Anthrax

Antimicrobial use

Biosecurity

Brucellosis

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)

Chronic wasting disease (CWD)

Dog bite prevention

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Food supply veterinary medicine

Foot and mouth disease

Hunters and disease risks

Influenza

Miscellaneous topics

Monkeypox

Disease precautions for outdoor enthusiasts and their companion animals

Pharmaceutical disposal

Phosphine gas

Plague

Psittacosis (Avian Chlamydiosis)

Q fever

Rabies

Salmonella

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)

West Nile virus

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• Frequently asked questions about anthrax
• Zoonosis updates

• Antimicrobial Use and Antimicrobial Resistance
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about Antimicrobial Use and Antimicrobial Resistance

• Biosecurity updates from the AVMA

• Zoonosis updates

Related JAVMA News:

• U.S. achieves class-free status for brucellosis in cattle (15 Mar 2008)
• Florida granted brucellosis class-free status (01 Feb 2002)

General BSE Information:

Related JAVMA News:

• Canada: BSE confirmed in dairy cow (1 Jun 2006)
• Canadian BSE case sparks investigation (15 Mar 2006)
• FDA proposes new safeguards against spread of BSE (15 Nov 2005)
• Canada, Mexico, United States establish BSE strategy (15 May 2005)
• Funding redirected to enhance BSE research program (1 May 2005)
• New BSE rule requires veterinarians for certain procedures (1 Apr 2005)
• The Canada debate (15 Feb 2005)
• Agencies invite comment on proposed BSE safeguards (15 Aug 2004)
• Report suspicious animal sickness to USDA (1 Aug 2004)
• A work in progress (1 Aug 2004)
• Laboratories certified, rapid tests approved for BSE surveillance (15 May 2004)
• USDA plans sharp increase in BSE testing (1 May 2004)
• New form of BSE sparks discussion (15 Apr 2004)
• USDA ends BSE investigation; experts call for more safeguards (15 Mar 2004)
• Safeguards expanded to strengthen firewalls against BSE (1 Mar 2004)
• USDA: Cow with BSE likely to be only infected animal in herd (15 Feb 2004)
• Washington state dairy cow nation's first case of BSE (1 Feb 2004)
• Canada wraps up BSE investigation (1 Oct 2003)
• Canadian BSE investigation continues (01 Jul 2003)
• Harvard study finds BSE poses little threat to U.S. consumers, agriculture (1 Feb 2002)

Other resources:

• Statement by USDA Chief Veterinary Officer John Clifford (DVM) regarding positive BSE test results (USDA Web site, 13 Mar 2006)
• Geographical distribution of countries that reported BSE confirmed cases since 1989 (OIE Web site)
• USDA reports inconclusive BSE test, awaits results of confirmatory testing (USDA Web site, 28 Jun 2004)
• USDA completes BSE field investigation (USDA Web site, 9 Feb 2004)
• Report on measures relating to Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) in the United States (PDF) (APHIS Web site, 4 Feb 2004)
• Expanded "Mad cow" safeguards announced (FDA Web site, 26 Jan 2004)
• USDA investigation into BSE case continues (USDA Web site, 23 Jan 2004)
• Third cow traced to Washington herd (USDA Web site, 12 Jan 2004)
• New BSE safeguards announced (USDA Web site, 8 Jan 2004)
• DNA links BSE case to Canada (USDA Web site, 7 Jan 2004)

General CWD Information:

Related JAVMA News:

• Study: chronic wasting disease spread through blood, saliva (1 Dec 2006)
• USDA takes steps to battle CWD (15 Jun 2005)
• CWD found in New York wildlife (15 Jun 2005)
• CWD found in New York (15 May 2004)
• Scientists prove environmental transmission of CWD (1 Jul 2004)
• President Walther encourages federal funding to battle CWD (15 May 2004)
• Federal funding intensifies prion disease research (01 Jan 2003)
• Veterinary students enlisted to monitor CWD in Minnesota (15 Dec 2002)
• Wisconsin mobilizes to battle chronic wasting disease (15 Jun 2002)

• USDA warns public to use thermometer when cooking hamburger
• Neglected but common sense steps to prevent foodborne illness
• KeepOurFoodSafe.org
• AVMA Food Safety Policy

Related JAVMA News:

• Beef recall sparks hearings, tightened inspections (15 Apr 2008)
• Cruelty investigation prompts massive recall of beef (15 Mar 2008)
• FDA reaches final conclusion that food from animal clones is safe (01 Mar 2008)
• Pet food might have link to human illness (01 Oct 2007)
• Food safety agency invites comments on melamine decisions (01 Jul 2007)
• Hogs, chickens ate pet food containing adulterants (01 Jun 2007)
• USDA celebrates 100 years of food safety (01 Oct 2006)
• USDA awards grants for research on food safety (01 Nov 2005)
• Understanding food safety (15 Sep 2005)
• USDA offers food safety tips during weather emergencies (15 Aug 2005)
• Veterinary public health intertwined with food safety at Codex meeting (15 May 2005)
• USDA announces unified food safety research agenda (01 Feb 2004)
• New food safety brochure available (15 Jan 2004)

Other resources:

• USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Food Safety Office
• Food Safety Research and Response Network Web Site
• World Health Organization food safety information
• www.FoodSafety.gov – Gateway to government food safety information

