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a robust contact tracing program; and
monitored isolation and quarantine space to ensure care for individuals who tested positive for COVID-19.
“An effort of this scale could only have been achieved through the diligence and skill of hundreds of people working together,” Fauci wrote, “and I applaud each and every one of you for your contributions to fighting this pandemic.” Jason Koski/Cornell University
Bridget Flanigan, Cornell Health nurse manager, manages the isolation/quarantine team; coordinates COVID testing at Cornell Health and at the hotels where students are in quarantine.
“It’s been meaningful to know my team and I contributed to controlling the spread of the virus on campus and in our community.”
A newly funded project aims to mitigate the risks of cattle diseases.
Transboundary and emerging diseases are constant threats to the livestock industry. Even as biosafety measures have evolved, there is always the lingering threat of highly contagious or newly discovered diseases impacting animal health.
Diego Diel, DVM, associate professor at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, will serve as project director, and Kiril Dimitrov, DVM, TVMDL virology diagnostics section head, will co-lead this $1 million project. The project will be implemented in collaboration with the National Animal Health Laboratory Network, NAHLN, and the Plum Island Animal Disease Center. It is funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture, NIFA.
Jan 28, 2021
Transboundary and emerging diseases are constant threats to the livestock industry. Even as biosafety measures have evolved, there is always the lingering threat of highly contagious or newly discovered diseases impacting animal health.
Through a newly funded project, researchers from Cornell University’s Animal Health Diagnostic Center (AHDC) and the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) aim to mitigate risks certain diseases pose to the cattle industry by developing technology to detect diseases before outbreaks occur or become widespread.
Diego Diel, DVM, Ph.D., associate professor at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, will serve as project director, and Kiril Dimitrov, DVM, Ph.D., TVMDL virology diagnostics section head, will co-lead the $1 million project. The project will be implemented in collaboration with the National Animal Health Laboratory Network (NAHLN) and the Plum Island Animal Disease Center. It is funded by