Infectious Diseases & Epidemiology

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Large veterinary hospital floor plan of this 2010 Hospital Design People's Choice Award contestant.

Large veterinary hospital floor plan of this 2010 Hospital Design People's Choice Award contestant.

Large veterinary hospital floor plan of this 2010 Hospital Design People's Choice Award contestant.

Large veterinary hospital floor plan of this 2010 Hospital Design People's Choice Award contestant.

Stats, floor plan, and photos of this 2010 Hospital Design People's Choice Award contestant.

Stats, floor plan, and photos of this 2010 Hospital Design People's Choice Award contestant.

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Cases also appear in turkeys, dogs, ferrets and pigs as swine H1N1 vaccine is developed

Madison, Wis. -- The University of Wisconsin-Madison is the recipient of a 5-year, $9.5 million grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation that will finance studies to identify virus mutations that may serve as early warnings or pandemic influenza viruses.

Washington -- That National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently awarded $117 million in grants to several veterinary programs for biomedical research.

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Moving across the country and across species, H1N1 has dominated the news and pet owners' attention. Here's what you need to know.

National Report -- The American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV) is asking veterinarians to reach out to state health officials first if they suspect an H1N1 outbreak in a swine herd.

It's believed to be the second confirmed case in a cat, and its owners had the virus.

Geneva, Switzerland -- Concerned by the potential of the H1N1 pandemic virus to become more virulent as the pool of viral genes circulates among a number of hosts, the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for close monitoring and proper management of animals that exhibit symptoms of respiratory infections.

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A review of anemias in cats, based on a lecture by Dr. Kristy Dowers, "Causes of feline anemia: old and new" at the 2009 ACVIM Forum.

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The etiology of thrombosis in nephrotic syndrome is multifactorial.

The exact incidence of hypertension in hyperthyroid cats is unknown to date.

The disease is a result of immune complexes accumulating within the glomerulus.

Hemostasis results through a complex interaction between platelets, blood vessel wall and coagulation factors.

Polyarthropathies are a diagnostic challenge in practice. Once it has been determined that an animal is suffering from inflammatory joint disease, it is necessary to determine whether the disease is caused by infectious agents or is a result of an idiopathic immune mediated disease.

Although we at times are not pleased by breeders, the very tight breeding that has went into producing the purebred dogs we see in practice can make our jobs easier in regard to diagnosing complex internal medicine problems.

Distemper occurs intermittently, especially in shelters located in communities with many unvaccinated dogs, and can appear identical to run-of-the-mill "kennel cough."

Animal shelters create a unique environment for the emergence and propagation of infectious diseases.