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Cornell K. Lisa Yang Center
for Wildlife Health

September 2026

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News

Far From A Hospital, Even A Deadly Outbreak May Go Undetected

September 25, 2026
Cornell's Dr. Raina Plowright weighs in on a new study that challenges the conventional wisdom that forest clearing is the primary driver of new pandemics.
Deforestation
pandemic
Disease Outbreak
Wildlife
One Health
Ecological Countermeasures
Health Care
Hendra Virus
Australian Flying Foxes
Forest
Disease Ecology
Spillover
Spillover Prevention
Marburg
Ebola
Nipah
MERS
Driver of Disease
Epidemiology
Causation vs Correlation
Virus Outbreak
Animal Pathogen
Outbreak Maps
Argentine Hemorrhagic Fever
Mia Pittiglio is wearing protective gear while standing at a table with a deceased deer laying on it. A colleague stands next to her, also in protective gear.

Blog

Reflecting on a Summer in Wildlife Pathology

September 11, 2026
Over the summer, I had the exciting opportunity to extern with Michigan’s State Wildlife Pathologist. The pathologist, state wildlife veterinarian, and numerous biologists and conservation officers all work for the Department of Natural Resources...
ZAWS
Students
Veterinary Students
Student
Veterinary Student
Student Learning
Necropsy
Wildlife Pathology
Histopathology
New York State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
Externship
Veterinary Externship
Pathology
Epidemiology
Wildlife Epidemiology
Deer
Chronic Wasting Disease
CWD
Hunters
Hunting
Hunter Education
Public Health
Public Policy
White-Tailed Deer
Deer Hunting Season
Wildlife Populations
Population Health
A Seal lays on a sandy beach.
Wildlife Research
Avian Flu
Avian Influenza
Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
H5N1
H5N1 Virus
Elephant Seals
Seals
Australia
Conservation Biology
Data
Data Management
Data Analysis
Wildlife Health Data
Antarctica
Wildlife Conservation Society
Wildlife Disease Ecology
Ecosystem Health
Marine Mammals
Disease Ecology
Public and Ecosystem Health
Public Health
Wildlife Populations
Population Health
Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences
Wildlife Population Health
Marcy Uhart

Fearing Traumatic Seal Die-Off, Australia Moves to Evacuate Polar Research Station

September 11, 2026
The Australian Antarctic Division has made an unprecedented and controversial decision to evacuate its research station on a remote sub-Antarctic island for fear that a highly pathogenic strain of H5N1 avian flu known as 2.3.4.4b will soon reach its shores....
Rod smiling while holding a fish with the ocean in the background.

Blog

Faculty Feature: Dr. Rodman Getchell Reflects on a Career in Fish Health, Mentorship, and Collaboration

September 10, 2026
Even in retirement, Dr. Rodman Getchell still had 60 round goby samples waiting in a university freezer....
Aquatic Animals
AQUAVET
Aquatics
Aquatic Animal Health
Aquatic Ecosystem Health
Aquatic veterinary medicine
Aquatic Animal Medicine
Aquatic Medicine
Health and Welfare of Aquatic Animals
Aquatic Wildlife Medicine
Fish
Fisheries
Veterinary Medicine
Veterinarian
Mentorship
Collaboration
Cornell Veterinary Medical Center Aquatics Facility
Fish Health
Fish Diseases
Fish Pathology
Fish Medicine
Sustainable Fisheries
Fish Farming
Fish and Wildlife Health Conservation
Fish Diversity and Nutrition
One Health
Public and Ecosystem Health
Career
Wildlife Career
Conservation Career
Veterinary Career
Career Pathway
Faculty Feature
Rod Getchell
A group of Royal Penguins.
Avian Flu
Avian Influenza
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus
Bird Flu
H5N1
H5N1 Virus
Influenza
Marine Mammals
Disease Ecology
Wildlife Disease Ecology
Public Health
Public and Ecosystem Health
Department of Public and Ecosystem Health
Wildlife
Wildlife Conservation
Wildlife Health
Seals
Elephant Seals
IUCN

Bird Flu Could Devastate Macquarie Island. Why Are We Removing the Scientists We Need to Understand It?

September 10, 2026
Australia’s Macquarie Island is a haven for species such as elephant and fur seals, penguins, albatrosses and petrels, and a key site for wildlife researchers. But it is not safe from H5N1 bird flu.