December 26, 2008
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College Park, Md. -- A team of researchers specializing in the study of the Avian Influenza virus, H9N2, at the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine say they have developed a universal vaccine for animals that may also help prevent or delay the spread of the virus to humans.

December 10, 2008
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Researchers in Maryland may have identified a key to a universal flu vaccine.

December 3, 2008
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Ithaca, N.Y. -- Researchers at Cornell University's College of Veterinary Medicine have developed a vaccine against Johne's disease, a contagious, chronic and often fatal infection.

November 29, 2008
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Little Rock, Ark. -- The Arkansas Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) will not oppose a proposed change to the state's rabies vaccination law, but they do have a suggestion.

November 28, 2008
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San Francisco -- The San Francisco Society for the Protection of Animals (SPCA) is cautioning pet owners who use Golden Gate Park in the Haight District to be aware of an increase in canine parvovirus cases in dogs that have visited it.

November 20, 2008
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Columbia, Mo. -- A new Regional Biocontainment Laboratory (RBL) was dedicated earlier this month at the University of Missouri campus giving researchers the necessary tools to study emerging infectious diseases such as West Nile virus and tularemia, pathogens commonly found in Missouri.

October 1, 2008 By:
Daniel R. Verdon
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The convergence of people, animals and the environment could be the most critical risk factor to the spread of infectious disease.

September 26, 2008 By:
Rachael Whitcomb
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International Report -- World leaders team up this weekend to spread rabies education and vaccines.

September 1, 2008 By:
James M. Lewis
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It's a big year for mosquitoes in Florida, and one result is a much higher incidence of Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE).
