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Farm veterinarians adjust to reduce COVID-19 risk
This spring, veterinarians spent less time in barns and more time helping farm workers stay healthy. Veterinary organizations, academic centers, and…
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Veterinary staff, student face COVID-19
As the U.S. enters its third month feeling the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the veterinary profession, too, continues to adjust to how it…
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Minimizing COVID-19 exposure: Social distancing in practice
A new case management flow chart provides practical guidance to manage clinical cases while implementing social distancing to minimize COVID-19…
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COVID-19: New guidance on PPE, mobile practice issues, more
New materials on our COVID-19 webpage include guidelines for conserving PPE, advice for mobile and house call veterinarians, wellbeing tips, and…
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New: COVID-19 ebook puts vital info at your fingertips
Whatever the current situation in your area, "COVID-19: Meeting the Challenge" connects you to the information and tools you need to support patients,…
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No evidence pets can become ill with COVID-19 virus as it surges in US
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials see no evidence that the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 in people sickens pets or can spread to…
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Veterinarians pledge ventilators, supplies to human medicine
Veterinarians pledged hundreds of ventilators for human use as a surge of COVID-19 cases in some areas have led to shortages as the coronavirus…
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Veterinary clinics adapt to new normal
Most jurisdictions recognize veterinary practices as essential and are allowing them to operate during the COVID-19 pandemic sweeping the world, but…
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Busy times, stress for veterinarians during pandemic
The AVMA House of Delegates discussed how busy their practices are now, concerns they have for keeping themselves and their staff healthy, how to…
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Sessions to explore aspects of this pandemic and the next
Sessions at the AVMA Virtual Convention 2020, Aug. 20-22, will delve into the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the possibilities of pandemics to…
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Veterinarians maintain safeguards as states ease restrictions
As local governments relaxed their stay-at-home orders, veterinarians adjusted their practices but kept added protections to prevent disease spread.
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Animal shelters see a new day ahead
Animal shelters may never be the same after the COVID-19 pandemic. One shelter veterinarian wants communities to see animal shelters as a source of…
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United States seeks ban on China’s wildlife wet markets
The 2003 outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome that claimed 774 lives was merely a prologue to the current COVID-19 pandemic, which had killed…
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Veterinary clinics take precautions even without statewide orders
In March and April, 42 governors across the U.S. issued shelter-in-place orders, but governors in North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Arkansas, and…
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Access-to-care conversations continue
Challenges around access to care impact many areas of a community but open communication about incremental care and financial challenges with clients…
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Teams shelter, treat animals in record fire season
Tens of thousands of firefighters have been battling massive fire complexes in California, Oregon, and Washington state and extinguishing dozens of…
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NIH awards $17M to research emerging infectious diseases
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases announced in August the creation of the Centers for Research in Emerging Infectious…
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Australia recovers from Black Summer of wildfires
The Australian government created a special commission to identify ways to avoid a repeat of the 2019-20 fire season that burned more than 46 million…
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Veterinarians could lead sustainability efforts
Despite the veterinary community championing the one-health concept—that human, animal, and environmental health are intertwined—the environmental…
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Guarding against an outbreak, expecting its arrival
Swine veterinarians describe their efforts to guard against African swine fever, a devastating viral disease spreading among domestic and wild pigs in…