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Information about several papers discussed at a meeting sponsored by the British Veterinary Association (BVA) Council on the Official Veterinarian (OV) negotiations held in May 24, 2009 at Mayfair Cavendish Conference Centre in London, England is presented. Topics include the introduction of electronic system for Official Veterinarian (OV) work, and a discussion on tuberculosis (TB) testing fee proposal between BVA and Animal Health. The meeting featured BVA Council members like Bill Reilly.

The article reports on the discussion regarding the emergence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) as a veterinary disease and its increasing prevalence in humans, during a seminar at the Royal Society of Medicine in London, England. The presentation of the discussion highlighted that MRSA was a genuine problem, and that collaboration between the medical and the veterinary profession is necessary to help identify, control and treat infections,