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Poultry disease outbreak emphasizes need for biosecurity
Virulent Newcastle Disease (vND), which is highly contagious, has been found in numerous backyard poultry flocks in southern California, prompting…
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Advocating on behalf of veterinarians, the AVMA, and the veterinary profession
President’s Column: Dr. John de Jong I am humbled by the incredible honor of becoming your new president. I assume this important responsibility with…
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APHIS urges disease control around all poultry
Preventing disease in poultry requires daily work from every poultry owner, said Dr. Alan Huddleston,
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Neurologic form of EHV-1 'a potentially emerging disease'
The Center for Emerging Issues, part of the Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, has released an emerging disease…
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Swine veterinarians wrestling with two diseases -
Every swine veterinarian fears two acronyms—PCVAD and PRRS.
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AAHA issues guidelines on infection control
Hospital-acquired infections are an ongoing battle for health care facilities in both human and veterinary medicine.
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Foot-and-mouth disease resurfaces in Britain
Just days after British officials declared the latest foot-and-mouth disease outbreak over, the virus re-emerged Sept. 12
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ISU shrinks laboratory plans to match state funding
Iowa State University officials plan to build a new $75 million veterinary diagnostic laboratory, reduced from a $124 million plan.
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U.S. watches, prepares for African swine fever
A disease deadly to pigs has spread to at least 29 locations in China.
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Songbirds, rodents not likely vectors in avian influenza outbreak
Songbirds and rodents are unlikely to have transmitted highly pathogenic avian influenza onto farms in 2014 and 2015, according to findings in a…
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USDA ends swine coronavirus data collection
Department of Agriculture officials have stopped requiring reports when pigs become infected with enteric coronaviruses.
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Funding will help prevent fish disease from spreading to aquaculture
The Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is making $1.5 million in contingency funds
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UF accepting applications for aquaculture fellowships
Aquaculture is an important component of global animal production and, like all animal agriculture operations,
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Veterinarians have a role in global food security, Association says
The AVMA Board of Directors, while meeting April 5-6, approved the new "AVMA Policy on Global Food Security."
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AVMF announces scholarship recipients
During its July board meeting, the American Veterinary Medical Foundation announced the 2007 recipients of the Mildred C. Sylvester Scholarship.
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CDC shuts down some research at Texas A&M
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently ordered researchers at Texas A&M University to suspend work with
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Australia battles equine influenza
As of mid-September, Australia had statewide horse movement bans in place in New South Wales, Queensland, and the Australian
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College news
The Veterinary Homeland Security Certificate Program, a graduate-level, distance-learning program at Purdue University, has gained
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Investigation of FMD outbreak focuses on research complex
As Britain's latest foot-and-mouth disease outbreak appeared under control and nowhere near as devastating as the last
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Global project aims to identify viral threats
A 10-year virus identification project starting this year could identify most viruses with potential to cause disease in humans.
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Antimicrobial stewardship definition and core principles
These principles can be used to develop antimicrobial stewardship plans in any veterinary practice setting.
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AVMA finalizing depopulation guidelines
The AVMA's guidance on emergency animal depopulation is in editing following a draft's approval.
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Updated guidance published on strangles
Strangles, a highly contagious upper respiratory tract disease caused by Streptococcus equi subsp equi, remains one of the most common diseases in…
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Foot and mouth disease
Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is a severe, highly contagious viral disease of worldwide concern. View AVMA's recommendations for FMD preparedness and…
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Newcastle spreads near Los Angeles
A disease deadly to poultry had spread to about 90 backyard chicken flocks in Southern California by Aug. 1.