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……Dr. Steve Weinrauch is Chief Product and Veterinary Officer at Trupanion, the leading provider of pet medical insurance in North America. He is also the Founder of MightyVet 501(c)(3). A licensed veterinarian in both the U.S. and EU, Steve has published in peer-reviewed journals and brings over two decades of experience across veterinary practice, hospital operations, and product innovation.…(read article)

……Created during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pet and Public Health Early Warning and Detection System has served as a way to disseminate information about the H5N1 influenza epizootic and the canine infectious respiratory disease outbreak and aims to help identify new threats to animals and human health in the future.…(read article)

…Since the U.S. outbreak of avian influenza A (H5N1) in dairy cattle began in March 2024, dozens of cats are known to have contracted the virus, including barn and feral cats, indoor cats, and big cats in zoos and in the wild (e.g., mountain lions, tigers, leopards, and bobcats). Cats were already known to be susceptible to the H5N1 virus, with several feline cases linked to poultry or wild bird exposure before the outbreak in cattle began.…(read article)

…Trupanion, a Seattle-based pet insurance company, is partnering with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to create a disease tracking system for pets, the company announced this week. The system will draw on insurance claims submitted to Trupanion in real time when sick dogs and cats visit the veterinarian.

“The concept is to proactively detect potential threats to pets and public health,” said Dr. Steve Weinrauch, the chief veterinary and product officer at Trupanion. (read article)

… Boehringer Ingelheim, Mars Science & Diagnostics and leading pet, public health and animal health authorities to join Advisory Board. Collaboration to address emerging pet and public health threats to protect pets and people. Early detection potential has global pet and public health benefits. (read article)