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What does cancer smell like? These animals can sniff it out

A study co-authored by Cynthia Otto of the School of Veterinary Medicine finds that dogs can be trained to detect chronic wasting disease in deer feces.

microscopic image with blue, red, and green fluorescent labeling indicates cells that are developing to resemble germ cells

Rewiring blood cells to give rise to precursors of sperm

School of Veterinary Medicine researchers teamed with scientists at the University of Texas at San Antonio to transform blood cells to regain a flexible fate, growing into a precursor of sperm cells.

Scent-trained dogs can detect chronic wasting disease

A study by Amritha Mallikarjun of the School of Veterinary Medicine and colleagues finds that dogs can detect a deadly prion disease by smelling deer dung.

Philadelphia area sees rare outbreak of dog flu | How to keep your pets safe

Stephen Cole of the School of Veterinary Medicine says that there’s been an uptick in canine influenza over the last month and recommends keeping dogs away from other dogs.

Dogs could help state game commission track chronic wasting disease

Studies from the Veterinary School of Medicine’s Working Dog Center have found that dogs can determine if a deer or elk has chronic wasting disease by sniffing the animal’s scat.

A Finnish spitz dog sniffs at a jar labeled CWD+

Trained dogs can sniff out a deadly deer disease

The proof-of-concept investigation by School of Veterinary Medicine researchers suggests detection dogs could be an asset in the effort to identify, contain, and manage chronic wasting disease, a highly contagious ailment.

fluorescent microscopic image of two cells being infected with virus

Harnessing an innate protection against Ebola

School of Veterinary Medicine researchers have identified a cellular pathway that keeps Ebola virus from exiting human cells, with implications for developing new antivirals.

Coryza, an avian influenza lookalike, lingers in Lancaster

Sherrill Davison of the School of Veterinary Medicine outlines the symptoms and signs of infectious coryza, an avian influenza lookalike.

Want a well-trained dog? Start with a better-trained human

Cynthia M. Otto of the School of Veterinary Medicine advises that a good dog trainer actually listens to the dog.

Xylazine, an animal tranquilizer, is a new threat in the opioid epidemic: What we know

Bernd Driessen of the School of Veterinary Medicine says that xylazine is most commonly used in cattle since it’s one of the few sedatives studied in food animals.

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