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CDC seeks comments on Health Protection Research Guide
The national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announces the availability for comment of the draft CDC Health
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Hoping for the best, preparing for the worst
With the recent arrival of the "Asian bird flu" in the Balkans, public health officials across the globe are hastily laying plans for the…
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University of Wisconsin establishes Center for Global Health
The University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine has teamed up with four other academic units on the Madison campus
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Katrina's other victims - October 15, 2005
As much as Hurricane Katrina was a disaster for people living in the Gulf Coast region—one of the worst in U.S. history—it was a catastrophe for…
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Outbreak of swine disease in China takes human toll
The World Health Organization continues to monitor an outbreak of Streptococcus suis in pigs in China that has infected more than 200 people.
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AVMA mounts preparedness, response to Katrina
Like the human victims, untold numbers of animals were stranded and struggling to stay alive after Hurricane Katrina's Aug. 29 assault
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Teasing out Mycobacterium bovis' role in the tuberculosis crisis
More attention needs to be paid to the role of Mycobacterium bovis in the global human tuberculosis crisis.
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Physician speaks on agroterrorism, bioterrorism
Animal and human medical communities must communicate more posted September 1, 2005 "I'm very interested in what I'm going to call the…
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Understanding food safety
The Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service recently concluded its first phase of the Veterinary Student Employment
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FDA releases flier on human health risks related to turtles
Pet turtles may be harmful to your children's health, according to the Food and Drug Administration Center for Veterinary Medicine.
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Board approves public health, regulatory recommendations
On recommendation from the Council on Public Health and Regulatory Veterinary Medicine, the Executive Board reaffirmed a position
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Preventing diseases associated with animals in public settings
The National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians has published the Compendium of Measures to Prevent Disease Associated
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Veterinarians needed to develop comprehensive animal protection, decontamination plans
People assume that the veterinary community has comprehensive protection and decontamination plans for every type of animal. We are not there yet.
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Pet rodents linked to multidrug-resistant salmonellosis outbreak
Public health practitioners are urged to consider pet rodents as a potential source of salmonellosis.
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Petition filed to keep antimicrobials out of feed
The petitioners have requested that the antimicrobials no longer be used as agricultural feed additives to promote growth