From Opening Session to a series of special meetings, the one-health concept was an overarching theme throughout the 144th AVMA Annual Convention, held July 14-18 in Washington, D.C.

The event attracted 10,339 attendees, breaking the previous record of 10,191 that was set at the 2006 convention in Honolulu. Included in the total were 4,215 veterinarians, 400 veterinary students, and 462 veterinary technicians and technician students.

The one-health concept was echoed during the Opening Session (see page 674) when Julie L. Gerberding, MD, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and administrator of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, gave her keynote presentation. Dr. Gerberding said that veterinarians and physicians must present a seamless front to protect human and animal health in a small world.

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