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10/30/2026

Rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus (RHDV) has for the first time been confirmed in dead snowshoe hares in NWT.

Listen to OAHN's Dr. Alex Reid discuss it: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/cabinnorth/episodes/Why-the-disease-killing-NWT-snowshoe-hares-matters-e3rcb0b

OAHN is currently running a project providing subsidized RHDV2 testing for domestic rabbits. Please send in your samples!

Learn more here: https://www.oahn.ca/resources/rhdv-project/

10/29/2026

In case you missed it, we have published our webinar from last week:

Exploring a Potentially Transmissible Melanoma in Brown Bullhead: A Science Story with Dr. Cheyenne R. Smith

https://www.oahn.ca/resources/exploring-a-potentially-transmissible-melanoma-in-brown-bullhead-a-science-story-with-dr-cheyenne-r-smith/

10/29/2026

Ontario Equine Disease Alert - Oct 29 2026

Strangles in:
-Wellington County
-District of Algoma
-Brant County

More details and full list of Ontario Equine Disease Alerts here:

https://www.oahn.ca/resources/ontario-equine-disease-alerts/

10/22/2026

Ontario Equine Vets and RVTs

LAST CHANCE to fill out our equine practitioners survey. Please take 5 mins to tell us what you've seen in practice over the past 3 months:

https://uoguelph.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_51tqmr32Vl5mi0u

Survey closes Oct 24

10/22/2026

Although Shamonda virus has the ability to infect human evidence suggests the risk remains low

"The first reported human infection with Shamonda virus in France has brought renewed attention to a virus detected in European livestock in 2026"

https://www.woah.org/en/shamonda-virus-what-do-we-know-about-its-effects-on-animals/

The first reported human infection with Shamonda virus in France has brought renewed attention to a virus detected in European livestock in 2026. First isolated in cattle in Nigeria in 1965, Shamonda virus has since been identified in parts of Africa and Asia. Transmitted by biting midges, it affect...

10/16/2026

Ontario Equine Disease Alert

-Equine Influenza in Wellington County, ON

Details and full list of Ontario Equine Disease Alerts here:

https://www.oahn.ca/resources/ontario-equine-disease-alerts/

10/15/2026

On Oct 20 our OAHN Aquatics Network is hosting a talk by Dr. Cheyenne R. Smith: Exploring a Potentially Transmissible Melanoma in Brown Bullhead: A Science Story

For more details and free registration, please click here: https://www.oahn.ca/resources/exploring-a-potentially-transmissible-melanoma-in-brown-bullhead-a-science-story-with-dr-cheyenne-r-smith/

See you on Tuesday!

10/14/2026

Ontario Equine Vets & RVTs

The Equine Practitioner survey is out, and your contributions help with Ontario equine disease surveillance and health. It takes 5 minutes.

https://uoguelph.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_51tqmr32Vl5mi0u

10/14/2026

Free educational series from CAHSS:

The Smallholder Webinar Series is designed for Canadian smallholders and producers working with small ruminants, swine, and poultry/small flocks.

1.5 hours of RACE-approved CE credits available for each webinar.

Smallholder farms are diverse systems. Canada's smallholder farms keep many animal types, including poultry, small ruminants, pigs, cattle and horses. Smallholder farms may focus on organic, biodynamic, or other specialized approaches to rearing animals, as well as diverse markets for their farm pro...

10/05/2026

Ontario Equine Disease Alert:

Equine Infectious Anemia in Tay Valley Township

More details, full list of Ontario Equine Disease alerts available here: https://oahn.ca/resources/ontario-equine-disease-alerts/

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