AAVLD Executive Director's Message | |
Nashville Meeting on track
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Greetings fellow veterinary diagnosticians! I hope all is going well and that you are enjoying the fresh air of spring. We are excited to be in the midst of our call for abstracts for the 2024 annual meeting in Nashville. A little history reminder: this is a rebooking of our cancelled Nashville meeting during the COVID pandemic. I know many of you were looking forward to meeting in Nashville, but it was out of everyone’s control back then. The good news is we are going to Nashville this year for a great scientific meeting and a great venue to interact with our colleagues and to enjoy some collegial time together. So don’t miss this great opportunity! SAVE THE DATE NOW 😊.
Last year we had over 200 scientific presentations, posters and several symposia for our attendees. We really want to see your diagnostic work highlighted and preserved, and hope you are considering a professional presentation. If you are a mentor or advising professor of a diagnostician trainee, please work with them and encourage a scientific submission for a live presentation or poster; it will build their CV and grow their professional skills. Also encourage them to apply for our various trainee awards including travel awards, and outstanding presentation awards. They are all listed in pertinent documents on our annual meeting website page; applicants apply as they submit their abstracts through our ScholarOne system. This year, only those applying for awards need to submit recordings (these recordings help our judges preview candidates for the various awards; an important process because we have so many great competitors). So please, SUBMIT YOUR ABSTRACTS BY JUNE 24TH. Let’s shock our Annual Meeting Program Chair by the number of great submissions!!
If you are a Committee Chair, spring and summer are great times to meet with your committees and discuss issues for your discipline and prepare for final deliberation and action at the annual meeting.
Lastly, we are enormously proud of the response put forth by many of our AAVLD laboratories relative to the avian influenza outbreak occurring across the country and now including dairy cattle. It has been a challenging time for the poultry and dairy industry, but I hear much appreciation regarding the laboratory response to testing needs, which continues as farms recover and resume their vital business of food production. The AAVLD/NVSL partnership between state and federal laboratories has once again proven to be a vital infrastructure for food producers and consumers. Thank you all for your dedicated efforts!
Most sincerely,
David H. Zeman, DVM, PhD, DACVP
Executive Director, AAVLD
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Deadline is fast approaching. Please submit your abstract now!
Deadline: June 24, 2024.
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Reminder! Call for Abstracts
This message is a reminder to be thinking about your abstract submissions for the AAVLD/USAHA annual meeting. Please also encourage others to present their work at the meeting – this is where we get to share and hear about the great work that we’re all doing!! The deadline for submission is only two months away on June 24th, 2024! This is for both awards and general abstracts. Only those applying for awards need to submit a recording, and those recordings are due by September 4th, 2024. I’m looking forward to seeing you all in Nashville!
Tanya LeRoith, DVM, PhD, DACVP
Submit your abstract!
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How dairy production is changing in
response to avian flu
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New measures to stop avian flu among dairy cows are taking effect, such as testing dairy herds before they cross state lines. But farmers who voluntarily report infections stand to lose money.
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Bird Flu Outbreak in Dairy Cows Is Widespread, Raising Public Health Concerns | |
The ongoing global avian influenza outbreak that began in 2020 has now spread widely to US dairy cows in multiple states and is raising concerns about risks to people. | |
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To date, the cattle outbreak has been linked with an infection in 1 person, a dairy farm worker in Texas with conjunctivitis who has since recovered. This is the first report of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5N1) virus likely transmitting from a mammal to a human.
A new report on the dairy worker’s case by Tim Uyeki, MD, MPH, MPP, chief medical officer of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) influenza division, and colleagues says it’s not clear how the person acquired the infection—whether it was by touching the eye with contaminated hands or via respiratory exposure. The person was prescribed oral oseltamivir (Tamiflu) and recovered within days without developing respiratory symptoms, according to the report.
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Bring on the news!
AAVLD Membership, please send your laboratory news to Dave Zeman, Executive Director dzeman@aavld.org
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The Annual Meeting Nashville, Tennessee, October 10-16,2024
The program Schedule coming soon!
