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Aug 26, 2010---Fall 2010 VIN NAVLE Prep Course


              

The VIN NAVLE Preparation course is open for enrollment.

Taught by Steve McLaughlin DVM, MPH, DACVPM (aka: "Dr. Zuku") & Waiva Worthley DVM
Dates: Sep 19-Nov 17, 2010     8:00-10:00 pm ET (USA)

This will be a live, online NAVLE prep session every Sunday night for 2 hours, plus notes and a web forum on the Veterinary Information Network (VIN).

Useful if you need structure to help stay on track

Course Outline:
Week 1 (Sep 26): NAVLE Study strategy, Public health, Toxicology and more
Week 2 (Oct 3): Bovine Top 20 NAVLE review
Week 3 (Oct 10): Pigs, Sheep, Goats, Poultry, Exotics
Week 4 (Oct 17): Equine Top 20 NAVLE review
Week 5 (Oct 24): Feline Top 20 NAVLE review
Week 6 (Oct 31): Canine Top 20 NAVLE review
Week 7 (Nov 7): Test strategy, tips, mock exam

Cost to senior vet students in US/Canadian schools is $50, which may be later applied as credit to your first VIN CE course enrollment as a graduate veterinarian.

Cost to graduates is $140 for VIN members and $227 for Non-members.
See course announcement for details

Oct 2, 2009--- CEM outbreak in U.S:   1st cases in 25 years !

   
On December 15, 2008, the State of Kentucky confirmed that a quarter horse stallion was positive for Taylorella equigenitalis, the causative organism of contagious equine metritis (CEM).

Follow this link for the USDA-APHIS CEM news update.

KEY FACTS:
  • 22 stallions, 5 mares confirmed positive for T. equigenitalis by USDA
  • 7 states w/ positive stallions:
            Kentucky (4), Georgia (1), Indiana (3), Illinois (3), Iowa (1),Texas (1), Wisconsin(9)
  • 3 states w/ positive mares: California (2), Illinois (2), Wisconsin(1)
  • None of the positive horses has been identified as source of outbreak to date
  • In addition to 27 positives, 964 additional horses exposed to T. equigenitalis
  • The 991 total horses are located in 48 States

  • 3 CEM facts to remember:
  • Mares:  Mucopurulent vaginal discharge in up to 40%, abortion, infertility
  • Stallions:  NO clinical Sx, typically
  • CEM is REPORTABLE!







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