Our take on infectious diseases in animals, from our old nemeses to emerging diseases, with a focus on infectious diseases in pets, spread of disease between people and animals, and whatever else in the infectious disease realm seems interesting, Brought to you by WormsAndGermsBlog.com, an infectious disease blog coordinated at the Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Canada.
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Signup to Generate a PitchOur take on infectious diseases in animals, from our old nemeses to emerging diseases, with a focus on infectious diseases in pets, spread of disease between people and animals, and whatever else in the infectious disease realm seems interesting, Brought to you by, an infectious disease blog coordinated at the Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Canada.
Recent episodes include "Half dose vaccination in dogs" (18 June 2025, 18 minutes), "Flu antivirals: should we use them in animals" (10 April 2025, 22 minutes), and "H5N1 influenza and raw pet food" (11 February 2025, 15 minutes).
WormsAndGermsPod publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 22 minutes across 14 episodes.
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WormsAndGermsPod is a science podcast with 14 episodes published.
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Episode #3
<p>Big dog, small dog, same vaccine.</p><p>Does that make sense?</p><p>Can we, and should we, use smaller doses of vaccines in smaller dogs?</p><p>How does that impact the immune response and adverse event...
Episode #2
<p>As H5N1 influenza continues to cause havoc across the world, there's continued spillover of this virus in domestic mammals. While antivirals aren't used much for influenza in animals, they might be effective in some...
Episode #1
<p>As H5N1 continues its unprecedented march through wild and domestic animals, recent infections of cats have highlights concerns about risks to dogs and cats from raw diets. This quick podcast outlines the main issues...
Episode #11
<p>As H5N1 avian influenza continues to spread, we are seeing more issues with spillover into companion animals. This episode provides some thoughts about when, why and how to test dogs and cats for this virus. It's not...
Episode #10
<p>Do changes in antibiotic use in animals lead to changes in resistance in people? It's a bit of yes, no, maybe situation because it's complicated. However, there are some good data showing that what we do in animals...
Episode #9
<p>Our World AMR Awareness Week series continues with Dr. Weese talking about the issues around use of antibiotics in animals for growth promotion.<br/><br/><br/>Here's the link to he World Organization for Animal...
Episode #8
<p>Part 2 of our World AMR Awareness Week series covers the controversial issue of antimicrobial prophylaxis in animals. <br/>Should we use antibiotics in healthy animals to prevent disease? <br/>No...except when we...
Episode #7
<p>As part of World AMR (Antimicrobial Resistance) Awareness Week (WAAW), Dr. Scott Weese outlines some dogmas, misconceptions and barriers that are commonly encountered in antimicrobial treatment of companion animals...
Episode #6
<p>Andy Gibson and Ian Battersby from Mission Rabies join Scott Weese to talk about canine rabies and Mission Rabies's international efforts to control this virus, that kills ~59,000 people a year.<br/><br/>To learn...
Episode #5
<p>Dr. Katie Clow joins Scott Weese for a talk about ticks and tick borne diseases in companion animals. <br/><br/>Resources mentioned in the podcast:<br/>Ontario risk map...
Episode #4
<p>Freshly back from the United Nations General Assembly High Level Meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance, where antimicrobial use targets in animals were a key topic, Dr. Scott Weese provides an overview of the issues...
Episode #3
<p>Antivirals have revolutionized treatment of feline infectious peritonitis (FIP), turning it from an almost invariably fatal disease to one that's usually treatable. However, antivirals are expensive and...
Episode #2
<p>All things rabies; a discussion with Dr. Maureen Anderson DVM DVSc PhD DACVIM. <br/><br/>Why do we care about rabies? <br/>What's rabies exposure? <br/>What do we do if an animal may have been exposed to...
Episode #1
<p>Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius (MRSP) is a multidrug resistant bacterium that's an increasing problem in dogs. But can it poses a risk to people as well? This episode will delve into the...
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