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Vesicular stomatitis affects multiple states in 2005
The Department of Agriculture's Centers for Epidemiology and Animal Health reported that 583 equids and 194 cattle tested positive for vesicular…
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U.S. plans to modernize Plum Island facility
The Department of Homeland Security announced in late August that it would replace the aging Plum Island Animal Disease Center
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Report analyzes nation's animal health framework
This is probably one of the most special times in the history of veterinary medicine, in terms of the opportunities that we have
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Cause of rabbit disease outbreak confirmed
Eight rabbits in a backyard rabbitry in Vanderburgh County, southwest Indiana, became acutely ill and succumbed to a deadly viral disease May 27.
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More animal health, welfare standards go global
Animal welfare, avian influenza, and bovine spongiform encephalopathy were key discussion topics at the 73rd Annual General Session of the…
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Vesicular stomatitis cases identified
posted June 1, 2005 Scientists have confirmed cases of vesicular stomatitis in horses in New Mexico and Arizona. The cases are the first to be…
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AVMA establishes position on comparative medicine, translational research
The Executive Board approved the adoption of an AVMA Position Statement on Comparative Medicine and Translational Research.
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Genetically engineered cows resist bacteria that cause mastitis
Researchers at the Department of Agriculture have genetically engineered dairy cows that resist mastitis
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CWD found in New York
Chronic wasting disease, a transmissible encephalopathy, has made its debut in farmed deer herds in the eastern United States
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Funding redirected to enhance BSE research program
Almost $2 million in funding has been redirected to enhance research on bovine spongiform encephalopathy.
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US health officials assess Q-fever and brucellosis in Bosnia
The USDA and the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention teamed up recently to survey for Q-fever and brucellosis in Bosnia
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Exotic virus spreads across Northeast; researchers worry about wildlife
Exotic virus spreads across Northeast; researchers worry about wildlifeWith each passing week, the damage wrought by the West Nile virus on the…
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West Nile virus spreads to Boston
As the summer months draw to a close, the West Nile virus is turning up in a growing number of birds and mosquitoes across the Northeast, and in
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ARCTIC MISSION: NOT IMPOSSIBLE
Five Army Veterinary Corps officers trained with more than 150 other medical personnel, including physicians, nurses, and dentists, in the frigid…
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New Jersey veterinarian acquitted of cruelty conviction
Saying that the prosecution's main witness was biased and not credible, a New Jersey Superior Court judge in April acquitted a veterinarian convicted…
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Hunters hounded as leishmaniasis is diagnosed in Foxhounds
Foxhounds, with a long tradition as hunting dogs, have recently become the hounded ones.
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Paratuberculosis regulations changed
A final rule in the April 10 Federal Register states that the USDA-APHIS is amending regulations regarding movement of animals with
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Rabbit calicivirus infection confirmed in Iowa rabbitry
A rabbitry in Crawford County, Iowa was found to have rabbit calicivirus infection, also known as viral hemorrhagic disease.
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Screwworm turns heads in Florida
When screwworm larvae were found on the prepuce of a four-year-old Thoroughbred gelding in
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West Nile virus survives winter; no surprise, says CDC
Testing of mosquitoes in New York City and a dead red-tailed hawk in
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Middle East meets West
Middle East meets West A Bedouin tent near Be'er Sheva in Southern Israel may seem an unlikely setting for…
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Laboratories terminated, but lessons learned
At veterinary colleges, such laboratories have come under increasing attention this past year.
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Florida not tickled by threat of infestation
Florida not tickled by threat of infestation The persistence of disease-carrying parasites in their state is…