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CAHFS was formed in 2001 after high-profile public health issues sent shock waves through the agricultural community. Now 17 years later, the center plays a key role in protecting people from animal diseases & food borne illnesses.
The world’s most pressing issues— increases in global population size, food insecurity, social inequality, and environmental deterioration—cannot be addressed through a single lens.
Kimberly VanderWaal, DVM, PhD, has received funding for a two-year project focused on the creation of a system for surveillance for wildlife health threats within Minnesota.
In a first of it's kind meeting, five global organizations have begun to plan strategies to bolster agricultural- and livestock-based economies in developing countries.
The frequency of swine movement in North America makes the industry vulnerable to disease spread. To explore how modifying movement patterns can reduce disease spread, the Swine Health Information Center (SHIC) recently sponsored research at the University of Minnesota (UMN) Department of Veterinary Population Medicine.
ProgRESSVet (Programa Regional de Educación Sistemática de Servicios Veterinarios), the online education program of CAHFS and CEBASEV (Centro Buenos Aires para la Capacitación de los Servicios Veterinarios), launched its 2018 program in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on March 8-9, 2018. The program brings together a new cohort of 11 participants from Veterinary Services of the Latin American region, from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
The University of Minnesota Swine Group and the Center for Animal Health and Food Safety (CAHFS) have partnered with the Swine Health Information Center (SHIC) to develop and implement a system for near real time global surveillance of swine diseases.
The inaugural ProgRESSVet (Programa Regional de Educación Sistemática de Servicios Veterinarios) cohort gathered in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on December 18-19 to mark the conclusion of the program’s first year. The program is an online education offering aiming to increase the capacity of veterinary services in Latin America.
On December 1, CAHFS Director Andres Perez gave the keynote address in the 9th Conference on Research in Salmonculture (IX Jornadas de Investigación en Salmonicultura), which took place in Puerto Varas, Chile. Dr. Perez shared two lectures on the topic of Fish Health, and was the only speaker from an organization outside Chile. The conference united under the theme of “Science for a Better Industry.”