LSU symposium spotlights infectious diseases
Baton Rouge, La. - 2/20/08 - Louisiana State University's (LSU) School of Veterinary Medicine plans to host its Small Animal Symposium on April 27.
Baton Rouge, La. - 2/20/08 - Louisiana State University's (LSU) School of Veterinary Medicine plans to host its Small Animal Symposium on April 27.
The focus: infectious diseases of dogs and cats.
Dr. Edward Breitschwerdt, professor of internal medicine at North Carolina State University's veterinary college, is scheduled to discuss the molecular diagnosis of infectious diseases, persistent blood-borne infection, vector-borne infections and canine bartonellosis.
Other topics will include canine ehrlichiosis and anaplasmosis, methicillin-resistant staphylococci, mycoses, canine leptospirosis, endocarditis, American trypanosomiasis and challenging infectious disease cases.
Registrations received by April 23 are complementary. Pfizer Animal Health sponsors the event.
Contact LSU at (225) 578-9900 for more information.
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