Laboratory Diagnosticians' News Matters |
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AAVLD Program Chair's Message |
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Eric Burrough, DVM, PhD, DACVP
2022 AAVLD Program Chair
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Call for Abstracts and Award Applications:
65th Annual AAVLD Meeting
October 6-12, 2022 Minneapolis, Minnesota
Submission opens April 1st & closes May 31st
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It is with hard to believe the annual meeting is just a little more than 6 months away. It was great to see many of you in-person in Denver last year and we are planning a similar hybrid format for the annual meeting this year in Minneapolis. All presenters, whether planning to attend in-person or remotely, will submit an electronic recording of their presentation that can be viewed by remote participants. As an added value, these presentations will be available for viewing on-demand by all meeting attendees until December 1st so there is no need to worry if you want to see two presentations that are scheduled at the same time.
The theme for the plenary session is “Technological Advances in Veterinary Diagnostics: What’s Here and What’s on the Horizon?” This session will include talks by experienced scientists in the fields of digital pathology, microbiology, toxicology, and bioinformatics. Please watch for more information on our plenary speakers and meeting details in upcoming newsletters and on our meeting website at aavld.org.
We count on you to further enrich the scientific program through the submission of your abstracts on cutting-edge diagnostic science. According to meeting feedback surveys, the quality of presentations in the Scientific Oral and Poster Sessions is the single most important reason for attending the AAVLD Annual Meeting. There are few other venues where veterinary laboratory scientists can present and share information across so many disciplines and learn from experts in other peer laboratories. Now is the time to start preparing your abstracts as the submission portal opens on April 1st.
Please visit the meeting website at aavld.org and review the many travel and presentation awards that you, your students, or staff may wish to apply for. If applicable, please also consider submitting a manuscript or brief communication based upon your oral or poster presentation to the Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation (JVDI), the official journal of the AAVLD.
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Surveillance and testing are ongoing to quickly identify and contain any future cases that could affect over five million poultry in the state |
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White leghorn roosters with chickens at the Poultry Unit (Peter Morenus/UConn Photo) |
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Avian influenza was recently confirmed in one backyard non-poultry flock in Connecticut. The Connecticut Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (CVMDL), part of UConn’s College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources tested the birds in cooperation with the Connecticut Department of Agriculture (CT DoAg) and the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS).
Avian influenza (AI) is a virus of birds – this includes domestic and wild birds. The virus naturally occurs in birds and is also referred to as bird flu. The challenge is that avian influenza can spread to other animals and may mutate. This can be devastating to bird owners and those with agricultural operations.
Surveillance and testing are ongoing in Connecticut to quickly identify and contain any future cases that could affect the more than five million birds in the state.
“The CVMDL is currently deploying its testing resources to rapidly detect and monitor the current outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza. As with our other work, the CVMDL is closely coordinating with our partners, the Office of the State Veterinarian at CT DoAg and USDA-APHIS Veterinary Services, to help the residents of our state address this challenge” says Guillermo Risatti, director of CVMDL.
The AI strain that is currently circulating in this region is highly pathogenic, but the current public health risk is low. While it is possible for mutated influenza viruses to infect humans, causing a public health crisis, there are also strict protocols in place for preventing any infected foods and by-products from reaching consumers.
The CVMDL conducts all tests at the laboratory in Storrs and informs the state veterinarian about the results. With this current outbreak and others, the CVMDL is on the front lines of research and testing to keep humans and animals safe. Disease diagnostics and monitoring is one part of their work. Visit the CVMDL site for more information on avian influenza testing.
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Information for Non-Poultry Owners
• All residents should stop feeding wild birds until further notice. Wild birds, particularly aquatic birds, are carriers of the disease and spread avian influenza to other birds.
• Those with chickens, ducks, and turkeys should take precautions to prevent their birds from coming into contact with wild birds. Visit the Department of Agriculture site for more information on precautions.
• Avian influenza symptoms include coughing and sneezing, fewer or misshapen eggs, depression, and decreased feed and water consumption. Bird owners must report any avian influenza symptoms to the State Veterinarian at 860-713-2505 or ctstate.vet@ct.gov. Testing for commercial and non-commercial flocks is available at no cost to avian owners through the CVMDL – all submissions must go through the State Veterinarian.
