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TODAY'S
VETERINARY
NEWS
Whipworm
Tapeworm
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Whipworm
Tapeworm
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Recommend a monthly chew that protects against more
dangerous parasites including whipworm and
tapeworm — Interceptor Plus. Talk to your Elanco sales
representative today.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
Treatment with fewer than 6 monthly doses after the last exposure to mosquitoes may not provide complete heartworm prevention.
Prior to administration of Interceptor Plus, dogs should be tested for existing heartworm infections. The safety of Interceptor Plus
has not been evaluated in dogs used for breeding or in lactating females. The following adverse reactions have been reported
in dogs after administration of milbemycin oxime or praziquantel: vomiting, diarrhea, depression/lethargy, ataxia, anorexia,
convulsions, weakness, and salivation. Please see full product information on page 6.
*Heartgard Plus hookworm species: Ancylostoma caninum, Uncinaria stenocephala, Ancylostoma braziliense.
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(Taenia pisiformis, Echinococcus multilocularis and Echinococcus granulosus).
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AFSCAN ANNOUNCES 2017 RESEARCH AND STUDENTSHIP AWARDS
The African Small Companion
Animal Network (AFSCAN) has
announced the recipients of the 2017
AFSCAN Research and Studentship
Awards. The awards, now in their
second year, aim to promote small
animal clinical research relevant to the African continent
and to facilitate the training and development of
veterinary students and academics working in Africa.
The AFSCAN Research Awards offer academics working
at a veterinary school in Africa the opportunity to secure a
grant to fund a locally relevant clinical research project of
their devising and to be partnered with a research laboratory
overseas. These 2 projects have been selected for funding:
• Dr. Hezron Nonga from the College of Veterinary and
Medical Sciences, Sokoine University of Agriculture in
Morogoro, Tanzania, has received funding for a 2-year
project titled "Safeguarding Public Health through Control
of Zoonotic Parasites of Dogs." This award is being
supported by Zoetis and the Petplan Charitable Trust.
• Dr. Olusegun A. Fagbohun from the University of
Ibadan, Nigeria, has received funding for a 2-year
project titled "Molecular Epidemiology of Rabies Virus
in Dogs in Nigeria." This award is being supported
by the Swiss Association for Small Animal Medicine.
The AFSCAN Studentship Awards enable an
African undergraduate veterinary student to
spend 6 to 8 weeks participating in a research
project related to disease or the welfare of
companion animals of relevance to African society.
These 3 awards have been made this year:
• Veterinary student Esther Ombura from the
University of Nairobi, Kenya, will be working on a
project titled "Antimicrobial Resistance in Dogs."
• Veterinary student Victor Ishengoma from the
Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania,
will be working on a project titled "Canine
Transmissible Venereal Tumour in Tanzania:
People's Awareness and Disease Occurrence
in Selected Villages in Morogoro."
• Veterinary student Lois Sanni from the Federal
University of Agriculture, Ogun State, Nigeria,
will be working on a project titled "Evaluation
of Lipid Peroxidation and Plasma Antioxidant
in Arthritic and Non-arthritic Dogs."
■ Learn more at wsava.org/article/
driving-veterinary-learning-africa-
2017-research-and-studentship-
awards-announced-afscan .
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