News & Stories: Disease
Disease
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Canine Distemper Virus: Not Just a Puppy Problem
What is Canine Distemper Virus (CDV)? Canine Distemper Virus is a highly contagious and often fatal virus that can affect the respiratory, gastrointestinal, and nervous…
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Bats, Skunks, and Geese-Oh My!
Every day, the Wildlife Medical Clinic receives numerous calls from concerned community members about animals that appear sick or injured outside. Many of those people…
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Diagnostic Tools in Wildlife Medicine
Observation and Diagnostic Tools When a good Samaritan brings in a Great horned owl that cannot fly or a lethargic Eastern box turtle with no…
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Grounded but not Defeated: An Owl’s Recovery Journey
Arrival and Initial Concerns On August 31, 2025, the Wildlife Medical Clinic received an adult Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) that had been found grounded…
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White-Nose Syndrome in Bats
Bats of Illinois Illinois is home to a confirmed 13 different bat species who are all insectivores. Despite their feared reputation for carrying diseases such…
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Turtles, Bunnies, and Cats, Oh My!
Why is it so important to keep our domestic animals inside and on a leash? While pets love to have outside time and their pet…
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White Nose Syndrome in Native Bats
Bats – Those that get a bad rap are under attack Bats are agile winged mammals that use echolocation to navigate at night as well…
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Case Study: The Hoot on Owl Eyes
Intake and Treatment Plan Earlier this year the Wildlife Medical Clinic received an Eastern Screech Owl, from one of our close partners the Illinois Raptor…
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Should You Feed Wildlife?
At the Wildlife Medical Clinic, we receive many phone calls from caring members of the community asking if they should be feeding healthy and/or injured…
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HPAI – Best Practices
HPAI and Public Health Highly pathogenic avian influenza, commonly referred to as HPAI, has become a common topic in conversation today. This may be attributed…