2 months

IF this is cow-cow (direct or via fomites) transmission & IF USDA and the industry are willing to aggressively curtail movement & IF on-farm cow-cow spread burns out after entrance… It’s likely still controllable Lots of questionable ‘if’s’ though

Helen Branswell 🇨🇦

@HelenBranswell

2 months

. @USDA continues to insist that the #H5N1 #birdflu outbreak in cows can be stopped. Serious question: How do you stop transmission when you don't know where the virus is?

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@weese_scott

5 months

How to improve H5N1 surveillance in cattle? One sentence from gov.. "We will pay you to dump your milk if you have a positive cow." There are too many disincentives for ppl to test. Ensuring no financial loss will help encourage testing. 1/2

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J Scott Weese

@weese_scott

1 year

FFS. @Walmart US is selling an unvalidated FIV/FeLV test for ppl to run on their cats. Complete with blood sampling supplies The test's high quality materials indicate "organism anemia" and "loss of mental appetite" as signs to look out for. What could possibly go wrong?

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@weese_scott

3 months

I love county fairs but now seems like a time to put a pause on cattle shows, at least in areas where flu is spreading. The US still could contain and eradicate H5N1 in cattle but fairs could be superspreader events. Testing like this is far from a guarantee.

Helen Branswell 🇨🇦

@HelenBranswell

3 months

Iowa is requiring farmers bringing lactating dairy cows to fairs & exhibitions in the state to test the animals for #H5N1 #birdflu within the 7 days before arrival. And Ag Secretary Mike Naig reiterated an earlier request for more aid for affected farms.

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@weese_scott

3 years

If our threshold was 0% adverse event rate we'd have no: - antibiotics - analgesics - surgery ..or well, pretty much anything else medical. I wonder how many anti-vaxxers clamour for antibiotics (higher risk than an mRNA vaccine) every time they have a viral infection?

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@weese_scott

6 months

Historical H5N1 human mortality rates are getting cited a lot. They're bad...~50% But, what does that mean for the current H5N1 avian flu strain? Not much by itself. The small # of human infections have been mild so this strain isn't concerning from that standpoint. Yet 1/3

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@weese_scott

3 years

@680NEWS Bravo. Businesses like this are taking the lead where government won't, drawing their own lines to protect their staff and patrons, and nudge people towards getting vaccinated. I think we'll see businesses realizing that the vocal anti-vax minority is just that...minority.

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@weese_scott

3 years

Recent events show with absolute clarity the intersection btn misinformation and extremism. It doesn't matter if misinfo is spread because of ideology, grift, belligerence or attention seeking. It's fuelling hate (and illness/death) 1/3

Pete Quily

@pqpolitics

3 years

Few of the doctors joining this ( #antivaxxers ) movement have any expertise in virology or immunology. One of the most prominent, Dr. Byram Bridle, teaches at the Ontario Veterinary College. #FluTrucksKlan

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J Scott Weese

@weese_scott

1 year

Trust me officer, I’m not drunk, I’m a vet. That might be a tough sell but this study showed equine vets can blow over the legal limit after doing ultrasound. Why? 👇 1/n

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J Scott Weese

@weese_scott

3 years

Exactly the same here. Abuse and threats from the fans of the misinformation crowd. Horrible management of the pandemic by this institution. Pissing people off because leaders won’t lead. Drained is the generous description.

Fatima Tokhmafshan

@DeNovo_Fatima

3 years

I’m frigging exhausted! Between tackling #misinformation peddled by antivaxx & anti-science grifters, and trying to convince a world-class institution of higher learning & one of 🇨🇦‘s top research universities to follow the advice of scientists on #VaccineMandate I’m tuckered out

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@weese_scott

5 months

Pre-print with some genomic data for H5N1 in dairy cattle and cats. Shows how H5N1 keeps evolving...not great. Also shows that this strain has some but not many important mammalian adaptation markers...so far, so good. Still need more epi data.

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J Scott Weese

@weese_scott

5 months

The cone of silence around H5N1 in US dairy cattle leads to speculation. I guess I'll join in with discussion of why we might have widespread infections across multiple states. Cows, birds, feed, semen...all things to think about (that's a bit of an unusual sentence) 1/7

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J Scott Weese

@weese_scott

3 years

Harness the challenges. Be disruptive. Make positive change. That’s what #HigherEd and educators should embrace. “It’s too hard” and “the lawyers won’t like it” should NEVER be acceptable answers. /Done

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@weese_scott

3 years

More signatures

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@weese_scott

3 years

The Uni semester's upon us and many people have in-person classes. If you do, it's not a matter of 'let's see what happens'. Infection control is a lot of basic, common sense activities. A lot of things are beyond our control (e.g. ventilation) but other are not. 1/n

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J Scott Weese

@weese_scott

3 years

I empathize with the tough position he's in but this statement should automatically disqualify him from the job. It's a ludicrous, harmful and irresponsible statement.

