Infectious diseases

Nov 14, 2012

CVM Expert Member of Group Urging Surveillance of Possible Zoonotic Diseases Spread by Pets

Dr. Edward Breitschwerdt, a professor of internal medicine at North Carolina State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine and an international expert in tick-borne infectious diseases, is one of the authors of the report, “Surveillance of Zoonotic Infectious Disease Transmitted by Small Companion Animals,” that appears in the Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal published by the Centers for…

Jun 4, 2012

NC State College of Veterinary Medicine Researcher Uncovers Bartonella, the ‘Stealth Pathogen’

Dr. Ed Breitschwerdt is an expert on infectious diseases and a doctor of veterinary medicine. He also finds himself on the front lines of a quiet but growing epidemic. Bartonella is a bacteria most commonly associated with cat scratch disease, which until recently was thought to be a short-lived (or self-limiting, in medical lingo) infection.…