NHFHS Panel Discussion on Companion Animil Transport Resources
The points Dr Milani made about companion animal transport during the panel discussion are summarized here.Further Reading
Extension of the raccoon rabies epizootic -United States 1992. This article demonstrates how the Atlantic strain of rabies moved from the south where it was endemic to an area where there the animals had no natural immunity to the disease. Since this was written, the virus has continued migrating northward into Canada as well as westward. http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-12686809.html
Kustritz, Margaret Root. Determining the optimal age for gonadectomy of dogs and cats. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, Volume 231, No. 11, December 1, 2007)
News Articles from the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
- Methacillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: An emerging problem in horses? - November 15, 2003
http://www.avma.org/onlnews/javma/nov03/031115a.asp - Emerging zoonoses on the rise - July 1, 2004
http://www.avma.org/onlnews/javma/jul04/040701d.asp - The evolution of shelter medicine - November 15, 2006
http://www.avma.org/onlnews/javma/nov06/061115a.asp
Regulations governing shipment of food animals into states; compare these to what is or isn't being done relative to the shipment of any companion animals to or from your facility. http://www.aphis.usda.gov/vs/sregs/
Regulations governing the importation of dogs and cats into the country. For those transporting puppies of unknown background less than 3 months of age, pay particular attention to the regulations re: similar animals from other countries. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dq/animal.htm#dogs
Sachs, Jessica Snyder. Good Germs, Bad Germs: Health and Survival in a Bacterial World (New York: Hill and Wang) 2007.
Weldon, C du Preez LH. Hyatt AD, Muller R, Speare, R. Origin of the amphibian cytrid fungus. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2004 December http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol10no12/03-0804.htm