Rob Ferguson

@robferguson1

3 years

Asked why Ontario won't make #COVID19 vaccines mandatory for school attendance (along with other shots), chief medical officer Moore says because it's a new vaccine. "We want more experience with it before we mandate it." #onpoli

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4 months

It's just a n=1 report but that's better than the n=0 we've had so far. A Michigan dairy farm has provided their experiences with an H5N1 outbreak. Some is what we'd expect. Some is a bit different than the current (limited) narrative. TLDR? A 🧵 1/n

A Farm-Level View of an H5N1 Outbreak in Cattle

For such a potentially big problem, we're received disappointingly little official information about H5N1 influenza on dairy farms in the US. The more we

www.wormsandgermsblog.com

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J Scott Weese

@weese_scott

2 years

PHO is dissolving the Science Table. I'll highlight one key section from our response: • Science matters • Equity counts • Transparency is critical • Independence must be both perceived and delivered • Timeliness and relevance are essential

Bruce Arthur: Ontario’s COVID science table is being shut down. The decision further erodes trust...

There were surely ways to take the strong contributions of this group and use them to serve the public as the pandemic evolves. This scenario, however, seems closer to arson, writes Bruce Arthur.

www.thestar.com

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J Scott Weese

@weese_scott

3 years

pdf available here for easier reading.

Challenging COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation

Click here to download and read an open letter from a large group of University of Guelph faculty concerned about COVID-19 vaccine misinformation. With

www.wormsandgermsblog.com

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@weese_scott

3 years

That's why this broad community of scientific communicators is important. We're not going to change the misinformation crowd but we can limit the damage. And it's working. There are some exceptional communicators on twitter and they're critical. But everyone needs more support

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@weese_scott

3 years

Raises an interesting question. Our serological study shows >50% prevalence in cats in COVID+ households. Seropositivity is associated with dz but usually mild. Reasonable # of reported deaths in bigger cats. Are they more prone to serious dz (and if so, why)?

BNO News

@BNOFeed

3 years

BREAKING: 3 snow leopards die of COVID-19 at Nebraska zoo

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@weese_scott

5 months

and not just because of proximity. Because it looks like the US situation is broader and more longstanding than first thought If it was spreading for a while before they knew, it could be doing the same here. Bulk tank testing is a first step (low sensitivity but an easy start)

Thijs Kuiken

@thijskuiken

5 months

Is @InspectionCan contemplating systematic surveillance for highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 virus in bulk milk tank samples collected by milk processors? That would make sense given the proximity of affected farms in the USA. #vogelgriep

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@weese_scott

3 years

We need proof of vaccination or proof of REAL exemption. For the latter, testing may be useful (but if the % is so small, the unvaxxed population poses less risk). Wussy "vax or test" is more palatable for risk averse institutions but IS NOT WHAT WE NEED. 7/7

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@weese_scott

4 years

Lancet didn't want our Letter to the Ed following up on a One Health paper, but it's still a message we want to get out. A Call to Action for a One Health approach in COVID-19 and Beyond (Ppl like to talk about One Health, but when the rubber hits the road, few are on the bus)

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@weese_scott

2 years

H5N1 flu in foxes in Ontario. Still to be confirmed it's the circulating avian flu strain (but basically guaranteed it is). In part surprising (canids aren't a common spillover host for avian flu) while in other ways not (this virus is widespread now).

Influenza A (H5N1) virus detected in Wild Foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in Ontario - Healthy Wildlife

Working with our partners at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and the Animal Health Laboratory, the CWHC ON/NU diagnosed influenza A (H5N1) in 2 wild fox kits in Ontario, on May 2, 2022....

blog.healthywildlife.ca

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@weese_scott

3 years

Why not use testing as an alternative to vax? A thread. 1/n

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J Scott Weese

@weese_scott

2 years

Now that the @ACVIM forum in Austin has finished (I think..I boycotted), I call for @ACVIM to make a formal and binding promise to not hold any future conferences in locations that have anti-gay, anti-abortion, anti-women, anti-trans or similar hate-based laws. 1/2

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@weese_scott

3 years

It's sad that a health advisory has to be issued based on toxicity from a drug pushed by the misinformation crowd in lieu of effective vaccination and control measures.

