INTRODUCTION Rabies is a fatal viral infection, resulting in >55,000 deaths globally each year. In August 2011, a young orphaned zebra at a Kenyan safari lodge acquired rabies and potentially exposed >150 tourists and local staff. An investigation was initiated to determine exposures among the local staff, and to describe animal bite surveillance in the affected district. METHODS We interview...

PURPOSE To prove the hypothesis that procedural knowledge might be tested using Key Feature (KF) questions in written exams, the University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover Foundation (TiHo) pioneered this format in summative assessment of veterinary medicine students. Exams in veterinary medicine are either tested orally, practically, in written form or digitally in written form. The only quest...

About 75 million vertebrates are used worldwide per year for experimental purposes, of which 10 million within Europe. On average, about 2% is used for education and training purposes. The basis of legislation on the use of animals for experimental purposes is the Three Rs principle of Russell and Burch: replacement, reduction and refinement. Most legislation contains provisions to protect the ...

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Introduction The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) has a Veterinary and Capture Services Department at its headquarters in Nairobi, and four satellite clinics strategically located in key conservation areas to ensure quick response and effective monitoring of diseases in wildlife. The department was established in 1990 and has grown from a rudimentary unit to a fully fledged department that is regul...

More than 20 key officials from the American Veterinary Medical Association and the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges met with staff from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) December 5–6, 2002, to discuss the increasing convergence of issues confronting human and animal health. Among the officials in attendance were the deans from more than half of all U.S. ve...

JAVMA, Vol 230, No. 3, February 1, 2007 T American Veterinary Medical Law Association (AVMLA) is a national association of attorneys, veterinarians, other individuals, and organizations with an interest in veterinary medical law. Incorporated in 1994, the AVMLA strives to provide information to its members regarding pertinent issues in the field of veterinary medical law and increase public awa...

THE HEALTH OF ANIMALS DIVISION, Canada Department of Agriculture, sends best wishes to the veterinary profession on the occasion of this Centennial and Convention issue of the Journal. The principal function of the Health of Animals Division is the administration of services arising from legislation, the Animal Contagious Diseases Act and the Meat Inspection Act. It is timely to note that the p...