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Category Archives: Global Health

Standing Guard against Vesicular Stomatitis

Carla L. Huston Posted on August 17, 2020 by Carla L. Huston

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 →

Posted in Animal Health, Global Health

Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in DRC: A public health emergency

Posted on September 10, 2019 by Margaret Khaitsa

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 →

Posted in Global Health

Keeping track of Animal Disease Traceability – coming soon to a herd near you!

Carla L. Huston Posted on September 5, 2019 by Carla L. Huston

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 →

Posted in Animal Health, Global Health

Integrating One Health in Veterinary Medical Education

Posted on August 4, 2015 by Margaret Khaitsa

“…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 →

Posted in Global Health

“The EYES have it . . .”

Posted on May 29, 2015 by Skip Jack

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 →

Posted in Animal Health, Global Health, Public Health, Uncategorized

Welcome to The Risk Project blog site

David R. Smith Posted on April 21, 2015 by David R. Smith

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 →

Posted in Animal Health, Epi Methods, Food Safety & Security, Global Health, Public Health | Tagged The Risk Project

World Veterinary Day : April 25, 2015

Posted on April 8, 2015 by Skip Jack

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 →

Posted in Animal Health, Global Health
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