Schistosomiasis -- United States
The Mill Creek Animal Hospital recently diagnosed 3 cases of canine schistosomiasis in dogs in Moab, Utah. A parasitic worm found in freshwater, reported mostly in the Atlantic and Gulf Coast states, causes the disease, also known as "snail fever," announced the hospital on social media last week.
Dr. Scott Dolginon on Tue 27 Nov 2018 told the Times-Independent that 2 of the dogs died and a 3rd is recovering.
"One dog had a long history of illness," said Dolginon, the veterinarian at
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?6175641&promed&0
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