Volunteers from Ohio State’s College of Veterinary Medicine, including students, faculty and staff as well as veterinarians from the local Columbus community helped perform spay/neuter surgeries and wellness checks to animals for Our Oath in Action Day – Ohio, a philanthropic event sponsored by the American Veterinary Medical Foundation and Hill’s Pet Nutrition that offers free clinical services to animals owned by low-income clients. “Through Our Oath in Action Day, we have provided…services to those in great need in Columbus, Ohio, including pet owners who are homeless, living in assisted living and those who are home-bound receiving Meals on Wheels,” said Laura Sutherland, event coordinator and third-year veterinary student. “Our…
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Researchers study survival of influenza A viruses in Ohio wetlands
Thanks to an Ohio Sea Grant-funded study, Dr. Richard Slemons and Dr. Andrew Bowman, both professors in the Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine and directors of the Animal Influenza Ecology and Epidemiology Research Program, and their research team surveyed wetland areas in northern Ohio to monitor for influenza A viruses. The goal of the project was to determine how long certain types of influenza A viruses, such as H5N1 (A.K.A. avian flu), could survive in marshes surrounding Lake Erie if introduced by wildlife into the environment. Slemons and Bowman’s research team included staff, undergraduate, graduate and veterinary students, field assistants and a certified wildlife biologist who served as a consultant. “We…