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• PET-Risk: Transmission of multidrug-resistant bacteria between pets and humans during different types of animal infection

  

  Antimicrobial resistance in bacterial pathogens is considered one of the most serious threats to modern medicine by the World Health Organisation, and infections due to multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria are becoming increasingly difficult to treat …

   06 Nov 2017

  Antimicrobial resistance in bacterial pathogens is considered one of the most serious threats to …

• International Canine Health Postgraduate Student Inspiration award

  

  Congratulations to Alice Denyer, who has won the Kennel Club's International Canine Health Postgraduate Student Inspiration award to help further her research into the genetic differences between individual dog breeds that are susceptible to …

   25 May 2018

  Congratulations to Alice Denyer, who has won the Kennel Club's International Canine Health …

• New ‘Kennel Club Charitable Trust’ epidemiologist role available

  

   ‘Kennel Club Charitable Trust’ epidemiologist role available to explore dog breed-specific health  The Kennel Club Charitable Trust (KCCT) has funded a 1-year project within VetCompass™ called ‘Evidence-based prioritisation of disorders using …

   04 Apr 2018

• Novel VetCompass™ research takes the concept of Man's "Best Friend" to a new level

  

  Man's "Best Friend" just got even better   Dogs have long been called Man’s Best Friend, providing both companionship and work to their human owners. But VetCompass™ is now harnessing the power of Big Data Analyses from anonymised veterinary …

   27 Feb 2018

• VetCompass™ rocks the joint in dogs

  

  Latest VetCompass™ study investigates osteoarthritis in dogs.   A new VetCompass™ study is the largest study of osteoarthritis in dogs under veterinary care ever conducted and covered 455,557 dogs. Osteoarthritis is the most common joint disease …

   16 Apr 2018

• French Bulldogs: VetCompass™ reveals top health problems

  

  The top health issues in French Bulldogs have been revealed as a result of Britain’s largest ever study into the breed, conducted by the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) and supported by the Kennel Club Charitable Trust. The study found that French …

   04 May 2018

  The top health issues in French Bulldogs have been revealed as a result of Britain’s largest ever …

• VetCompass rocks the joint in dogs

  

  A new VetCompass™ study is the largest study of osteoarthritis in dogs under veterinary care ever conducted and covered 455,557 dogs. Osteoarthritis is the most common joint disease diagnosed in dogs and poses considerable welfare challenges.

   25 May 2018

  A new VetCompass™ study is the largest study of osteoarthritis in dogs under veterinary care ever …

• French Bulldogs: Latest VetCompass™ breed explored

  

  The top health issues in French Bulldogs have been revealed as a result of Britain’s largest ever study into the breed, conducted by the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) and supported by the Kennel Club Charitable Trust.

   25 May 2018

  The top health issues in French Bulldogs have been revealed as a result of Britain’s largest ever …

• VetCompass™ links up to investigate Alabama Rot in dogs

  

  Alabama Rot is a newly emergent disease in dogs but a study with linked data to VetCompass™ sheds new light on this phenomenon. Alabama Rot, also known as cutaneous and renal glomerular vasculopathy (CRGV), is a disease of unknown cause that is …

   06 Nov 2018

• Understanding the socioeconomic impact of Foot and Mouth Disease control in Kenya: an RVC collaboration with The Pirbright Institute and the University of Nairobi

  Foot and mouth disease (FMD) is a viral disease of cloven-hooved animals that causes lesions in the mouth and on the feet, alongside generalised illness. It affects cows, sheep, goats and pigs, and although they recover after a couple of weeks, it …

   11 Feb 2019

  Foot and mouth disease (FMD) is a viral disease of cloven-hooved animals that causes lesions in the …