| Livestock, Not Mongolian Gazelles, Drive Foot-And-Mouth Disease Outbreaks |
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Wildlife health experts from the Wildlife Conservation Society have published evidence which supports the conclusion that Mongolian gazelles - one of the most populous large land mammals on the planet - are not a reservoir of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), a highly contagious viral disease that threatens both wildlife and livestock in Asia...
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(Tue, 31 Jan 2012 03:00:00 PST)
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| Schmallenberg Virus - BVA Concerned, UK |
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Following the AHVLA's confirmation of the discovery of Schmallenberg virus (SBV) on four sheep farms in Norfolk, Suffolk and East Sussex, the British Veterinary Association (BVA) has renewed its call for heightened vigilance. Scientists believe that the virus is vector-borne, even though they have not ruled out other routes of transmission...
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(Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:00:00 PST)
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| Study Of Pet Dogs Shows Lyme Disease Risk In UK Bigger Than Previously Thought |
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The risk of a person living in the UK becoming infected with Lyme disease is much greater than previously thought, according to a study from Bristol University that surveyed pet dogs to find out how many of them harboured the ticks that transmit the disease...
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(Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:00:00 PST)
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| Retinitis Pigmentosa In Dogs Cured By Gene Therapy |
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Members of a University of Pennsylvania research team have shown that they can prevent, or even reverse, a blinding retinal disease, X-linked Retinitis Pigmentosa, or XLRP, in dogs. The disease in humans and dogs is caused by defects in the RPGR gene and results in early, severe and progressive vision loss. It is one of the most common inherited forms of retinal degeneration in man...
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(Tue, 24 Jan 2012 02:00:00 PST)
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| Man's Best Friend Shows Explosive-Detecting Capabilities And Saves Marine's Lives |
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Specialty canines were on a mission to sniff out trouble and display their explosive-detecting abilities as part of an Office of Naval Research (ONR)-hosted "Top Dog Demo 2012...
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(Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST)
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| Helping Dogs (and Humans) With Spinal Cord Injury Walk Again |
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On Wednesday, US researchers announced they are testing a new drug in dogs that has already proven effective in mice. The drug is designed to substantially reduce the hind limb paralysis that follows certain spinal cord injuries. There are currently no therapies that can do this. The researchers suggest if the drug succeeds in dogs, it could also work in humans...
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(Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:00:00 PST)
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| Researchers Find That African Bats Have Antibodies That Neutralize Deadly Hendra Virus |
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A new study on African bats provides a vital clue for unravelling the mysteries in Australia's battle with the deadly Hendra virus. The study focused on an isolated colony of straw-coloured fruit bats on islands off the west coast of central Africa...
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(Sat, 14 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST)
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| The Importance Of Tracking Diseases Associated With Illegal Wildlife Trade |
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An article released in PLoS ONE entitled, Zoonotic Viruses Associated with Illegally Imported Wildlife Products, from a collaborative study led by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), identified evidence of retroviruses and herpesviruses in illegally imported wildlife products confiscated at several U.S. international airports, including John F...
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(Thu, 12 Jan 2012 01:00:00 PST)
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| Smuggled Bushmeat, Wildlife Products Bring Viruses Into The US |
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A pilot study reported online this week in the journal PLoS ONE reveals how scientists found evidence of potentially dangerous viruses, including retroviruses and herpesviruses, in bushmeat and other wildlife products smuggled into the US...
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(Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:00:00 PST)
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| Dogs Read Our Intent |
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Dogs pick up not only on the words we say but also on our intent to communicate with them, according to a report published online in the Cell Press journal Current Biology on January 5...
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(Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST)
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| Monkeys Born From Stem Cells |
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The birth of three monkeys from a stem cell research program is being hailed as a major breakthrough in genetic engineering. It appears that the mouse stem cells widely used in studies, follow a different developmental process, that was previously thought to be identical to primate and human...
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(Sat, 07 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST)
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| FDA Bans Certain Uses Of Antibiotics In Food-Producing Animals |
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In a bid to protect an important class of antibiotics for treating humans and reduce the development of drug resistance, the US Food and Drug Administration has banned certain uses of cephalosporins in food-producing animals. The federal agency announced on Wednesday that the prohibition order comes into effect on 5 April...
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(Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST)
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| Decision Making By Great Apes Could Impact Human Studies |
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Chimpanzees, orangutans, gorillas and bonobos make more sophisticated decisions than was previously thought. Great apes weigh their chances of success, based on what they know and the likelihood to succeed when guessing, according to a study of MPI researcher Daniel Haun, published in the online journal PLoS ONE. The findings may provide insight into human decision-making as well...
