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Delegates revise policies on transport of research animals, antiparasitic resistance
The AVMA House of Delegates approved revisions to AVMA policies on transportation of research animals and on antiparasitic resistance during the…
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In Short
Disease response funding, federal laboratory approvals, and heart disease screenings
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Though COVID-19 cases rare in pets, testing is available
Veterinarians can test for the COVID-19 virus in animals, but whether and when they should still remain issues. At press time in late April, only a…
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African, US veterinarians have meeting of minds
Twinning program brings small animal veterinarians together for shared learning
The veterinarian-client-patient relationship (VCPR)
The veterinarian-client-patient relationship (VCPR) is the basis for interaction among veterinarians, clients, and patients and is critical to the…
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After deaths of Thailand horses, researchers warn of risk in US
Researchers from the Texas A&M University Department of Entomology say biting midges present in the U.S. could be effective vectors for African horse…
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One Health legislation: The need is clear
As discussions about another economic stimulus package continue, attention also is focused on public health matters – including the importance of One…
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No evidence pets can become ill with COVID-19 virus as it surges in US
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials see no evidence that the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 in people sickens pets or can spread to…
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AVMA hosts members of Congress for briefing on disease center
An AVMA announcement indicates more than 100 lawmakers and congressional staff members attended the Sept. 16 virtual meeting.
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Delegates to consider dues proposal, policy revisions
The AVMA House of Delegates will consider a proposal to expand the reduction in AVMA member dues for newer graduates as well as revisions to policies…
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AVMA event advances legislative agenda
Veterinarians and students recently received a crash course in political advocacy from the AVMA’s Washington office and lobbied lawmakers on behalf of…
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Drs. Seyedmehdi Mobini and Sandy Willis elected to AVMA Board of Directors
The two new members will join the Board in August 2020 and serve six-year terms.
Sandy Willis, DVM, MVSc, DACVIM
Before becoming the District 11 delegate on the AVMA Board of Directors, Dr. Sandy Willis served as chair of the AVMA House Advisory Committee.
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CWD spreading, sometimes long before discovery
About four in 10 wild cervids are infected with CWD in areas of Colorado, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. The always-fatal prion disease also can simmer…
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Dolphins in Navy program sickened by gammacoronavirus
Atlantic bottlenose dolphins in the U.S. Navy Marine Mammal Program in San Diego developed gastrointestinal illness and lethargy in spring 2019.…
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Newcastle reemerges, spreads in California
State officials blame broken quarantines, call for added biosecurity
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Mobini, Willis elected to AVMA Board
Two members of the AVMA House of Delegates were elected in February to the Association’s Board of Directors.
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Virus killing rabbits in Western U.S.
A viral disease that kills wild and domesticated rabbits is spreading in the Western U.S. Rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus serotype 2 affects the…
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Rabbits across US likely vulnerable to deadly virus causing disease in the West
Rabbits and hares across the continent are susceptible to rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus serotype 2, which was first discovered spreading among…
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Arce elected AVMA president-elect, Faeh vice president
The AVMA House of Delegates' first-ever virtual meeting went off without a hitch and addressed some of veterinary medicine's most pressing issues.
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Board chair embraces veterinary family ties
Dr. Rena Carlson, chair of the AVMA Board of Directors, has held leadership roles since early in her veterinary career. She spoke to JAVMA News about…
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Guiding drug use, changing practices
When veterinarians are considering how to treat infections, AVMA officials hope a new report will help bring a panel of experts into the room. And…
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Making a difference
When the AVMA House of Delegates assembles virtually this summer, its members will likely make Dr. Sandra Faeh the next AVMA vice president—a two-year…
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Guarding against an outbreak, expecting its arrival
Swine veterinarians describe their efforts to guard against African swine fever, a devastating viral disease spreading among domestic and wild pigs in…