In the News

CBS News (Chicago; April 15) – More than 200 birds at an Illinois forest preserve died in the last week, and authorities suspect they contracted the bird flu that’s threatening flocks nationwide, the Forest Preserves of…
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Farmweek (April 18) – “The lab bore the brunt of 2.2 million tests for COVID in humans and many for animal species,” said Dr. Carol Maddox, pathobiology professor and head of VDL’s microbiology section. “Even…
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Commercial News (Danville, Ill.; April 15) – Illinois Raptor Center Program Director Jacques Nuzzo arrived from Decatur on Tuesday and took the eaglet that had fallen out of the nest to the University of Illinois…
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Patch (April 14) – Both Otis and Bubba were sent to the University of Illinois Veterinary School for a necropsy, where it was determined that Otis died from canine parvovirus, starvation and rat poisoning. Bubba,…
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WTWO/WAWV-TV (Terre Haute, Ind.; April 10) – Big cats at the Exotic Feline Rescue Center received dental care on Sunday. Members of the Peter Emily International Veterinary Dental Foundation and the University of Illinois Anesthesia…
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riverbender.com (April 16) – April is Healthy Pet Month and the member veterinarians and certified veterinarian technicians of the Illinois State Veterinary Medical Association (ISVMA) want to remind pet owners of the importance of preventative…
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ciLiving (WCIA-TV; April 8) – Dr. Justin Fehr, with the primary care service at the University of Illinois Veterinary Medicine South Clinic, talks about how to prevent the problems caused by ticks, fleas, and mosquitoes…
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Slate (April 6) – The “gold standard” of rabies testing is testing the animal’s brain, including its cerebellum and brain stem, according to Dr. Leyi Wang, a veterinary virologist at the University of Illinois. If…
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Institute for Genomic Biology (April 6) – To understand whether DiNP, a chemical replacement for di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, is harmful, the Flaws research group used two DiNP doses to test how it affects the colon walls,…
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Scientific American (March 28) – Whereas nasal swabs can be somewhat unwieldy for everyday use, “it’s fairly easy to provide a saliva sample repeatedly,” says Rebecca Lee Smith, an infectious disease epidemiologist at UIUC and…
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