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J Scott Weese

@weese_scott

3 years

Things I’ve learned that I, as an academic, can do with no repercussions. Make up facts. Downright lie. Harass colleagues and others. Associate with racists, anti-semites and similar ppl. Threaten lawsuits to stifle opposition. Incite. And more This is not academic freedom

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@weese_scott

2 years

Why is there not a crack down on places like this (there are many), that sell antibiotics OTC under the guise of being fish medications? How much of this goes into people or other animals, and what are the adverse effect, resistance and missed diagnosis risks? 1/4

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3 years

@FarmersForum1 , please think and ask some experts before you publish misinformation. It's clear ivermectin does not work for COVID and it's harmed many people that have tried. Amplifying misinformation and not asking any experts is unethical and harmful

Horse ivermectin helped me, says Ontario farmer

Evidence is all over the place on miracle medicine for parasites James Pascual Farmers Forum WESTERN ONTARIO — Port Lambton crop farmer Robert Johnston said he has been using ivermectin for months eve

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@weese_scott

6 months

As largely expected, if you have H5N1 avian flu infection of cattle on a farm, you have a high risk of cats being exposed at the same time to infected birds Again, not great but far from surprising. Cat owners should be aware of the risks but not panic

H5N1 Avian Flu in a Cat on a Dairy Farm (Completely Unsurprising)

H5N1 avian influenza has been found in cats on a dairy farm in New Mexico where cattle were infected with the same virus. As part of the farm

www.wormsandgermsblog.com

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@weese_scott

3 years

(and if your vet seems a bit grumpy that you're here at midnight with your dog that's had a sore leg for the last month, maybe think....👇)

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@weese_scott

2 years

New rules for importing dogs into 🇨🇦. No commercial importations from high risk rabies countries starting Sep 28. No exemptions. Applies to any commercial shipment (resale, rescue..) New Canadian dog importation rules

New Canadian Dog Importation Rules

Hot on the heels of a recent update to dog importation rules in the US, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has announced new rules for importation

www.wormsandgermsblog.com

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@weese_scott

5 months

H5N1 in cows....look for the cats. We can do lots of different surveillance for H5N1 in cattle situation in🇨🇦 Sick cows Healthy cows Sick ppl Healthy farmers Milk ...and...cats. We need to be looking out for (and acting on) barn cat deaths. 1/

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@weese_scott

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No, there's a single report of a vet using this in one dog with no indication, dosing, safety or drug interaction knowledge (and no reasonable suspicion that the current issues are related to SARS-CoV-2) More dogs will likely be harmed than helped if ppl start using pax commonly

Karyn Bishof

@K_Bishof

10 months

It’s not rocket science. Once again- it’s covid. Vets are now treating the dogs getting sick across the country with paxlovid, and noting their owners recently had COVID infections. - no shit

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So, we shouldn't drive fear with the 50% mortality number but equally shouldn't say "human infections have been mild so it's not a big deal". The issue isn't what this strain is now. It's what it might become, and we can't predict that. 3/3

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@weese_scott

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@BogochIsaac "Infected people should not take care of exposed pets." But if the pet has been exposed, the best thing is to keep it in the household with the infected owner, while limiting contact as much as possible. We don't want exposed animals mixed w unexposed ppl.

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@weese_scott

2 years

Has anyone done a PhD on changes in speech patterns after acquisition of a puppy? My vocabulary is 95% OZZIE! Down. Off. Come. Stop that. (Damn dog).

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@weese_scott

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@imgrund @sarahiscrafty This isn’t analyzing data. This is vaccination recommendation. Causing confusion at this point in the pandemic with no substantiation isn’t helpful.

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February -10 this morning. Snowing hard now. And...Rumple (the indoor/outdoor cat) has a tick. Yes, he's a bit overdue for his next tick meds but it's a good reminder that, even here, tick season is basically 12 months/yr.

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@weese_scott

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2)Mandatory reporting and recording of vaccination status for all coming on campus. 3)No unexempted/unvaccinated personnel on campus 4)CO2 monitors available for all rooms with clear thresholds and response (open door vs call someone vs end class and leave) 2/n

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@weese_scott

3 years

This video just won't die. It's a piece of misleading pseudoscience crap. Of course water vapour goes through a mask...or 5. It goes through a HEPA filter and any high containment mask. If it didn't, we'd drown in our our fluids (and surgeons would be single use). Masks work.

