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Zoonoses control: hurdles, headaches, and solutions
The opportunity for disease to pass from animal to human occurs daily around the globe in everyday activities.
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Review finds U.S. animal disease control system adequate, but needing improvement
A review of the nation's ability to protect livestock and poultry against foreign animal diseases describes the state of disease
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Small animal veterinarians may come under scrutiny for antimicrobial use
Antimicrobial use by small animal veterinarians may come under scrutiny by governmental agencies and the public
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West Nile virus claims 12 in worst outbreak on record
Louisiana Gov. Mike Foster declared a statewide emergency Aug. 1 after West Nile virus was found to have reached almost every
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Infectious salmon anemia emergency declared by USDA
Posted on January 15, 2002 Lesions on the gills of an Atlantic salmon with infectious salmon anemia. On Dec. 13, 2001, the Department of…
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Officials fine-tune salmon virus response
some salmon farmers in Maine began restocking their pens May 1 in an effort to recover from an outbreak of infectious salmon anemia
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Are you ready for producers' questions about the scrapie program?
Posted on April 15, 2002 Veterinarians are central to the success of the accelerated scrapie eradication program launched by the Department of …
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Global influenza laboratory on the horizon
Worldwide, the flu kills between 500,000 and one million people per year
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Report calls for plan to protect U.S. agriculture from terrorism - December 1, 2002
Posted on November 15, 2002 A report by the National Academy of Sciences' National Research Council underscores America's vulnerability to…
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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