Day: November 22, 2006

FAO center to rapidly respond to disease outbreaks

FAO center to rapidly respond to disease outbreaks – December 1, 2006 For more info click on above link The Food and Agriculture Organization established a Crisis Management Centre at its Rome headquarters to respond to avian influenza outbreaks and other major animal health or food health emergencies. “The CMC represents a (substantial) leap forward in FAO’s ability to help member nations prevent and cope with disease outbreaks,” said Dr. Jacques Diouf, FAO director-general, in a statement. The center is set up in collaboration with the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE).

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AAEP develops guidelines for infectious disease outbreaks

AAEP develops guidelines for infectious disease outbreaks – December 1, 2006 For more info click on above link The Infectious Disease Task Force of the American Association of Equine Practitioners has developed guidelines for use by veterinarians who encounter contagious infectious disease in horses. Equine Infectious Disease Outbreak: AAEP Control Guidelines offer recommendations for the control of suspected cases of infectious respiratory tract, neurologic, diarrheal, and vesicular disease. The sign-based guidelines provide a detailed action plan for veterinarians once a case of infectious disease is suspected. The guidelines offer measures to control the spread of infection, diagnostic

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Making racing safer for horses

Making racing safer for horses For more info click on above link The number of starts per year and number of years raced in the careers of Thoroughbred racehorses have declined over the past 50 years. To investigate reasons for the trend, more than 35 industry professionals, including several veterinarians, gathered at the Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit in October to develop an action plan to improve the well-being and safety of racehorses. The recommendations coming from the summit were especially timely considering at least two racetracks have reportedly experienced an unusual increase in the

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Judge to rule on 1998 Net porn law | CNET News.com

Judge to rule on 1998 Net porn law | CNET News.com For more info click on above link A U.S. law designed to prevent children from viewing pornography online would undermine the free speech of millions of adult Internet users, opponents of the measure argued Monday. The law is so imprecisely written it would restrict most adult Internet users to material that is only suitable for children, lawyers for the American Civil Liberties Union and other plaintiffs said in closing arguments of a four-week trial

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Justice Dept.: Vista satisfies antitrust deal | CNET News.com

Justice Dept.: Vista satisfies antitrust deal | CNET News.com For more info click on above link Microsoft’s soon-to-be-released Windows Vista operating system does not appear to raise antitrust concerns, federal and state prosecutors said Tuesday in a court filing. In a periodic joint status report, required as a part of Microsoft’s 2002 antitrust settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice and state plaintiffs, the government attorneys said a technical committee charged with overseeing the software giant’s compliance had found no outstanding issues after “extensive testing” of Vista and Internet Explorer 7.

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