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Kocan honored for tick-borne disease research
The Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases
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LEGENDS: Teacher, researcher, and inventor
Dr. Heinrich J. Detmers, 1833-1906, helped build veterinary education at Midwestern U.S. colleges and researched the causes of diseases
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Morris awards grants for wildlife, equine research
Morris Animal Foundation announced in late September that it has awarded $850,000 in support of wildlife research through grants to
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A close call for the National Zoo's Conservation and Research Center
Secretary Small also proposed to eliminate Smithsonian Productions and the Smithsonian Center for Materials Research and Education
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Research symposium inspires with one-health success stories
The 2016 Merial–National Institutes of Health National Veterinary Scholars Symposium took place July 28-31 at The Ohio State University.
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Exacting researcher brought profession into modern age
John McFadyean advanced knowledge of diseases, viruses
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Research, public health leaders honored by AAVMC
The Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges honored Drs. Yoshihiro Kawaoka, John A. Herrmann, Matthew Mellema, & Joe N. Kornegay
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Rise in snake fungal disease draws researchers’ attention
Wildlife officials are monitoring a fungal disease infecting certain wild snake populations in the Eastern and Midwestern United States.
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Wild Animal Health Fund awards 13 grants for zoo animal, wildlife research
The Wild Animal Health Fund has awarded 13 grants for research on zoo animals and wildlife for 2018 totaling $105,407.
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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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Viruses found in confiscated primate meat
Samples of primate meat confiscated at U.S. airports contained viruses that can cause disease in humans, according to a recent
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Second virtual National Veterinary Scholars Symposium draws 900
The National Veterinary Scholars Symposium for student researchers, hosted by Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine this year, went…
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Treating illness with milk from modified goats
Goat’s milk containing human lysozyme someday could be used to combat diarrheal illnesses among children in impoverished areas, say researchers at the…
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Mississippi State creates host-pathogen interaction center
Mississippi State University has been awarded a $10 million grant for five years of support from the National Institutes of Health to further research…
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Deadly pneumonia traced to domestic sheep
New research claims to settle the controversial and long-running debate over whether domestic sheep can infect bighorn sheep with the bacteria that…
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CRWAD marks 100th annual meeting
The Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases held its 100th annual meeting in Chicago this past November. The city of Chicago marked the…
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Vaccine protects foals against Rhodococcus equi
Researchers have developed a vaccine that protects foals against infection with Rhodococcus equi, the most common and important cause of pneumonia in…
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Development of emerging disease agent biologics
Development of emerging infectious disease biologics is essential for One Health. The AVMA supports the development of these products through…
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Farewell to ‘a giant among giants’
Dr. Murray E. Fowler is widely recognized as the father of zoological medicine.
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New diagnostic lab planned in Nebraska
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln plans to replace its Veterinary Diagnostic Center.
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Federal funds awarded to combat deadly bat fungus
In June, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service announced the agency was awarding grants totaling $950,694 to 28 states for white-nose syndrome projects.
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Searching for self-replicating antimicrobials
Viruses could supplement antimicrobials, if usefulness proved
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2018 elected AAAS fellows include veterinary faculty
Seven faculty at U.S. veterinary colleges are among 417 fellows chosen this past year by the American Association for the Advancement of Science,…