Douglas A. Freeman, DVM, PhD, dean of the Western College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan, transitioned to the immediate past-president position. Mark Markel, DVM, PhD, DACVS, dean of the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine, will remain treasurer, and Paul Lunn, BVSc, PhD, MRCVS, DACVIM, dean of the North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine, was named secretary, the release states.
Matthew Aliota, from the department of pathobiological sciences at the University of Wisconsin's School of Veterinary Medicine in Madison, said, "I do believe herd immunity is developing where Zika virus is endemic, but that does not mean Zika will go away."
A team of researchers, working with the University of Wisconsin’s Dairyland Initiative, is helping farmers have happier herds.
Lysa Boston, manager of the Joplin Humane Society, said they are working with the University of Wisconsin Madison School of Veterinary Medicine along with the University of California-Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, both of which have experience with distemper outbreaks at shelters.