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Therapy Dogs: Proven Benefits for Children with Cancer
Many hospitals that have opened their oncology departments to dogs report that patients benefit from this animal-assisted therapy. However, until now, few scientifically based s...
Rabies: Global Elimination of the Disease Is Possible, Provided the Resources Are Up to the Challenge
On this 9th World Rabies Day, four organizations involved in this global fight are calling on the international community to put an end to this deadly disease. Rabies is one of...
Usutu Virus: First Detection in France in Blackbirds Found Dead
Mosquito-borne viruses are becoming a growing threat in Western Europe, and France is no exception. Closely related to the West Nile virus currently circulating in the Camargue,...
Bat rabies: first case detected in the Oise department
On June 10, 2015, the Pasteur Institute confirmed a case of rabies in a sick bat found in the town of Gouvieux, in the southern part of the Oise department. The two people who d...
Using the rabbit myxomatosis virus to ensure the safety of human bone marrow transplants
Although the myxoma virus is often fatal to rabbits, it has little effect on humans when they are exposed to it. However, using a xenograft model, researchers have discovered th...
A case of canine rabies was confirmed today in the Loire department
On Thursday, May 21, 2015, the Pasteur Institute confirmed a case of rabies in a bull terrier pedigree dog kept at Square Louis Huguet in the town of Chambon-Feugerolles (Loire)...