Cockfighting, Facebook, & Virulent Newcastle Disease Series | Part 3
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Cockfighting, Facebook, & Virulent Newcastle Disease Series | Part 2
STOP! HAVE YOU READ? Cockfighting, Facebook, & Virulent Newcastle Disease Series | Part 1
Cockfighting, Facebook, & Virulent Newcastle Disease Series | Part 1
Containing an Outbreak in the Age of Social Media In mid-May 2018, virulent Newcastle disease (vND) was detected in Los Angeles County, California when a sick exhibition chicken was brought to a local veterinary clinic. Newcastle disease is an infectious … Continue reading
A Tragedy of the Agricultural Commons: Antimicrobial Resistance
The “Tragedy of the Commons” is a familiar problem to economists. The concept was originally penned in 1833 by economist William Forster Lloyd who felt it was imperative for landowners to understand that the decisions of individuals can harm the … Continue reading
Pet Preparedness | Part 5
Posted on Preparing your community The successful mitigation of any disaster requires action by many, including volunteer and full-time first responders; local, state, and federal government officials; academia; the medical community; and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Unfortunately, many people in non-animal/non-agricultural occupations or … Continue reading
Pet Preparedness Series: Part 2
Pet Emergency Kit Resources for both people and animals may be limited following a disaster. Now is the time to prepare and check your pet’s emergency and evacuation kit! Here are a few essential items to include: Copies of vaccinations … Continue reading
Pet Preparedness Series: Part 1
Pet evacuation tips With springtime and warm weather comes an increase in the risk of hazardous weather events. Most disasters that affect humans have the potential to also affect animals. Under most disaster conditions, it is advised to take your … Continue reading
National Animal Disaster Preparedness Day
The second Sunday of May is designated as National Animal Disaster Preparedness Day. To help promote this special event which will be on May 14, 2022, we have prepared a series of blogs for the community on preparedness that will … Continue reading
Themes in an Outbreak Investigation Series | Part 2
Make a recommendation After defining and observing the problem, a working diagnosis can be established. Based on the diagnosis, recommendations should be given to the producer to mediate or mitigate potential causes of the disease. If an infectious process is … Continue reading
Themes in an Outbreak Investigation Series | Part 1
What is a diagnostic investigation? A diagnostic investigation is the systematic application of epidemiology and clinical testing to determine the cause(s) of a disease or symptom. Diagnostic investigations are performed when there is a problem resulting in morbidity, mortality, or … Continue reading
Standing Guard against Vesicular Stomatitis
Livestock producers in the southeast are reminded to be vigilant in their biosecurity practices to protect against the vesicular stomatitis virus. Just last week, the disease caused by this virus, vesicular stomatitis (VS), was diagnosed in horses in Arkansas, dangerously … Continue reading
Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in DRC: A public health emergency
Posted on On August 1, 2018, The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) reported a cluster of cases of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in North Kivu province. On August 1, 2019, one year since the outbreak was declared, a … Continue reading
Keeping track of Animal Disease Traceability – coming soon to a herd near you!
Earlier this year the USDA unveiled its plan to implement animal disease traceability (ADT) in US cattle herds. A traceability system is needed to help fight disease outbreaks and keep global trade markets accessible to US livestock producers. Animals requiring … Continue reading
Integrating One Health in Veterinary Medical Education
“…between animal and human medicine there are no dividing lines – nor should there be”- Rudolf Virchow (1821–1902). In an effort to integrate One Health principles into the veterinary medical science curriculum, veterinary and graduate students from the Mississippi State … Continue reading
“The EYES have it . . .”
Posted on While I was scanning the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) last month, these photographs “caught my eye” (pun intended). But they reminded me of an important zoonotic disease. Do you know what it is ? From NEJM (Apr 16, … Continue reading
Welcome to The Risk Project blog site
Posted on Welcome to The Risk Project blog site. The Risk Project at Mississippi State University is an affiliation of faculty interested in applying risk-based strategies to solve everyday problems in animal agriculture. We will use this blog site to provide up … Continue reading
World Veterinary Day : April 25, 2015
From a recent JAVMA (Apr 1, 2015) : World Veterinary Day will be celebrated on April 25, 2015. This celebration is lead by World Vet Association (http://www.worldvet.org/). The focus of this years “Day” is on vector-borne zoonoses. While most of … Continue reading