A new mathematical model developed by Luís Bettencourt and Ruy Ribiero at Los Alamos National Laboratory could help health experts determine in real time whether emerging infectious diseases such as avian influenza have the potential to spread globally. More

The H7 strain of avian influenza has been identified in a 20,000 bird egg-laying unit in the UK county of Oxfordshire. More

Salmonella bacteria in wild birds are sensitive to antibiotics, say researchers at the University of Liverpool, UK. Their finding suggests that wild birds may not be responsible for infecting livestock, as was previously thought. More

German researchers obtain further funding for their project that is examining the effects of veterinary antibiotics on the environment. More

American Journal of Veterinary Research; Vol 69, No 9; June 2008 (American Veterinary Medical Association)

Pharmacokinetics of buprenorphine following intravenous administration in dogs
Krotscheck U, Boothe DM, Little AA

The Veterinary Record; Vol 162, No 21; 24th May 2008 (British Veterinary Association)

Compatibility between a rabies vaccine and a combined vaccine against feline rhinotracheitis, FCV, FPLV and FeLV, and Chlamydophila felis
Guiot AL, Cariou C, Krogmann V, Thibault JC, Poulet H