In a study published today (May 13, 2020) in the New England Journal of Medicine, scientists in the U.S. and Japan report that in the laboratory, cats can readily become infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus …
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UW–Madison Researches Coronavirus Transmission
Posted onPreliminary data from a UW–Madison research team suggests that travel restrictions and social distancing guidelines are working in Wisconsin. That was just one of the insights on COVID-19 from UW–Madison expert Thomas Friedrich, professor of …
Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene Works With Campus Partners to Test for COVID-19
Posted onAs COVID-19 has infected more than 1 million people around the world — and more than 2,500 Wisconsin residents — since late December 2019, everything from nose-and-throat swabs to the chemical substances, or reagents, …
New Canine Study Investigates Cancers and Exposure to Environmental Chemicals
Posted onCertain dogs may be more susceptible than others to developing environmentally associated cancers. Morris Animal Foundation-funded researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine are studying how exposure to common environmental chemicals, like …
UW–Madison, Flugen, Bharat Biotech to Develop Coroflu, a Coronavirus Vaccine
Posted onAn international collaboration of virologists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the vaccine companies FluGen and Bharat Biotech has begun the development and testing of a unique vaccine against COVID-19 called CoroFlu. CoroFlu will build …
Statement from Dean Mark Markel on Passing of Scout MacNeil
Posted onWe at the UW School of Veterinary Medicine extend our deepest sympathies to David MacNeil and all of Scout’s loving family. Scout was a beloved companion and family member in the truest sense of the …
COVID-19 Update: A Message to Students from Dean Markel
Posted onI know this sounds strange to say, but welcome back from spring break. This will be the most unusual remainder of a semester that any of us have ever seen. I want to lead off …
COVID-19 Update: DVM Student Resources
Posted onAs spring semester classes resume after spring break on Monday, March 23, all DVM courses will be using alternative delivery methods. All in-person instruction is canceled for the rest of the semester. School of Veterinary …
COVID-19 Update: Select Hospital Operations Resume March 19
Posted onTo UW Veterinary Care’s clients and referring veterinarians, thank you for your patience during this uncertain time and the hospital’s closure due to the diagnosis of novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in a School of Veterinary …
COVID-19 UPDATE: UW Veterinary Care Client Resources
Posted onThe date that UWVC will re-open for business as usual is currently unknown. We are working with UW-Madison leadership and Madison and Dane County Public Health to determine when it will be safe to do so. We will have …