December 2020

News-Gazette (Dec. 17) – Dr. Bob Rowland, head of the Department of Pathobiology at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine, answered a question about the handling requirements for the new COVID-19 vaccine: “Just…
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ciLiving (WCIA-TV; Dec. 16) – Dr. Sam Sander, director of the University of Wildlife Medical Clinic, offers a gift idea that will also support the clinic in caring for injured wild animals. https://www.wcia.com/ciliving-tv/unique-gift-giving-opportunity-to-support-wildlife-medical-clinic/

USA Today (McLean, Va., Dec. 16) – According to a scientific report issued Tuesday, the plastics we commonly use contain and leach hazardous chemicals, including some that threaten human health, especially the body’s endocrine system….
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New York Times (Dec. 11) – The Louisville zoo sent fecal samples to the University of Illinois Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, which did initial tests showing all three snow leopards to be positive. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/11/science/covid-snow-leopards.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/11/science/covid-snow-leopards.html Also…
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The Chronicle of Higher Education (Washington, D.C., Dec. 3) – Off-campus social gatherings are the top drivers of coronavirus spread at colleges. At the U. of I., contact tracers heard about students who had tested…
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Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.; Dec. 2) – At the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Urbana, Dr. Ryan Fries, a board-certified veterinary cardiologist, and Dr. Scott Austin, who is board-certified in large animal veterinary…
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News-Gazette (Nov. 29) – I was weeding a flower bed when something moved. It was a camouflaged fawn! It could have been the model for Disney’s Bambi; it was so small that it must have…
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Canton Daily Ledger (Nov. 30) – “The Eagle seemed to be unable to fly or even hold its head up. It was lethargic and dehydrated.. I transferred him to the Wildlife Medical Clinic at the…
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