Animal Health

News

  • 11/20/2023: The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry’s Animal Health program is following updates on cases of unusual respiratory disease in dogs in the U.S. Affected dogs are developing severe pneumonia that is not always responsive to typical antimicrobials. Situations where dogs co-mingle may elevate the risk for disease, including kennels, daycares, and dog parks. If you think your dog is affected, we recommend working closely with your veterinarian to discuss testing and treatment options. We also appreciate veterinarians reporting severe respiratory cases in dogs to us directly at animalhealth.agr@maine.gov so that we can begin to quantify and understand the impact in Maine.
  • 10/14/2023: HPAI Risk Assessment for Maine Flocks - The United States is again seeing an uptick in Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) cases. We have not seen any new cases in Maine since Spring 2023. The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry’s Animal Health program and Inland Fisheries & Wildlife are regularly surveilling poultry and wild birds, respectively. We will continue to provide updates on this page as possible. Receive DACF updates and alerts regarding the status of avian influenza in Maine by opting into the Avian Influenza email list.
  • 10/24/2023: What is Johne's Disease (PDF) - Learn more about the bacterial infection in sheep and goats.
  • 10/17/2023: Maine Issues Warning on Eastern Equine Encephalitis and West Nile Virus Cases

More Animal Health News +

Close -

Animal Health Programs