SARS-CoV-2 team recognized by the Employee Appreciation Board
The Colorado State University Employee Appreciation Board recently honored the SARS-CoV-2 team in the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory for going above and beyond its normal duties.
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Transfort lifts mask requirement effective immediately
Transfort, the transit agency owned by the City of Fort Collins, has announced it is lifting its mask requirement for passengers effective immediately. This change affects all Transfort routes, including MAX and FLEX, as well as Transfort bus stops and transit centers.
New York Times: Vaccine Hesitancy Comes for Pet Parents
“The anti-vaccination movement was a cause for concern before Covid,” said Lori Kogan, one of the study’s authors and a professor at Colorado State University who studies human-animal interactions. “It’s certainly a cause for concern now.” Kogan is also conducting a follow-up study exploring pet vaccine hesitancy in the wake of Covid-19, with data due within the next few months.
Team of Colorado State University researchers taking wastewater epidemiology to next level
While the campus and state wastewater testing programs have functioned well as part of the overall pandemic response, Susan De Long and her collaborators want to streamline the process so it can be applied more broadly.
Environmental News Network: Viral Evolution in Animals Could Reveal Future of COVID-19
“SARS-CoV-2, in the realm of coronaviruses, has a very broad species range,” said Laura Bashor.
WebMD: COVID Spread Among Deer Causes Concern Over New Variants
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.
Washington Post: Denver Zoo reports world's first coronavirus cases in hyenas
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.
New York Times: Two spotted hyenas at the Denver Zoo are the first known to have Covid-19
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.
Viral evolution in animals could reveal future of COVID-19
The CSU team analyzed mutation types occurring in SARS-CoV-2 after cross-species infection.
CBS4Denver: Renowned CSU Veterinary Hospital Cuts Hours Due To Staffing Shortage
VIDEO: Dr. Amanda Cavanagh, Assistant Professor of Urgent Care at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital, said a lack of staffing, increased demand for animal medical services and scheduling issues have forced the university to cut service hours through October (2021).