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Study: Tickborne Disease Reported Every Month of the Year and in Every Illinois County

July 2, 2026 / Pathobiology

A new analysis of state health department data reveals that more than 6,400 Illinois residents were diagnosed with tickborne disease from 2004-2022. The most commonly reported infections in the state are Lyme disease, occurring across…
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A Summer of Love: Studying Stress Reduction for Shelter Cats

September 25, 2017 / General News

Study Looks at Acupuncture for Shelter Cats Mandy Erdei has a special place in her heart for shelter animals. Not only did she grow up with dogs adopted from shelters, but she herself is adopted….
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Pathobiology Celebrates Research with Donors, Student Award Winners

September 18, 2017 / Giving Stories

On Friday, Aug. 25, five PhD students and two master’s degree students were recognized for their research at the annual Voss Pathobiology Graduate Student Research Expo at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine….
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Paper: Clinical signs best predictors of mortality in critically ill calves

August 18, 2017 / Research News

Findings have implications for human patients Clinical signs such as gastrointestinal problems or septic arthritis may be better predictors of mortality in neonatal calves with diarrhea than blood pH levels and other laboratory findings, a…
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Study: Omega-3 Fatty Acids Fight Inflammation via Cannabinoids

July 19, 2017 / Comparative Biosciences News

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Chemical compounds called cannabinoids are found in marijuana and also are produced naturally in the body from omega-3 fatty acids. A well-known cannabinoid in marijuana, tetrahydrocannabinol, is responsible for some of its…
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Five Veterinary Faculty Among Medical College Inaugural 100

May 08, 2017 / Comparative Biosciences News

Five faculty members in the College of Veterinary Medicine are among the 100 prominent researchers, administrators, and medical professionals named to the faculty of the new Carle Illinois College of Medicine, the world’s first engineering-based…
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First-Year Vet Student Racks up First Scholarly Publication

April 12, 2017 / General News

What Kills the Fungus that Kills the Snakes? Having a journal article published during veterinary school is definitely a notable accomplishment—especially if it has already been cited several times since its publication in February 2016….
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Illinois Team Tackles Mysterious Disease Afflicting Wild and Captive Snakes

April 12, 2017 / General News

Biologists and veterinarians across the central and eastern United States are calling on researchers at the University of Illinois to help them identify, understand and potentially treat snake fungal disease, a baffling affliction affecting more…
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Illinois Part of New Center Focused on Vector-Borne Disease

February 19, 2017 / Pathobiology

Illinois research to address regional health concerns The University of Illinois is among a consortium of Midwestern universities in a new federally funded center created to fight diseases spread by insect vectors, especially mosquitoes and…
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Study Links Fetal and Newborn Dolphin Deaths to Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

April 12, 2016 / Research News

Scientists have finalized a five-year study of newborn and fetal dolphins found stranded on beaches in the northern Gulf of Mexico between 2010 and 2013. Their study, reported in the journal Diseases of Aquatic Organisms,…
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Researchers Link Dolphin Deaths to Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

May 20, 2015 / Research News

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Dolphins found stranded on Gulf of Mexico beaches following the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill were much more likely to have severe lung and adrenal gland damage “consistent with petroleum product exposure”…
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Study: Tickborne Disease Reported Every Month of the Year and in Every Illinois County

A Summer of Love: Studying Stress Reduction for Shelter Cats

Pathobiology Celebrates Research with Donors, Student Award Winners

Paper: Clinical signs best predictors of mortality in critically ill calves

Study: Omega-3 Fatty Acids Fight Inflammation via Cannabinoids

Five Veterinary Faculty Among Medical College Inaugural 100

First-Year Vet Student Racks up First Scholarly Publication

Illinois Team Tackles Mysterious Disease Afflicting Wild and Captive Snakes

Illinois Part of New Center Focused on Vector-Borne Disease

Study Links Fetal and Newborn Dolphin Deaths to Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

Researchers Link Dolphin Deaths to Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

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Study: Tickborne Disease Reported Every Month of the Year and in Every Illinois County

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