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Contact Us
Department of Animal Science
University of Minnesota
305 Haecker Hall
1364 Eckles Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55108-6118

Phone: 612-624-2722
Fax: 612-625-5789

Avian Influenza

West Nile Virus

BSE (Mad Cow Disease)

Anthrax

Biosecurity

Miscellaneous

Topics

Avian Influenza:

University of Minnesota's Avian Influenza Information Page

Epidemic & Pandemic Alert & Response: Avian Influenza
(World Health Organization)

Avian Influenza Current Situation
(Centers for Disease Control & Prevention)

Avian Influenza (MN Board of Animal Health)

Avian Influenza FREE Diagnostics Services
(MN Board of Animal Health, 7/14/06)

Avian Influenza Outbreaks & Sources of Information

Avian Influenza - Past Outbreaks

Avian Influenza Factsheets

West Nile Virus:

West Nile Virus Maps & Statistics (MN Dept of Health)

West Nile Virus mosquito population grows rapidly in warm weather; state health officials urge prevention measures
(MN Dept of Health, 8/2/05)

West Nile Virus - Past Outbreaks & Sources of Information

West Nile Virus Factsheets

BSE (Mad Cow Disease):

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
(Center for Animal & Food Safety, U of M)

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy - Mad Cow Disease
(MN Dept of Animal Health)

BSE - Also Known as 'Mad Cow Disease' (USDA)

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) in North America
(Canadian Food Inspection Agency)

Canada: BSE Confirmed in Dairy Cow
(JAVMA News, 6/1/06)

BSE Updates
(Cattlemen's Beef Board & Natl Cattlemen's Beef Assoc)

BSE & Dairy Calves (J. Quigley, Calf Notes, 2004)

Anthrax:

Anthrax in Minnesota (MN Board of Animal Health)

Anthrax (MN Dept of Health)

Anthrax (NY Committee for Occupational Safety & Health)

Breaking News: Anthrax (Chiff.com)

Emergency Preparedness & Response: Anthrax
(Centers for Disease Control & Prevention)

Biosecurity:

Biosecurity Protocols (9/07)

Biosecurity: Plain & Simple (Texas Animal Health Commission)

Biosecurity: Food-and-mouth disease highlights need for biosecurity on farms (CVM, U of M)

Biosecurity for Farm Visitors (CVM, U of M)

Biosecurity for Vendors and Users of Research Animals
(CVM, U of M)

Biosecurity Protocol of Animal Science/Veterinary Medicine Students and Faculty (CVM, U of M)

Precautions Travelers and Foreign Visitors Returning from Foot and Mouth Disease Infected Countries (CVM, U of M)

Public Events - Biosecurity Protocol (CVM, U of M)

Animal Biosecurity - POULTRY

Miscellaneous:

Foot & Mouth Disease (MN Dept of Agriculture)

Exotic Newcastle Disease - Past Outbreaks & Sources of Information

Infectious Coryza - Past Outbreaks & Sources of Information

Infectious Laryngotracheitis - Past Outbreaks & Sources of Information

SARS (MN Department of Health)