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More than 10,000 cases of monkeypox have been reported in the United States since May, triggering the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to declare the outbreak a public-health emergency. As the fall semester begins, many are wondering if they should be concerned about monkeypox. Suresh Kuchipudi, the Huck Chair in Emerging Infectious Diseases […]

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NC State College of Veterinary Medicine Professor Rocio Crespo has begun a one-year term as president of the American Association of Avian Pathologists. She assumed the position in July after serving for the previous year as president-elect of the organization.  “I always found my involvement in the American Association of Avian Pathologists to be very […]

Four flagship research centres at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) uniquely equipped to keep Canada at the forefront internationally in vaccine development, imaging science, sustainable water management and monitoring space weather have been awarded nearly $170 million.

While dogs are more likely to develop hypothyroidism, caused by an underproduction of thyroid hormones, cats are more likely to develop hyperthyroidism, caused by an overproduction of thyroid hormones. Hyperthyroidism is the opposite of hypothyroidism in many ways and has vastly different symptoms. Dr. Kathleen Aicher, a clinical assistant professor at the Texas A&M School […]

In Memoriam: Dr. Peter Schantz Rob Warren August 18, 2022 Dr. Peter Schantz, 82, of Atlanta, GA died July 26, 2022, of Alzheimer’s disease. A veterinarian and epidemiologist, Dr. Schantz devoted his professional life to the control and eradication of animal-to-human (zoonotic) diseases. At the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, he was the first […]

Thursday, August 18, 2022 – 11:45am StockPhoto-marc-schulte-unsplash1280px.jpg In a large-scale effort to reduce human infectious diseases and conserve human and animal life, researchers from the College of Veterinary Medicine and elsewhere have collated and reviewed the evidence for 46 solutions that aim to advance the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. Photo: Marc Schulte/Unsplash In a […]

“I think this has confirmed that the mRNA vaccines are actually a pretty good deal,” said Suresh Marulasiddappa, a professor of immunology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison The post COVID-19 Vaccines Induce Better Long-Term Immunity Than Infection appeared first on School of Veterinary Medicine.

Dr. Robert Valeris-Chacin One of the primary research areas for the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences’ (VMBS) Veterinary Research, Education, and Outreach (VERO) program is trying to solve the complex problem of Bovine Respiratory Disease (BRD). Though research has been ongoing for decades, BRD still accounts for more than half of […]