Zuku NAVLE News

Jan 10, 2010---Spring 2010 VIN NAVLE Prep Course open for enrollment

The VIN NAVLE Preparation course is open for enrollment.

Taught by Steve McLaughlin DVM, MPH, DACVPM (aka: "Dr. Zuku") & Waiva Worthley DVM
Dates: Feb 14 - Mar 28, 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

Also good if you learn well with reinforcement of key topics also seen in your notes and practice tests

Course Outline:
Week 1 (Feb14): NAVLE Study strategy, Public health, Toxicology and more
Week 2 (Feb 21): Bovine Top 20 NAVLE review
Week 3 (Feb 28): Pigs, Sheep, Goats, Poultry, Exotics
Week 4 (Mar 7): Equine Top 20 NAVLE review
Week 5 (Mar 14): Feline Top 20 NAVLE review
Week 6 (Mar 21): Canine Top 20 NAVLE review
Week 7 (Mar 28): 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 CE course enrollment as a graduate veterinarian.

Cost to graduates is $140 for VIN members and $223 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!