May 31, 2023 | Uncategorized
Leptospirosis is a sickness caused by the Leptospira bacteria. The sickness is found around the world, but is most common in tropical areas, like Australia. People get the disease by coming into contact with urine from an infected animal. Leptospirosis is a zoonotic...
May 31, 2023 | Uncategorized
Flea Borne Spotted Fever is a sickness caused by bacteria called Rickettsia typhi. Flea Borne Spotted Fever is a zoonotic disease, which means that it can spread between animals and people. The bacteria is spread between people and animals by fleas, which is why...
May 19, 2023 | Uncategorized
Early in May 2023 the first East Arnhem One Health Workshop occurred in Yirrkala. The workshop was designed to share One Health principles and concepts and the links between human, animal, and environmental health. The workshop also provided a chance to meet and greet...
Nov 6, 2022 | News, Parasites, Uncategorized
Cast your mind back to May 2020, about two months after COVID-19 was declared as a pandemic by the World Health Organisation. It was at this time that canine ehrlichiosis, a tick-borne disease which affects the nation’s most popular pets, our much-loved dogs –...
