اخبار دامپزشکي ايران و جهان: 2009/09

2009/09/23

recognise Scotland as Officially Tuberculosis Free (OTF)

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) and British Cattle Veterinary Association (BCVA) noted Europe's decision to recognise Scotland as Officially Tuberculosis Free (OTF) and warned that Scotland could still be exposed to an increasing risk of disease unless it implemented the most stringent of disease controls.

-->> Congratulation for Scotland

2009/09/22

Safe Food

http://www.vetsweb.com/news/ireland-new-guidelines-on-animal-welfare-460...
A new brochure entitled 'Animal Welfare Guidelines for Managing Acutely Injured Livestock on Farm' was published recently by The Farm Animal Welfare Advisory Council (FAWAC). It extensively describes a procedure to manage an injured animal on a farm inclusive of live transport to a slaughterhouse or transport after emergency slaughter on farm.

The booklet provides very clear protocols to be followed by the farmer, the involved veterinary practitioner and the slaughter plant. The protocols specifically apply to healthy animals that had some form of accident on farm and follow European hygiene legislation. Some animals which otherwise would have had to be disposed of as fallen stock, may still provide some economic benefit when following this procedure.

The booklet is available on the FAWAC website or from the FAWAC Secretariat - email FAWAC@agriculture.gov.ie

Alliance for Rabies Control September 2009 newsletter

The Alliance for Rabies Control's September 2009 newsletter is now available on our website at: www.rabiescontrol.net/ARCnewsletter14.pdf

It includes news about our patron Alexander McCall Smith's visit to Tanzania, rabies prevention in travelers, street dog control projects in India, a rapidly evolving virus strain in Arizona, US and updates on the next World Rabies Day to be held on 28th September, amongst other articles.

For the first time we have included hyperlinks in the pdf file. Whilst reading the pdf file you can now click on the links (highlighted by blue text) and access the linked webpages directly. We hope you find it useful.

Deborah Briggs, Executive Director of the Alliance,
and Louise Taylor, newsletter editor

2009/09/07

Hendra virus

More information about Hendra virus is on : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henipavirus

No more Hendra deaths urge vets

Veterinarians around Australia are mourning the death of Alister Rodgers from a Hendra virus infection, and urge governments to immediately increase investment in fighting the deadly disease, says the Australian Veterinary Association (AVA).
“Just 12 months ago we lost friend and colleague Ben Cunneen to Hendra virus, a disease he contracted treating a sick horse, just as Alister did,” said Dr Mark Lawrie, President of the AVA.
“It is absolutely devastating to lose another vet so soon, and we must do everything within our power to stop this from ever happening again.
“All indications are that Hendra is here to stay. It is probable that cases will emerge in states other than Queensland. Governments around Australia need to take this disease seriously right now and invest in measures to address the problem.”
The AVA advocates a three-pronged approach to the Hendra response – education and training in preventive measures, research into a human cure, and better funding for government veterinary responses to outbreaks.
“We need some serious funding for education and training for everyone involved with horses, including owners and veterinarians, about how to lower the risk of falling victim to Hendra.
“Even the most stringent preventive measures are not foolproof, however, and it’s vital that some progress is made immediately on treating the disease once a person has been exposed. We need a massive research effort into the source of the disease, vaccines and rapid onsite tests.
“Our third concern is that Australian government veterinary services have been progressively starved of resources over many years. We need access to quick lab results, and enough government vets to respond to outbreaks of disease wherever they are.
“It’s likely that with greater awareness of the disease, the number of suspected cases will increase. To avoid any more deaths, we need urgent action in all three areas,” Dr Lawrie said.
“We extend the sympathy of veterinarians around the country to Alister’s family, friends and workmates,” Dr Lawrie said.
“Unfortunately this problem is not going away. We hope that answers can be found so that we never have to mourn the loss of another colleague to Hendra.”

2009/09/04

Ideas

Ideas on how veterinary clinics or individual veterinarians can get involved in and support World Rabies Day:

¨ Promote the need for pets to be current on their rabies vaccines in association with World Rabies Day.

¨ Encourage your clients to vaccinate their dogs, cats, ferrets, and any valuable livestock and horses, and advise them on the required frequency of vaccination.

¨ Educate pet owners about responsible pet ownership.

¨ Promote spaying or neutering pets which may decrease undesirable behavior and will prevent them from contributing to the birth of unwanted animals.

¨ Advise clients to not leave garbage or pet food outside, as it may attract wild or stray animals.

¨ Discourage clients from bringing wild animals into their homes and keeping them as pets. This may be against state or local regulations and pose a potential rabies threat.

¨ Distribute materials in your clinics to educate your clients on rabies prevention.

2009/09/03

Map of Countries Planning World Rabies Day Events

World Rabies Day 2009 Featured Event

United Kingdom - Mt. Snowdon Summit Challenge

Researchers from the Rabies and Wildlife Zoonoses group and the Centre for Epidemiology and Risk Analysis at the Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA) left their lab coats behind on August 1 as they followed in the footsteps of Sir Edmund Hillary - not up Mount Everest, but to the top of Mount Snowdon. The challenge they had set themselves was to raise awareness of this year's World Rabies Day on September 28. Click here to read more about this event!

In Peru: What beautiful work! --->>

PERU – Helping to Make Rabies History with Stamps

The first known postal stamp to commemorate the inaugural World Rabies Day was released on July 2, 2009 with an official ceremony during the Annual National Zoonoses Meeting in Lima, Peru. 50,000 stamps were issued at 5.5 PNS value each ($1.75 USD) and will be available until sold out.

The stamp shows the image of a healthy dog and the official WRD logo in Spanish with the picture of a microscopy rabies positive test as the background. The postal use of this commemorative stamp will help spread the word about WRD and will also be an excellent item for stamp collectors around the world.

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