| Veterinary Medicine Update | 3 new MERS cases surface, including 2 in health care staff Three new Middle East respiratory syndrome cases have surfaced in Saudi Arabia. The SARS-related coronavirus has infected at least 94 people, killing at least 46, according to the World Health Organization. Two infected health care workers are younger women whose symptoms were mild, but the third woman, who is 67, is hospitalized with severe symptoms. The two health care workers previously had contact with MERS patients. Yahoo/Reuters (8/1) Mass. issues mosquito prevention tips after horse diagnosed with EEE A horse in Belchertown, Mass., tested positive for Eastern equine encephalitis, a potentially deadly mosquito-borne zoonotic disease, raising the level of EEE threat to critical in the town and to moderate in surrounding areas. State Public Health Veterinarian Catherine Brown said the state is trapping and testing mosquitoes, but she reminded people to take steps to protect themselves. "Today's finding significantly raises our concern for the area. It's important that people in high-risk areas protect themselves from getting bitten by mosquitoes," Dr. Brown said. There were seven human cases of EEE recorded in Massachusetts last year. The Sun (Lowell, Mass.) (7/31) Other News | Takeout from a Colo. restaurant, bear-style Surveillance video at Edelweiss Restaurant, a German eatery in Colorado Springs, Colo., recently captured footage of a bear taking along the entire dumpster while searching for leftovers. Restaurant employees found the container in the parking lot the next morning. The restaurant's manager says the dumpster will be chained shut going forward to discourage the bear. "The last thing that we want is him getting hurt, and we don't need people coming here and trying to watch the bear -- because he's a big bear," Dieter Schnackenberg said. ABC News/Pets blog (8/2) Other News  | SmartBrief Readers: Get Connected with OPEN Forum
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 | Study: Job passion and pay go hand in hand An Italian survey of more than 4,000 nonprofit employees examined the question of whether workers are motivated more by their passion for their work or the desire to gain higher salaries. The study, published in Small Business Economics, found that employees who care about their work and identify with the company put in longer hours, become more productive -- and tend to earn higher wages. Inc. online (free registration) (8/1)
 | The best of the convention: Veterinarian honored; initiatives take aim at challenges At this year's AVMA convention, veterinarian Carlos Campos won the title of America's favorite veterinarian. It was one of many highlights of the event, which also marked the AVMA's 150th anniversary. The emphasis was on pet health, as studies shed light on why cat owners skip veterinary visits and the AVMA and many animal health collaborators announced a new initiative under Partners for Healthy Pets to get pets the care they need. "Annual checkups for our pets are as essential as food and love," AVMA CEO Dr. Ron DeHaven said. ChicagoNow.com/Steve Dale's Pet World blog (8/1) | AVMA website widgets Your website is a critical component in your business, and keeping it updated can take valuable time. AVMA offers website widgets that you can put on your website easily and free of charge. Current topics include the veterinary clinic locator, dog bite prevention, controlled substances, and pet food recalls. View AVMA's website widgets. |  | Though language forms the preacher, 'Tis good works make the man." -- Eliza Cook, British author | | | The news summaries appearing in Animal Health SmartBrief are based on original information from news organizations and are produced by SmartBrief, Inc., an independent e-mail newsletter publisher. The AVMA is not responsible for the content of sites that are external to the AVMA. Linking to a website does not constitute an endorsement by the AVMA of the site or the information presented on the site. Questions and comments should be directed to SmartBrief at avma@smartbrief.com. | Please contact one of our specialists for advertising opportunities, editorial inquiries, job placements, or any other questions.
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