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‘Onwards and upwards’ for Mission Rabies
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The Mission Rabies Truck has been 'a phenomenal tool for disseminating techniques towards rabies control and elimination'.

Charity getting closer to eliminating deadly disease

Animal welfare charity Mission Rabies are vaccinating more dogs than ever before and getting closer to eliminating the deadly disease.

As well as vaccinating over 100,000 more dogs than they did in 2014, Mission Rabies say that they have also had a positive impact on the perception towards mass dog vaccination.

The charity add that their Mission Rabies Truck, integrated with Oozy WVS ITC surgical training courses, has been ‘a phenomenal tool for disseminating techniques towards rabies control and elimination’.

Thanks to the efforts of the ITC team, who are a key part of the Mission Rabies programme, The Nigiris District in Southern India has been declared rabies free.

One of the biggest challenges faced by Mission Rabies across such large geographic areas is in the monitoring, evaluation and validation of work conducted remotely.

To tackle this, Mission Rabies recently launched an app to monitor mass vaccination campaigns in multiple locations. Designed from field experience, the app enables data collection and improved project management of large scale projects.

A Mission Rabies spokesperson said: “It’s been an amazing year and our plans are only to go onwards and upwards, vaccinating more dogs than ever before and getting closer to eliminating this devastating disease.”

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Defra shares new Sanitary and Phytosanitary guidance

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 Defra has published guidance for the vet sector ahead of a proposed UK-EU Sanitary and Phytosanitary agreement.

The agreement, which will change the movement and trade of animals and related products, could see reductions in checks, paperwork and certification. As well as describing regulatory developments, the advice highlights the importance of animal ID, registration and traceability in disease control and other compliance arrangements.

The guidance can be found here. More detail is expected as negotiations progress. 

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New form for online veterinary medicines retailers

The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) has produced a new online form for retailers wishing to sell veterinary medicines on the internet.

The form replace the previous Word version and is part of the VMD's ongoing commitment to digitise its processes. Anyone retailing prescription medicines online, including POM-V, POM-VPS and NFA-VPS categories, is lawfully required to register with the VMD before trading.

The change only applies to new applicants. Retailers already listed on the VMD's Register of Online Retailers or registered under the Accredited Internet Retailer Scheme (AIRS) do not need to do anything.