![[Drs. Ashley Mitek and Jim Lowe]](https://vetmed.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/news-lowe-covid19-260x157.jpg)
Influenza, SARS and COVID-19 are all zoonotic diseases, readily transmitted from animals to humans. The viruses that cause these diseases also share traits that allow them to quickly mutate, infect widely and spread around the world. In a new podcast, a veterinarian and expert in zoonotic diseases offers insights into the special characteristics of the...
![[Dr. Leyi Wang]](https://vetmed.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/res-wang-kobuvirus-260x157.jpg)
A virus that afflicts cattle that was first discovered in Japan in 2003 has made its way to the U.S., researchers report in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases. Bovine kobuvirus is fairly new to science, so its ill effects are not fully understood. It belongs to a family of viruses known as Picornaviridae, which includes...
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Research Says Oral Opioids Don’t Work in Dogs As a growing number of states—including Illinois—mandate training for opioid prescribers, experts from the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine have released “Safe Prescription of Opioids in Veterinary Care,” a free online course that covers appropriate use of outpatient opioid prescriptions, drug disposal techniques, and alternative...
Calling All Cat Owners! To thank owners for completing the survey, they will be given an opportunity to submit a photo of their cats to be featured on the website and social media channels of the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine. (Visit the Facebook photo album to see all the photos we’ve received!)...
![[2 deans: constable and moore]](https://vetmed.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/news-constable-osu-award-260x157.jpg)
On Saturday, May 4, Dean Peter Constable received a Distinguished Alumni Award from The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine “for his extensive contributions to the improvement of veterinary education, animal health, and public awareness of veterinary medicine’s contribution to human health.” The recognition occurred during the college’s oath and hooding ceremony. In the...
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Every Person Can Make a Difference Dr. Kathleen Colegrove is on a mission to protect wild creatures of the sea, and her plan for success involves you. Her strategy takes its cue from an often-quoted statement made 50 years ago by a Senegalese forestry engineer named Baba Dioum: “In the end, we will only conserve...
![[Student volunteers prepare feral cats for sterilization surgery]](https://vetmed.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/community-cat-day-260x157.jpg)
On Saturday, September 8, the University of Illinois shelter medicine program will sterilize, vaccinate, and microchip over 100 feral cats from east central Illinois. The goal is to reduce the overpopulation of cats and improve the health of these unowned animals. The first in a series of “Community Cat Days,” this all-day marathon surgical session...
![[Eastern massauga - photo by Michael Dreslik]](https://vetmed.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/res-allender-feature-dreslik-260x157.jpg)
Findings May Improve Conservation Efforts In the first study of its kind, researchers characterized the skin microbiome of a population of free-ranging snakes to begin to understand how the animals’ environmental microbial community may promote disease resistance as well as how it may be disrupted by infection. The study, which was recently published in Scientific...
![[Drs. Aditi Das and Timothy Fan]](https://vetmed.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/res-das-fan-omega3-260x157.jpg)
Endocannabinoids May Inhibit Cancer A class of molecules formed when the body metabolizes omega-3 fatty acids could inhibit cancer’s growth and spread, University of Illinois researchers report in a new study in mice. The molecules, called endocannabinoids, are made naturally by the body and have similar properties to cannabinoids found in marijuana – but without...
![[Dr. Pamela Wilkins]](https://vetmed.illinois.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/news-wilkins-weva-260x157.jpg)
Dr. Pamela Wilkins, a professor at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine since 2008, was honored at the 15th World Equine Veterinary Association (WEVA) Congress, held in Beijing, People’s Republic of China in April 2018. She received the Boehringer-Ingelheim WEVA Applied Research Award. The award includes the opportunity to present an invited lecture....