August 2022

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Be Prepared: Illinois Faculty Help States with Disease-Response Readiness
April 26, 2024 / General News

Look no further than the daily headlines about highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) infecting cattle—and potentially the milk supply—to understand the importance of protecting the nation’s livestock industries from disease introductions. The US Department of…
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Vaccine Mandates on Campuses

August 31, 2022 / In the News

Chronicle of Higher Education (Aug. 30) – Many campuses have dropped their COVID-19 vaccination mandates. Rebecca L. Smith, an epidemiologist at the U. of I. – which still has its vaccination mandate – says the…
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Equine Expert Drafts AAEP Guidelines

August 30, 2022 / In the News

American Horse Publications (June 23) – Equine veterinarians can help protect their clients’ broodmares and unborn foals from nocardioform placentitis (NP) with new disease guidelines published by the American Association of Equine Practitioners. Dr. Igor…
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Monkeypox Cases in Illinois

August 29, 2022 / In the News

CBS News Chicago (Aug. 26) – Dr. Rebecca Smith of the University of Illinois told CBS 2’s Marissa Perlman, “Finding more cases can be a good thing, because it means we’re finding the people and,…
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Veterinary Neurologist Comments on Canine Dementia Study

August 29, 2022 / In the News

HealthDay (Aug. 26) – “They’re not wired all that differently from us,” said Dr. Rose Peters, a veterinary neurologist with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Veterinary Medicine, who was not involved in…
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Urgent and Convenient Care Service Returns

August 26, 2022 / Practitioner Updates

The urgent and convenient care service re-opens at our Veterinary Medicine South Clinic on September 12. The goal of the service is to provide the veterinary referral community with an alternative to sending their clients…
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Help Us Help Your Clients Seeking ER Services

August 26, 2022 / Practitioner Updates

Our already-strained small animal emergency service anticipates continuing to operate at capacity in the coming months. We are currently at Level 2 of our tiered triage system. This means patients presenting for chronic illness will…
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Faculty Spotlight: Sarah Gray, DVM, DACVS-LA

August 26, 2022 / Practitioner Updates

Dr. Gray is a clinical assistant professor of equine surgery. Tell us about your background. As many veterinarians do, I decided at a very young age that this was the career I wanted. I spent…
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[Dean Constable with scholarship recipients]

Thank You for Standing ‘With Illinois’

August 26, 2022 / Message from the Dean

This message will appear in the Fall 2022 issue of the Illinois State Veterinary Medical Association Epitome. In October 2017, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign publicly launched With Illinois, fundraising campaign with an ambitious $2.25…
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