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U.S. given improved BSE risk rating
The U.S. has a negligible risk of bovine spongiform encephalopathy infection, according to the World Organisation for Animal Health
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Industries, pests among policy topics
A new AVMA policy supports efforts to remove, control, or eradicate feral swine.
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Eliminating dog-transmitted rabies
Global health organizations hope to eliminate rabies transmission from dogs to humans in the Americas within the next two years.
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Pandemic H1N1 influenza virus discovered in elephant seals
Researchers have identified the H1N1 influenza virus that killed thousands of people between 2009 and 2010 in more than two dozen wild northern…
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Board makes appointments
The AVMA Executive Board made the following appointments in November 2013.
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Task force to create antimicrobial stewardship programs
An AVMA task force will try to give companion animal veterinarians antimicrobial stewardship programs similar to those used in human hospitals.
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Worms’ adaptation a critical problem
Anthelmintic resistance is a critical threat to small ruminants, and a danger to horses and cattle.
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AVMA supports bills on horse trailers, research
The AVMA will push Congress to pass legislation that would forbid transporting horses across state lines in double-deck trailers.
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AVMF puts mission into action
The American Veterinary Medical Foundation sponsored animal-related events in several communities this past fall as
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Affiliated groups meet in Chicago
Sixty-seven allied and other veterinary-related organizations and 29 alumni groups from colleges and schools of veterinary medicine