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(Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PST)
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| A New Method For Testing Allergenic Substances Without Experimental Animals |
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Contact allergy affects around 20% of the population in the western world. Scientists are working intensively to develop alternative test methods that do not require animal testing. A research group at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, has now developed a unique test method that enables graded results to be obtained using cultured skin cells...
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(Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:00:00 PST)
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| Using Chimpanzees For Animal Experiments - Rules Must Be Tightened Up, Says IOM |
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We should have much more stringent rules regarding the use of chimps, our closest relatives on this planet, says a new report issued by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) and the National Research Council. Chimpanzees and humans share a surprising number of behavioral traits, the authors added...
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(Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:00:00 PST)
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| Orangutans That Have Survived Extreme Food Scarcity May Provide Better Understand Of Obesity And Eating Disorders In Humans |
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Rutgers Evolutionary Anthropologist Erin Vogel thinks new research published in Biology Letters, a Journal of the Royal Society, examining how endangered Indonesian orangutans - considered a close relative to humans - survive during times of extreme food scarcity might help scientists better understand eating disorders and obesity in humans...
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(Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:00:00 PST)
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| Significant Findings In Foot-And-Mouth Disease |
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Researchers at the University of Leeds have been studying an enzyme - called 3D - which plays a vital role in the replication of the virus behind the disease. They have found that this enzyme forms fibrous structures (or fibrils) during the replication process. What's more, they have found a molecule which can prevent these fibrils forming...
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(Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:00:00 PST)
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| Research Raises New Questions About Animal Empathy |
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The emotions of rats and mice and the mental infrastructure behind them promise to illuminate the nature of human emotions, including empathy and nurturance, a Washington State University neuroscientist writes in this Friday's issue of the journal Science...
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(Sun, 11 Dec 2011 00:00:00 PST)
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| Blood Test For Dogs Could Lead To Similar Human Test |
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In pets and people, the time it takes to diagnose an infection may mean life or death. Now, a University of Missouri veterinarian is identifying ways to diagnose pet infections in approximately a third of the current diagnosis time. The resulting test could be used eventually for humans...
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(Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:00:00 PST)
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| Taking The Fear Out Of Surgery For Veterinary Students |
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Training basic surgical techniques on toy animals before having to perform operations on living animals makes veterinary students much less anxious. At the same time, the use of laboratory animals is minimised. This is documented by a new PhD thesis from LIFE - the Faculty of Life Sciences at the University of Copenhagen...
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(Thu, 17 Nov 2011 01:00:00 PST)
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| Prophylactic Medicine European Ban Might Undermine Animal Welfare |
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The British Veterinary Association (BVA) voices its deep concern regarding the European Parliament resolution to call on the Commission to legislate against the prophylactic (preventive) use of antibiotics (antimicrobials) in livestock farming...
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(Mon, 07 Nov 2011 06:00:00 PST)
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| Canine Cancer-Chromosomal "Breakpoints" Link |
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North Carolina State University researchers have uncovered evidence that evolutionary "breakpoints" on canine chromosomes are also associated with canine cancer. Mapping these "fragile" regions in dogs may also have implications for the discovery and treatment of human cancers. When new species evolve, they leave genetic evidence behind in the form of "breakpoint regions...
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(Mon, 07 Nov 2011 00:00:00 PST)
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| Python's Bulging Heart Offers Clues For Human Heart Disease Treatment |
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The Burmese python is a remarkable creature: it doesn't eat for a year with few ill effects, and then swallows prey like deer with a body mass that approaches 100% of its own. When it does this, its heart swells by as much as 40% over the ensuing 72 hours...
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(Fri, 28 Oct 2011 01:00:00 PST)
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| Study Confirms Suspected Fungus Causes Deadly Bat Disease |
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A new study carried out at the US Geological Survey (USGS) National Wildlife Health Center in Madison, provides the first direct evidence that the appropriately named fungus Geomyces destructans does cause white-nose syndrome (WNS), a deadly disease that is spreading fast and decimating bat populations in North America...
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(Thu, 27 Oct 2011 05:00:00 PST)
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| Inadequate Supply Of Protein Building Blocks May Explain Pregnancy Failures In Bovine Cloning Experiments |
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Amino acids, the building blocks of proteins, are essential to support the normal growth of a developing embryo and the placenta...
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(Thu, 27 Oct 2011 01:00:00 PST)
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