A dog in the San Fernando Valley was found to have Baylisascaris, or raccoon roundworm, eggs in its system during a routine ...

TACOMA, Wash. — Two dogs in Pierce County were infected by salmon poisoning, and the Humane Society for Tacoma & Pierce County (HSTPC) is urging pet owners to be aware. Rogue, a 6-month-old, and Brick ...

A dog walks through a favela in Recife, Brazil. Many such poor urban areas in the country are hotbeds for visceral leishmaniasis. Diego Herculano / NurPhoto via Getty Images Brazil is home to some 52 ...

Heartworms are parasites transmitted to dogs by mosquitoes carrying infective larvae. Once inside a canine host, the worm larvae travels to the heart and lungs, where it can grow up to a foot long and ...

There is no evidence that humans can spread human versions of the influenza virus to dogs, according to PetMD. Veterinarians ...

Dogs infected with the Leishmania parasite smell more attractive to female sand flies than males, say researchers. Leishmania parasites are transmitted from infected dogs to people by sand flies when ...

An Italian greyhound owned by a gay couple has been infected with monkeypox in the first reported case passed from a human to their pet. The French couple, involved in a non-monogamous relationship, ...

The dog, a boxer, was dropped off at a California animal shelter. — -- A rescue dog who was abandoned while suffering from an infection that turned her skin pink has received a second lease on ...