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Madison, Wis. - A new vaccine to protect against dengue fever has proven safe and effective in preclinical studies

Caring for those affected by the disease that caused champion Uncle Mo to be scratched from the Derby.

National Report - Ballot initatives, backed by the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) to change egg-production standards, were dropped in Oregon and Washington after HSUS and the United Egg Producers announced a deal to work together on new federal legislation that would apply to all egg-laying hens in the United States.

National Report - Mark Twain once said it was best to read the weather forecase before praying for rain.

A recent study sought to establish the incidence of and risk factors for seizures after myelography with iohexol in dogs.

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Athens, 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.

National Report - Animal-welfare groups and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) have butted heads for some time about wild-horse gathers, but BLM recently announced it will work more closely with the Humane Society of the United States to develop a "new normal" for doing business in the future.

Hartford, Conn. - Animal cruelty and child abuse have now been linked in new ways.

NJVMA leaves seat unfilled to question relevance of AVMA's House of Delegates.

College Station, Texas - The Department of Defense shelled out a $900,000 grant fo Texas A&M's veterinary college can study non-invasive treatments and therapies for spinal cord injuries in dogs.

Carvallis, Ore. - Canine cancer is presenting new opportunities for veteirnary and medical researchers to develop new treatment strategies.

Jefferson City, Mo. - A new bill in Missouri will give the state pharmacy board authority over retail veterinary legend drugs, but also adds a licensed veterinarian to the board's advisory committee.

Timonium, Md. - CATalyst Council says an initiative rolled out in early 2011 is starting to make inroads on reversing the decline in feline visits to veterinarians.

Davis, 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).

National Report - Even in states where high temperatures are the norm, the dog days of summer brought an increase in office visits to veterinary clinics, and both companion-animal and large-animal clinics are sweating it out.

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Schaumburg, Ill. - Rapid growth of the veterinary technology field is forcing the American Veterinary Medical Association to make changes to the way it accredits veterinary technology program.

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National survey gauges DVM, pet owner attitudes on economy, pricing, wellness.

Fort Collins, Colo. - The United States Department of Agriculture's National Animal Health Monitoring System collected data from selected beef feedlots throughout August in an effort to identify animal-health management practices and antimicrobial use patterns.

Lansing, Mich. - While funding for higher education keeps creeping down on the priority list for cash-strapped states, at least one veterinary schools hopes it is seeing the light at the end of the tunnel.

St. Paul, Minn. - What resources will be needed and what therapies will work best in future animal-trauma centers?

Ponder, Texas - Dr. Phillip Henderson of Ponder Veterinary Hospital spent more than an hour-and-a-half on hold with Texas' Department of Public Safety. He was waiting to hear about the status of his controlled-substance certificate that he tried to renew months before.

St. Louis - The number of veterinary visits is falling, and a new partnership between veterinary associations and animal health companies aims to reverse the trend.

During the past two decades, clinical research has improved our abiilty to detect several types of lower urinary tract disease in male and female cats.

About 70 percent of dogs affected by mitral valve disease do not develop heart failure or die as a result.

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Montpelier, Vt. -- Flood waters from Hurricane Irene left several Vermont towns isolated from society and without communication.

Boxmeer, Netherlands - Merck Animal Health, formerly known as Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health, is planning an $18 million expansion of a vaccine-manufacturing unit in the Netherlands.