• Solving a critical shortage in food supply veterinary medicine
• Food Supply Veterinary Medicine Coalition
• Shortage of veterinarians has "makings of a crisis" (AVMA Press Release, 08 Feb 2008)
• Calling for more veterinarians (AVMA Press Release, 24 Jan 2008)
• Projected serious food supply veterinarian shortage poses threat to industry, society (AVMA Press Release, 02 Jun 2006)

Related JAVMA News:

• Veterinarians warn Congress about dangers of veterinary shortage (15 Mar 2008)
• AVMA Web page highlights need for food animal veterinarians (15 Oct 2007)
• Legislation addresses critical shortage of veterinarians in public health (01 Apr 2007)

Related JAVMA News:

• Foot-and-mouth disease resurfaces in Britain (15 Oct 2007)
• Investigation of FMD outbreak focuses on research complex (15 Sep 2007)
• Researchers study GIS-based FMD forecasting, control strategies (15 Jan 2005)
• Vaccines may be key to controlling FMD (01 Jul 2003)
• Great Britain regains FMD-free status (15 Feb 2003)
• Some costs of animal disease outbreaks cannot be counted (01 Nov 2002)
• USDA tracks illegal importation of animals that may pose FMD risk (01 Aug 2002)
• UK foot-and-mouth outbreak in decline (01 Jan 2002)
• How to control a 'virtual outbreak' (15 Jul 2001)
• Foot-and-mouth on the decline in United Kingdom (01 Jul 2001)
• Humans test negative for FMD in Britain, animal cases continue to decline (01 Jun 2001)
• Tabletop FMD exercise brings US a step closer to preparedness (01 Jun 2001)
• Imports banned to guard against foot-and-mouth (15 Apr 2001)
• Europe anxious over foot-and-mouth epizootic in UK (01 Apr 2001)

• Compendium of Measures To Prevent Disease and Injury associated with Animals in Public Settings, 2007 (NASPHV Web site)
• Dogs' social lives and disease risks
• Model Dog and Cat Control Ordinance (PDF)

• Investigation uncovers first outbreak of monkeypox infection in Western Hemisphere

Related JAVMA News:

• New restrictions for preventing monkeypox spread finalized (15 Dec 2003)
• Origins of monkeypox virus traced to imported African rodents (15 Aug 2003)
• African disease reported for first time in Western Hemisphere (15 Jul 2003)

• Best Management Practices for Pharmaceutical Disposal
• Best Management Practices for Pharmaceutical Disposal Poster (PDF)

• Phosphine product precautions

• Frequently asked questions about plague
• Zoonosis updates

• Compendium of Measures To Control Chlamydophila psittaci Infection Among Humans (Psittacosis) and Pet Birds (Avian Chlamydiosis) (NASPHV Web site)
• Zoonosis updates

• Zoonosis updates

• What you should know about rabies brochure
• Compendium of Animal Rabies Prevention and Control, 2011 (NASPHV Web site)
• Human Rabies Prevention Recommendations (CDC-ACIP) (CDC Web site, 7 May 2008)
• Model rabies control ordinance
• Rabies resource from the CDC
  This comprehensive resource covers the natural history, diagnosis, epidemiology and prevention of rabies, with an illustrated educational area for kids.

Related JAVMA News:

• AVMA student chapters unite for World Rabies Day (01 Nov 2007)
• Rabies prevention a worldwide effort (15 Aug 2007)
• Model rabies control ordinance policy updated (01 Jun 2007)
• Updated rabies vaccination certificate released (15 May 2007)
• Fort Dodge recalls one lot of rabies vaccine (15 Jul 2006)
• Veterinarians seeking human rabies vaccinations, titer tests, have options (01 Apr 2006)
• Practitioners should be on guard against forged rabies certificates (15 Nov 2004)
• Rabies control efforts funded (01 Oct 2004)
• CDC: Rabies transmitted through organ donation (15 Aug 2004)
• Model Rabies Control Ordinance revised (01 Jun 2004)
• Human rabies vaccine recalled (15 May 2004)
• Rabies control documents changed (01 Jan 2004)
• Rabies vaccine for humans missing from some packages (01 Oct 2003)
• Army initiates procedural changes for rabies test (01 Jun 2003)

• Amphibians, Reptiles and Salmonella
• Frequently Asked Questions about Amphibians, Reptiles and Salmonella
• Frequently Asked Questions about Dry Pet Foods and Salmonella
• Chicks, Ducklings and Salmonella

Related JAVMA News:

• CDC halts importation of civets to prevent SARS (15 Mar 2004)
• More research, tougher regulations needed to beat future SARS outbreaks, say researchers (01 Nov 2003)
• Researchers identify wild animal reservoirs for SARS (01 Jul 2003)
• Researchers must "cast a wide net" to trace disease origins (01 Jun 2003)
• Identifying a killer (01 Jun 2003)

Related JAVMA News:

• Injunction issued on West Nile vaccine ad campaign (15 Jul 2006)
• APHIS: West Nile virus vaccine safe for use (15 Aug 2003)
• Scientists set out to build a West Nile virus warning system (15 Aug 2003)
• Study: West Nile virus cost equine industries in Colorado, Nebraska millions in 2002 (15 Jun 2003)
• West Nile epidemic of 2002 worst in Western Hemisphere (15 Feb 2003)
• Human, animal cases of West Nile continue to climb (01 Nov 2002)
• West Nile virus claims 12 in worst outbreak on record (15 Sep 2002)
• Nation's zoos and aquariums help track West Nile virus (15 Nov 2001)
• West Nile virus reported in New Jersey (15 Jun 2001)
• Horses hard-hit by West Nile virus (01 Apr 2001)