• Report wild bird deaths to the State Veterinarian at the Connecticut Department of Agriculture.
• Do not bring any birds into Connecticut from out of state.
• Avian influenza does not present a public health concern at this time. Food in our grocery stores adheres to strict food safety standards. Cooking non-poultry and eggs to 165 degrees Fahrenheit kills all viruses and bacteria.
• Biosecurity resources for non-poultry flocks are available from the USDA APHIS site, and checklists are available in five languages. Biosecurity measures include wearing personal protective equipment, cleaning, and disinfecting, not sharing tools, and avoiding shared water sources with wild birds, among other precautions.
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For more information, read the APHIS release about the confirmed Connecticut cases on March 2, 2022.
The CVMDL is a USDA National Animal Health Laboratory Network (NAHLN) member. NAHLN is a network of laboratories that can respond quickly to disease events like this current highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreak. In that capacity, the CVMDL serves the State of Connecticut and the USDA-APHIS in the entire New England region. The CVMDL is the only NAHLN laboratory in this region of the country.
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Laboratory faculty and staff welcomed 4-H’ers in ninth through 12th grades and guided them through a series of workshops and rotations to explore elements of veterinary medicine, including studies of blood, bacteria, DNA, infectious diseases, parasites and pathology, and calving. Participants learned about practical applications for animal science and discovered related career options.
Veterinary medicine is a critical part of Georgia’s agricultural industry and creating a sustainable network of veterinarians who understand the importance of animal health and well-being is essential to the industry's future. Youth involved with 4-H are exposed to vocational possibilities through programs like 4-H Vet Day and many choose to pursue careers based on these experiences.
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Georgia 4-H’ers perform a catalase test to identify bacteria, one of the hands-on learning opportunities offered during 4-H Vet Day at the UGA-Tifton Veterinary Diagnostic and Investigational Laboratory. |
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This immersive day of learning was made possible through collaboration between the laboratory faculty, the leadership of UGA’s College of Veterinary Medicine, and the Southwest District 4-H staff. Hemant Naikare, director of the TVDIL, and Lee Jones, associate professor of food animal health and management, hosted the 4-H’ers in partnership with Melinda Miller, Southwest District 4-H program development coordinator, and Lindsey Hayes, Decatur County 4-H agent.
Dean Nolan said that the event is an excellent opportunity for 4-H’ers who participate — and an essential resource for the future of veterinary medicine.
“We are proud to collaborate on such an important venture,” she said. “Many of these students will go on to contribute to the well-being of Georgia’s animal populations as the next generation of animal health professionals and advocates.”
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Staff and faculty from TVDIL guided 32 high school students through a series of workshops and rotations meant to introduce them to potential careers in animal science. |
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“These workshops serve as a springboard to attract and engage young, inquisitive budding veterinarians, future scientists and entrepreneurs,” Naikare said.
Georgia 4-H empowers youth to become true leaders by developing necessary life skills, positive relationships and community awareness. As the largest youth leadership organization in the state, 4-H reaches more than 225,000 people annually through UGA Extension offices and 4-H facilities.
For more information about how to get involved with 4-H in your community, contact your local UGA Extension office or visit georgia4h.org.
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Never cut a tree down in the wintertime. Never make a negative decision in the low time. Never make your most important decisions when you are in your worst moods. Wait. Be patient. The storm will pass. The spring will come.
~Robert H. Schuller
Spring is nature's way of saying, 'Let's party!'
~Robin Williams
Source: BrainyQuote
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The 33rd year of JVDI was successful – we published our full allotment of 1,200 pages, which included 177 items: 4 reviews, 54 full scientific reports, 95 brief reports, 2 commentaries, 3 editorials, and 2 special issues (Next-generation sequencing, Laboratory data enhancement – 19 articles). As a precursor to going on-line-only in January 2022, we published our first full-issue cover-to-cover PDF in November 2021. As described in our November editorial (Maxie G, et al. JVDI goes green: online-only publication for AAVLD members as of January 2022. J Vet Diagn Invest 2021; 33:1035-1038 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/10406387211050758 ), the decision to go online-only is in line with the trend in industry practices – we thereby reduce the number of trees harvested, reduce manufacturing chemicals, use less water, and use less energy to produce or ship print copies.
