April 2020

WBUR (April 30) – Winston the pug is believed to be the first case of the virus in a dog in the U.S. He showed minor symptoms including a small cough and refusing to eat…
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Purdue University (April 24) – Dr. Sara Connolly, a member of the Purdue DVM Class of 2006, is now serving in the newly created position of assistant dean for student success at the University of…
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The Western Producer (April 23) – Dr. Leyi Wang, a clinical assistant professor in veterinary clinical medicine with the University of Illinois, says it is possible bovine kobuvirus has been in the U.S. for a…
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WCIA-TV News (April 23) – “The virus has to have a receptor to get in the cell, cats and humans share the same receptor,” says Dr. Jim Lowe of the College of Veterinary Medicine. “In…
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New York Times (April 22) – Karen Terio, the chief of the Zoological Pathology Program at University of Illinois’s veterinary college, said that while the tests and the earlier experiments did show that cats appear…
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National Hog Farmer (April 20) – Leaders from the Illinois RapidVent team built a prototype of an emergency ventilator to address a nationwide shortage amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Laboratory testing looked promising, but the University…
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Vice (April 20) – “There is absolutely no evidence whatsoever — worldwide, period, at all — that shows that cats can give the infection to people,” said Samantha Sander from the University of Illinois. (Her…
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Iowa Public Radio (April 17) – Many of the public health labs determining whether people have COVID-19 have become at least overworked or, at worst, overwhelmed. Some of the country’s animal disease labs have stepped…
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VIN News (April 16) – More than 200 veterinarians had signed up as of last week to help as needed, said Dr. Stephanie Keating, a veterinary anesthesiologist and clinical assistant professor who started the network….
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