More information can be seen on the links:

http://www.worldvet.org/node/10649.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPTRzP2YEiU.
http://www.pahef.org/en/ourwork/46/139-pioneer-in-veterinary-health-receives-leadership-award-.html.
https://sph.uth.edu/event-detail/james-h-steele-dvm-mph-lecture-series/.
http://www.izs.it/vet_italiana/2007/43_1/5_19.pdf.

http://www.fao.org/ag/animalwelfare.html.

See the original article from the CDC.

An outbreak of E. coli_ infections that sickened 27 people spread from the Kelley Building, one of the fair's permanent structures where sheep, goats and pigs were housed and judged.
State Epidemiologist Megan Davies said the illness is likely related to animal contact, though the study did not implicate any specific animal or breed in the outbreak. "We know that _E. coli_ O157 is often found in the intestines of ruminant animals, which include cows, goats and sheep," Davies said. "These bacteria are shed in the animal's feces, so if it is on the animal itself or surfaces around the animal that someone touches, the bacteria can be transmitted to that person."

Health hazards are becoming a major concern as contamination of floodwater caused mainly by uncollected garbage is widespread – while warnings against waterborne zoonoses and food poisoning have been issued.
The Public Health Ministry's Department of Medical Sciences yesterday [7 Nov 2011] warned of possible leptospirosis in flooded areas and against consuming ice and iced drinks from unknown production sources.
The minister reported one leptospirosis case in Khon Kaen and 20 suspected cases. The bacterial disease, which is found usually in flooded areas up to 3 weeks after a flood recedes, is potentially fatal if not properly treated.
In Bangkok, residents are encouraged to sort and separate rubbish, with decaying foodstuff and materials tightly sealed, as only 30 per cent of daily garbage can now be collected while more than 100 garbage trucks are undergoing modification to enable them to travel through high water.

Complex steps needed for airborne H5N1 spread in ferrets

A series of complex changes allowed the H5N1 avian flu virus to become transmissible via airborne droplets in ferrets, US researchers reported in the journal “Virology'. A mutant virus were created combining one of the variants (Q196R) with mutations from previous pandemic viruses (Q226L and G228S). This novel virus was transmitted between ferrets, which are seen as good models of flu transmission in humans. Spread, however, occurred by direct contact, not by airborne droplets. The team then created a reassortant virus containing the mutant hemagglutinin, a human N2 neuraminidase, and internal genes from an H5N1 virus, and observed that it was "partially transmitted via respiratory droplets." The researchers conclude, "The complex changes required for airborne transmissibility in ferrets suggest that extensive evolution is needed for H5N1 transmissibility in humans."

MANUAL FOR ANIMAL´S EXOTIC DISEASES

The Manual for Animal´s Exotic Diseases written by the United States Animal Health Association is available for free download at http://www.fmvz.unam.mx/fmvz/principal/archivos/Exoticas.pdf.

The 3rd International Conference on Neglected Zoonotic Diseases took place at WHO Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland from 23-24 November 2010. The theme was “Community-based interventions for prevention and control of neglected tropical diseases”. About 100 participants from all WHO regions attended.
The resume is now available at http://www.who.int/neglected_diseases/zoonoses/en/ or to download.

It is available the February REDVET magazine to download from http://veterinaria.org/. There are many articles of investigation, revision, technical and divulgation.

The Global Alliance for Rabies Control's February 2011 newsletter is now available at: www.rabiescontrol.net/GARCnewsletter21. This issue contains updates on rabies activities in Bangladesh, Brazil, India, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, Taiwan and Togo, information about a recent WHO Neglected Zoonotic Disease meeting, and other rabies related news.

To celebrate 2011 as the world veterinary year and to raise awareness of veterinary services to society among all, which are often unknown, Veterinaria.org sets the challenge to all veterinarians, veterinary students, other professionals and any other interested person to send videos, jokes, texts and images about animal practice, animal welfare, public health, food safety, action due to a crisis situation, etc. The material should be sent to: redaccion@veterinaria.org In June there will be a selection of the received material in the REDVET magazine. Take part in this project!!

Oxford University Press makes conservation biology textbook by some of the world's most prominent ecologists and conservation biologists available as free download

"Conservation Biology for All" provides cutting-edge but basic conservation science to a global readership. A series of authoritative chapters have been written by the top names in conservation biology with the principal aim of disseminating cutting-edge conservation knowledge as widely as possible. Important topics such as balancing conversion and human needs, climate change, conservation planning, designing and analyzing conservation research, ecosystem services, endangered species management, extinctions, fire, habitat loss, and invasive species are covered. Numerous text boxes describing additional relevant material or case studies are also included.

Can be found here!!

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