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Wildlife Veterinary Section Travel Award

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Wildlife Veterinary Section Travel Award

Given annually to a presenter at the annual international meeting of the Association that meets the following criteria: They are not eligible for one of the student awards, the topic of their presentation relates the principles of veterinary medicine and wildlife conservation or disease management, and the individual is from one of the countries rated by the World Bank as middle, middle-low, or low income (LMIC).

The award will be granted based on the quality of the abstract, and demonstration of need (as determined from the application). The award will be announced at the meeting but provided to the winner before the meeting so that it may be used to support travel.

Previous Award Winners

Year

Recipient

Presentation Title

2018

I.P. Dhakal

Assessment of wildlife health capacity in Nepal

2018

Grace S.N. Kia

Rabies and zoonotic disease risk awareness among bush meat hunters in Zaria Kaduna State, Nigeria

2017

Lillian Catenacci

Primates and sloths as sentinels for Arboviruses in the Atlantic Forest, Bahia, Brazil

2017

Sofia Bernal

Hematology and blood chemistry values of Cebus imitator (Panamanian white-faced capuchin living in free-ranging conditions