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News|Articles|August 19, 2024
Sneak peek: Fetch Kansas City kicks off this week, and other veterinary news
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Good afternoon and happy Monday dvm360 readers! We are THRILLED to be heading to the Jazz City August 23-25 for our next Fetch conference of the year, Fetch Kansas City. Throughout the conference the dvm360 team will be covering sessions, conducting interviews with faculty, and sharing the conference on social media. If you want to avoid the fear of missing out, you can still register. Check out the
As we prepare to head to Kansas City, here is what else you can find this week on dvm360.com:
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- A recently published study in the August issue of the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases, documented the first case of rustrela virus in a wild mount lion located in Colorado, the first time the disease has been documented in North America.
- The US Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced it will begin its annual distribution of an oral rabies vaccine bait, RABORAL VRG, in particular areas in the eastern United States as a way to help prevent the spread of raccoon rabies.
- On this week’s episode of The Vet Blast Podcast presented by dvm360, our host Adam Christman, DVM, MBA, welcomes Andrew Ciccolin, DVM, medical director of National Mill Dog Rescue, to discuss his story.
- Digitail announced that is has made upgrades to its native AI Assistant, Tails AI, such as supporting multiples languages for quick SOAP notes, exam summaries, and client communications.
- All of our Fetch Kansas City coverage! You can read our recaps of lectures and watch interviews with faculty members throughout the conference, and then after! You can access all of our Fetch Kansas City coverage in the
Fetch Kansas City section of our website. - And more!
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