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An outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus that nearly wiped out an Illinois farmer’s backyard flock also spread to a domestic cat and wild rats on the farm, an analysis of the animals by…
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Emily Rolson

Staff Spotlight: Emily Rolson

June 02, 2026 / Practitioner Updates

Rolson is a customer services supervisor at the University of Illinois Small Animal Clinic. Tell us about your background. I grew up in a small town just outside of Champaign-Urbana, where I still live today….
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Get to Know Matt Allender

May 29, 2026 / Get to Know

Dr. Matt Allender, clinical associate professor in the Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine and the director of the Wildlife Epidemiology Lab, began working at the college in 2009. When did you begin working at the…
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