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Our Quad Cities (April 30) – “Oneida the ornate box turtle is doing well as we enter the month of May. As of last week, she has successfully taken her first bath since surgery,” according…
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COVID-19 Transmission among People, Animals

March 15, 2020 / In the News

Tampa Bay Times (March 15) – Yvette Johnson-Walker and Will Sander, veterinary faculty at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, offer their expertise regarding the tiny risk of this form of coronavirus spreading to humans…
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More on Pets and Coronavirus

March 10, 2020 / In the News

Science Alert (from Business Insider; Canberra, Australia, March 9) – Despite reports that a dog tested “weak positive” for coronavirus, most experts agree that household dogs and cats are not at risk of spreading the…
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Hearing Loss in Dogs

March 09, 2020 / In the News

Phys-org (March 5) – Just like humans, dogs are sometimes born with impaired hearing or experience hearing loss as a result of disease, inflammation, aging or exposure to noise, according to Dr. Kari Foss, a…
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New Clinical Trials for Dogs with Cancer

March 07, 2020 / In the News

ciLiving (WCIA-TV; March 6) – Dr. Alison Masyr, a veterinarian at the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital who is pursuing specialization in the area of oncology, describes new trials available for dogs with a…
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Coronavirus and Pets

March 06, 2020 / In the News

WCIA-TV News (March 5) – Dr. Ashley Mitek shares the current consensus that there is no evidence dogs can catch the COVID-19 virus. https://www.wcia.com/news/local-news/ui-experts-say-dogs-cannot-get-coronavirus/ Also in: * News-Gazette (March 8) https://www.news-gazette.com/living/pets/pet-talk-experts-coronavirus-poses-no-risk-for-fido/article_fd683dfe-abd0-566b-b6ea-9078edb8a3db.html

2nd EVP Beef Course Opens Enrollment

February 12, 2020 / In the News

The Cattle Site (Feb. 12) – The University of Illinois, in collaboration with Iowa State University, is accepting registrations for the Executive Veterinary Programme (EVP) in Beef Cattle Health Management. https://www.thecattlesite.com/news/54870/second-evp-opens-enrolment-for-cowcalf-practitioners/

Expert Reports on Antibiotic Use for Late-Term Mares

February 11, 2020 / In the News

The Horse (Feb. 11) – Dr. Igor Canisso, assistant professor at the University of Illinois, reported the results from a collaborative study with Brazilian researchers during his presentation at the 2019 Annual American Association of…
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