African Swine Fever: A Global Menace In Swine Farming
In the past decade, African Swine Fever (ASF) has surfaced in several parts of Africa. As stated in the ASF report by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), 63 outbreaks were …
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One Health: Why You Should Care
From common diseases like malaria that has been prevalent for some time, down to more recent outbreaks like that of the deadly Ebola virus in West Africa in 2013 and …
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Quackery: A Plaque To Public Health
The word “doctor” according to the English dictionary is defined as “one who is a member of the medical profession or one who is trained and licensed to heal the …
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HealthForAnimals: Five ways the animal health industry is tackling AMR
The World Health Organization (WHO) identifies antibiotic resistance (AMR) as one of the biggest dangers to global health. It threatens our ability to treat even common infectious diseases and puts …
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Canine Immune-Mediated Hemolytic Anemia – Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment and Prognosis
Immune-Mediated Hemolytic Anemia (IMHA), also called autoimmune hemolytic anemia is a common life-threatening disease in dogs. In this disease process, dogs’ own immune system attacks its own red blood cells …
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African Researchers’ Small Grants Program (SGP IV) 2020
Closing Date: August 14, 2020, 17:00 GMT Applications are open for the African Researchers’ Small Grants Program (SGP IV) 2020. The African Research Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases (ARNTD) with …
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German sniffer dogs show promise at detecting coronavirus
Researchers in Germany have found that army sniffer dogs can discern between samples from coronavirus-infected and healthy patients. So high is the level of accuracy that they hope this can …
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VCN releases list of committees, chairmen and members
The Veterinary Council of Nigeria (VCN), the body charged with the responsibility of coordinating and overseeing the practice of the Veterinary profession in Nigeria has released the list of various …
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Beware of impostors! – NVMA tells the general public
Sequel to the publication of the SUN Newspaper on 14th July, 2020, identifying two crime suspects as Veterinary Doctors without due verification, the Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association (NVMA) has deemed …
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Too many cross-species diseases like COVID-19 are being overlooked worldwide
BY CAREL DU MARCHIE SARVAAS, AS PUBLISHED ON THE HILL. The outbreak of COVID-19 has proven as disruptive globally as it has deadly, yet despite rising cases and fatalities, it …
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