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The vexing vaccine issue
The release of vaccine guidelines for dogs and cats has stirred up controversy in the veterinary profession
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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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Vaccine use up since Salmonella outbreak
This summer's nationwide Salmonella outbreak and related egg recall are likely drivers of a recent rise in the use of Salmonella enteritidis vaccines.
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Intervet/Schering-Plough recalls PreveNile vaccine
Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health has recalled PreveNile, a vaccine intended for the prevention of West Nile virus infection in in horses, after…
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Some animal-use rabies vaccines in short supply
Merial's IMRAB animal-use rabies vaccines were out of stock as of early March because of manufacturing defects, a company spokeswoman said.
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USDA licenses DNA vaccine for treatment of melanoma in dogs
The Department of Agriculture recently granted full licensure for a DNA vaccine to help extend survival time of dogs with oral
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Swine-use H1N1 vaccine approved under conditional license
A swine-use vaccine against the pandemic H1N1 influenza virus is available under a conditional license granted in early December 2009.
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Researchers probe vaccine-associated feline sarcoma
Vaccine-associated feline sarcomas were first recognized in 1991.
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Model Rabies Control Ordinance revised
Executive Board revised the AVMA Model Rabies Control Ordinance to reflect the existence of vaccines for younger animals
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Multidisciplinary task force tackles Chicago distemper outbreak
A task force of veterinarians, a virologist, and animal control officials is searching for the cause of a canine distemper outbreak in the Chicago…
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Importance of biotechnology recognized in policy
The AVMA Executive Board approved revisions to the AVMA policy "Use of Biotechnology in Development of Drugs and Vaccines" at its April meeting.
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Veterinarian helped control threat of cattle plague
Dr. Walter Plowright, the British veterinarian who developed an inexpensive vaccine that contributed to global efforts to wipe out a disease…
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Military veterinarians refocus on stability operations
Officers learn to work cross-culturally for the long term
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Roundtable to field feline sarcoma questions
The Vaccine-Associated Feline Sarcoma Task Force will convene a roundtable discussion at the American Animal Hospital
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Sentient property: a novel animal law proposal
The legal status of companion animals as personal property is antiquated and out of step with society's growing affection for four-legged friends
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Consortium to study cancer in dogs
Two private institutes have created the Canine Hereditary Cancer Consortium to study cancer in dogs.
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Practitioners should be on guard against forged rabies certificates - November 15, 2004
The AVMA is alerting its members to reports of pet owners forging rabies certificates to procure licenses and tags.
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New BVDV 'face' raises eyebrows
Veterinarians and producers trying to protect herds from bovine viral diarrhea virus may be in for a tough fight
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ARS researchers develop E coli prevention strategies for cattle
Researchers have discovered that E coli O157:H7 infections can occur in calves' gallbladders, in addition to the animals' intestines.
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Rabies control efforts funded
The Commodity Credit Corporation has transferred $5.4 million to the Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health
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New task force, commission seek nominations
The Task Force on AVMA Programs for Students and Recent Graduates and the AVMA 20/20 Vision Commission were established by the AVMA Executive Board
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Walters retires after AVMA communications career
Michael Walters, AVMA special events coordinator, retired March 19 after a 37-year career with the Association.
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High prevalence of EEE in Michigan
Unvaccinated horses, weather were factors in outbreaks
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Feline leukemia virus threatens endangered panthers
The Florida panther, a subspecies of the mountain lion, is one of the most endangered mammals on earth. A new threat has emerged in the…