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Dead Ducks on Lake Michigan Beaches Raise Concerns
February 4, 2025 / In the News

ABC7 Eyewitness News (Chicago, Illinois; Feb. 3) – Reports of dead birds washing up on beaches along Lake Michigan are sparking new fears over bird flu. “We don’t think there’s any really serious public health…
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Zoo Medicine Resident Appears on AVMA Podcast

January 15, 2025 / In the News

Veterinary Vertex (AVMA podcast; Jan. 7) – Dr. David Minich, who is enrolled in the Illinois Zoological and Aquatic Animal Residency, received an award for his manuscript published in the American Journal of Veterinary Research…
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Dr. Stephany Lewis, professor of zoological medicine and director of the Wildlife Medical Clinic at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Is the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza a Threat to Pets?

January 09, 2025 / General News

The American Veterinary Medical Association has issued recommendations for keeping pets and backyard flocks safe from highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), and the recommendations are also a useful guide for humans. In an interview with…
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Vet student Annie Marlowe participated in a club fundraiser, offering professional portraits of students and their pets.

Student Clubs Deliver Learning, Community

January 09, 2025 / Student Blogs

The field of veterinary medicine offers very broad career options, and many students come in with different ideas of what they want their future career to look like. But because students are in class all…
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Vet student Annie Marlowe poses with a cow in a headgate.

The Need for Large Animal Vets

January 08, 2025 / Student Blogs

Whenever I mention to someone that I am studying veterinary medicine, they always comment on how fun it must be to work with dogs and cats. While I do love traditional pets, there is an…
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Pacemaker Aids Dog with Heart Problem

January 08, 2025 / In the News

Reader’s Digest (Jan. 7) – Jo Baird’s dog, Becky, began having freezing episodes during “tummy-rubby” time, so they sought help from an academic institution. Fortunately, the team at the College of Veterinary Medicine at the…
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Risks of Avian Influenza to Pets, People

January 08, 2025 / In the News

WIRF-TV News (Rockford, Illinois; Jan. 7) – A wildlife expert says bird flu has been in North America since 2021, but now the concern is spreading beyond birds to other animals. “It’s not unusual or…
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