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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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Clients' financial situations are none of your business. So stop worrying and focus on offering stellar service.

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.

When pulling porcupine quills out of unlucky patients, I find it helpful to place the discarded quills in a small bowl of water lined with a paper towel.

A number of prognostic factors for survival of dogs with heatstroke have been reported.

For 25 years, my group practice had an internship program, hiring new graduates from veterinary schools in the United States and abroad.

When we need a blood sample from a patient that is difficult to restrain, we have good results by briefly numbing the skin before venipuncture.

When presented with patients with severely decreased body temperatures, we often have trouble warming the IV fluid bags safely and keeping them warm.