February 2025

CathLabDigest (Feb. 13) – Over the past two years, Dr. Ryan Fries and his colleagues at the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital have performed more than 40 interventional procedures to repair diseased heart valves in…
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Parvovirus Dangerous for Unvaccinated Puppies

February 16, 2025 / In the News

chambanamoms.com (Feb. 13) – For dogs that haven’t been vaccinated, the virus rapidly takes hold. Most parvo cases occur in puppies aged six weeks to six months. Young dogs have an immature immune system and…
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Can Your Pet Make You Sick?

February 13, 2025 / In the News

Kinship (Feb. 10) – Dr. Rebecca Lee Smith, a veterinary epidemiologist and associate professor for the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine, cautions that “nothing is 100 percent safe,” so it’s best to always…
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Photo of Dr. Lowe standing in front of a cattle feed lot on the U. of I. campus.

What Makes the Bird Flu Virus So Unusual?

February 10, 2025 / General News

Dr. James Lowe, a professor of veterinary clinical medicine at the U. of I., describes the factors that influence infection with the H5N1 virus in a variety of animals. The H5N1 virus attacks specific body…
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Bird Flu Risk to Other Species

February 06, 2025 / In the News

Chicago Sun-Times (Feb. 5) – The current strain of avian influenza has mutated to transmit among mammals, including cows, cats and zoo animals. The current risk to household pets is from raw or undercooked pet…
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Stephanie Bruner and her three dogs.

Get to Know Stephanie Bruner

February 06, 2025 / Get to Know

Dr. Stephanie Bruner, Clinical Assistant Professor, began working at the college in 2024. When did you begin working at the College of Veterinary Medicine?I’ve been a faculty member of the College of Veterinary Medicine since…
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Bird Flu ‘Doesn’t Seem to Be Going Away’

February 05, 2025 / In the News

WTTW-TV (Feb. 4) – [T]his strain of H5N1 has been “unique and devastating” in the scope of its spread and the variety of species involved, said Dr. Stephany Lewis, director of the wildlife medical clinic…
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Dead Ducks on Lake Michigan Beaches Raise Concerns

February 04, 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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