World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week
18-24 Nov is World AMR Awareness Week AMR causes otherwise simple infections in animals to become chronic, serious, or even life-threatening, leading to increased treatment failures and higher costs of …
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IPC Week 2025: Standing Up for Infection Prevention in Veterinary Practice
This IPC Week, we’re not just celebrating best practices—we’re aligning with a global movement. The Lancet’s One Health Commission (link in comments), now embedded in international agreements and policy frameworks, …
Australian CDC Draft Legislation introduced 3 Sep 2025
The interim Australian Centre for Disease Control introduced two bills which are effective from 1 January 2026. What are the bills? 1. Australian Centre for Disease Control Bill 2025 – …
Antimicrobial Stewardship video for clients
The European Network for Optimisation of Veterinary Antimicrobial Treatment (ENOVAT) have developed a great video to teach clients about Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS). Not only is it in English, but also …
World Hand Hygiene Day 2025: It might be gloves, it’s always hand hygiene.
Gloves should be used when additional protection is required such as any contact with non-intact skin or mucous membranes, or an invasive procedure, or when there is a risk …
Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) vaccination
Veterinary staff in Queensland may be eligible for Japanese Encephalitis Virus (JEV) vaccination. Go to this Queensland Health website for further information. Image: Mosquito_Pixabay_2016_Creative Commons
International Women’s Day – 8 March 2025
The theme this year is #AccelerateAction for gender equality To all the women who work every day to support others and smile, even when they don’t want to – this …
Food safety for animals and humans – Part 2
Image: Stevens, Rhiannon. ‘On the hunt’ ABC News Online, 2 August 2024 URL: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-02/deer-hunters-game-meat/103974062. Accessed 27 September 2024. Please note – this information may change as more is understood about …
Food safety for animals and humans – Part 1
1909 Homeopathic product, American Institute of Homeopathy (Image The Public Domain Review) This week, I have noticed several posts about disease transmission occurring through food. To keep your cats (and …
Preparedness for Avian Influenza – Exercise Volare Oct 2024
Australia is the last continent on earth to be affected by Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza. It has been responsible for the deaths of an estimated 280 million birds around the …