Given the urgency associated
with emerging infectious disease, it is always our goal to respond as quickly as possible with effective solutions,» said Shelley Stanford, DVM, Group Director, Companion Animal Division Veterinary Professional Services, Zoetis.
The UIC Epicenter for Prevention of Healthcare Associated Infections will study how healthcare workers can care for patients
with emerging infectious diseases without putting themselves at risk.
Not exact matches
Working
with government and industry, we're protecting our agricultural industries from
emerging infectious animal
diseases entering and establishing in our waters and on our land.
In a study published today [Jan 26, 2016] in the journal
Emerging Infectious Diseases, the team documents a
disease trajectory that started
with nine positive patients and has now spread to more than 13,000 infected individuals in that country.
Morse is credited
with creating the term
emerging infectious diseases in the late 1980s to explain viruses that can exist for years in an animal host without causing illness.
«Test uses nanotechnology to quickly diagnose Zika virus: May be possible to use approach
with other
emerging infectious diseases.»
The lab was designed and constructed
with French assistance as part of a 2004 cooperative agreement on the prevention and control of
emerging infectious diseases.
North American bats are also plagued
with white - nose syndrome, an
emerging infectious disease that's decimating their numbers.
«The Army was able to move so quickly in developing, manufacturing and testing a Zika vaccine because of its extensive experience
with this vaccine platform and long standing investments in the understanding and mitigation of flaviviruses, like yellow fever, dating back to the founding of WRAIR,» said Dr. Kayvon Modjarrad, Zika program co-lead and associate director for
Emerging Infectious Disease Threats at WRAIR's MHRP.
Working
with the
infectious disease scientific community, his team developed functional genomics tools and datasets to advance ways in which systems biology is leveraged to characterize
emerging and biodefense threat - related pathogens.
«Bringing this vaccine to market quickly — in a little more than a year since the
disease was identified — exemplifies our commitment to supporting veterinarians and livestock producers
with high - quality vaccines to rapidly respond to and help control the evolving and complex threat of
emerging infectious diseases.»
Not only do we offer the best molecular and serology test options available, but we spend a significant amount of time working
with researchers and clinicians around the world to generate new knowledge about
emerging infectious diseases such as bartonellosis, borreliosis and other vector - borne infections.
More information on canine influenza in pet dogs can be found in this article: Influenza A Virus (H3N8) in Dogs
with Respiratory
Disease, Florida in
Emerging Infectious Diseases journal, the AVMA website, and this update on the April 2015 Chicago H3N2 canine influenza outbreak.
This collaboration forms a part of Zoetis» European and global efforts to combat
emerging infectious diseases in animals and will work
with veterinarians and other researchers throughout Europe and beyond.