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June 18, 2025
As a veterinary student interested in specializing in zoological medicine, I had the privilege of conducting research focused on investigating the effects of hetastarch on coagulation in Asian elephants...
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March 25, 2025
Cornell researchers recently published a study providing the first genetic evidence of canine coronavirus infection in a felid. These findings suggest that felids may play a central role in the emergence of recombinant alphacoronavirus.
September 19, 2024
A new study from Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine researchers finds the first genetic evidence of feline coronavirus transmission between a captive wild and a domestic cat.
August 27, 2024
New York state lawmakers announced $19.5 million in capital funding to the New York State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory to expand the Animal Health Diagnostic Center at Cornell.
April 19, 2024
Cornell virology experts are sequencing the bird flu virus that recently affected cows in Texas, after work at Cornell and two other veterinary diagnostic laboratories found the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus in cattle samples, a first for this species.
February 08, 2024
While the coronavirus pandemic reinvigorated the spotlight on One Health, the focus has generally been on wildlife and livestock. A study by Cornell researchers show that companion animals or peri-domestic wildlife can act as notable reservoirs for pathogens that may affect human health as well.
January 30, 2024
A transformational gift from philanthropist and Cornell alumna K. Lisa Yang ’74 will endow and rename the Cornell Wildlife Health Center as the Cornell K. Lisa Yang Center for Wildlife Health at the College of Veterinary Medicine.
January 08, 2024
Cornell researchers have discovered coronaviruses in wild carnivores that had never been reported in these species before.
January 02, 2024
Cats occupy a distinct position in the ecological networks of companion animals, humans and peri-domestic species – wild and feral animals living near human habitations – according to a recent review article by a team of Cornell researchers.
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November 01, 2023
This new paper by Cornell researchers presents background and commentary focusing on companion and peri-domestic animals as disease risk for humans, taking into account the human-animal interface and population dynamics between the animals themselves.