Veterinary Medicine | Penn Today

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The immune system does battle in the intestines to keep bacteria in check

New research from Penn’s School of Veterinary Medicine demonstrates that Yersinia pseudotuberculosis, a relative of the bacterial pathogen that causes plague, triggers the body’s immune system to form lesions in the intestines called granulomas.

Do mares really need antibiotics for bacterial endometritis?

Tamara Dobbie of the School of Veterinary Medicine calls for a responsible, evidence-based approach to antibiotics when treating mares with bacterial endometritis.

Canine influenza virus may be winding down in Philadelphia region, but vets advise caution

Deborah Mandell of the School of Veterinary Medicine says that the recent canine influenza outbreak in Pennsylvania appears to be slowing down, though she still advises precautionary measures.

Bird flu can jump to mammals. Should we worry?

Louise Moncla’s lab at the School of Veterinary Medicine is developing ways to scan genetic blueprints of past outbreaks for signatures of a virus that can jump between different animal species.

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.

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