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Zoo Miami Veterinary Hospital Internship (Open to Undergrads)

The internship at Zoo Miami is designed for college students or recent graduates interested in multi-species animal health.

Special WHOI Webinar: Corals in Crisis: How Scientists are Racing to Stop a Deadly Disease

Special WHOI Webinar: Corals in Crisis: How Scientists are Racing to Stop a Deadly Disease

Special webinar presented Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI).

June 3, 2020 Webinars & Presentations
June 2020 ZOHU Webinar: Assessing the Risks of Reverse Zoonotic Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from Humans to North American Wildlife

June 2020 ZOHU Webinar: Assessing the Risks of Reverse Zoonotic Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from Humans to North American Wildlife

Talk presented during the June 2020 CDC Zoonoses & One Health (ZOHU) Updates Call. ZOHU Calls are FREE one-hour monthly webinars that provide timely education on zoonotic and infectious diseases, One Health, antimicrobial resistance, food safety, vector-borne diseases, recent outbreaks, and related health threats at the animal-human-environment interface.

June 3, 2020 Webinars & Presentations
Webinar- The Health of Cranes: Avian Medicine in Conservation

Webinar- The Health of Cranes: Avian Medicine in Conservation

Webinar organized by the International Crane Foundation, featuring Dr. Barry Hartup- Director of Conservation Medicine

May 27, 2020 Webinars & Presentations
Postdoctoral Research Scientist – Emerging infectious diseases (WNS and Bsal)

Postdoctoral Research Scientist – Emerging infectious diseases (WNS and Bsal)

Post-doc position with USGS, Turner falls, MA to improve disease management decisions.

May 25, 2020 Job Postings
Salinity stress increases the severity of ranavirus epidemics in amphibian populations

Salinity stress increases the severity of ranavirus epidemics in amphibian populations

This research demonstrates how a small change in habitat quality can increase the severity of ranavirus epidemics.

May 25, 2020 News, Research & Publications
First report of white-nose syndrome deaths in North Dakota bats

First report of white-nose syndrome deaths in North Dakota bats

North Dakota Game and Fish issued a news release reporting the first documented WNS deaths in the state’s bats.

May 25, 2020 Current Disease Events, News
Moose Health in North America- Current Research

Moose Health in North America- Current Research

Compilation of recent research on moose health and mortality, published from 2015-2020.

COVID-19 means social distancing for black-footed ferrets

COVID-19 means social distancing for black-footed ferrets

A recent article published by The Wildlife Society looks at the challenges facing black-footed ferrets, given that they may be susceptible to COVID-19.

May 20, 2020 News
MS in Conservation Medicine- Tufts University

MS in Conservation Medicine- Tufts University

The MS in Conservation Medicine (MCM) uses a One Health approach to address urgent issues facing our planet, including emerging and resurging diseases, habitat use conflicts, environmental contamination, ecosystem and climate change, biodiversity loss, and ecosystem function degradation.