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    A New Study from Penn Vet Reveals an Unsung Immune Defender as a Key Guardian of Gut Health and Metabolism

    A pioneering new study published in Nature Microbiology, led by Oriol Sunyer, PhD, and a team of researchers at Penn Vet and the University of New Mexico, have uncovered a…

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    Keeping food safe and animals healthy

    A strain of the H5N1 virus—best known for causing avian influenza—was detected in U.S. dairy cattle for the first time in March 2024. It has since spread to more than…

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    Food waste: Recycling, not discarding, offers huge environmental benefits

    Researchers at Penn Vet examine how common food waste recycling methods, including composting, could have a big impact on greenhouse gas emissions and the use of natural resources.

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    Penn Vet Equine Orthopedic Surgeon Awarded Grant For Research to Restore Joint Health in Horses

    The Jacques Jenny Endowed Chair in Orthopedic Surgery and Associate Professor of Large Animal Surgery, Kyla Ortved, DVM, PhD, DACVS, DACVSMR, at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine…

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    Veterinary student on the human benefits of poultry medicine

    Growing up in Exton, Pennsylvania, Dana Bubka didn’t have any family members with a veterinary or agricultural background, and she had not even held a chicken before starting college at…

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    Understanding the immune response to a persistent pathogen

    Penn Vet researchers show that the immune system can recognize and control the latent stage of the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, a finding that can inform the study of latency in…

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    University of Pennsylvania Avian Influenza Experts Provide Briefing to Pennsylvania Policy Makers

    As concerns about the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreak continue to grow, experts from the University’s School of Veterinary Medicine (Penn Vet) and Perelman School of Medicine (PSOM) visited…

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    University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine Leading Collaborative Effort Against Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza

    Since 2022, highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has rapidly spread throughout the Americas and poses ongoing risks to wildlife, livestock, and human health. The current outbreak is notable for infecting…

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    Identifying a proliferating repairman for tissue in damaged lungs

    Penn Vet and Penn Medicine researchers found that endothelial cells lining the veins in lungs contribute to repair of blood vessels after lung injury.

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    Research on key host pathways has implications for Ebola and beyond

    Mortality rates from Ebola outbreaks can be as high as 90%, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and 55 people died in the most recent outbreak in…

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