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Animal Disease Information
Access a list of zoonotic diseases, which are diseases transmissible from animals to humans. Find out about programs in place to prevent and control their spread.
Animal Disease Surveillance
Learn about the unit set up to improve Canada's ability to recognize and deal with emerging animal disease problems. Access annual reports on the health status of Canadian livestock and poultry.
Canada’s National Wildlife Disease Strategy
Learn about the objectives of this strategy to respond to the threats posed to human health, agriculture production, ecosystem integrity, biodiversity and world economy by the increasingly serious impact of wildlife diseases.
Canadian Cooperative Wildlife Health Centre
Visit the centre that coordinates Canada's national wildlife health surveillance program by providing educational programs, information, and consultation.
Saint Lawrence Belugas Program - Faculté de médecine vétérinaire
Find out about the Fisheries and Oceans Canada program supporting Beluga whale disease research.
West Nile Virus
Link to information on West Nile virus, which mosquitoes transmit after becoming infected by feeding on the blood of birds carrying the virus.
Wildlife Toxicology Division - Research
Link to research information on wildlife toxicology, including the effect of contaminants and pesticides toxic to birds.
Wildlife Toxicology Division Research Support - Specimen Bank
Visit a specimen bank of wildlife tissues collected during research related to monitoring and understanding the effects of toxic chemicals on wildlife.