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| Pet Owners Fear Bed Bugs More Than Fleas - survey finds A nationwide survey of pet owners showed that three out of four pet owners say they are aware of the dangers of fleas, but only 11 percent feel it is worse to have fleas in the bed than bed bugs. Sixty-seven percent of pet owners allow their pets to sleep in their beds, but only 16 percent are more worried about fleas than bed bugs. Fleas can transmit diseases to humans, unlike bed bugs, which pose no serious health risk. The survey brought to light the need to educate pet owners about the dangers of fleas and proper year-round flea prevention. With nearly seven out of 10 pet owners sharing the bed with their pets, it is important that pet owners understand fleas not only bite, but also spread disease to humans and pets. The percentage of flea infestations in cared for pets has increased to 16 percent in dogs and 12 percent in cats since 2006. We recommend Revolution for cats and dogs or Advantix II for dogs only, to protect our family pets, our children and ourselves from diseases carried by fleas! Progress on Lyme Researchers from the University of California, Davis, and Cornell have reported progress in the efforts to understand, diagnose and treat Lyme disease. UC Davis discovered the bacteria that cause Lyme disease may hid in the lymph nodes. Cornell has developed a new test that may diagnose the disease earlier. Also, a new multiplex test for Lyme disease in dogs speeds diagnosis and pinpoints the time of infection. New Mexico Dog Tests Positive for Plague Laboratory tests in late June confirmed bubonic plague in a Rio Rancho, N.M., dog. State health officials alerted residents to protect themselves and pets against the zoonotic disease most commonly transmitted by flea bites. The bacterial disease caused by Yersinia pestis, a gram-negative bacterium, can spread to people through infected flea bites or when people come into contact with infected rodents, rabbits and other animals. The dog had clinical signs of fever, lethargy and anorexia. Most of New Mexico's human plague cases occur around the person's residence due to a rodent die off from plague. We have had human cases where the exposure was most likely due to hunting dogs bringing plague-infected fleas back into the home where the case patient allowed the dog to sleep in bed with them. Cats tend to have more severe illness from plague than dogs. Every case of cat plague represents a potential risk for human exposure and illness. Acquiring primary pneumonic plague from cats is a particular risk for veterinarians, their assistants and pet owners. In addition, bubonic plague or primary plague septicemia can result from contact with infectious tissues or fleas. Most people acquire plague from the bite of an infected rodent flea but about one-fifth of all human cases result from direct contact with infected animals. |
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