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Entomology Today (Annapolis, Md., March 24) — The West Nile virus has spread rapidly across the United States, infecting more than 52,000 people since its 1999 emergence. A team of researchers at the University of Illinois…
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Veterinarians Ready to Assist in COVID-19 Response

April 03, 2020 / In the News

ABC-TV Chicago affiliate (April 2) – A letter has gone out from the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine to create a contact list of veterinarians willing to assist if needed in addressing the…
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Vet Student Adjusts to Cancelled Plans, Online Courses

April 02, 2020 / In the News

Homewood-Flossmoor Chronicle (April 1) – Just days before Katie Havighorst of Homewood, a second year veterinary medicine student at University of Illinois, was to participate in the national SAVMA symposium March 14, 15 and 16…
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Pet Adoption During ‘Stay at Home’ Period

March 25, 2020 / In the News

News-Gazette (March 25) – Illinois’ stay-home order in effect for two weeks to slow down the spread of coronavirus means there will be time to develop a routine at home with your new pet, said…
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COVID-19 Impact on Agriculture: Webinar

March 24, 2020 / In the News

Farmdoc, University of Illinois Extension (March 24) – Dr. Jim Lowe, College of Veterinary Medicine, was a guest on a webinar for the agricultural community to share his perspectives on African Swine Fever and Coronavirus….
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COVID-19 and Wildlife: Origin of the Virus

March 18, 2020 / In the News

ciLiving (WCIA-TV; March 11) – Dr. Sam Sander, director of the Wildlife Medical Clinic, talks about the origin of the new coronavirus in bats and assures viewers that there is no evidence that the virus…
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How Schools Will Handle Virtual Learning

March 16, 2020 / In the News

The 21st (March 16) – Dr. Jim Lowe, director of the college’s i-Learning Center, is a guest on the show to discuss how educators are handling the sudden transition to virtual learning in the days…
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Infectious Disease Expert Defines ‘Coronavirus’

March 16, 2020 / In the News

News-Gazette (March 15) – Dr. Jim Lowe, an associate professor in the UI Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, says: “Viruses are very simple microscopic parasites that cannot reproduce on their own. They need a cell,…
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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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