Wrap up: Unpacking the H5N1 threat, and other veterinary news

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Happy Friday dvm360 readers! We hope all of you, and your pets and families, had a great and safe Halloween night. We are just a little over a month away from our final Fetch conference of 2024, Fetch Long Beach! Join the dvm360 team, our amazing Fetch Faculty, and fellow veterinary professionals to learn, network, and have fun. Registration is still open so learn more and secure your spot here today!

Once you finalize your registration for Fetch Long Beach, check out what was popular this week on dvm36.com:

• In a joint article with dvm360’s sister publication Contagion Live®, the article includes the perspective of both the human and animal medicine sides to discuss the importance of surveillance, prevention strategies, the one health approach, and more for H5N1.
• Covetrus has entered a $1,125,000 settlement with the United States Drug Enforcement Administration for a lapse in opioid oversight and recording keeping, allegedly violating the Controlled Substances Act and other related regulations.
• On this week’s episode of the Vet Blast Podcast presented by dvm360, Carl Palazzolo, DVM, MBA, shared his story into becoming a veterinarian and wildlife photographer and stories of his travels across the globe.
• A study conducted by researchers at the Oklahoma State University set out to better understand how raw meat-based diets can impact a dog’s fecal microbiota composition, serum metabolomics, and inflammatory markers when compared to a kibble diet.
• In this video interview with dvm360, Gaemia Tracy, DVM, DACVIM (Neurology) shared more about the lecture he presented at Fetch Coastal in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on managing seizures in canine and feline patients.

And more!