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    An imagined scene from the end of the Cretaceous Period, more than 66 million years ago, has the newly identified softshell turtle Hutchemys walkerorum dwelling alongside iconic species from the Age of the Dinosaurs.

    Newly identified softshell turtle lived alongside T. rex and Triceratops

    SARS-CoV-2 is moving between humans and wildlife

    In humans the pandemic is showing signs of ebbing. In white-tailed deer and other wildlife, however, infections appear widespread.

    Pandemic preparedness, three years early

    When Penn Nursing Dean Antonia M. Villarruel and Professor Deborah Becker gave a 2018 presentation at Perry World House with Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins about the need for disaster preparedness, they had no idea just how prescient that talk—and…

    Stopping Disease Transmission at the Source

    Dr. Michael Povelones considers how the chain of disease transmission could be halted before a pathogen ever leaves the mosquito vector.

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    Penn Vet Establishes Institute for Infectious and Zoonotic Diseases

    Signaling the world’s vulnerability to disease, Penn Vet is launching the Institute for Infectious and Zoonotic Diseases to confront emerging and re-emerging zoonotic and vector-borne diseases, with a goal of…

    Igor Brodsky, PhD, Named Chair of the Department of Pathobiology at Penn Vet

    Igor Brodsky, AB, PhD, has been appointed Chair of the Department of Pathobiology at Penn Vet effective October 1, 2021.

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    In the Office with Dr. Eman Anis

    Get to know Assistant Professor of Microbiology Eman Anis.

    Leaky blood-brain barrier and schizophrenia

    The blood-brain barrier keeps out anything that could lead to disease and dangerous inflammation—at least when all is functioning normally.

    A hen with her eggs.

    Poultry in a Pandemic: Getting the Facts on Keeping Backyard Flocks

    Faculty In This Story With the COVID-19 pandemic wearing on, many Americans are turning to raising poultry to fill their extra time at home. While raising backyard birds is a…

    Taking on wildlife disease

    When wildlife biologist Matthew Schnupp began his career, the emphasis was on conserving habitat. “The paradigm of wildlife management for the last 20 years has been habitat management,” he says,…

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