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November 16, 2023 / Message from the Dean

This message will appear in the Chicago Veterinary Medical Association Bulletin. Would you be surprised to learn that nearly 10% of our college’s faculty members work primarily in the Chicago area? It’s true. We have around…
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Illinois Veterinary Experts Help ID Coronavirus in Bronx Zoo Tiger

April 05, 2020 / General News

Infection Presumed Passed to Tiger from Person Even when there is no global pandemic, veterinarians are on the front lines in protecting human health, especially when it comes to zoonotic diseases, that is, infections that…
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New Shell-Eating Fungus Identified in Turtles

August 05, 2019 / In the News

The Wildlife Society (Aug. 1) – “By causing damage to the shell, it essentially could be a portal by which bacteria could enter and make an animal sick,” said Karen Terio, a clinical professor and…
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Zoological Pathology Program Monitors Canine Distemper Outbreak

May 24, 2019 / General News

Disease can be transmitted from wildlife to pets “Zombie” raccoons are in the news again in Cook County. Called zombies because they stagger around and show abnormal behaviors, the raccoons are not undead but infected…
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Kathleen Colegrove: Marine Mammal Pathologist, Proponent

May 04, 2019 / Veterinary Clinical Medicine

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…
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[Dr. Kathleen Colegrove helps with an assessment of a Gulf of Mexico dolphin]

Illinois Researcher Leads Investigation on Dolphin Health

March 27, 2018 / General News

The 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill is considered one of the worst human-induced environmental disasters in history. Nearly 800 million liters of oil poured into the Gulf of Mexico, killing thousands of marine-dwelling species. In…
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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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Team Studies Immune Response of Asian Elephants Infected with a Human Disease

July 16, 2014 / Research News

Findings suggest a faster and more reliable way to diagnose TB in captive elephants Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the organism that causes tuberculosis in humans, also afflicts Asian (and occasionally other) elephants. Diagnosing and treating elephants with…
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Examination of Cougar Found in Illinois Adds to Understanding of Species Health

November 25, 2013 / General News

After a cougar was discovered on a Whiteside County farm on November 20 and euthanized by a state conservation police officer, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (DNR) sent the animal to wildlife pathologists seeking some…
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Your City, Our Faculty: Vet Med in Chicago

Illinois Veterinary Experts Help ID Coronavirus in Bronx Zoo Tiger

New Shell-Eating Fungus Identified in Turtles

Zoological Pathology Program Monitors Canine Distemper Outbreak

Kathleen Colegrove: Marine Mammal Pathologist, Proponent

Illinois Researcher Leads Investigation on Dolphin Health

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

Researchers Link Dolphin Deaths to Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

Team Studies Immune Response of Asian Elephants Infected with a Human Disease

Examination of Cougar Found in Illinois Adds to Understanding of Species Health

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