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Study Provides New Insights on Flea-Borne Bacteria With Implications for Cats and People
Posted onFleas are a bother. All pet owners, particularly cat owners, know the annoyance they present. But fleas pose more of a risk than just an itchy pet. “Fleas aren’t just a nuisance; they actually carry …
Client Support Helps Find Cause of Common Dog Disease
Posted onWhen Allison Smith and Tom McManus noticed their Labrador Retriever, Beau, was breathing noisily more often and walking differently, they knew something was wrong. After taking Beau to the veterinarian, they discovered he had laryngeal …
Record-Setting Research Portfolio Embodies One Health Approach
Posted onWould you expect scientists studying influenza, human respiratory disorders, multiple sclerosis, cancer treatments, and more to be based at a School of Veterinary Medicine? Every day, faculty, staff, and students within the University of Wisconsin …
Companion Animal Fund Grant Program Supports 10 New Studies
Posted onResearchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine will pursue 10 new research projects with support from the school’s Companion Animal Fund Grant Program. In 2022, the program distributed over $137,000 in grants …
Wild Primate Virus Has Pandemic Potential Should It Jump the Species Barrier, Shows Study
Posted onIn a world still reeling from COVID-19, infectious disease researchers are eager to head off the next pandemic before it has the chance to spill over from animals to humans. But the scientific reality of …
New Genetic Test Identifies Dogs’ Risk of Common Ligament Rupture
Posted onBy looking at him, you might not know Thabiso had two ruptured cruciate ligaments. “He was a massive dog, 125 pounds,” Allison Smith says about her beloved Labrador Retriever. When Smith got Thabiso in 2010, …
UW School of Veterinary Medicine Receives Full Accreditation
Posted onThe University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM) has received a full seven-year reaccreditation from the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Council on Education, which represents the highest standard of achievement for veterinary medical …
UW School of Veterinary Medicine Students Awarded Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research Fellowships
Posted onEarlier this month, the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) and the American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) announced 13 recipients of the 2022 Veterinary Student Research Fellowships (FFAR Vet Fellows). Kailey Wichman …
New Understanding of ‘Superantigens’ Could Lead To Improved Staph Infection Treatments
Posted onThe bacterium Staphylococcus aureus has long been known to cause infections in humans, ranging from mild skin infections to pneumonia to more serious infections of the heart. In high-income countries, it’s the leading cause of a sometimes-fatal …