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Human and animal medicine meet on the bridge
The Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine hosted a symposium, The Bridge Between Veterinary Medicine and Human Health,
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Ending human deaths from dog-transmitted rabies
A coalition of global health organizations hopes to eliminate human deaths from dog-transmitted rabies by 2030.
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Study links BSE and deadly human brain disease
Study links BSE and deadly human brain disease There is additional evidence to suggest a link between bovine spongiform
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Few rabies cases remain in Americas
Louise Taylor, PhD, said the effort to eliminate dog-transmitted rabies in humans in the Western Hemisphere has already saved thousands of lives.
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You're liable to read this
You're liable to read this Like the zoonotic and public health issues that cross human and veterinary borderlines,…
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Arenavirus confirmed in California
Arenavirus is believed to be transmitted to humans through inhalation of dust contaminated with the urine, feces, or saliva of infected rodents
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AVMA offers brochure on zoonotic diseases
The AVMA has produced a brochure on “Preventing Zoonotic Diseases” to educate the public about diseases that are transmissible between animals and…
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International joint statements address horse slaughter, rabies in dogs
The AVMA has adopted a joint statement on horse slaughter with the Canadian and Mexican veterinary associations and a joint statement on rabies in…
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US health officials assess Q-fever and brucellosis in Bosnia
The USDA and the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention teamed up recently to survey for Q-fever and brucellosis in Bosnia
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Study: Dogs could be influenza mixing vessels
Findings from a new study imply that dogs could act as mixing vessels in which novel influenza viruses with pandemic potential could emerge.
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Association advocates ‘one health’ to White House
The AVMA sent a letter to the White House in March advocating a one-health approach in addressing zoonotic diseases.
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Hunting for novel viruses
Research teams on a project to find and predict pathogen emergence have discovered more than 800 novel viruses
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Veterinary medicine represented on Forbes' ‘30 Under 30’ list
Dr. Nikki Wright and veterinary student Lisa Gretebeck have been named to Forbes’ list of innovators in health care for founding Pou Sante: Amar Haiti
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Guidance issued on Ebola exposure in pets
The AVMA and partners issued guidance for health officials on handling the pets of people exposed to the Ebola virus.
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West Nile virus survives winter; no surprise, says CDC
Testing of mosquitoes in New York City and a dead red-tailed hawk in
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Guidance on Ebola and pets offers background, protocols
If or when another dog owner in the United States becomes ill with Ebola, health officials will be able to turn to recommendations on dog quarantine…
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Senators, academics, others embrace one-health approach
Senators, academics, others embrace one-health approach
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Once ‘over there,’ Ebola now here
Although the Ebola outbreak is being managed as a public health problem, the virus is a zoonotic pathogen, stoking fears that animals exposed to…
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Brucella melitensis infection discovered in cattle for first time, goats also infected
Brucella melitensis infection discovered in cattle for first time, goats also infected
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Crows in New York, New Jersey test positive for West Nile virus
The recent discovery of three dead crows in New York and New Jersey is additional evidence of what health officials knew to be true:
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Problems persist with federal veterinary workforce numbers
GAO: Not enough veterinarians to respond to animal disease emergency
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West Nile virus in Rhode Island
It comes as little surprise that the exotic West Nile virus has turned up in Rhode Island;
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First successful CWD vaccine tested in deer
The first successful vaccination of deer against chronic wasting disease is reported in the journal Vaccine
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National Veterinary Stockpile at the ready
The first deployment of the National Veterinary Stockpile was in response to the 2002 outbreak of low-pathogenic H7N2 avian influenza in Virginia.
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Recombinant virus used to treat rabies in mice
A parainfluenza virus–based therapy saved the lives of some mice infected with rabies in a recent study.