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Breakthrough for global eradication of Peste des Petits Ruminants
Current PPR eradication strategy is reliant on mass vaccination campaigns. Researchers identify production systems as viral reservoirs Researchers at the...

S Africa doubles quota for lion skeleton exports
Unwitting volunteers pay to hand-rear ‘orphaned’ or ‘rejected’ cubs that have been removed from their mothers. Lion bone trade an...

New treatment for recurring malaria approved
P.vivax malaria is found mainly in the US, Latin America and some parts of Africa. Single-dose Krintafel to prevent relapse...

Slaughtered Iceland whale is a hybrid, test confirms
Photographs taken by marine conservation movement Sea Shepherd Global showed Loftsson’s crew posing for photos next to the whale. DNA...

Police raids uncover ‘ruthless’ tiger trade in Europe
There are thought to be just 3,900 tigers left in the wild today. Petition calls for EU ban on commercial...

A lifetime of veterinary nursing
The retirement of one of the UK’s longest-serving RVNs was reported by Vet Times in May. Jan Stevenson, who qualified...