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A practitioner's academician
Posted on November 15, 2003 Spire leads AABP Beef cattle practice was a natural choice for Dr. Mark Spire, president of the American Association…
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White paper advises partnership to reverse veterinarian shortages
A white paper on meeting the critical needs for veterinarians in population health and public practice has been prepared for publication
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Disease spillover woes
Veterinarians discuss disease interface between wildlife, domestic livestock In Michigan, white-tailed deer and cattle roam the
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Abstracts invited on emerging, infectious diseases
The International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases invite the submission of abstracts for presentation
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Veterinary services in a global economy
A pathogen from a foreign country could arrive in a U.S. port within a matter of hours and create a disease outbreak
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CDC releases epidemiologic survey of dog bites in 2001
No centralized reporting system for dog bites exists
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Activists seek personhood for animals
Posted on September 1, 2003 Biomedical researcher traces history of animal rights movement People for the Ethical Treatment of animals, along…
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Council members to be seated
The House of Delegates cast ballots and elected the following 17 AVMA members to fill vacancies on councils.
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Resolution 5: debt forgiveness for two fields of study?
Resolution 5, which called on the AVMA to encourage Congress to create a student debt-forgiveness program for veterinarians
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APHIS: West Nile virus vaccine safe for use
The Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has looked into alleged problems in pregnant, vaccinated mares
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Updated Johne's, TSE statements adopted
The AVMA has adopted updated position statements, recommended by the Council on Public Health and Regulatory Veterinary Medicine
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Researchers identify wild animal reservoirs for SARS
The World Health Organization announced May 23 that researchers have identified two species—the masked palm civet and the raccoon
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Vaccines may be key to controlling FMD
Scientists need to intensify their research into the use of vaccination to control an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease
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Turning tides
As wildlife agencies release a revised plan to protect southern sea otters, a sudden increase in fatalities raises concerns
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Thirty-one nominees vie for 12 council seats, candidates invited for four other vacancies
Although the Feb. 1 deadline for nominating AVMA members to serve on councils has passed, no nominations have yet been received
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AVMA board opposes five of six resolutions delegates will vote on in July
board members recommended that the House of Delegates disapprove all but one of six resolutions at its July session
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APHIS still calling on veterinarians, veterinary technicians for Newcastle disease eradication
Nonfederal veterinarians and veterinary technicians are needed to assist in the exotic Newcastle disease eradication program in California
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Identifying a killer
Animal coronaviruses provide clues in the hunt to identify and stop the SARS virus
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Spring viremia of carp control program launched
The Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has authorized approximately $11.7 million
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CDC, AAVP revise guidelines for prevention of zoonotic intestinal parasites
The national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Association of Veterinary Parasitologists have updated the
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A tour in the desert
Posted on May 1, 2003 Veterinarians fill forward positions in Iraq campaign Rallying to the Army Veterinary Corps motto "conserve the…
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National pet health surveillance system in the works
The idea that pets can help identify problems that may threaten human health is certainly nothing new
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Swine information index now online
Are you curious about how many pigs are born in the average litter on swine operations?
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Veterinary participation in emergency response plans is vital
Posted on December 15, 2002 Input from veterinarians essential to protecting human, animal health In times of crisis, veterinarians help protect…
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Public health initiatives garner AVMA support
Several public health initiatives aimed at education, surveillance, food safety, and multidisciplinary collaboration will move forward with AVMA…