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Needed for public health, despite constraints
Veterinarians are needed for their contributions to public health, but rising educational costs for veterinary students may hinder adaptability
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Public health readiness conference item funded
On July 20-22, the First National Congress on Public Health Readiness is being hosted.
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Veterinary public health fellowship in the works
Throughout her career, Dr. Marguerite Pappaioanou has studied and applied the interconnectedness of human and animal health to improve global health.
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Joint AVMA-FVE-CVMA statement on the role of veterinarians in advancing One Health—A global public good
This statement has been adopted jointly by the AVMA, Federation of Veterinarians of Europe and Canadian Veterinary Medical Association.
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World health organizations rush to avoid avian influenza pandemic
World health organizations rush to avoid avian influenza pandemicWorld health officials fear that an outbreak of a highly pathogenic strain of the…
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Battling baby turtle sales
Several states have struggled with a resurgence in baby turtle sales
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Tufts receives $24 million grant from NIH
The Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute in Boston was named a recipient of the 2013 National Institutes of Health’s
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Safeguards expanded to strengthen firewalls against BSE
Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy G. Thompson announced several new public health measures
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New veterinary position created at NCID-CDC
Dr. Nina Marano started in the new position as the Acting Associate Director for Veterinary Medicine and Public Health for the NCID
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Human rabies vaccine recalled
Pasteur has recalled four lots of IMOVAX rabies vaccine because of a potential public health threat.
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Integrated pest management
Integrated pest management (IPM) is a component of One Health, and the AVMA supports science-based integrated pest management programs and practices…
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Veterinary research study moves forward
Many animal health experts suggested one of the main problems is creating incentives for institutions to fund research
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Growing demands raise doubts about APHIS' emergency response capability
finds government's animal health infrastructure in decline as risks growDespite
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FDA holding MUMS workshop
The Food and Drug Administration is holding a public International Workshop on Minor Use and Minor Species: A Global Perspective
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Multifaceted hospital under construction at Tuskegee
The Tuskegee University College of Veterinary Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health is building a new veterinary medical teaching hospital.
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Vital funding for lab network added to Farm Bill
Legislation authorizing what the AVMA believes to be much-needed funding for a national laboratory network safeguarding animal and
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Recalls of pet food rise on the radar
Recalls of pet food are not increasing, but awareness of them might be. The primary cause of these recalls is Salmonella contamination, which could…
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USDA, PAHO agree to boost, protect agriculture
Leaders from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Pan American Health Organization signed an agreement
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NIH advised to retire most research chimps
This March, the National Institutes of Health is expected to announce whether more than 400 federally owned chimpanzees used for research
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LEGENDS: The accidental epidemiologist
Dr. Calvin W. Schwabe fathered a generation of veterinary epidemiologists
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Army veterinarian is military's man with the plan
The Department of Defense established the U.S. Northern Command with the mission of homeland defense
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Young scholars gain insight into research careers
The 2013 Merial–National Institutes of Health Veterinary Scholars Symposium, held at Michigan State, was themed “Comparative Medicine: Meeting Global…
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Veterinary students wanted for NIH program
Dr. Guy H. Palmer said a National Institutes of Health student research program is helping the veterinary profession remain connected with other…
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Crisis communication
The American Horse Council and American Association of Equine Practitioners, along with state and federal health officials, are developing a proactive…