MISCELLANEOUS NEWS ITEMS

• Dr. Tracy Dewhirst, Class of 2000, is the creator and host of new talk show, Ask the Vet Radio with Dr. Tracy Dewhirst. The live call-in program airs Sunday mornings, 10-noon on WNOX News/Talk 100.3 radio station. It can also be heard online at www.askthevetradio.com.
  
  For our pets, just like our families, a trip to the vet for treatment, advice and consultation is a common occurrence. Introducing Ask The Vet Radio with Dr. Tracy Dewhirst - East Tennessee's newest radio talk show and only pet & vet radio program addressing your everyday pet needs! Ask The Vet Radio focuses on the many aspects of pet ownership. Topics include: health and wellbeing, behavior, nutrition, industry trends, breed-specific concerns and the latest in veterinary care for your animals. In this weekly, live radio show, Dr. Tracy Dewhirst will answer questions from callers and host special guests and industry experts to explore all aspects of the pet world. Whether you own a cat, dog, cat, reptile, horse, bird, rabbit, farm animal or fish, Ask The Vet Radio has answers for you!

• Diamond Pet Food Recall

  • Due to the discovery of aflatoxin, Diamond Pet Foods has issued a voluntary recall of certain pet food products manufactured in its Gaston, South Carolina facility and distributed in the eastern United States.

• Canine Influenza -- Fact Sheet

• Local Luxury Boarding Kennel and Art Gallery Join Forces in Fundraiser (pdf)

• Bill Gogar Receives UT Volunteer Spirit Award

• Veterinary College Broadens Scope

• Hill's Veterinary Medicine SEC Challenge  --   SEC FORM

• SARS: UT Virologist Helps CDC Solve SARS Puzzle

• Emergency Preparedness Plans for Your Pets

• MONKEYPOX: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/monkeypox  and ...

  • HHS BANS RODENT IMPORTS FROM AFRICA; PROHIBITS DOMESTIC COMMERCE IN RODENTS AND PRAIRIE DOGS
    Actions Intended to Prevent Spread of Monkeypox Virus
    http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2003pres/20030611a.html

  • Preliminary Report: Multistate Outbreak of Monkeypox in Persons Exposed to Pet Prairie Dogs (June 9, 2003, 12:00 AM)
    http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/monkeypox/report060903.htm

  • Official CDC Health Advisory, Suspected Monkeypox-like Infections in Persons Having Contact with Prairie Dogs
    http://www.phppo.cdc.gov/han/Documents/AlertDocs/145.asp

  • Public Health Investigation Uncovers First Outbreak of Human Monkeypox Infection in Western Hemisphere (Press Release - Jun 7, 2003)
    http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/pressrel/r030607.htm

  • Interim Infection Control and Exposure Management Guidance in the Health-Care and Community Setting for Patients with Possible Monkeypox Virus Infection
    (June 9, 2003, 2:00 AM ET)
    http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/monkeypox/infectioncontrol.htm

  • Monkeypox Infections In Animals: Interim Guidance for Veterinarians and Pet Owners (June 9, 2003, 4:00 AM ET)
    http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/monkeypox/animalguidance.htm

  • Outbreak of Human Monkeypox, Democratic Republic of Congo, 1996 to 1997
    Emerging Infectious Disease 2001 May-Jun;7(3):434-438.
    http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/vol7no3/hutin.htm

  • Smallpox Laboratory Testing
    http://www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/smallpox/lab-testing/index.asp
    Refer to these guidelines for information on collecting specimens.
    OTHER RESOURCES
    Case definition, clinical photos, and electron microscopy images of the virus from the Marshfield Clinic in Marshfield, Wisconsin
    http://research.marshfieldclinic.org/crc/prairiedog.asp

  • State Epidemiologists
    Council of State & Territorial Epidemiologists
    http://www.cste.org/members/state_and_territorial_epi.asp

  • State Health Laboratories Association of Public Health Laboratories
    http://www.aphl.org/public_health_labs/index.cfm

  • For further information on the monkeypox outbreak or other emerging
    disease issues, please call the CDC's toll-free Clinician Information Line at 877-554-4625.

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