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What's New? Canis now sees the inclusion of the following new and updated topics: Dentistry
Laboratory medicine
Neurology
Ophthalmology
Owner information
Pharmacology & Therapeutics
Surgery-orthopedic
Updated topics
Updated images
Contributors include:
See the New and Updated items list on the What's New page for a complete list of new and updated text components and images added to Canis over the last three months. |
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This year World Rabies Day is September 28. Rabies is still a major threat worldwide, killing over 55,000 people around the world. In the US, 1-2 people die annually. This year, US experts on rabies are warning that there is more reason than ever to be vigilant. Dr Charles Rupprecht, chief of the rabies program at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, said that due to a variety of regulatory and manufacturing issues, there is, temporarily, a limited supply of rabies vaccine for humans. It's more important than ever to vaccinate pets. "The best way to limit the need for human rabies vaccine is simply to make sure pets are vaccinated. We know that dogs and cats are not the most common animals found rabid in the United States, but they are the animals most frequently involved in multiple human exposures," he explains. "Your local veterinarian plays a key role in controlling rabies." Cats are less likely than dogs to be vaccinated against rabies and, as a consequence, cat owners are more likely to be exposed to rabies. Dr Rupprecht explains that while rabies is largely under control in domestic animals, it is still common among wild animals. Almost all rabies deaths in the US are tied to bites from infected bats but the disease is also common in and transmittable from raccoons, skunks, foxes, or coyotes. For more information on World Rabies Day, visit their website www.worldrabiesday.org. http://www.avma.org/press/releases/080826_world_rabies_day.asp |
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Fort Dodge Animal Health has launched a new site for pet owners and veterinarians about the growing canine threat from the bacterial disease, Leptospirosis. The disease, which can also affect other animal species and humans, is spread through the urine of an infected animal. Once affecting mostly rural dogs, Leptospirosis A new web section on www.leptoinfo.com is designed to provide pet owners with information about the disease and steps they can take to prevent it. It also addresses the risk humans face from Leptospirosis. Common carriers of Leptospirosis include raccoons, skunks, opossums, squirrels and even livestock. Symptoms of the disease in dogs include vomiting, fever, loss of appetite, diarrhea and lethargy. |
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The American Heartworm Society president, Dr Sheldon Rubin, has announced the Society's intentions to conduct the most comprehensive heartworm survey to record canine heartworm disease cases in the US. Rubin also announced the Society's three-year plan. The survey will be distributed to more than 40,000 veterinary clinics and hospitals this summer. Clinics, hospitals and shelters will also be able to respond online at www.heartwormsociety.org/hwsurvey to record the number of dogs treated and diagnosed with heartworm disease in 2007. As part of the Society's three-year plan, the survey will be conducted again for 2010. The last survey recorded cases of heartworm disease in 2004. "Collecting and recording the incidence of heartworm disease fits with our mission to be the global resource for heartworm disease information," Rubin said. "We hope conveying the severity of this disease through actual numbers will help veterinarians encourage year-round prevention with pet owners and eventually move towards eradicating this easily preventable disease." Rubin also outlined the Society's plan to increase outreach and teaching capabilities. Through an enhanced multi-media website and campaigns such as KNOW Heartworms, a partnership with the American Association of Feline Practitioners and Pfizer Animal Health, the Society will continue targeting pet owners and veterinarians. Plans also include a potential partnership with the Companion Animal Parasite Council to drive more awareness of heartworm disease and a webinar that will eventually include a certification training program and an in-clinic instructional video demonstrating common testing, diagnosis and treatment protocols for pet owners. A "Heartworm University" program will extend AHS's outreach to veterinarians by targeting 10 state and local veterinary medical association programs per year to communicate the Society's messaging to practicing veterinarians. Targeted areas would include those perceived as having little heartworm risk. Selected speakers will train and assist veterinarians on merging areas in heartworm prevention, testing and treatment, and provide tips on client communications and compliance. All these efforts aim to encourage and educate year-round prevention. |
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Canine-related references from PubMed After specific requests from existing Vetstream subscribers, Canis now includes links to the popular PubMed website for searches to specific canine-related references published during the last 12 months. On the main page of each 'Browse' area of Canis you will find a news story that will take you to recent canine references from PubMed. Just click on the story title and you will be taken to the PubMed search link for that particular body system or discipline. Selecting the link within this story will instantly bring up a list of the latest published papers on that specific area, eg anesthesia or soft tissue surgery. Each search is provided courtesy of the US National Library of Medicine (NLM) and PubMed. The search is conducted at the National Library of Medicine. The National Center for Biotechnology Information's Disclaimer and Copyright. Link for Disclaimer and Copyright - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/About/disclaimer.html |
