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  • GLOBAL HEALTH

    The College of Veterinary Medicine supports international public health through various programs and activities. One example: Dr. Jim Floyd has completed a 180-day deployment in Africa with the U.S. Army Veterinary Corps. Read Dr. Floyd's blog


    The One Health Intellectual Exchange Group sponsors a monthly seminar for scientists and students in the human, animal, and environmental health sectors. The first seminar “The One Health Initiative” is scheduled for
    Jan. 21, 2009.
    click here to read more 


    CVM International Programs


Making Man's Best Friend Better

Dogs suffering from lymphoma are now able to receive the same medical treatment as their human counterparts through a new bone marrow transplant procedure offered by the Veterinary Teaching Hospital at North Carolina State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine.

NC State’s CVM is the first veterinary program in the nation to offer canine bone marrow transplants in a clinical setting.

The relatively new procedure involves the use of Leukophoresis machines—the same equipment used in human medicine—that are designed to harvest healthy stem cells from the peripheral blood. The machines are used in conjunction with drug therapy to harvest stem cells that have left the patient's bone marrow and entered the bloodstream. click here to read more