Carolyn Graham

@carolynwg

3 years

Do Masks Work? Viral immunologist Dr. Byram Bridle performs a simple exp... via @YouTube

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H5N1 flu in dairy cattle, an update Milk seems to be the key for transmission btw cattle (likely through equipment) Two main scenarios 1) Single intro from birds with spread on&btw farms via milk 2) Multiple intros of a similar cow-friendly strain 1/2

Update: Dairy Cattle and H5N1 Flu (April 8)

There’s not a lot new to report since last week about the finding of H5N1 influenza in dairy herds in multiple US states (see map below). That’s often a

www.wormsandgermsblog.com

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@weese_scott

3 years

There's too much much silence about groups like this that frame their hate and threats as 'freedom'. Those of us that get threats get support from peers but not people/groups that are supposed to lead or protect us. Time's up...speak up (or admit you're a supporter or coward)

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I'd love to know how many countries allow this. It's been banned in Canada and the EU for a long time. I wonder if this will spark discussion of that (regardless of whether it was the cause. Since H5N1 in poultry is usually pretty obvious... 1/2

Thijs Kuiken

@thijskuiken

5 months

“Poultry litter” as a potential source of infection of dairy cows in the USA with highly pathogenic avian influenza virus H5N1 cannot be ruled out. In the USA , it is permitted to feed ground-up chicken waste to cattle. #vogelgriep

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The new arrival.

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J Scott Weese

@weese_scott

3 years

Hey @uofg Here's your favourite anti-vaxxer faculty spouting more lies ON UNIVERSITY LETTERHEAD. At what point will you actually try to "Improve life" still waiting.... not holding my breath though.

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J Scott Weese

@weese_scott

5 months

We could really use some epi details. Can this really be attributed to spread between farms, or is there ongoing bird-cow spread? That has big implications for control measures we should be taking for cattle and other domestic species, and what other countries should be doing.

Thijs Kuiken

@thijskuiken

5 months

The National Veterinary Services Laboratory has detected Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 in a dairy herd in North Carolina, USA. HPAI has previously been detected in dairy herds in Texas, Kansas, Michigan, Idaho, New Mexico, and Ohio. #vogelgriep

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J Scott Weese

@weese_scott

3 years

More @UofG faculty-led misinformation....multiple faculty this time. Mallard claims R0 for Omicron is 1.9 (and misinterprets/misrepresents lots of data, like usual).

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J Scott Weese

@weese_scott

3 years

Global Burden of Antimicrobial Resistance in 2019 Shows why AMR is called a silent pandemic. Estimated ~5M deaths associated with AMR, 1.3M directly attributable to AMR. Few things that kill that many people get this little attention. 1/n

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J Scott Weese

@weese_scott

2 years

High path avian flu on another farm in Ontario. Hard to contain something that's in wildlife, particularly one spread by migratory birds. I think we're going to see a lot more about this virus in the next few weeks, unfortunately. Good news...seems less of a threat to ppl.

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J Scott Weese

@weese_scott

3 years

It's been almost 2 bloody years. HEPA filters are cheap and easy to get. Why are they not in use? Why is ventilation this bad? 2/2

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J Scott Weese

@weese_scott

3 years

8)Deferral to faculty to determine appropriate delivery model, including consideration of course content, class size, room availability and faculty (including family) circumstances and risk factors. 4/n

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J Scott Weese

@weese_scott

3 years

It's well past time for institutions to stop hiding behind 'academic freedom' and 'free speech', and letting themselves be bullied by threatened lawsuits. And to start supporting people that speak out against misinformation when they are harassed and threatened. 2/3

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J Scott Weese

@weese_scott

2 years

Ok, it's pretty but ffs, it's April 19.

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J Scott Weese

@weese_scott

2 years

I'm on the Science Table as the token animal/One Health person, but I know a bit about infectious diseases of our most invasive species (humans).... so add me to the list of ST members that disagree with scrapping PH measures (and surrendering).

Dr. Atul Kapur

@Kapur_AK

2 years

@DrFahadRazak ... says he disagrees with the province's scrapping of isolation requirements. "This is not a way to handle the pandemic at this point," @skepticalIDdoc said. "I think it's being led by some very, very simplistic thinking." T

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J Scott Weese

@weese_scott

4 years

Dear Physicians: Please don't tell YOUR patients to get their pets (MY patients) treated with antibiotics for recurrent human-associated diseases in the household (eg MRSA, GAS) (or any reason, actually).

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J Scott Weese

@weese_scott

2 years

Life with Ozzie... Shoes=chew toy Feet=chew toy Furniture=chew toy Cat=NOT A CHEW TOY Kids=chew toy Computer=chew toy Puppy chew toy=nice pillow

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J Scott Weese

@weese_scott

3 years

Choosing not to get vaccinated is not being 'banned'. It's a choice. Not liking the outcome of your choice isn't someone else's fault.

