Sentences with phrase «zoonotic disease outbreaks»

Get to know PIJAC's new director of government affairs and learn how to get educated on preventing zoonotic disease outbreaks.

In order to be considered, applicants must meet the following minimum experience and training: Three years of professional experience investigating zoonotic disease outbreaks or clusters, including or supplemented by one year designing or maintaining zoonotic disease surveillance systems, and a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine or Veterinariae Medicinae Doctoris degree; OR two years of professional experience investigating zoonotic disease outbreaks or clusters, including or supplemented by one year designing or maintaining zoonotic disease surveillance systems, and a Master's degree in Public Health or Epidemiology, and a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine or Veterinariae Medicinae Doctoris degree.

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Many of the major new outbreaks of disease, particularly in Africa, are so - called zoonotic infections, diseases that are transmitted to humans from animals.

And it remains far from clear that bats are the hosts of the deadly zoonotic disease since two similar surveys of thousands of animals, including bats, at sites where human outbreaks occurred in the past failed to turn up any sign of Ebola virus.

Research scientist Salkeld and Antolin, professor and chair of biology in the College of Natural Sciences, assert that the swirl of ecological factors driving plague outbreaks in prairie dogs can lend key insights into the study of zoonotic diseases.

To this end, the PIJAC Zoonotic committee has partnered with government agencies so that PIJAC can notify the pet industry through targeted health alerts in the unlikely event of a disease outbreak so it can be addressed quickly.

Up to date information gathered from shelter medicine experts including topics such as intake procedures, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), cleaning / disinfection, zoonotic diseases and outbreak control are available to better equip staff with the resources to make animals more comfortable and provide a humane and healthy environment.