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Canine influenza: Virus established in about 30 states

August 13, 2009

Read a Q&A about canine influenza with Dr. Cynda Crawford.

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H1N1 is ruled out in death of UC-Davis veterinary hospital worker

August 11, 2009

Davis, Calif. -- The coroner's office put to rest the suspicion that a University of California-Davis veterinary hospital worker died of the H1N1 influenza virus last week.

Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE

Iowa State DVMs receive more than $200K for research

August 9, 2009

Ames, Iowa -- Researchers at the Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine working on developing flu vaccines for swine landed a state grant for nearly $150,000, and other Iowa State veterinary researchers will receive nearly $70,000.

Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE

Study cites flaws in decision to move Plum Island lab to Kansas

August 7, 2009

Washington -- A new government study says the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) didn't adequately assess the biosecurity and economic risks of moving the Plum Island, N.Y., animal-disease research lab to a Kansas State University site in Manhattan, Kan.

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Canine parvovirus: An update on variants

August 1, 2009

A review of what's happening with canine parvovirus in the United States.

Source: VETERINARY MEDICINE

An update on feline infectious peritonitis

August 1, 2009

Feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) remains a daunting disease—its pathogenesis is unclear, it can be difficult to diagnose, especially in the dry form, and it is uniformly fatal.

Source: VETERINARY MEDICINE

What are the steps in diagnosing feline infectious peritonitis?

July 28, 2009

Melissa Kennedy, DVM, PhD, DACVM discusses the steps in diagnosing feline infectious peritonitis.

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Educational material available on equine herpesvirus

July 27, 2009

Washington -- A summary of the latest research on equine herpesvirus myeloencephalopathy (EHM), based on interviews with 18 veterinarians or state equine program managers who dealt with outbreaks in recent years, is available through the USDA?s Animal and Plant Health Inspections Services' (APHIS) Centers for Epidemiology and Animal Health (CEAH).

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What you should know about people, pets, MRSA, and bite wounds

July 14, 2009

Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, strains have become more prevalent over the last 10 years.

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