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A long road - January 15, 2004
A long road Army veterinarians provide humanitarian aid, rebuild infrastructure in Iraq and Afghanistan …
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Protecting the homeland - March 1, 2004
Protecting the homeland Since the Department of Homeland Security has come on the scene, grants aimed at…
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Veterinary medicine a key component of Bush's new policy defending U.S. agriculture from terrorism
President Bush has introduced a policy for protecting America's agriculture and food from terrorist attacks
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Deadly strain of avian flu in Texas
A highly pathogenic avian influenza strain not seen in the United States in 20 years
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Growing demands raise doubts about APHIS' emergency response capability
finds government's animal health infrastructure in decline as risks growDespite
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Embattled National Zoo director calls it quits after critical report
The American Zoo and Aquarium Association seemed to soften the blow of the NAS report by reaccrediting the National Zoo for five-years.
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President commended for agriculture directive
The Executive Board authorized the AVMA to send a letter to the president thanking him for Homeland Security Presidential Directive-9,
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Emerging zoonoses on the rise
Concern over the growing list of new and emerging zoonotic diseases drew experts to the WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland
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Bayer receives injunction against drug compounder
Bayer HealthCare LLC's Animal Health Division on May 5 received a favorable court order in its lawsuit against Tabor Home Medical
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Health experts call for unified efforts to face climate issues
Human encroachment into uninhabited parts of Southeast Asia exposed people to unusual animals and previously unknown pathogens, and global travel…
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One-health wonders
Thomas G. Ksiazek, DVM, PhD, has seen some of the deadliest diseases on the planet.
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Surveillance program could protect human and swine health
A pilot swine influenza surveillance program could lead to improvements in vaccines for swine and development of vaccine seed strains for humans.
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Pigs, people in Philippines contract Ebola virus
Health officials have isolated an Ebola virus in swine for the first time globally, according to the United Nations Food and
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Report: Government must address growing shortage of federal veterinarians
A new report is raising concerns that the federal government's veterinarian workforce isn't large enough to guarantee a safe food supply and…
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USDA promoting public practice in hands-on exercises
The Department of Agriculture is sponsoring various laboratory exercises to increase veterinary students' interest in public practice.
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H1N1 strain in humans causes concerns over animal impacts
Animal health authorities have been investigating the novel H1N1 influenza virus, which sickened thousands of people worldwide,
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Sample submissions drop despite novel H1N1 concerns
Department of Agriculture officials are encouraging monitoring and surveillance to mitigate the novel H1N1 virus' potential harm to U.S. swine herds.
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Veterinarians leave their mark on African nation
College friends went as part of Veterinarians Without Borders program
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Foxes, skunks spreading bat rabies variant in Arizona
Foxes and skunks in northern Arizona are spreading an adapted version of a rabies virus variant associated with bats.
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U.S. makes big push to prevent global pandemic
The U.S. Agency for International Development announced Oct. 22 the start of its Emerging Pandemic Threats program, a five-pronged
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One Health Summit and study setting stage for policies, initiatives
A recent summit and an upcoming study will help the One Health Commission and other advocates of the one-health concept in developing policies and…
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Board acts on research, grievance resolution, residues
The AVMA Board of Directors, while meeting Nov. 20-22, 2014, approved a few new policies, rescinded some that were no longer, and reaffirmed or…
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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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Senators, academics, others embrace one-health approach
Senators, academics, others embrace one-health approach
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King leaving Ohio State this fall
Dr. Lonnie J. King will step down from his position as dean of The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine this August.