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One size doesn’t fit all when it comes to paying veterinarians

JAVMA News talked with a few veterinarians about the pros and cons of existing pay and benefit structures. Some say it’s time for new s...

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Job search

Job hunting during a pandemic

Several veterinarians talked to JAVMA News about how COVID-19 has reshaped their career path, from taking a job sight unseen to opening a clinic after running out of alternatives.
Penn Vet dog in training

Researchers training dogs to identify people with COVID-19

Research teams in multiple countries are attempting to train dogs to identify people infected with SARS-CoV-2. Results reported so far indicate dogs can be trained to detect compounds produced by infected individuals, including those with asymptomatic and pre-symptomatic infections.
Mink

SARS-CoV-2 kills thousands of minks in Utah

At least 8,000 minks have died of infection with SARS-CoV-2 on farms in Utah, and agriculture authorities in Wisconsin and Michigan announced the virus had killed minks on one farm in each state. Infection seems to be deadlier among older mink.
Aerial view of a herd of elephants

Toxic algal blooms may be to blame for elephant deaths

Water contaminated with cyanobacterial toxins caused the deaths of more than 300 African elephants in Botswana earlier this year, a government investigation found, although not all believe the toxins are to blame.
Lone star tick

Beware the ‘questing tick’

Although not a vector for Lyme disease, the lone star tick found throughout the eastern and southern United States is no less a threat to human and animal health.
Cat treated for burns

Veterinarians evacuate, treat fire victims in Oregon

A veterinarian in Oregon describes the care she and coworkers provided to pets as wildfires threatened their hospital, and another describes the recovery ahead after his hospital burned.

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Association on the lookout for leaders, other volunteers

Helping veterinary staff members cope with suicide

New listings in AVMA Animal Health Studies Database

Grants could help improve cattle health

White paper reviews the state of genetic testing in dogs

NIH funds development of novel Lyme disease vaccine

In Short

UC-Davis veterinary school dean to step down

American Veterinary Dental College

Obituaries

Corrections

The article “Veterinary organizations take diversity- and equity-related action” in the Nov. 1, 2020, issue of JAVMA News, misstated the title of Brian Garish. He is president of Banfield Pet Hospital.

The article “Modified mosquitoes may reduce disease risks for humans, animals” in Nov. 1, 2020, JAVMA News, mistakenly described genetically engineered mosquitoes as gene-edited mosquitoes.

The article “One size doesn’t fit all when it comes to paying veterinarians” in Nov. 15, 2020 JAVMA News, mistakenly gave the title of Veterinary Practice Today for the publication Today’s Veterinary Business.

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