In the News

NPR (October 16) – “We accounted for the fact that students would party,” noted Dr. Rebecca Smith, a veterinary epidemiologist, of the campus’s testing models. But the “human factor” of epidemiology was new to Dr….
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HorseTalk (Oct. 16) – On October 24, equine neonatologist Dr Pam Wilkins from the University of Illinois will be discussing clinical cases commonly encountered in stud farms and referring hospitals. Lecture series by experts in…
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WGN Radio (Oct. 12) – Dr. Will Sander talks about the deaths from the new coronavirus at mink farms in Europe and in Wisconsin and Utah. COVID-19 is killing minks by the thousands in Wisconsin…
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ciLiving (WCIA-TV; Oct. 8) – Dr. Sam Sander and student manager of the Wildlife Medical Clinic Erica Bender explain which species pass through central Illinois during their fall migrations. https://www.wcia.com/ciliving-tv/critters-uncaged-preparing-for-fall-migration/

WCIA-TV (Oct. 7) – Dr. Ashley Mitek comments on the possible dangers posed to pets and wildlife from carelessly discarded facemasks. Growing problem: face mask litter

Midwest Messenger (Sept. 28) – Aptimmune Biologics Inc., a St. Louis, Missouri-based biotechnology company that focuses on developing swine vaccines, has been working on an ASF vaccine for more than a decade — since the…
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WCIA-TV News (Oct. 6) – Students with the U of I’s Wildlife Medical Clinic responded to a call about a snapping turtle that was caught in a drain at the Stone Creek Golf Course. They…
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Martha Stewart (Oct. 2) – Older cats are generally calmer and less likely to cause trouble, says Dr. Loukia Agapis, shelter medicine service head at University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine: “You won’t have…
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WCIA-TV (Oct. 4) – “Not only did they conduct interviews to staff and faculty that represent diverse backgrounds, they also worked with the rest of the student body to help make the content on the…
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Medical News (Oct. 1) – “There’s an urgent need because young children are dying of this diarrheal pathogen, and there’s no effective medicine to treat the infection nor vaccine to prevent the disease. Immunocompromised patients…
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