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Betanodavirus meningoencephalitis in an Atlantic blue marlin, Cook et al.
Abstract. Viral nervous necrosis (viral encephalopathy and retinopathy) is caused by piscine nodavirus (Nodaviridae, Betanodavirus). Since 1986, this highly infectious virus has caused mass mortalities of up to 100% in farmed saltwater and freshwater fish around the world (with the exception of South America and Antarctica), affecting >60 species across 10 orders. The Atlantic blue marlin (Makaira nigricans Lacépède, 1802) is a top-level predator found throughout the tropical waters of the Atlantic and Indo-Pacific oceans. Despite their popularity as a sportfish, relatively little is known about the Atlantic blue marlin and other billfish. We describe here chronic betanodavirus infection in a juvenile Atlantic blue marlin, which is, to our knowledge, the first report of disease in M. nigricans. More
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The Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation is the official journal of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians. The mission of the Journal is to educate by informing readers of progress in veterinary laboratory medicine and related fields of endeavor. The key objectives of the JVDI are to promote the science of veterinary laboratory medicine and the betterment of animal and public health. JVDI fully supports diversity, equity, and inclusion in our publishing activities.
Editor-in-chief, Dr. Grant Maxie / https://journals.sagepub.com/home/VDI
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May is the month of expectation, the month of wishes, the month of hope.
Emily Bronte ~
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Functions of AAVLD Committees
Committees serve multiple functions that are essential to the AAVLD mission. This includes dissemination of the latest scientific information that will advance the many disciplines engaged with diagnostic medicine, including:
AAVLD Committee enrollment form
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2023 Pathology Slide Set for sale | |
Slide sets are $60.00 including shipping/handling within the US. If international, please supply your FedEx/UPS account number.
2023 Pathology Slide Seminar slide sets
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2023 Annual Meeting Gallery
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2023 Scientific Sessions video presentations available for viewing.
Go to the AAVLD Recourse menu and select CE Resources and Archive submenu.
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2025 Renewals are due by November 15!
'Membership is January to December'
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AAVLD membership is open to any individual interested in the disciplines and activities of veterinary diagnostic laboratories. Membership terms are by calendar year (January-December) and membership dues are payable by November 15th of the preceding year (to ensure inclusion in the annual membership directory, eligibility for committee involvement, and receipt of all six issues of the JVDI). Note: In order to receive a discounted rate for the Annual Meeting registration, you are required to be a current AAVLD Member. | |
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AAVLD & News Worthy Events | |
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2023 Student Travel and
Student Competitive Awardees
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2024 AAVLD / NVSL Diagnostic Summer Symposium
June 10-13, 2024
Cornell University
Animal Health Diagnostic Center
Ithaca, New York
2024 AAVLD / USAHA Annual Meeting
Thursday, October 10, 2024 - Wednesday, October 16, 2024
Nashville, Tennessee
2024 Summer AAVLD Executive Board Budget Meeting
Wednesday, August 7, 2024
Zoom Meeting
2024 Summer AAVLD Accreditation Meeting
August Zoom Meeting
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Thank you
2023 Annual Meeting Sponsors
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The generous contributions and participation by our Exhibitors and Sponsors are a huge part of our conference's success year after year. On behalf of the AAVLD, we would like to thank these companies for their commitment to our organization and helping us to achieve our mission. | |
2024 AAVLD Partners
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AAVLD Foundation Committee
Brett Webb- Cochair
Cristy Mayo- Cochair
Bruce Akey, Tim Baszler, Beate Crossley, Francois Elvinger, Pat Halbur, Donal O'Toole, Kristy Pabilonia, Jamie Retallick, Kerry Sondgeroth, David Zeman, and Ashley Hill
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The AAVLD Foundation is a non-profit foundation that raises funds for the advancement of veterinary diagnostic laboratory disciplines through scholarship programs, student travel support to our scientific meetings, guest lectures, seminars, professional awards, and research programs. Contributions to the Foundation are tax-deductible 501(c)(3) and can be paid when you renew your AAVLD membership. Thank you for remembering your AAVLD Foundation!
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