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APHIS funds animal disease programs
The Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service awarded over $14 million to more than 70 projects aimed at protecting U.S.…
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Allender and Lamkin win $10K research award
Mazuri, an exotic animal food company, this July announced it had awarded a $10,000 research grant to Dr. Matt Allender, director of the Wildlife…
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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…
Avian influenza
Avian influenza appears periodically all over the world, including in the United States.
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Saving box turtles, all in a dog’s day of work
Veterinarians, veterinary students, a special pack of Boykin Spaniels, and the dogs’ owner have been working in Illinois and Tennessee to study and…
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CWD vaccine delays illness in mice
Several vaccine candidates could prolong lives of animals infected with chronic wasting disease and reduce spread of the disease.
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Finding the spreaders of chronic wasting disease
Research teams are working to improve tests used to find the prions that cause chronic wasting disease, track animal movements and interactions…
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Confiscated Asian turtles treated in marathon rescue effort
US volunteers, including veterinarians, technicians, and veterinary students responded en masse to an Asian turtle crisis
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Greater surveillance called for after finding potential deer reservoirs for SARS-CoV-2
Even after the pandemic recedes, SARS-CoV-2 will likely remain active in the environment in animal hosts, notably in white-tailed deer found…
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USAHA wants more work on federal programs, rules
USAHA asks federal authorities to invest more to guard against livestock diseases and let veterinarians transport and use controlled
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Another veterinary education partnership out West
A 1+3 program between Montana State University and Washington State University is ready to launch.
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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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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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New guidelines intended to guard amphibians against deadly fungus
Efforts are under way to protect captive amphibians from a deadly fungus threatening numerous endangered species.
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1995 - 2005
This decade was a time of relatively high caseloads, allowing for continued accumulation of case experience.
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Chronic wasting disease continues to spread
An always-fatal neurologic disease is contributing to declines in Western deer and elk herds and raising the possibility of local extinctions.