USAHA Press Releases

2008

• January 24: Animal Health Leaders Underscore Importance of Veterinarians

2007

Press releases issued in conjunction with the 2007 USAHA Annual Meeting in Reno, October 18-24:

• USAHA Honors Alley, Ragland with Medal of Distinction
• Committee Calls for Adequate Funding for State Animal Emergency Measures
• National Surveillance Stressed at Animal Health Information Systems Committee Meeting
• Virginia Tech Veterinarian Receives APHIS Animal Health Award
• Surveillance Program for VHS in Fish Needed
• Bluetongue Survey to be Conducted in Southeastern U.S. in 2008
• Sending Rare and Endangered Species "Home"
• Pet Food Recall Highlights Environment Committee Meeting
• Melamine Feed Contamination is Focus of Two USAHA Committees
• National Assembly Award Presented to Dr. Bob Hillman
• Horse Disease Committee Addresses Wide Range of Topics
• Committee Calls for New National Strategic Plan for Johne's Disease
• South Dakota Pork Producter to Head USAHA
• Lack of Pharmaceutical Harmonization Jeopardizes U.S. Exports
• Rabies and Avian Influenza Highlighted at Committee Meeting
• Tb Found in Seven Herds During Past Fiscal Year

• 09/05/2007: 2007 USAHA/AAVLD Annual Meeting to Focus on Economically Significant Diseases
• 07/12/2007: USAHA Announces New Headquarters Location
• 05/11/2007: USAHA/National Assembly Member participates in FMD review of Colombia, South America

2006

• 10/24/2006: Benjamin Richey Named as First Executive Director of USAHA
• 09/14/2006: USAHA and University of Wyoming Release the Laramie Agenda, "A Report on Research Needs for Elimination of Brucellosis in Free-Ranging Elk and Bison"
• 08/07/2006: "Animal Disease Surveillance" Is Theme of USAHA Annual Meeting Oct. 12-18
• 05/22/2006: Kentucky’s First Fully Integrated Animal Health Surveillance System Under Way
• 02/24/2006: Strengthening Veterinary Diagnostic Lab Network is Critical
• 01/20/2006: Secretary Johanns Considers USAHA Proposal on NAIS [text only] [pdf with photo]

Press releases issued in conjunction with the 2006 USAHA Annual Meeting in Minneapolis, October 12-18:

• General
  • Georgia State Veterinarian to Head USAHA
  • USAHA "Medal of Distinction" Awarded to Dr. Clarence Campbell and Dr. Dick McCapes
  • Dr. Willie Reed and Dr. Terry McElwain Receive APHIS Animal Health Award
  • National Assembly Award Presented to Dr. Sam Holland
• Cross-Species/Other
  • Voluntary Animal ID Systems Stressed By USDA
  • Reports Given on CWD and AI
  • Two More States Join National Disease Reporting System
  • Regulatory Structure Needed for Transgenic Animals
  • Better Lines of Communication Can Improve BVD Control Efforts
  • Update Provided on National Veterinary Stockpile
  • Egg Quality Program Helps Control Salmonella Enteritidis
• Wildlife
  • Rabies Control Programs Discussed
• Aquaculture
  • Regulation Needed to Stop Spread of Fish Disease
• Cattle
  • South American FMD Report Presented to USAHA Committee
• Sheep and Goats
  • Prevalence Study for Scrapie in Goats is Underway
• Swine
  • Feral Swine Remain Significant Disease Threat
• Horses
  • Horse Committee Calls for Survey to Determine EP Prevalence

2005

• Press releases issued in conjunction with the 2005 USAHA Annual Meeting in Hershey, Pa., November 3-9:
  • General
    • Indiana Veterinarian to Head USAHA
    • Dr. J. Lee Alley Receives USAHA President's Award
    • Quality Assurance: "Nobody Wants to Pay for It"
    • Texas State Veterinarian Receives APHIS Animal Health Award
    • National Assembly Award Presented to Dr. Rick Willer
    • Foresight Project Outlined for Committee on International Standards
    • All But Eight States Now in National Disease Reporting System
  • Cross species/Other
    • Progress Reported on National Animal Identification System (NAIS)
    • Hurricane "Lesson" Presented to Animal Emergency Management Committee
    • Committees to Look at Mycotoxin Concentration in Cattle Feeds
    • USAHA Committee Looks at Public Contact with Exotic Animals
    • UM&R Approved for TB Eradication in Captive Cervids
  • Cattle
    • Education is High Priority for Johne's Disease Program
  • Swine
    • Feral Swine Dominate Pseudorabies Committee Agenda
    • Swine Disease Committee Briefed on PMWS
    • USAHA Leaders Featured in Video on National Pseudorabies Eradication Program
  • Sheep
    • MRI Techniques Show Promise for Scrapie Diagnosis
    • Better Testing Reagent Needed for Ram Epididymitis
  • Wildlife
    • "One Health" Concept Discussed at Wildlife Disease Committee
  • Horses
    • Equine Piroplasmosis Sparks Lively Discussion at Horse Disease Committee Meeting
• "Healthy Wildlife" Is Focus of USAHA's Annual Meeting in Hershey, Pa.., Nov. 3-9
• USAHA Holds Workshop on Brucellosis Vaccines, Diagnostics and Delivery Systems
• June 7 — USAHA Establishes Linkage with National Foundation for Infectious Diseases
• May 26 — New USAHA/AAVLD Committee to Address Animal Health Emergency Issues

2004

• Importance of Surveillance for Animal Diseases to Be Featured at 108th USAHA Annual Meeting Oct. 21-27

The following news releases were issued in conjunction with the 2004 USAHA Annual Meeting in Greensboro, N.C., October 21-27.

General

• Michigan State Veterinarian Receives APHIS Animal Health Award
• National Assembly Award Presented to Dr. Steven England
• Arizona Veterinarian to Head USAHA

Cattle

• BSE Surveillance Plan to Test 268,000 Samples Yearly
• TB Committee Calls for Adoption of Strategic Eradication Plan
• Strategic Plan and Prevalence Survey Discussed at Johne's Meeting
• Seven Brucellosis-Infected Cattle Herds Found Last Year

Horses

• USAHA Horse Committee Calls for National EIA Control Program

Poultry

• Avian Influenza Is "Topic A" at Poultry Committee Meeting

Sheep and Goats

• USAHA Sheep and Goat Committee Hears Report on RFID Project
• Updates Presented at USAHA Scrapie Committee

Swine

• All 50 States Now Free of Pseudorabies in Swine
• USAHA Swine Committee Hears CAHFSE Overview

Wildlife

• Brucellosis in Bison Is Focus of USAHA Committee on Wildlife Diseases

Cross Species/Other

• Salmonella Committee Names Sub-Committees to Deal With Major Issues
• Mycotoxins Not a Problem in 2004 Harvest
• West Nile, TB and CWD Featured at USAHA Committee Meeting
• Tick Incursions Increase in South Texas
• Most States Now in National Animal Health Reporting System
• Plan to Eradicate Foot-and-Mouth Disease from Western Hemisphere Outlined
• Progress in Implementing National Animal Identification Plan Noted
• Update on Non-Ambulatory Study Presented to USAHA Animal Welfare Committee