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VDL Now Offering Testing for Canine Exercise Induced Collapse (7/28/08)

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Related articles (9/23/08):

• WCCO
• The Times of London

VDL Receives USDA Funding for Classical Swine Fever Surveillance Testing (6/05/08)

The Minnesota Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (VDL) received funding from the USDA for surveillance of swine diagnostic case submissions for Classical Swine Fever (CSF) as part of a national surveillance program. Case submissions that meet case criteria and include appropriate samples will be eligible for CSF testing by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test at the VDL Molecular Diagnostics Lab. A $50 credit will be applied against the diagnostic case for samples that are tested for CSF to help cover sample collection and submission costs. More information on the surveillance progarm is available on the "Got Tonsil" brochure. The program runs through to the end of 2008 with possible renewal. Contact: Dr. Jerry Torrison, 612 624-9778; torri001@umn.edu.

VDL to Track Emerging Threat to Minnesota Fish (5/15/08)

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USDA Officially Downgrades Minnesota's Bovine TB Status (4/15/08)

On April 9, The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that it had officially downgraded Minnesota’s bovine tuberculosis (TB) status from Modified Accredited Advanced to Modified Accredited. The drop in status, required by the USDA Code of Federal Regulations, follows the discovery of four additional infected herds within the last 12 months and will require Minnesota cattle producers to conduct additional testing when shipping animals out of state. More information is available on the Minnesota Board of Animal Health website.

Ribbon Cut for New Biosafely Level 3 Necropsy Facility (1/10/08)

A standing-room-only crowd packed 280 Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory on Jan. 10 for a dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony for the VDL's new BSL-3 necropsy facility. The $2.44 million project will help the state immediately respond to outbreaks of diseases that could potentially spread from animals to people -- including the highly lethal form of bird flu, should it ever hit here.

Speakers at the event included Dr. Trevor Ames, interim dean; Dr. Frank Cerra, senior vice president of health sciences; Dr. Jim Collins, director of the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory; Senator Steve Dille; Dr. Bill Hartmann, state veterinarian and director of the Minnesota Board of Animal Health; Rep. Alice Hausman and Gene Hugoson, commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture.

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