Remembering 9/11
AVMA Annual Convention-goers are in for a treat this year. Rudolph Giuliani, former mayor of New York City, will deliver the keynote address, Saturday, July 19, in Denver. [more]

Canadian BSE investigation continues
Canadian officials announced May 20 that a single case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy was confirmed in an 8-year-old Canadian-born cow in the province of Alberta, the first case of BSE in the country since 1993 when a case of BSE was identified in an animal imported from the United Kingdom. [more]

Vaccines may be key to controlling FMD
Researchers, get ready. A new study indicates that scientists need to intensify their research into the use of vaccination to control an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the United States. [more]