East Asia’s goal of eradicating malaria by 2030 has been bolstered with more than $1.3 million in new funding for research to develop and deploy a world-first diagnostic test. Almost $1m of the funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), will be used to develop the first […]
Abstracts: Prolonged persistence of canine distemper virus RNA
Canine distemper virus remains an important source of morbidity and mortality in animal shelters. RT-PCR is commonly used to aid diagnosis and has been used to monitor dogs testing positive over time to gauge the end of infectious potential. Many dogs excrete viral RNA for prolonged periods which has complicated […]
HECS debt forgiveness needed to aid industry
Rural veterinary business Apiam is calling for HECS forgiveness to ease pressure on workforce shortages. Apiam Managing Director Chris Richards told The Veterinarian that it is time the government took rural veterinary workforce shortages as seriously as those in health and teaching. “The rural veterinary workforce shortages are not going […]