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Veterinary medicine and COVID-19: ‘A lot of lessons here’
SARS-CoV-2 isn’t the first coronavirus pandemic veterinarians have faced. They dealt with a coronavirus outbreak that killed millions of pigs from…
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Veterinary colleges go online only amid COVID-19 concerns
Veterinary college leaders have been faced with developing alternative teaching methods quickly for veterinary students who are practicing physical…
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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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AVMA Council on Education seeks input on proposed policy
The AVMA Council on Education is seeking public input on whether to implement a new policy on "emergency conditions," based on its existing COVID-19…
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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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Accrediting body working on emergency conditions policy
The AVMA Council on Education is looking to create a standing emergency conditions policy in light of the pandemic and the potential for similarly…
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CVTEA makes accreditation decisions virtually
The AVMA Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities granted initial accreditation to five new programs and withdrew accreditation…
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Veterinary technician committee releases accreditation decisions
The AVMA Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities released its most recent accreditation decisions from its Nov. 6-7, 2020,…
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Intergovernmental organizations launch one-health joint plan of action
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the United Nations’ Environment Program, the World Health Organization, and the World…
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The risky business of global animal movement
Likely sources of another pandemic are being scrutinized like never before, including the global movement of animals via international trade and…
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CDC’s One Health framework progresses as One Health Day nears
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is calling for public input on a national plan for coordinating a One Health response to national…
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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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Former veterinary technology students sue college
Nine former veterinary technology students are suing Black Hawk College in Moline, Illinois. The students allege that when they were attending the…
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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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The backbone of veterinary technology for 50 years
This July, the AVMA Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities is celebrating its 50th anniversary. The CVTEA accredits educational…
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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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A proliferation of newly proposed veterinary colleges
Nearly a dozen newly proposed veterinary colleges have been announced in the past two years, which represents a sizeable potential increase to the…
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An inside look at accreditation of veterinary technology programs
The AVMA Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities requires that graduates of CVTEA–accredited veterinary technology programs are…