Leader Of First Successful Rabies Treatment Team Urges Vet Schools To Define The Milwaukee Protocol
The Medical College of Wisconsin pediatrician and Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin staff member who led a team that saved the world’s first un-immunized rabies patient, has issued a call for veterinary collaborators to help define which aspects of their treatment accounted for her miraculous survival. The appeal, by Rodney Willoughby, M.D., associate professor of pediatrics, appears in the April 2007 issue of Scientific American. [click link for full article]
Animal Welfare Act Is Launched, UK
The Animal Welfare Act was launched on Wednesday 4 April by Defra Minister Barry Gardiner, the RSPCA and TV vet, David Grant, at the RSPCA’s Harmsworth Memorial Animal Hospital, in north London, where the BBC series ‘Animal Hospital’ is filmed. Speaking at the launch, Defra Minister, Barry Gardiner said: “The Animal Welfare Act represents the most important achievement in animal welfare legislation for almost a century. [click link for full article]
West Nile Virus Continues To Be A Threat To Unvaccinated Horses
With spring here and temperatures on the rise throughout the country, growing mosquito populations increase the risk for deadly mosquito-borne diseases, including West Nile virus and equine encephalomyelitis (Sleeping Sickness). To protect their horses from these diseases, owners are encouraged to vaccinate as part of a comprehensive prevention program. [click link for full article]