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Head shots: (Top L-R) Dr. Tierra Price, Juan Sebastian Orjuela, and Hira Basit; (Bottom L-R) Stephanie Kuo and Dr. Evelyn Galban

Students, recent grads from underrepresented backgrounds are building spaces for themselves

JAVMA News spoke with leaders of five veterinary groups representing Black and Indigenous individuals, people of color, and LGBTQ indiv...

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Dr. Douglas Kratt

President Kratt wants unified, inclusive profession

Dr. Douglas Kratt’s agenda as 2020-2021 AVMA president is simple: “My mission is to listen, serve, and connect with (AVMA) members; to build within our profession; bring together shared interests; and to be more inclusive.”
Culicoides sonorensis midge

After deaths of Thailand horses, researchers warn of risk in US

Researchers from the Texas A&M University Department of Entomology say biting midges present in the U.S. could be effective vectors for African horse sickness, which killed hundreds of horses in a recent outbreak in Thailand.
U.S. Navy Marine Mammal Program dolphin and trainer

Dolphins in Navy program sickened by gammacoronavirus

Atlantic bottlenose dolphins in the U.S. Navy Marine Mammal Program in San Diego developed gastrointestinal illness and lethargy in spring 2019. Researchers identified a new gammacoronavirus in fecal samples.
Small grouping of H1N1 influenza virus particles

Influenza virus in China’s pigs may have pandemic potential

An influenza virus circulating among Chinese pigs has the genetic potential of a pandemic virus in humans, according to a scientific report. The virus appears to have already spread from pigs to people who work with or live near them.
Dr. Sara Langsam

Racetrack veterinarians keep running during COVID-19

As racetracks that closed for the COVID-19 pandemic begin to reopen, veterinarians will likely face continued safety modifications.
AVMA CVTEA

CVTEA makes accreditation decisions virtually

The AVMA Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities granted initial accreditation to five new programs and withdrew accreditation from two.

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AVMA, affinity organizations working to advance diversity, equity, inclusion

‘How long? Not long’: Longtime diversity champion still optimistic for change

AVMA delegates elect Arce, Faeh

AVMA Board elects Teller chair, Bradley vice chair

Education council members appointed

More dogs, cats infected with SARS-CoV-2

Stone takes CE position with AVMA

Genetic selection may reduce CWD among farmed deer

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Veterinary technician killed at protest remembered

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