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Latest Veterinary News & Clinical Insights
The CDC Just Documented Cat-to-Human H5N1 Transmission. Every Veterinary Professional Needs to Read This.
For the first time, public health investigators have documented serologic evidence of H5N1 transmission from a domestic cat to a human. The person infected was a veterinary professional. They were not wearing PPE over their mouth or eyes during the exposure. They never developed symptoms. And they almost certainly did not know it happened until a serosurvey months later confirmed it had.
An AI Model Just Diagnosed Dog Bone Fractures With 99.76% Accuracy. Here's What That Means for Veterinary Practice.
A research team publishing in Scientific Reports has developed a deep learning model that classifies long bone fractures in dogs with an accuracy of 99.76 percent. For context, that is not a marginal improvement over existing tools. That is near-perfect automated diagnostic performance on a task that currently requires a trained clinician, takes time, and is subject to the kind of variability that comes with any human interpretation of radiographic images.
A Stanford Infectious Disease Doctor Breaks Down the Hantavirus Cruise Ship Outbreak. Here Is What Veterinary Professionals Need to Take From It.
A cluster of hantavirus cases diagnosed aboard a trans-Atlantic cruise ship has put a rare and typically wilderness-bound pathogen back in the headlines.
The NAVLE Blueprint, Line by Line: How NAVLE Warriors Covers Every Inch of the Exam — For Free
NAVLE Warriors is Vet Candy's free NAVLE prep program covering every blueprint category with expert videos, practice exams, rounds videos, timed assessments, and private tutoring. Start anytime.
The Independent Audit of NAVLE That Was Promised in December 2025 by ICVA— and Has Yet to Begin
ICVA’s no-appeal policy and the limited public detail surrounding NAVLE scoring would likely be easier for many candidates to accept if there were already a clearly established, independent oversight process in place. At present, there is no publicly identified external auditor, and the timeline for the promised review process remains unclear.
Veterinarians Needed: Help Shape the Future of the NAVLE®
The veterinary profession is evolving rapidly, and the licensing process must evolve alongside it. That’s why the International Council for Veterinary Assessment (ICVA) is calling on veterinarians across the United States and Canada to participate in the 2026 NAVLE Practice Analysis Survey.
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