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Humans test negative for FMD in Britain, animal cases continue to decline
Humans test negative for FMD in Britain, animal cases continue to decline
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Analysis looks at Idexx data on preventive care
An analysis of Idexx Laboratories Inc. preventive care screening profiles from more than 5,000 practices found that for animals in all adult life…
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USDA ends some brucellosis research
Animal health authorities ended a brucellosis research project in two states after determining that regulations on biological threats require…
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Policy spells out reasons for vaccination and following labeling
Recognizing an aversion to vaccination among some members of the public and concerned that some veterinarians are advocating dosing of vaccines that
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The next generation of veterinary research
Even though Dr. Peter C. Doherty is the only veterinarian to ever receive the Nobel Prize—sharing it with Swiss immunologist and pathologist Rolf…
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Ending life well
Pending guidance on depopulation and updated guidance on euthanasia acknowledge that decisions on animal death are difficult even for experts.
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Eliminating the remains of an eradicated virus
The cattle plague, or rinderpest, is eradicated in the wild, but stocks of the virus remain in “an unacceptably high number of facilities and…
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$100,000 supports poultry education at Georgia
Merck Animal Health announced a $100,000 sponsorship for a student at the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine
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Rumors of the demise of the extension veterinarian
No one knows exactly how many extension veterinarians there are, although they always have been few in number.
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Working together to fight emerging diseases
Working together to fight emerging diseases New director general of Office International des Epizooties stresses cooperation
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Foot and mouth disease
Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is a severe, highly contagious viral disease of worldwide concern. View AVMA's recommendations for FMD preparedness and…
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New turkey virus identified, sequenced
A unique strain of astrovirus associated with poult enteritis mortality syndrome has been isolated from the thymus of commercial flocks
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The Ames strain: What's in a name?
posted on December 1, 2001 When anthrax claimed its first victim in Florida, and investigators announced that the culprit was the "Ames…
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Nation's zoos and aquariums help track West Nile virus
Nation's zoos and aquariums help track West Nile virusThe national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has enlisted zoos and aquariums across…
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Canine flu hits Atlanta, vaccines under development
At least 75 dogs in Georgia, most around Atlanta, were infected with an H3N2 canine influenza virus following a larger outbreak this spring in the…
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West Nile virus reported in New
Two crows found in New Jersey are the first reported cases of West Nile virus.
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AVMA wants expanded FMD vaccine bank
The U.S. lacks a national vaccine supply sufficient for a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak, according to AVMA leaders.
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Texas' brucellosis-infected herds: zero
Texas' brucellosis-infected herds: zero Texas cattle producers started the new year with a big zero, and livestock health
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H3N2 canine flu may require longer isolation
Dogs infected with the H3N2 canine influenza virus may need to be isolated for at least three weeks to prevent spread to naive dogs.
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Foreign rabbit virus contained in four states
Foreign rabbit virus contained in four states
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Veterinarians join emergency eradication effort
Veterinarians join emergency eradication effortAPHIS continues to recruit, dispatches some officers to UK Dr.…
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AMC opens $5 million Cancer Institute
The Animal Medical Center in New York City unveiled its new Cancer Institute Oct. 2, made possible through AMC Trustee Elaine Langone and her husband,…
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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.