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Introducing Vetstream Canis In February 2002 Vetstream Inc announced the US release of Vetstream Canis, a comprehensive, peer-reviewed canine clinical information source on the Internet. Canis is peer reviewed by over 150 experts, including 50 US veterinarians. The service includes diagnostic help, treatment selection, surgery techniques, radiographic imagery, a complete veterinary drug formulary, new product information, client information factsheets and much more. Market research showed that veterinarians wanted to access Vetstream Canis via CD-ROM and also via the Internet. Vetstream believes in providing the choice to our subscribers, so veterinarians can have the choice of subscribing to the service either on CD-ROM or Internet or both. The Canis service provides veterinary professionals with a single source of high-quality peer-reviewed canine clinical content. Canis contains over 6,200 regularly updated components encompassing diseases; bacteria, viruses and parasites; laboratory medicine; surgical and diagnostic techniques; and formularies, to name just a few. The information is arranged similar to a textbook, but offers a much wider range of functions and tools, such as cross-linking related content and images, plus highlighting key points. Veterinarians can quickly access information that supports them thoroughly from presenting problems and diagnoses to selecting treatments. The service also provides owner factsheets that are convenient to retrieve during a pet owner consultation, and can be easily printed to support client communications. The multi-media format of Canis combines text, photos, video and audio, which means the information is available in a wide range of easy-to-reference formats. Subscribers receive regular updates via the Internet and/or quarterly CD-ROM. Vetstream Felis, which covers feline clinical information, is available via the Internet and/or CD-ROM from January 2003. Vetstream Equis is Vetstream's equine clinical information service and has been available on CD-ROM since 2000 (and now available via the Internet). Equis contains over 6000 regularly updated components encompassing diseases; bacteria, viruses and parasites; laboratory medicine; surgical and diagnostic techniques; and formularies as well as all product labels for horses. The concept for Vetstream began with John Grieve in the 1980's from his own experience of difficulties in finding appropriate, accurate, comprehensive, up-to-date and user-friendly information in everyday practice. Today, Vetstream Ltd, parent company of Vetstream Inc, is the world's leading provider of clinical information to the global veterinary profession. Its animal health information and the company's extensive range of innovative services adds a powerful new dimension to veterinary practices worldwide. The services are available in over 60 countries worldwide with 47 percent of UK veterinarians subscribing to Vetstream's services. The company was acquired by Intervet Holdings, b.v., a division of Akzo-Nobel in December 2000. For more information in the USA please call 1-866-VETSTREAM (838-7873) or +1 816 221 2959 or email info@vetstream.com |
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Component Naming Conventions When searching for a particular component in the Browse area, it may not appear to be as straightforward as you first thought. This is probably due to the naming convention adopted by Vetstream. The convention may divide the title of a topic into 2 parts according to one of the following rules:
For example, if you try to search for 'cholangiohepatitis' in the Gastrohepatology Browse area, instead of looking under 'C' in the search list you will need to look under 'L' as it is named 'Liver: cholangiohepatitis' (see below). Once you become more familiar with this naming style (convention), finding what you are looking for becomes much easier. You should also be able to find the content by typing the appropriate keyword into the Quicksearch box or selecting the word in the list shown on the keyword screen. List of components showing examples of the naming rules:
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Have your say on Canis Do you think there’s something that Canis does not currently cover and should do? Have you got any comments on any of the clinical information contained on Canis? Vetstream is constantly striving to keep our services up to date and to meet the needs of veterinarians around the world. Your opinions are important to us. If you have any comments or suggestions regarding Canis, please e-mail Caroline Humphries, Commissioning Editor caroline.humphries@vetstream.com or phone +44 (0) 1223 895818. |
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Feedback made easier Note the new icon at the top of all Canis text components, next to the "Print" icon - an "envelope" labeled Feedback. Clicking on this, will bring up a feedback form on which to e-mail comments, questions and feedback about the editorial content, direct to us at Vetstream. We welcome comments from our subscribers and find feedback useful for commissioning new material, planning updates and ensuring that the information we provide is accurate, useful and kept up-to-date. |
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