Category Archives: News Worthy Mentionables
FMD in South Korea
On March 23, it was reported that South Korea had not confirmed a new case of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) since the end of January. On April 9, a beef farm was confirmed to have FMD. By April 19, FMD had … Continue reading
Confirmation of FMD in Japan
Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) was confirmed in Japan on April 20, 2010. The OIE report offers a sobering reminder of the difficulty in rapidly detecting and properly diagnosing foreign animal diseases. According to the report, the herd veterinarian first reported a … Continue reading
Animal Health Emergency Management Tabletop Exercise
Being on the lookout for opportunities to mingle with other industry folks engaged in animal disease emergency preparedness, I recently joined the Animal Health Emergency Management Committee of the National Institute for Animal Agriculture (NIAA). Committee Co-chairs Patrick Webb of … Continue reading
One Health
March 16, 2010 One Health The National Institute for Animal Agriculture (NIAA) featured “One Health: Implications for Animal Agriculture” as its conference theme this April. “One Health” is the phrase used to describe an approach to health that recognizes the … Continue reading
