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Issue 57 14 March 2008
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Cancer connection between humans and dogs
Grants fund hepatitis E research
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 Research Roundup
Validation of a commercial ELISA for the detection of blutongue virus
Bluetongue in the United Kingdom and northern Europe in 2007 and key issues for 2008
Prospects for rapid diagnosis of foot and mouth disease
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 Movers & Shakers
Datamars appoints chief marketing officer
Public service award for Canadians
MarketSense employs senior analyst
Merial appoint new director in Brazil
Events 2008
28 March: 145th Semiannual Scientific Meeting of the Japanese Society of Veterinary Science, Sagamihara, Japan
7 April: International Symposium on Animal Functional Genomics, UK
14 April: How to write SOP: An Essential Course for Ensuring Regulatory Requirements, London, UK
18 April: 4th European Equine Health and Nutrition Congress, Wageningen, the Netherlands
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 Research News
Cancer connection between humans and dogs

Scientists have discovered that dogs and humans share the same genetic basis for certain cancers.

This research could help to develop better treatments for cancers that affect humans and animals. More

Grants fund hepatitis E research

US researchers have gained grants worth $3m over four years to study the hepatitis E virus (HEV). The aim of the project is to develop a vaccine that can protect people and animals from the disease. More

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 Research Roundup

Veterinary Microbiology; January 21st 2008; Epub ahead of print (Elsevier)

Validation of a commercial ELISA for the detection of blutongue virus (BTV)-specific antibodies in individual milk samples of of Dutch dairy cows
Kramps JA, van Maanen K, Mars MH, Popma JK, van Rijn PA

The Veterinary Record; Vol 162, No 10; March 8th 2008 (British Veterinary Association)

Bluetongue in the United Kingdom and northern Europe in 2007 and key issues for 2008
J Gloster, L Burgin, C Witham, M Athanassiadou, and PS Mellor

Prospects for rapid diagnosis of foot and mouth disease in the field using reverse transcriptase-PCR
DP King, JP Dukes, SM Reid, K Ebert, AE Shaw, CE Mills, L Boswell, and NP Ferris

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Movers and shakers Movers & Shakers
Datamars appoints chief marketing officer

Datamars has appointed Kenneth M Boyle as chief marketing officer. More
Public service award for Canadians

Philip Amundson, executive director of the western operation of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) was among five public servants who received the 2007 Outstanding Achievement Award. More
MarketSense employs senior analyst

MarketSense has hired Heather LaCouture as senior research analyst. More
Merial appoint new director in Brazil

Amauri Cavalheiro returns to Merial's subsidiary in Brazil to become the new director for operations for large animals. More