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Editor, Senior Moderator
<TABLE id=apex_layout_271110100662109808 class=formlayout border=0 summary=""><TBODY><TR><TD noWrap align=right>Archive Number</TD><TD noWrap align=left>20101010.3678</TD></TR><TR><TD noWrap align=right>Published Date</TD><TD noWrap align=left>10-OCT-2010</TD></TR><TR><TD noWrap align=right>Subject</TD><TD noWrap align=left>PRO/ALL> ProMED-mail anniversary award 2010</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
PROMED-MAIL ANNIVERSARY AWARD 2010
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A ProMED-mail post
<http://www.promedmail.org>
ProMED-mail is a program of the
International Society for Infectious Diseases
<http://www.isid.org>
Date: 10 Oct 2010
From: ProMED-mail <promed@promedmail.org>
Since 1996, ProMED-mail has celebrated the anniversary of its
founding (19 Aug 1994) by presenting the ProMED-mail Award for
Excellence in Outbreak Reporting on the Internet. This year, we are
pleased to announce our winner, Merritt Clifton, Editor of "Animal People"
<http://www.animalpeoplenews.org/>
and frequent contributor to the pages of ProMED-mail.
Merritt Clifton has provided much background information with regard
to the incidence and control of rabies virus infection in Asia,
information and comment which has not been available from published
sources. His contribution has been invaluable in this respect. Over
100 of his submissions on a wide variety of topics, since 1996, have
been posted.
Merritt has also provided tremendous insights into cultural
background and even behavioral explanations in many animal situations
that have proven correct as well as explanatory for the situation at
hand. He has a varied career, having traveled many places in the
world in various capacities, from researcher to animal handler (feral
cats). He is an astute observer of both animal and human behavior and
a valuable research partner.
Recently (26 July 2010), a report submitted by Merritt Clifton to
ProMED was covered by the New York Times:
<http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/27/health/27glob.html>
"Rabies deaths are on the rise in Viet Nam, according to the
country's National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, whose
director blamed slack management by provincial health authorities and
public ignorance of the threat.
But subscribers to ProMED, a disease-outbreak Web site, have pointed
out another contributing factor: in the mountainous rural northern
provinces where the problem is worst, many people are fond of eating dogs.
Many Vietnamese refuse to eat vaccinated dogs, said Merritt Clifton,
editor of Animal People, an animal protection magazine, because the
only vaccines locally available are grown in sheep brains using an
outdated method invented by Louis Pasteur. If improperly stored,
those vaccines can give rabies to the dog, and in turn to the diner."
From the "Animal People" website:
"Animal People, the leading independent newspaper providing original
investigative coverage of animal protection worldwide. Animal People
was founded in 1992 by Merritt and Kim Bartlett, the publisher of the
newspaper. The duo have been working together since 1986 providing
information services to the humane community.
Merritt has been a news reporter, editor, columnist, and foreign
correspondent since 1968, specializing in animal and habitat-related
coverage since 1978. He is a charter member of the Society of
Environmental Journalists, and a 4-time winner of national awards for
investigative reporting.
Thanks to Merritt's and Kim's efforts, Animal People currently has a
readership of over 30 000, including decision-makers at more than
8300 animal protection organizations."
The award consists of a dedicated web page on the ProMED website;
click on Awards in the left margin.
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ProMED-mail
<promed@promedmail.org>
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PROMED-MAIL ANNIVERSARY AWARD 2010
***********************************
A ProMED-mail post
<http://www.promedmail.org>
ProMED-mail is a program of the
International Society for Infectious Diseases
<http://www.isid.org>
Date: 10 Oct 2010
From: ProMED-mail <promed@promedmail.org>
Since 1996, ProMED-mail has celebrated the anniversary of its
founding (19 Aug 1994) by presenting the ProMED-mail Award for
Excellence in Outbreak Reporting on the Internet. This year, we are
pleased to announce our winner, Merritt Clifton, Editor of "Animal People"
<http://www.animalpeoplenews.org/>
and frequent contributor to the pages of ProMED-mail.
Merritt Clifton has provided much background information with regard
to the incidence and control of rabies virus infection in Asia,
information and comment which has not been available from published
sources. His contribution has been invaluable in this respect. Over
100 of his submissions on a wide variety of topics, since 1996, have
been posted.
Merritt has also provided tremendous insights into cultural
background and even behavioral explanations in many animal situations
that have proven correct as well as explanatory for the situation at
hand. He has a varied career, having traveled many places in the
world in various capacities, from researcher to animal handler (feral
cats). He is an astute observer of both animal and human behavior and
a valuable research partner.
Recently (26 July 2010), a report submitted by Merritt Clifton to
ProMED was covered by the New York Times:
<http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/27/health/27glob.html>
"Rabies deaths are on the rise in Viet Nam, according to the
country's National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, whose
director blamed slack management by provincial health authorities and
public ignorance of the threat.
But subscribers to ProMED, a disease-outbreak Web site, have pointed
out another contributing factor: in the mountainous rural northern
provinces where the problem is worst, many people are fond of eating dogs.
Many Vietnamese refuse to eat vaccinated dogs, said Merritt Clifton,
editor of Animal People, an animal protection magazine, because the
only vaccines locally available are grown in sheep brains using an
outdated method invented by Louis Pasteur. If improperly stored,
those vaccines can give rabies to the dog, and in turn to the diner."
From the "Animal People" website:
"Animal People, the leading independent newspaper providing original
investigative coverage of animal protection worldwide. Animal People
was founded in 1992 by Merritt and Kim Bartlett, the publisher of the
newspaper. The duo have been working together since 1986 providing
information services to the humane community.
Merritt has been a news reporter, editor, columnist, and foreign
correspondent since 1968, specializing in animal and habitat-related
coverage since 1978. He is a charter member of the Society of
Environmental Journalists, and a 4-time winner of national awards for
investigative reporting.
Thanks to Merritt's and Kim's efforts, Animal People currently has a
readership of over 30 000, including decision-makers at more than
8300 animal protection organizations."
The award consists of a dedicated web page on the ProMED website;
click on Awards in the left margin.
--
ProMED-mail
<promed@promedmail.org>
...........................................lm/sb/arn/cp/tg/lm/msp/dk
.../
http://www.promedmail.org/pls/apex/..._BACK_PAGE,F2400_P1001_PUB_MAIL_ID:1000,85248