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AAHA issues guidelines on infection control
Hospital-acquired infections are an ongoing battle for health care facilities in both human and veterinary medicine.
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Speaker: Animal hospitals must practice infection control
Dr. Pantaleon presented three sessions on biosecurity—and infection control—during a daylong track at the annual meeting of the
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Survey to assess infection control practices and zoonotic diseases
An outbreak of monkeypox demonstrated the need for veterinarians to be protected from the inherent risk that zoonotic diseases pose
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Survey of veterinary infection control practices mailed to some AVMA members
The national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the AVMA are collaborating on a joint project titled Survey of
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Pet reptiles and Salmonella infection
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had released reports of Salmonella outbreak investigations from 2014
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Pet ferret in Florida develops SARS-CoV-2 infection
A pet ferret in Florida developed an infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus in September, becoming the first of its species with a known natural…
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Wildlife a concern in BVDV control
Lessons from tuberculosis eradication attempts could improve bovine viral diarrhea virus control programs.
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Marine mammals succumbing to dual-parasite infections
A National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases study identified a link between severe illness and co-infection with Sarcocystis neurona and…
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NAVTA, Virox launch certificate program in infection prevention
The National Association of Veterinary Technicians in America, in partnership with Virox Technologies, has launched The Infection Prevention Leader…
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More dogs, cats infected with SARS-CoV-2
In July, pets in Arizona, California, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, and Wisconsin became the most recent confirmed positive…
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Group updates guidance on parasite control
The Companion Animal Parasite Council has issued new guidelines relevant to Lyme disease and regional parasitic diseases in general and has updated…
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California cow had lone known BSE infection
Federal agriculture authorities found no threat to human health from a California cow discovered in April to have been infected with an atypical form…
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Vaccines may be key to controlling FMD
Scientists need to intensify their research into the use of vaccination to control an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease
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Tactics analyzed in fighting remaining brucellosis infections
Lingering cases connected with wildlife exposure
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Rabies variant absent as Arizona's infections decline
A bat-associated rabies virus variant that spread among northern Arizona's terrestrial wildlife in previous years was not found in those animals in…
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New approach in development to control E coli in pigs
The U.S. swine industry loses millions of dollars as a result of bacterial infections in these vulnerable, young animals.
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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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OIE, FAO seek to control FMD
The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization have launched an
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Fire may help control chronic wasting disease
The prion proteins that cause chronic wasting disease survive for years in soil and are taken up by plants.
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Joint AVMA-FVE-CVMA statement on the global control of dog-mediated rabies: A One Health imperative
This statement has been adopted jointly by the AVMA, Federation of Veterinarians of Europe and Canadian Veterinary Medical Association.
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Drug-resistant bacteria hurt more people than previously reported
Antimicrobial-resistant bacteria sicken more people than previously reported, although improved infection controls are reducing deaths, according to a…
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Improving human health protection
Veterinarians will soon have more concrete infection control guidelines, thanks to the joint efforts of many individuals, including veterinarians and…
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Compendium of veterinary standard precautions for zoonotic disease prevention in veterinary personnel
The AVMA endorses the Compendium of Veterinary Standard Precautions for Zoonotic Disease Prevention in Veterinary Personnel developed by the National…
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Veterinarian honored for efforts against rabies
A veterinarian and lieutenant in the U.S. Public Health Service was honored in April for his domestic and international work to prevent and control…
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USDA renews funding for integrated research on Johne's
The Department of Agriculture has renewed funding for the Johne's Disease Integrated Program—providing $4.8 million for four years of research on…