Email alerts will be sent to members by the AAVLD office when each bimonthly issue of JVDI is published, with a reminder email one month later. Access to full articles is a member benefit that is available by entry through the AAVLD website www.aavld.org – otherwise, access to full articles is embargoed to non-members and non-subscribers for 12 months after publication. We also encourage everyone interested in immediate notification of our publications to sign up with SAGE, our JVDI publisher, for email alerts of individual articles as they are published on OnlineFirst, which occurs in the months preceding the publication of the compiled bimonthly Journal. Please see the editorial for details.
We look forward to member feedback on the evolution of the Journal.
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JVDI goes green: online-only publication for AAVLD members as of January 2022 |
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Grant Maxie, DVM, PhD, DACVP |
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- As of our January 2022 issue, JVDI joins the evolution of scholarly journal publishing by going online-only for AAVLD members – for full details, see our November 2021 editorial.
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84% of respondents to our 2021 member communications survey were in favor of online-only publication of the Journal.
- Environmental benefits include: no consumption of ink and paper; no mailing wrappers (which resolves the issue of plastic versus paper); no mail deliveries; and no waste, recyclable or not, generated.
- These changes will also lead to some cost savings for AAVLD, allowing us to keep membership dues as low as possible.
- The transition to electronic publishing is happening worldwide and fits with the rest of our fully electronic publication process—from submission, through reviewing, revising, editing, proofing, and compiling.
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The AAVLD office will send members an email notification of the Table of Contents of each bi-monthly issue of JVDI. Full articles are embargoed and accessible only to subscribers (including AAVLD members and libraries) for 12 mo following publication; members will sign-in to the AAVLD website to access full articles.
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Effective November 2021, a full-issue, cover-to-cover PDF of the Journal will be available to all subscribers. As with a magazine or newspaper, the PDF can be scrolled through, or a topic selected and found by a word search.
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If you would you like to receive immediate notification of online publication of new articles (OnlineFirst) and electronic Tables of Contents (eTOCs) from SAGE, be sure to sign up for journal alerts on the JVDI website! https://journals.sagepub.com/home/vdi
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ATTENTION: Vendors Serving Veterinary Diagnostic Labs and the Animal Health Industry |
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2022 AAVLD Hybrid Trade Show
During the AAVLD/USAHA Annual Meeting 2022 Minneapolis
October 8-9, 2022
Onsite in Minneapolis and Virtual
We hope to see you there.
For details contact our meeting planner Kaylin Taylor
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JVDI in Focus
Our March focus is an article in JVDI’s upcoming May issue, from the special section on equine gastrointestinal disease: “Bacterial and viral enterocolitis in horses: a review” by Francisco A. Uzal, Luis G. Arroyo, Mauricio A. Navarro, Diego E. Gomez, Javier Asín, Eileen Henderson.
Abstract. Enteritis, colitis, and enterocolitis are considered some of the most common causes of disease and death in horses. Determining the etiology of these conditions is challenging, among other reasons because different causes produce similar clinical signs and lesions, and also because some agents of colitis can be present in the intestine of normal animals. We review here the main bacterial and viral causes of enterocolitis of horses, including Salmonella spp., Clostridium perfringens type A NetF-positive, C. perfringens type C, Clostridioides difficile, Clostridium piliforme, Paeniclostridium sordellii, other clostridia, Rhodococcus equi, Neorickettsia risticii, Lawsonia intracellularis, equine rotavirus, and equine coronavirus. Diarrhea and colic are the hallmark clinical signs of colitis and enterocolitis, and the majority of these conditions are characterized by necrotizing changes in the mucosa of the small intestine, colon, cecum, or in a combination of these organs. The presumptive diagnosis is based on clinical, gross, and microscopic findings, and confirmed by detection of some of the agents and/or their toxins in the intestinal content or feces.
