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May 23rd 2024
A Michigan farmworker who had regular contact with livestock was confirmed to have contracted the virus.
WHO: Influenza experts agree to postpone publication of H5N1 studies
February 21st 2012Geneva, Switzerland -- It would be better to delay publishing recently contested studies on mutated H5N1 viruses than to publish partial papers in order to address bioterrorism concerns, according to an expert group recently convened by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Colorado State veterinarians take on novel equine herpesvirus study
January 19th 2012Fort Collins, Colo. -- A Colorado State University (CSU) study will look at how equine herpesvirus type 1 (EHV-1) may compromise the immune system immediately upon entering the ?gate? of a horse?s respiratory system.
UC-Davis develops vaccines for Rift Valley fever
October 1st 2011Davis, Calif. - Veterinarians at the University of California-Davis (UC-Davis) say they have developed two genetically engineered vaccines to combat Rift Valley fever, a mosquito-borne disease that affects livestock in the Middle East and Africa.
Equine hospital at UT Veterinary Medical Center under quarantine for EHV-1
September 20th 2011Knoxville, Tenn. -- The Equine Hospital at the University of Tennessee (UT) Veterinary Medical Center was placed under a 7-day quarantine Sept. 16 by the Tennessee State Veterinarian following a confirmed case of equine herpesvirus (EHV-1).
UN issues warning over mutant strain of H5N1, combination with H1N1
September 8th 2011Rome -- A major resurgence of the H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza through a mutant strain of the virus is spreading through Asia and global leaders are warning against a possible marriage between the highly lethal bird flu strain and the highly infectious H1N1.
NIH administers $4.8 million to study 'curative' rabies vaccine
September 1st 2011Athens, Ga. - Veterinary researchers at the University of Georgia will collborate with several universities as part of a nearly $5 million, five-year grant to study a curative vaccine for rabies that could be administered late in the disease process.
Lyme disease: Study documents interaction of B. burdorferi on lymph nodes
September 1st 2011Davis, Calif. - Bacteria that cause Lyme disease can hide in lymph nodes, triggering immune responses not quite strong enough to kill the infection, according to a new study from the University of California-Davis (UC-Davis).
New EHV-1 cases emerge in California
August 30th 2011Sonoma County, Calif. -- Three cases of the same neurotropathogenic strain of equine herpesvirus (EHV-1) that sickened more than two dozen horses during an outbreak in May have been confirmed on a single ranch in Sonoma County, but animal health officials say the two outbreaks are unrelated.