Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE
 July 1, 2009
Washington — The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved the first license for an antimicrobial pesticide product to deactivate anthrax spores on hard surfaces.
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Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE
June 6, 2009
Philadelphia -- An outbreak that killed six dogs, resulting in the quarantine of two Pennsylvania SPCA shelters and a hospital, has been attributed to 'strep zoo,' a bacterial infection.
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Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE
June 2, 2009
Philadelphia -- Isolated cases of severe canine illness resulting in six deaths closed two shelters and a hospital run by the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (PSPCA).
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Source: VETERINARY MEDICINE
 June 1, 2009
The human nose is too cold for avian flu viruses to flourish.
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Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE
June 1, 2009
By:Rachael Whitcomb
Investigators may never confirm the source of H1N1, but the outbreak lead to more research dollars.
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Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE
May 27, 2009
Fort Collins, Colo. -- The Rocky Mountain Regional Center of Excellence was awarded $36.4 million to continue researching vaccines, tests and treatments for some of the world's most plaguing infectious diseases.
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Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE
May 22, 2009
By:Daniel R. Verdon
Fort Collins, Colo. -- Colorado State University nailed a $100,000 grant to develop a vaccine system for sand flies to prevent the spread of infectious diseases like leishmaniasis.
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Source: DVM NEWSMAGAZINE
May 8, 2009
National Report -- The latest update on the nationwide outbreak of contagious equine metritis (CEM) that began about five months ago shows 18 stallions in six states and five mares in three states so far confirmed CEM-positive by the USDA's National Veterinary Services Laboratories.
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Source: VETERINARY MEDICINE
May 1, 2009
By:M. Casey Gaunt, DVM, Susan M. Taylor, DVM, DACVIM
Blastomycosis is a systemic fungal infection caused by the dimorphic fungus Blastomyces dermatitidis. The infective form of the organism, the mycelial phase, is most likely to be found in sandy, acidic soil near bodies of fresh water.
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