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Bioterrorism guide available
Fort Dodge Animal Health is distributing a manual to help educate animal health professionals about potential threats of bioterrorism
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Veterinarians' role in the AIDS crisis
If veterinarians don't get involved, HIV-infected people may be denied the powerful therapeutic effect of pets
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Veterinarians take a lead role in agency responses to bioterrorism
Posted on March 1, 2002 As the federal government wrestles with the realities of potential bioterrorism threats, two veterinarians now serve as…
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SNOMED, HL7, LOINC the official informatics standards for veterinary medicine
the Executive Board approved AVMA support of the Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine (SNOMED)
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CDC urges veterinarians to watch for anthrax
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Department of Agriculture are asking veterinarians to be on alert for anthrax
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Nashville disaster management program to zero in on responders
Posted on March 1, 2002 Keeping disaster workers from becoming victims In the wake of a disaster, one might assume it is the victims who have…
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Animal protection groups, research community dispute Web postings
Posted on November 1, 2002 Several animal protection organizations are objecting to the Department of Agriculture's removal of reports pertaining…
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Brandt moves from president to board chair
Dr. James H. Brandt, Nokomis, Fla., became the first AVMA immediate past president to chair the Executive Board in 87 years.
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Status of National Pet Week 2003 under advisement
In 2003, the AVMA will not participate in National Pet Week
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Dogs at ground zero, Pentagon to be studied
Dogs involved in the search-and-recovery efforts will be evaluated to determine whether they were harmed by environmental toxins
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Veterinarians key to bioterrorism preparedness initiatives
Veterinarians are essential to the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's bioterrorism preparedness initiatives
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Veterinarians help protect soldiers in Operation Enduring Freedom
Posted on June 15, 2002 Dr. Craig Carter, lieutenant colonel, examines Brenda with the help of her handler, Jaromir Josipovic. Negotiating the…
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Network of Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratories would Strengthen Nation's Biosecurity
Efforts are under way to create a network of veterinary diagnostic laboratories across the United States
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Commendations for service veterinarians, induced molting among 2002 resolutions
Posted on June 15, 2002 Seven resolutions have been submitted for consideration by the AVMA House of Delegates at its annual session July 16 and
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AVMA disaster relief efforts-Is your state emergency management agency doing all it can to get you the help you need in a disaster?
The American Veterinary Medical Association sponsors the Veterinary Medical Assistance Teams.
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Bioterrorism expert says U.S. agriculture vulnerable to attack
Because of Sept. 11, the nation is acutely aware that its enemies will go to any length to strike at the United States
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Board, HAC lobby for MUMS bill, AVMA priorities
This April the AVMA Executive Board and House Advisory Committee arrived in Washington, D.C., for their biennial visit.
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Board funds NCVEI core competency projects
The board approved an expenditure of $205,369 to fund a proposal from the NCVEI Work Group on Strategies
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Genetically engineering a pet? History shows it won't be easy
A transgenic animal is one whose genome has been altered by the introduction of foreign DNA.