disease

Measles, a childhood malady with potential fatal consequences, is starting to rear its head in Canada. https://www.620ckrm.com/2024/03/05/saskatchewan-among-four-provinces-to-confirm-measles-cases/ There was one positive case in Saskatchewan, and multiple cases in Quebec. That case was detected late last year by someone from Saskatchewan travelling internationally. While measles had been eradicated in Canada through immunizing children, its possible for […]

Some call it a “mystery chickpea disease” while researchers refer to it as an “emerging health issue” The problem surfaced in 2019 in the Gravelbourg, Assiniboia and Coronach regions of southern Saskatchewan.  It reappeared again the following year. Both those years featured early dry conditions followed by a big dump of rain.   Chickpea plants had […]

There is a second confirmed case of ‘monkeypox” in Saskatchewan. The first case was announced July 13th. Like the first case, for privacy reasons, the health authority is not sharing the person’s gender, age, or where they are from. Monkeypox is an extremely rare disease, and it is spread through intimate, or prolonged close contact. […]

  The Saskatchewan health ministry is reminding residents to remain on the look-out for ticks on themselves and pets during the fall season. In this province, any ticks found in the fall are likely to be blacklegged ticks, which can cause Lyme disease. Residents are advised to check for ticks after walking through tall grass, […]

  A new study at the University of Saskatchewan will evaluate the use of beef cattle temperament as on-farm indicator of disease susceptibility. Western College of Veterinary Medicine assistant professor Dr. Diego Moya will characterize cattle behavior, like their aggressiveness or fear activity and its link to negative health and welfare outcomes. The results will […]

  The Saskatchewan agriculture ministry says 24 more fields in this province have been found with the clubroot pathogen, which can devastate canola fields. Visible clubroot symptoms have been confirmed in 75 commercial fields since 2017. These results are compiled each year by survey and samples. Last year, 231 soil samples were submitted from across […]

A Saskatoon-based organization has been given federal approval to develop a vaccine for deadly African Swine Fever. The disease has wiped out over half the pigs in China or almost one third of all hogs in the world. The director of Vido-InterVac, Dr. Volker Gerdts, says developing a vaccine will take several years. He says […]