Fort Dodge Animal Health Announces Leptoinfo.com Now Available to Dog Owners

11.08.08 - 22:34 ... source : Wyeth

... Overland Park, Kan., August 11, 2008 – Fort Dodge Animal Health, a division of Wyeth (NYSE: WYE), today announced it has added a dog owners' section on www.leptoinfo.com, a Web site dedicated to providing information and resources to veterinarians and pet owners about Leptospirosis, a growing canine health threat.Leptospirosis is a serious bacterial disease of dogs, multiple animal species and humans that occurs in countries around the world, including the United States. Once a disease that primarily affected dogs living in rural areas, leptospirosis is now considered a threat to dogs in suburban and urban settings, perhaps due to increased opportunity for contact with wildlife(1), a common carrier of leptospirosis. It is spread through the urine of an infected animal and most dogs that venture outdoors are at risk for leptospirosis.The new section on leptoinfo.com is specifically designed to hel ...» Next (HTML)