In the News

News-Gazette (May 3) – Dr. Canaan Shores, DVM, head of the urgent and convenient care service at the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital, responded to a reader query sent to the Kathy’s Mailbag column….
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WCIA-TV News (May 1) – Dr. James Lowe, a professor of veterinary clinical medicine, said the H5N1 virus mostly impacts farm animals — usually birds and cows. It can pass around as one bird ingests…
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American Kennel Club (April 30) – The drug of choice for blastomycosis, itraconazole, should come in the pellet, not powdered, form. Dr. Jennifer Reinhart, an Illinois veterinary clinical medicine professor, explains why: “To overcome [the…
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News-Gazette (April 29) – A 16-year-old Clydesdale is taking a break from the carriage ride business after a recent bout of sickness, and there is the possibility she may have to retire. Beth Saupe, an…
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News-Gazette (April 21) – Spring is the busiest time of year for the University of Illinois Wildlife Medical Clinic. Unfortunately, some of the wildlife babies brought to our clinic are not orphans but are normal,…
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Veterinary Today (podcast of ISVMA; April 24) – Dr. Matthew Allender, director of the Wildlife Epidemiology Lab and clinical veterinarian at the Brookfield Zoo, discusses his field research with the wild turtle population of Illinois….
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Veterinary Vertex (podcast from JAVMA; April 23) – Drs. Will Sander and Sulagna Chakraborty of the University of Illinois talk about veterinarians’ challenges and triumphs in terms of educating clients about zoonotic risks, especially in…
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Reuters (April 19) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture said this week that cow-to-cow transmission is a factor in the spread of bird flu in dairy herds. “Those of us that have worked with influenza…
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News-Gazette (April 6) – Dr. Pamela Wilkins, a veterinarian the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine who is board-certified in large-animal internal medicine and in veterinary emergency and critical care, has written textbooks and…
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The 21st Show (WILL-AM; April 17) – Officials are tracking avian flu outbreaks among dairy cows, and even one case where a human received bird flu themselves, due to contact with infected cows. Dr. Jim…
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