Coloradoan: CSU professor and ‘father of veterinary medical ethics’ Bernie Rollin dead at 78
Bernie Rollin, a longtime Colorado State University professor and “father of veterinary medical ethics,” died Friday, Nov. 19. He was 78 years old.
Bernie Rollin, a longtime Colorado State University professor and “father of veterinary medical ethics,” died Friday, Nov. 19. He was 78 years old.
Humans are the presumptive spreaders of infection among deer, says Angela Bosco-Lauth, PhD, DVM, assistant professor of biomedical sciences at Colorado State University in Fort Collins.
The samples were tested at the Colorado State University Veterinary Diagnostic Lab and are being verified by the National Veterinary Services Laboratories in Ames, Iowa, according to an agency news release.
Interest in using ivermectin for COVID-19 could divert supplies needed for proven uses, such as fighting river blindness, or for developing novel applications, including in malaria and West Nile Virus, according to Brian Foy, a professor of veterinary medicine at Colorado State Univers
CSU is one of three places in the United States that can surgically treat horses with Wobbler’s, and one of the only places internationally as well.
Located on six acres just north of CSU’s James L. Voss Veterinary Teaching Hospital at the South Medical Campus, the new facility begins its tenure fully operational in its quest to advance regenerative treatments for animals and people alike.
Samples from a variety of animals at the zoo, including the spotted hyenas, were tested after several lions at the facility became ill, according to the National Veterinary Services Laboratories. The hyena samples tested presumptive positive at a lab at Colorado State University, and the cases were confirmed by the national lab.
The samples were tested by the Colorado State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory. The hyenas are the latest in a number of infections confirmed among animals at the Denver Zoo.
The Silver Pick for the Washington Post story was awarded to Science Writer and Senior PR Specialist Mary Guiden, whose media relations efforts led to a June 30 article by Post reporter Carolyn Johnson titled, “Coronavirus vaccines are widely available in the U.S. So why are scientists working on new ones?”
“Colorado State University (CSU) and College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (CVMBS) look forward to our partnership with MCC to encourage and foster success in STEM,” Dr. Mark Zabel, CSU research associate dean, said.