SAAHA - The South African Animal Health Association

01/12/2024

World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week 2024 🦠🙅🏼‍♀️🧤

01/12/2024

Quick fact: Cattle parasites in Brazil alone cause economic losses of approximately $14 billion each year.

Veterinarians, with the help of medicines, can reduce this risk, improving the health of animals to strengthen global economies.

Find out how vets help prevent diseases ⬇️

24/10/2024

The public is urged to exercise caution and follow safety guidelines during the upcoming summer holiday season when encountering Cape fur seals.

09/10/2024

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09/10/2024

Cats more likely to display fetching behaviour if they are more active and playful and live indoors

09/10/2024

Two important steps to prepare your pet for a move
- Familiarise them with their travel crate well in advance
- Make sure their vaccinations and preventive treatments for parasites are up to date

"Research shows that international travel can increase the spread of health threats for pets and it’s important that owners do their part to avoid this,” says Carel du Marchie Sarvaas.

Learn from Karli Edmondson-Matthews in U.S. News and World Report what to do to keep pets from being stressed when travelling with them:
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09/10/2024

What opportunities do emerging technologies offer animal health?

Advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence and stem cell therapy provide more efficient tools to predict, prevent, diagnose and treat animal illness.

Discover more in our infographic ⬇️

28/09/2024

This month, we were thrilled to release a new report with Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on how 'Prevention Can Reduce the Need for Antibiotics!'

Discover how tools like vaccines, genetics and better nutrition can prevent disease and reduce the need for antibiotics ➡️ https://bit.ly/3Xv2F7F

28/09/2024

A groundbreaking study from more than 200 countries forecasts the full toll of antimicrobial resistance on people, livestock and the economy and estimates a return of US$ 28 for every US$ 1 invested in drug innovation and health care improvements.

The analysis, published in three reports, was produced by experts at WOAH, Animal Industry Data (AID), the Center for Global Development (CGD), Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) and RAND Europe, with contributions from The World Bank.

Find out more: https://woah.org/en/superbugs-could-jeopardise-food-security-for-over-two-billion-people-and-increase-annual-health-care-costs-by-us-159-billion-annually-by-2050-finds-most-extensive-modelling-to-date/

27/09/2024

25/09/2024

Brown skuas and south polar skuas, two gull-like species that nest in Antarctica, are sometimes called the “pirates of the Southern seas.” These migratory seabirds are fierce, competitive predators that hunt or scavenge anything, from eggs and adult birds to seafood, mammals or garbage. “They....

25/09/2024

How can the world encourage more responsible use of antibiotics?

🐶🏥 Improved access to proper, registered veterinary services can guide the responsible administration and use of antibiotics to treat animal diseases.

💉 Farmers and veterinarians also need access to the full range of preventative animal health products that can stave off disease before antibiotics are even needed.

Equipping rural, remote, and developing areas with enough veterinary professionals will ultimately help to guide responsible antibiotic use on the farm.

Learn more: https://healthforanimals.org/resources/antibioticsfaq/

25/09/2024

Breaking boundaries - Together, against rabies.

Any mammal, including pets, wildlife, livestock and humans can become infected with rabies. Wildlife species that can also host rabies include jackals, foxes, mongooses and recently, seals.

Animal rabies occurs in all nine provinces, with dog rabies cycles mainly concentrated in the eastern parts of the country (Limpopo, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape provinces and the eastern Free State border with Lesotho). Dogs and cats are often moved between provinces by travellers, workers, or holiday-goers, which can easily cause a spillover of rabies to any area if these animals are unvaccinated and incubating the disease.

If your dogs and cats are vaccinated against rabies, they form a protective barrier for your family and protect you. The same is true if everyone in your community ensures that their dogs and cats are vaccinated.