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Public Health Command-Pacific Hosts inaugural Veterinary One Health International Military Symposium, Indo-Pacific
t the intersection of military global health and veterinary medicine, collaboration and innovation are paramount. This was illustrated at the inaugural Veterinary One Health International Military Symposium, Indo-Pacific (VOHIMS, IP) held recently. This symposium marked a significant milestone for the Indo-Pacific region's approach to collaboration and addressing animal, environmental, and human health connections through a One Health approach.
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CDC issues bird flu health alert to clinicians, state health departments, public after Texas farmer infected
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a health alert Friday to inform clinicians, state health departments and the public of a case of avian influenza — aka bird flu — in a person who had contact with dairy cows in Texas. A farmworker on a commercial dairy farm in Texas developed conjunctivitis last week, and subsequently tested positive for bird flu, the agency said. The positive bird flu diagnosis came after milk from dairy cows in Texas and Kansas tested positive for the...
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Hidalgo County opens new Public Health Facility in Edinburg
EDINBURG, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Hidalgo County held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday for its new Public Health Facility in Edinburg. The $8 million facility was funded in part by the United States Housing and Urban Development in partnership with the Hidalgo County Urban County Program. The state-of-the-art, 10,000-square-foot laboratory was constructed within Precinct 4 and []