{"id":3703,"date":"2019-04-29T13:01:58","date_gmt":"2019-04-29T18:01:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vetmed.illinois.edu\/wel\/?p=3703"},"modified":"2019-04-29T13:01:58","modified_gmt":"2019-04-29T18:01:58","slug":"team-snake-introduction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vetmed.illinois.edu\/wel\/team-snake-introduction\/","title":{"rendered":"Team Snake Introduction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello from Team Snake!! <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3708\" src=\"https:\/\/vetmed.illinois.edu\/wel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2019\/04\/emoji-300x288.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"27\" height=\"26\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vetmed.illinois.edu\/wel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2019\/04\/emoji-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/vetmed.illinois.edu\/wel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2019\/04\/emoji-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/vetmed.illinois.edu\/wel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2019\/04\/emoji-200x192.jpg 200w, https:\/\/vetmed.illinois.edu\/wel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2019\/04\/emoji-300x288.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vetmed.illinois.edu\/wel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2019\/04\/emoji-400x384.jpg 400w, https:\/\/vetmed.illinois.edu\/wel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2019\/04\/emoji-600x577.jpg 600w, https:\/\/vetmed.illinois.edu\/wel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2019\/04\/emoji.jpg 667w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 27px) 100vw, 27px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Welcome to Katie and Kennymac&#8217;s summer journey in the Wildlife Epidemiology Lab! Katie is a second year veterinary student and is interested in public health, and Kennymac is a first year veterinary student interested in zoological medicine.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3704 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/vetmed.illinois.edu\/wel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2019\/04\/snake4-300x294.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vetmed.illinois.edu\/wel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2019\/04\/snake4-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/vetmed.illinois.edu\/wel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2019\/04\/snake4-200x196.jpg 200w, https:\/\/vetmed.illinois.edu\/wel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2019\/04\/snake4-300x294.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vetmed.illinois.edu\/wel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2019\/04\/snake4-400x391.jpg 400w, https:\/\/vetmed.illinois.edu\/wel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2019\/04\/snake4-600x587.jpg 600w, https:\/\/vetmed.illinois.edu\/wel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2019\/04\/snake4-768x752.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vetmed.illinois.edu\/wel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2019\/04\/snake4-800x783.jpg 800w, https:\/\/vetmed.illinois.edu\/wel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2019\/04\/snake4-1024x1002.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vetmed.illinois.edu\/wel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2019\/04\/snake4.jpg 1077w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This summer, we are both working on projects related to Ophidiomyces, a snake fungal disease caused by <em>Ophidiomyces ophidiicola.<\/em> Katie is investigating the use of Ultraviolet light as a field-accessible diagnostic tool and Kennymac is investigating the biosecurity related to the capturing methods of snakes with suspected ophidiomycosis.\u00a0 We will be spending the summer split between field work, testing wild populations of snakes for Ophidiomyces, and laboratory work, to improve treatment options for Ophidiomyces positive snakes.<\/p>\n<p>We are very excited for this summer&#8217;s work, so stay tuned for future blog posts about our adventures and stories!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello from Team Snake!! 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