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Dr. Ossiboff: Discovers viruses in pythons

A Burmese python that tested positive for serpentovirus An investigation of an outbreak of disease in snakes in Gainesville, Florida, led Dr. Robert Ossiboff, a clinical associate professor at UF, and his team to look more closely at a virus they were already studying that affected captive boas and pythons.

Dr. Alexander: Helps bald eagle back into the wild

Chris Wynn, North Central regional director for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, releases a bald eagle. Credit: Louis Brems A bald eagle rescued in Lake City after a mid-air encounter with another bird left it unable to fly was released back into the wild today (Jan. 10) after…

Dr. Stern: Receives President’s Award

Dr. Stern (left) with the President of ACVP, Dr. Jerry Ritchey, who was also his mentor during his residency at Oklahoma State University. Dr. Adam Stern, a Professor of Forensic Pathology in the Department of Comparative, Diagnostic, and Population Medicine, received the 2022 President’s Award from the American College of…

Dr. Portela: Gets five of a kind

On November 7, we made an amazing discovery! Of the eight articles highlighted as "Top Cited" on the Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia (VAA) Journal website, five came from Dr. Diego…

Stalking Arboviruses

EPI and CVM researcher, Dr. Maureen Long, helps track and diagnose mosquito-borne diseases in Pakistan…