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J Scott Weese

@weese_scott

3 years

5)Continued space restrictions and distancing. 6)Written response plan for faculty/staff for how to deal with non-compliance (with who to call, not making faculty intervene) 7)Removal of non-evidence-based 60% FTF teaching requirement for fall 2021 3/n

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J Scott Weese

@weese_scott

5 months

H5N1 in dairy cattle...we need to dump milk from infected cattle (and maybe the herd). Simple, eh? Not so much. How do we dispose of large volumes of infected milk on farms? Manure pits, pasteurization, ship it away (where?)...what can be done?👇

H5N1 Avian Flu in Dairy Cattle: What to Do With the Milk?

Dairy cows produce a lot of milk. That’s great when you’re producing it for sale. It’s not great when you have to get rid of it. It’s clear that this H5N1

www.wormsandgermsblog.com

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J Scott Weese

@weese_scott

11 months

Vaccine safety in dogs....study of >4 million dogs. Overall adverse event rate ~19/10,000. Risk highest in small dogs, and certain breed (e.g. French bulldogs. Greater risk with more vaccines (doses, not antigens). Rates highest for rabies > core > lepto vaccines 1/2

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J Scott Weese

@weese_scott

3 years

Pre-print about the SARS-CoV-2 + deer from Quebec. 3 infected with delta, similar to what was in people there at the time Broader relevance of infected deer is still unclear but we need to keep investigating Main things I'd be concerned about? 1/3

First detection of SARS-CoV-2 infection in Canadian wildlife identified in free-ranging white-tai...

White-tailed deer are susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 and represent a relevant species for surveillance. We investigated SARS-CoV-2 infection in white-tailed deer in Québec, Canada. In November 2021, 251...

www.biorxiv.org

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J Scott Weese

@weese_scott

6 months

Thoughts about the recent finding of H5N1 avian flu in cattle in the US.

H5N1 Avian Flu in Cattle: What to Be Concerned About and What Not to Freak Out About

Recent reports from federal and state agencies in the US of H5N1 avian flu in cattle in Texas, Kansas and now other states have gotten a lot of attention,

www.wormsandgermsblog.com

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J Scott Weese

@weese_scott

3 years

We have an impact. I get lots of comments from people about how they were confused or concerned but are glad they got the real story. Many comments from people who had family members afraid about fertility and vaccination but saw great info debunking things, and got vaxxed.

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J Scott Weese

@weese_scott

3 years

Gotta love the emails saying I'm going to hang in Nuremberg2 for supporting a licensed vaccine while in the same sentence pushing ivermectin, an unlicensed drug with no evidence of efficacy that's putting people in hospital.

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J Scott Weese

@weese_scott

2 years

But they're not useless....they're not as good. If someone can only access med masks, we don't want them thinking they shouldn't bother. N95s are harder to find (esp in rural areas) and more expensive. We should strongly encourage N95 use but not drive people away from a mask.

𝓝𝓸𝓼𝓯𝓮𝓻𝓪𝓽𝓾

@FourWinns298

2 years

"Cloth or blue rectangle masks shouldn't be used, full stop. COVID is airborne so respirator masks (eg N95) are needed." Great thread.

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J Scott Weese

@weese_scott

2 years

It's tough being a cat...

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J Scott Weese

@weese_scott

3 years

Amen. Some vocal anti-vaxxers keep claiming no one will debate them because we're afraid we'd lose/can't back our positions. No. You can't have a rationale debate with someone that makes up their own facts and won't listen. It's just giving them an audience to spew more crap.

David Gorski, MD, PhD

@gorskon

3 years

@TomOsinski22 @joerogan @PeterHotez Um, no. All truth does not come from "live public debates." They are, however, a fantastic venue to make fringe and crank views seem as credible as valid science.

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J Scott Weese

@weese_scott

2 years

World Antimicrobial Awareness Week ( #WAAW2022 ) starts today, so it's a day full of webinars for me. My first blog post for WAAW is below....it's long but it's an important and somewhat contentious topic Veterinary antibiotic use targets…do we need them?

Veterinary Antimicrobial Use Targets: Do We Need Them?

As we start World Antimicrobial Awareness Week, I'm going to try to write a few posts about various aspects of antimicrobial use and resistance in

www.wormsandgermsblog.com

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J Scott Weese

@weese_scott

3 years

If this degree of vaccine hesitancy and misinformation existed in the 60s and 70s, we'd still be living with (and dying from) smallpox. We move forward technically but take equal steps back behaviourally.

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