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Animal Shelter reopens Tuesday; changes made after distemper outbreak

Posted at 4:56 pm October 27, 2014
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Oak Ridge Animal Shelter

The Oak Ridge Animal Shelter on Belgrade Road is pictured above.

Changes have been made, and the Oak Ridge Animal Shelter will reopen Tuesday after a temporary closure last week following the second distemper outbreak this year, city officials said.

The shelter staff will show reporters the changes that have been made to protect animals during an 8:30 a.m. Tuesday tour, and the shelter will open to the public at 11 a.m.

The Oak Ridge Animal Shelter is located at 395 Belgrade Road.

City officials said last week that 51 animals were euthanized because of this month’s distemper outbreak, and the shelter was temporarily closed after canine distemper tests came back positive. All dogs that tested positive were euthanized to prevent the disease from spreading. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Oak Ridge, Pets, Police, Police and Fire, Slider, Top Stories Tagged With: animals, canine distemper, closure, disease, distemper, distemper outbreak, Oak Ridge Animal Shelter, Oak Ridge Police Department, ORPD, quarantine

Shelter cleaned after two dogs diagnosed with canine distemper, others tested

Posted at 10:18 am October 21, 2014
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Oak Ridge Animal Shelter

The Oak Ridge Animal Shelter on Belgrade Road is pictured above.

 

Two dogs recently taken in by the Oak Ridge Animal Shelter have been diagnosed with canine distemper. The Animal Shelter was closed Friday and Saturday to allow for thorough cleaning of the facility. Dogs in the shelter are being tested to see if others have contracted the disease.

Test results are expected to be received by today (Tuesday, October 21). If none of the dogs test positive for canine distemper, the Animal Shelter will reopen at 11 a.m. Wednesday.

As a precaution, all animals brought into the Oak Ridge Animal Shelter will be vaccinated on arrival, the Oak Ridge Police Department said in a press release. Dogs with any kind of cough or nasal discharge will be kept separate from dogs available for adoption. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Oak Ridge, Pets, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: animal shelter, animals, ASPCA, canine distemper, cats, disease, distemper, dogs, Oak Ridge Animal Shelter, Oak Ridge Police Department, ORPD, shelter staff

ET hospitals, health departments sponsor community forum on Ebola

Posted at 1:33 pm October 16, 2014
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Ebola Virus

A colorized transmission electron micrograph (TEM) revealing some of the ultrastructural morphology displayed by an Ebola virus virion.
(Photo credit: Frederick A. Murphy/Public Health Image Library (PHIL))

All the hospital systems and facilities in the Knoxville area have joined with the Knox County Health Department to sponsor an unprecedented community forum to educate the public about Ebola and address any questions and concerns about the disease, a press release said.

The East Tennessee Health Forum on Ebola is open to the public and will begin at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, October 21, in the auditorium on the lower level of the Knoxville Convention Center. Parking will be available in the Poplar Street parking lot across Cumberland Avenue from the center and free in city garages, including nearby Locust Street Garage.

Medical experts from the Knox County Health Department, Blount Memorial Hospital, Covenant Health, East Tennessee Children’s Hospital, TeamHealth, Tennova Health System, and the University of Tennessee Medical Center will discuss the disease, its treatment, and the measures being taken to protect the public. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Government, Health, Knox County, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson, Blount, CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, community forum, Covenant Health, disease, Ebola, Ebola virus, emergency workers, Hallerin Hilton Hill, health care, health departments, hospitals, Knox County Health Department, Knoxville Academy of Medicine, Knoxville Convention Center, Loudon, MEDIC Regional Blood Bank, physicians, Roane, Sevier, Summit Medical Group, Tony Spezia, University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine

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