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Wildlife a concern in BVDV control
Lessons from tuberculosis eradication attempts could improve bovine viral diarrhea virus control programs.
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Declines membership to zoo, wildlife veterinarian association
DECISIONS 2000: AVMA HOUSE OF DELEGATES Declines membership to zoo, wildlife veterinarian association The AVMA
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Exotic virus spreads across Northeast; researchers worry about wildlife
Exotic virus spreads across Northeast; researchers worry about wildlifeWith each passing week, the damage wrought by the West Nile virus on the…
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Board approves funding for pathogen surveillance system, gives nod to HOD membership for zoo, wildlife veterinarians
At its June meeting, the second to last before the AVMA House of Delegates convenes this month in Salt Lake City, the AVMA Executive Board approved
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AVMA to seek congressional resolution honoring veterinary anniversary
Wildlife, assistance dogs, and military veterinarians are just some of the subjects of bills added to the AVMA's federal legislative agenda.
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Morris Animal Foundation calls for pre-proposals
The Morris Animal Foundation is calling for pre-proposals for 2001 for funding of companion animal and wildlife/special species studies
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Aquatic animal health measures approved
A change in AVMA policy encourages the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service to help fund
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Conservation program looks after mountain gorillas, human neighbors
The University of California-Davis has started the Mountain Gorilla One Health Program in the School of Veterinary Medicine's Wildlife Health Center.
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Dissents over review process for euthansia report; board revisits issue
The Report of the AVMA Panel on Euthanasia has been called the gold standard, the resource consulted not only by the veterinary profession but also by
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Texas joins states with bovine trichomoniasis regulations
The nation's largest cattle-producing state is the latest to adopt regulations to try to control the spread of a bovine disease that reduces calf…
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One-health wonders
Dr. Val R. Beasley is a toxicologist who's not content with figuring out why wild animals are declining and disappearing.
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Spelman named National Zoological Park director
Dr. Lucy H. Spelman (CAL '90) was named director of the Smithsonian Institution's National Zoological Park
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USDA: No known brucellosis infections in U.S. cattle
No U.S. cattle herds are known to be infected with brucellosis, and all states are listed as class-free for the disease
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U.S. makes big push to prevent global pandemic
The U.S. Agency for International Development announced Oct. 22 the start of its Emerging Pandemic Threats program, a five-pronged
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Glickman declares bovine tuberculosis emergency
TAKE NOTICE Glickman declares bovine tuberculosis emergency Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman signed a…
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USDA releases funds to stop rabies spread - January 1, 2001
posted on December 15, 2000 This past November, USDA Secretary Dan Glickman issued a declaration of emergency and appropriated $4.2 million to…
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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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USDA accepting comments on tuberculosis, brucellosis plans
Changes to bovine tuberculosis and brucellosis eradication programs could focus efforts on areas with known infections and
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Many faces, one profession
More than 400 positions exist on AVMA councils, committees, and task forces.
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Health experts call for unified efforts to face climate issues
Human encroachment into uninhabited parts of Southeast Asia exposed people to unusual animals and previously unknown pathogens, and global travel…
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Carpenter exotic DVM of the year
Dr. James W. Carpenter, Manhattan, Kan, received the Exotic DVM-of-the-Year Award from Exotic DVM Veterinary Magazine