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Figures 3–8. Equine enterocolitis of bacterial etiology. Figure 3. Colitis produced by Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium in a horse. The mucosa is hemorrhagic, necrotic, and covered by a fibrinous pseudomembrane. Photo courtesy of Dr. Francisco Carvallo. Figure 4. Colitis produced by S. enterica serovar Typhimurium in a horse. The mucosa is diffusely necrotic and there is transmural hemorrhage. H&E. Figure 5. Colitis produced by S. enterica serovar Typhimurium in a horse. There is a diffuse inflammatory infiltrate of the deep lamina propria. Inset: higher magnification showing large number of neutrophils in the lamina propria. H&E. Figure 6. Necrotic enteritis in a foal associated with NetF-positive Clostridium perfringens type A. Reproduced with permission from Mehdizadeh Gohari et al.88 Figure 7. Necrotic enteritis produced by C. perfringens type C in a neonatal foal. There is transmural hemorrhage and hemorrhagic content within the lumen. Figure 8. Necrotic
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2022 Meeting Announcement |
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The organizing committee for the 20th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Animal Health Laboratorians Network/Réseau Canadien des Travailleurs des Laboratoires de Santé Animale (CAHLN/RCTLSA) is pleased to announce that we are jointly hosting our conference with the Canadian Association of Veterinary Pathologists (CAVP). The meeting is not organized to provide virtual attendance.
Meeting dates: CAVP – May 29, 2022; CAHLN/RCTLSA – May 30 – June 1, 2022
Meeting location: Hilton Whistler Resort and Spa, Whistler, BC
CAVP: The meeting is devoted to anatomic pathology. A special presentation by Dr. Craig Litwin, forensic pathologist at the Royal Columbian Hospital will follow the morning break. Case reports and student presentations in the afternoon.
CAHLN/RCTLSA: Theme: Partnerships in Health: Sharing Knowledge, Taking Action
Morning plenary presentations will address Covid-19, Salmonella spp and avian influenza. Scientific reports and student presentations in the afternoon.
Students: Awards for best oral and poster presentations.
Sponsors & attendees: Sponsorship packages and attendee registration packages can be requested at CAHLN2022@gmail.com
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AAVLD New Member Benefit MC l LMS is now here! |
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Take a look, the MC l LMS is now here!
AAVLD has brought you a new membership benefit that is sure to peek your interest. The MC l LMS is a Learning Management System. The MC l LMS will keep certification and training materials in one place. Members can view training videos, scientific presentations and much more. AAVLD is offering the current packages to AAVLD members as a membership benefit.
Some of the MC l LMS features:
- Single-Sign-On (SSO) with Oasis
- Content Upload and Management
- Customized Certificates
- Continuing Education Tracking
- Group-based Permissions
- Progress and Usage Reporting
View annual meeting materials now!
- Recordings of Scientific Sessions
- Proceeding's booklet (abstracts)
- Plenary Speaker lectures from the 2020 meeting
All are available to AAVLD members at no cost.
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2022 Hybrid AAVLD / USAHA Annual Meeting |
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Take advantage of the terrific AAVLD resources offered to our members |
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2023 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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Did your membership Lapse? |
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Please select 'Renew Now' to access the Lapsed Membership renewal form. www.aavld.org ->Quick Links->Renew Now->here you can access the Lapsed Membership Form.
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2022 Committee Appointments |
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If you wish to serve on a particular committee in 2022, contact the committee chairs now and express your interest. Thank you!
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AAVLD & News Worthy Events |
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Executive Board Meeting
August 10, 2022 (Virtually)
AAVLD/USAHA Hybrid Annual Meeting, Hyatt Regency Minneapolis, October 6-12, 2022 (Due to the uncertainty with Covid-19, there may be updates to the details of the meeting.)
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Do you have ideas to improve the AAVLD annual meeting? Contact David Zeman dzeman@aavld.org
Would you like to sponsor an event? Contact
What ever your contribution to the AAVLD mission, we need you!
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Thank You to the following
AAVLD Affiliated Industry Sustaining Members:
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Thank You to our Exhibitors and Sponsors of the 2021 Annual Meeting!
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The generous contributions and participation by our Exhibitors and Sponsors is a huge part of our conference 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.
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Thank you
2021 Annual Meeting Sponsors
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AAVLD Foundation Committee
Brett Webb- Cochair
Francois Elvinger- Cochair
Pat Halbur, Christie Mayo, Kristy Pabilonia, Bruce Akey, Beate Crossley, Kerri Sondgeroth, David Zeman, Tim Baszler, Jamie Henningson, Donal O’Toole
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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 meeting, 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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