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
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
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
“…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
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. 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
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
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