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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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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…
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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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Session covers whether to lump or split when animal due for multiple vaccines
Dr. Patrick Carney, an assistant professor in community practice at Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, presented “To Lump or Split:…
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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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Scientists illuminate how virus attacks cat kidney, could jump to humans
Virologists from the University of Pittsburgh Center for Vaccine Research reverse-engineered an elusive virus linked to chronic kidney disease in cats…
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Military veterinarians refocus on stability operations
Officers learn to work cross-culturally for the long term
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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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Mystery illness identified as canine parvovirus
The confirmation by the Michigan State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory comes after point-of-care tests failed to identify the virus in…
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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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Bureau of Land Management report details factors in 146 wild horse deaths
A report released in July on the equine influenza outbreak this past spring at the Bureau of Land Management’s Wild Horse Off-Range Corral at the…
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High prevalence of EEE in Michigan
Unvaccinated horses, weather were factors in outbreaks
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Hope in Haiti
Dr. Max Millien, director of animal health with Haiti's Ministry of Agriculture, said assistance from foreign agencies will help the country improve…
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GHLIT offers benefit of portable medical insurance
Dr. Tracey Hageny had two good reasons for keeping the medical insurance she first purchased from the AVMA Group Health and Life Insurance Trust as a…
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Rinderpest nearly eradicated worldwide
A disease that killed millions of cattle and contributed to the development of modern veterinary medicine could soon be the first animal disease…
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Georgia professor to join National Academy of Inventors
Dr. Naola Ferguson-Noel, a professor at the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine, is one of 169 scientists and researchers who will be…
Canine infectious respiratory disease complex (Kennel cough)
Learn the signs of canine infectious respiratory disease complex (CIRDC), or “kennel cough,” and how to protect your pet from this highly contagious…
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AVMA Answers: Rabies titers
Dr. Lynne White-Shim of the AVMA Scientific Activities Division, answers common questions about rabies