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Updated rabies vaccination certificate released
An updated rabies vaccination certificate is available from the National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians.
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Rabies vaccine sales restrictions lifted
Health officials and suppliers are no longer restricting purchases of pre-exposure rabies vaccine from either of the nation's
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Vaccination principles, other policies updated
The Executive Board approved revisions to AVMA policies concerning vaccination, pesticide application, and controlled substances as recommended by the…
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Some restrictions on human-use rabies vaccine lifted
Federal authorities announced removal of limitations on one brand of pre-exposure rabies vaccine that had been imposed in spring 2008 because of tight…
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USDA approves canine flu virus vaccine
The Department of Agriculture announced in June that it had issued a conditional license for the first canine influenza virus
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CDC council says fewer postexposure rabies vaccine doses needed
A health advisory committee recommends four postexposure rabies vaccine doses, rather than five, for people without previous
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Free vaccines offered to improve welfare of unwanted horses
A number of rescue and retirement horse facilities may receive some much-needed help this year in the form of free
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Industry initiative
Animal health company Intervet Inc. will donate one dose of rabies vaccine for dogs to the Afya Serengeti project for every dose
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Surveillance program could protect human and swine health
A pilot swine influenza surveillance program could lead to improvements in vaccines for swine and development of vaccine seed strains for humans.
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Relief campaign aids more than 1,400 unwanted horses
Early experience with a program established to provide vaccines to equine rescue and retirement facilities indicates that the
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Model rabies control ordinance policy updated
Several revisions were made to the AVMA policy "Model rabies control ordinance," following the Executive Board's
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New facility to advance study of foreign animal disease
The NBAF will improve the capabilities of the Department of Agriculture to develop vaccines, conduct diagnostics, and train veterinarians in the…
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Welfare, business issues on legislative agenda
It was reported in the May, 15, 2007, JAVMA News that the Executive Board had identified a number of legislative initiatives as high priorities that…
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Grants for feline health research available
The nonprofit Winn Feline Foundation is calling for grant proposals for 2010.
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AVMA: Mandatory spay/neuter a bad idea
The Animal Welfare Committee recommended the changes to the policy, which reads, in part, as follows: "The AVMA does not support regulations or…
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AAFP seeks feline sarcoma research proposals
The American Association of Feline Practitioners will award a grant in 2007 for meaningful research in vaccine-associated
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Study finds pet owners who smoke will try to quit for animals' health
About 28 percent of pet owners who smoke would try to quit if they knew that secondhand smoke endangered their pets
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Pfizer acquires Embrex, re-entering poultry market
Pfizer Animal Health has acquired Embrex Inc., a biotechnology company in the poultry industry that created an in-ovo
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State, national entities give voice to veterinary colleges
As state budgets were being determined this spring, veterinary schools and colleges looked to outside resources to make sure their
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AAEP president found inspiration from other members
The American Association of Equine Practitioners' newest president, Dr. Harry W. Werner, knows he didn't get to where he is today without some help.
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AVMA updates backgrounder on canine influenza
Correction: The original version of this article inaccurately stated that canine influenza may become endemic in Lexington, Ky. posted…
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New building to advance study of tuberculosis in cattle, wildlife
Two veterinarians who study tuberculosis can't wait to move their research into the new high-containment large animal facility
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Client education is focus of Lyme disease month
April is once again Prevent Lyme in Dogs Month, and in preparation for it, Merial commissioned a nationwide survey to learn
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Foxes, skunks spreading bat rabies variant in Arizona
Foxes and skunks in northern Arizona are spreading an adapted version of a rabies virus variant associated with bats.
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Investigation of FMD outbreak focuses on research complex
As Britain's latest foot-and-mouth disease outbreak appeared under control and nowhere near as devastating as the last