VETERINARY SCIENTISTS MEET AT TECH

                         Roanoke Times
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DATE: FRIDAY, January 31, 1992                   TAG: 9201310234
SECTION: CURRENT                    PAGE: NRV-2   EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY 
SOURCE: New River Valley bureau
DATELINE: BLACKBURG                                LENGTH: Short
VETERINARY SCIENTISTS MEET AT TECH
Health problems of many Central and South Americans can come from the food they eat, the animals they touch and the water they drink.
This week, 10 veterinary scientists, educators, corporate executives and government officials from Central and South America gathered at Virginia Tech for a conference to help solve public health problems in their home countries.
Two officials from Tech's Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine participated in the conference, sponsored by the Pan American Health Organization.
The talks focused on ways Latin American veterinary colleges could develop improved training programs in public health.
The conference addressed problems with food, animal infectious diseases, diseases such as rabies that are transmissible from animals to humans, parasites in meat and poultry and drinking water quality programs.
While many veterinary colleges have been established in these countries, few are equipped with adequate training programs in public health, Peter Eyre, dean of Tech's veterinary school, said in a news release.
The Tech school was selected as the host for the conference because of its highly regarded programs in veterinary public practice, he said.
Several faculty members at the veterinary school have worked extensively with Second and Third World nations on veterinary public health programs.

by Archana Subramaniam by CNB