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Wildlife experts team up to tackle infection
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The ebola virus, responsible for the recent outbreak in West Africa, originates in wild fruit bats.
Call for health monitoring of wild species to stop spread of disease

Vets and scientists from across Europe are meeting in Edinburgh this week to discuss ways to tackle the spread of diseases between wild animals, domestic animals and human populations.

Experts are calling for better health surveillance and monitoring of wild species in a bid to help stop the spread of infections that can have catastrophic results.

Many infectious diseases that affect people have a natural reservoir in animal populations. For example the Ebola virus, responsible for the recent outbreak in West Africa, originates in wild fruit bats.

The European Wildlife Disease Association Conference, hosted by The University of Edinburgh, is discussing the challenges of gathering health information from animals in the wild as well as new strategies to monitor and manage disease outbreaks in wildlife to safeguard the health of people and farm animals.

Health monitoring of animals in the wild is also important for conserving threatened species and maintaining wildlife diversity and delegates will review new diseases that may present a future threat. These include an emerging bacterial infection similar to leprosy that is affecting endangered populations of red squirrels in Scotland.

Professor Anna Meredith, of the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies who organised the conference in conjunction with Scotland's Rural College, said: “Most infectious diseases that affect people originate in animals, both wild and farmed. Understanding how these diseases spread in wild animals is vital.”

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Vets to run marathon for World Animal Protection

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 Two recently graduated veterinary surgeons will be running the London Marathon in April to raise money for the charity World Animal Protection.

Alex Bartlett and Maeve O'Neill plan to run the race together if they are given the same start times.

Dr O'Neill said: "You're always limited in what you can do to help animals, so it is nice to raise money for a charity that helps animals around the world."

Dr Bartlett added: "I have never run a marathon before and am excited to run my first one for such a good cause!"

Both Dr Bartlett and Dr O'Neill have fundraising pages online. 

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BSAVA releases new Guide to Procedures

The British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA) has published a new edition of its Guide to Procedures for Small Animal Practice.

It has added four new procedures; cystostomy tube placement, endotracheal intubation, point-of-care ultrasound and wet-to-dry dressings.

BSAVA says that it is an essential step-by-step guide to diagnostic and therapeutic procedures performed in practice. The textbook includes new images and illustrations, as well as high-definition videos for use prior to procedures.

Nick Bexfield and Julia Riggs, editors of the new edition, said: "We have built upon the success of the previous editions by responding to the feedback received from the BSAVA readership, and hope this new guide helps to further increase the confidence and accuracy with which these procedures are performed."

Print copies are available in the BSAVA store, with a digital version in the BSAVA library.