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Tailoring medicine by reading the code for life
Researchers in animal genetics indicate they have seen a profound influence of the Human Genome Project on animal medicine and comparative medicine in…
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CDC eases entry requirements for dogs vaccinated in United States
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention removed permit requirements for dogs returning to the U.S., effective Dec. 1, provided those dogs were…
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AVMA supports collection of data on antimicrobial use, House approves other policy changes
The AVMA House of Delegates approved a new policy that describes best practices for collecting antimicrobial use data, what should be considered…
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Veterinary college programs to address cross-species health risks
The veterinary schools at the University of Pennsylvania and Cornell University recently added programs designed to improve collaboration in work to…
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NIH honors veterinarian for mentoring
Dr. R. Mark Simpson, senior scientist for the Center for Cancer Research within the National Cancer Institute, received the 2021 Ruth L. Kirschstein…
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Months-long Salmonella outbreak linked to bearded dragons
Over nearly a year, dozens of people across the United States were sickened by a particular Salmonella strain traced to pet bearded dragons.
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USDA awards $7.5M for loan repayment to address shortage areas
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Jan. 12 that it made awards totaling $7.5 million to 78 veterinarians in 2021 toward repayment of…
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National Academies of Practice adds new veterinary fellows
The new veterinary fellows in the National Academies of Practice are Drs. Ellen N. Behrend, Sherry Burrer, Ruthanne Chun, Patricia Sanchez Diaz, Laura…
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Millions allocated for federal veterinary programs
The AVMA worked with lawmakers and coalitions to help secure funding in the $1.5 trillion federal spending bill for programs critical to the…
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Warning against wildlife as COVID reservoirs
Concerns that white-tailed deer and other mammalian wildlife might be reservoirs for the SARS-CoV-2 virus have prompted the Food and Agriculture…
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Swine veterinarians, industry planning against disease threats
Swine health experts are two years into a four-year pilot program of developing a playbook against animal diseases. Participation in the program could…
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Veterinarians press lawmakers on rural veterinary shortages, dog importation
Over 200 veterinary professionals met virtually with members of Congress this April to garner support for AVMA-backed legislation addressing rural…
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Bird flu spreads across US, killing poultry and wild birds
The highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus spreading across North America is killing not only millions of poultry but also untold thousands of…
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Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases - Dec. 3-7, 2021
The Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases held its annual conference from Dec. 3-7, 2021, in Chicago. CRWAD presented awards, named…
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APHIS marks 50th anniversary
Kevin Shea, head of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, talks about the agency’s ongoing work protecting…
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New animal disease reporting rules may arrive this year
U.S. Department of Agriculture officials hope this year to publish the rules to establish requirements for timely animal disease reporting across the…
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Seresto collars remain in spotlight after hearing
The Environmental Protection Agency continues to review Elanco Animal Health’s Seresto flea and tick collar, which the company defended as safe and…
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AVMA convention committee chair gives the people what they want
AVMA News spoke with Dr. John P. Sanders Jr., the 2021-22 chair of the AVMA Convention Education Program Committee, about veterinarians as lifelong…
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World Bank announces fund for pandemic prevention, preparedness, response
A new fund through the World Bank will provide additional, dedicated resources for pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response; incentivize…
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AVMA recognizes Granger for public service
Dr. Larry M. Granger accepted the AVMA Public Service Award at a reception Aug. 1 following the AVMA Global Health Summit at AVMA Convention 2022 in…
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Delegates pass policies on raw milk, drugs, agricultural animals
The AVMA House of Delegates revised the AVMA policy on “Raw Milk” for clarity and accuracy, and an HOD reference committee requested that educational…
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HOD discusses constraints of providing emergency care, updates to model practice act
The AVMA House of Delegates discussed the responsibility to provide emergency care as well as needed updates to the AVMA Model Veterinary Practice…
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Human-to-dog monkeypox transmission case reported
On June 10, a team from Sorbonne University in Paris recorded two human cases of infection with monkeypox virus connected with a case in a dog.
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Recommendations for preventing spread of zoonoses from nontraditional pets
The National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians, together with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has published a series of…
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CDC updates recommendation for human rabies vaccination
Updated guidelines on rabies pre-exposure prophylaxis reduce the number of recommended doses of the rabies vaccine from three to two for veterinarians…