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Kansas City, Mo. -- "Educational speed-dating." That's how one participant described the first of three days of discussion on the veterinary college of the present and the future at a meeting of the North American Veterinary Medical Education Consortium (NAVMEC).

New York, N.Y. -- The first recipients were named for Pfizer Animal Health's new veterinary scholarship initiative, which will provide up to $2 million in scholarships over its first three years.

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Duluth, Ga. -- Merial issued a statement to clarify the correct dosage of Equioxx in the 6th edition of Plumb's Veterinary Drug Handbook.

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Portland, Ore. -- A "highly virulent" strain of the fungus Cryptococcus gattii is spreading in the Pacific Northwest and infecting both humans and animals, according to a recent study. But Oregon's public health veterinarian and one of the study's co-authors say media reports have exaggerated the threat of the rare fungal infection.

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Rockville, Md. --The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is allowing Vetsulin maker Intervet/Schering Plough to offer a limited supply of the porcine insulin zinc suspension as part of a new Critical-Need Program.

Nashville, Tenn. -- The Grand Ole Opry may be under water as floods ravage parts of Nashville, but veterinary practices in the area aren't reporting much more damage than downed power lines at press time.

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Millsboro, Del. -- Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health issued an urgent recall of its PreveNile West Nile virus vaccine due to an increased incidence of adverse events.

Frankfort, Ky. -- Kentucky veterinarians currently prevented from reporting abuse of a client?s animals may have new freedoms under a proposed law under consideration by the state legislature.

Washington -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has changed the rules on bovine tuberculosis testing.

Gainesville, Fla. -- Disney awarded a $20,000 gift to the University of Florida (UF) veterinary college's Continuing Education Fund in honor of UF Professor Ellis Greiner, a parasitologist who helped establish a partnership between UF and Disney's Animal Kingdom 10 years ago.