Veterinary Today Podcast
Veterinary Today discusses veterinary-related topics to help listeners better understand the latest trends and developments in veterinary practice and medicine from individuals making news in the veterinary profession.
This podcast shares information that informs listeners of animal medicine and related procedures, to better serve clients and their pets, companion animals and livestock, and to establish a more informed, knowledgeable, and engaged clinic staff.
Veterinary Today Podcast
Veterinary Today Podcast: Dr. Mark Ernst, Illinois' State Veterinarian - H5N1, Asian Longhorned Tick
Emerging developments surrounding the spread of avian influenza (H5N1) into our nation’s dairy supply are ongoing and ever-changing.
Meanwhile, Illinois has a new invasive species of tick, the Asian longhorned tick, confirmed by entomologists at the National Veterinary Services Laboratory. The species is capable of carrying tick-borne diseases, first identified in beef cattle.
Advisories on each of these topics were recently issued by the Illinois Department of Agriculture. The most recent podcast of Veterinary Today addresses the background of each subject and current practices in monitoring and handling cases of both H5N1 and Asian longhorned ticks that may develop.
Mark Ernst, DVM, State Veterinarian, Illinois Department of Agriculture, joins Debbie Lakamp, CAE, ISVMA Executive Director, in a factual conversation about each development, their current status (as of podcast issue date) and how Illinois veterinarians can manage cases if they are encountered.