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13Dec

Julie Smith Presents ADBCAP Research at CRWAD

Posted by Joanna Cummingson December 13, 2019December 13, 2019in Animal Health

Julie M. Smith, DVM, PhD, project director for the Animal Disease Biosecurity Coordinated Agricultural Project (ADBCAP), presented a poster about the project's research and findings at the 100th annual Conference of Research Workers in Animal Disease (CRWAD) during November, 2019.…

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24Jul

Domino Effect of the African Swine Fever Outbreak

Posted by Meg Stevenson July 24, 2019December 12, 2019in Animal Health, Crisis and Risk Communication
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What do you do when an uncontrolled virus is rapidly sweeping the world’s largest pork producer, killing millions of pigs? Furthermore, how do you make people who are removed from the problem care about it? China is currently trying to…

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24Jul

Feral Swine and Pseudorabies Virus

Posted by Samantha Shieldson July 24, 2019August 1, 2019in Animal Health, Zoonotic diseases
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When I was young, my parents would tell me to stay away from wild animals. They said that I could catch a disease, so I heeded their warnings but never really understood the reasons why. As a college student, I…

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09Jul

Ag Teachers Test SCRUB Biosecurity Education Curriculum

Posted by Betsy Greene PhDon July 9, 2019July 23, 2019in Animal Health
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*Article co-authored by Betsy Greene and Kris Hiney The SCRUB (Science Creates Real Understanding of Biosecurity) Kit is a hands-on curriculum in the final stages of development, and designed for use in agriculture classrooms or with youth groups such as…

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27Jun

Voluntary Sharing of Disease Data has Value

Posted by Julie M Smithon June 27, 2019July 23, 2019in Animal Health
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Biosecurity and surveillance are complementary. Health surveillance in human, plant, or animal contexts involves collecting, analyzing, and interpreting health-related data. These data then inform what is done in terms of health programs and strategic communication. National surveillance systems often rely…

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18Jun

Virulent Newcastle Disease: Inaction or Overreach?

Posted by Julie M Smithon June 18, 2019July 19, 2019in Animal Health, Opinion
Image of land area in San Bernadino County

*The following post is an opinion piece by the author. An outbreak of virulent Newcastle Disease (vND) has been affecting domestic poultry in California since May 17, 2018, when the first case was confirmed. This disease keeps the owners of…

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