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| Veterinary Medicine Update |  |  | | |  | - Scientists ID virus that causes Theiler's disease in horses
U.S. scientists have used RNA analysis to identify the virus that causes Theiler's disease, a type of equine hepatitis that has stumped veterinarians for nearly a century. The virus, called Theiler's disease-associated virus, or TDAV, belongs to the same family of viruses that cause hepatitis C, yellow fever and dengue fever. Nature (free content) (3/18)      - Scientists warn of Tamiflu-resistant swine influenza
Scientists in Australia are raising concerns about a new strain of swine influenza that's resistant to Tamiflu, and reports suggest it's also circulating in the U.K. The H1N1pdm09 strain does respond to another antiviral drug, Relenza, and it can be prevented with a vaccine. Cases have cropped up in healthy people who have never taken Tamiflu, suggesting the virus is easily spread between humans. "The greatest concern is that these resistant viruses could spread globally, similar to that seen in 2008 when the former seasonal H1N1 virus developed oseltamivir resistance and spread worldwide," said World Health Organization researcher Aeron Hurt. BBC (3/18)  | Avoiding the Shoebox: Managing Expenses in Small and Mid-Sized Businesses
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 - Should science bring back extinct species?
Science is inching closer to being able to viably revive extinct species such as Australia's gastric-brooding frog, which vanished soon after it was discovered in the 1970s. However, technical advances that might make de-extinction possible raise complex ethical questions, including whether we have an obligation to bring back species in whose extinction humans have played a role and whether reviving some species may lead to the extinction of others. ScientificAmerican.com (3/19) - Soldier finds his feline best friend far from home
Army Sgt. Jesse Knott of Oregon City, Ore., took in a stray cat he found wandering a dangerous base in Afghanistan, naming him Koshka, treating his wounds and caring for him for seven months. Knott then found a way to bring the cat home with him. "When two of my friends were killed in a suicide attack, I lost all hope. It was my darkest time, and he's what got me through it. Just the bit of compassion and love that cat showed me is what it took to remind me to stay strong," Knott said. KATU-TV (Portland, Ore.) (3/19)  | Buyer's Guide for Modern Project Teams
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 - 3 ways to be more assertive
Professionals can't get away with failing to assert themselves, writes Joel Garfinkle. It's important to acknowledge, address and overcome social anxieties and to have confidence in your ideas. "We all have times when we'd prefer to be low key. But if this is a pattern [that] is getting in the way of upward mobility, you need to take corrective action," Garfinkle writes. SmartBrief/SmartBlog on Leadership (3/18)  | White paper: Take a proactive approach to loyalty and retention
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 | AVMA in the News | |  | | - Singles increasingly embrace animal friends, AVMA report finds
More Americans than ever are adopting pets, with ownership rates rising fastest among never-married, widowed, separated and divorced people, according to data from the AVMA's newest Pet Ownership & Demographics Sourcebook. "Unfortunately, despite these positive trends, people aren't bringing their pets into the veterinarian as often as they should," said AVMA President Dr. Douglas Aspros. One-quarter of pet owners didn't take their animals in for medical care in 2011, up 14.3% from 2006. Supermarket News (free registration) (3/19) | Association News | | | | - The April 1 issue of JAVMA News is available online
News and feature articles about the veterinary profession and animal health are available online for free from the twice-monthly Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. Read the April 1 JAVMA News.
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