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Consortium for Understanding and Reducing Infectious Diseases in Kentucky

CURE-KY

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    • Emerging Zoonotic Diseases and Animal Health
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Three horses in a pasture.

Emerging Zoonotic Diseases and Animal Health

  • Consortium for Understanding and Reducing Infectious Diseases in Kentucky
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  • Emerging Zoonotic Diseases and Animal Health

Our research in animal health aims at enhancing the well-being of animals. We explore preventative measures, diagnostics, and treatments to address infectious diseases, ensuring the health and productivity of livestock, pets, and wildlife. Our efforts extend to promoting sustainable practices in animal husbandry and veterinary medicine, emphasizing welfare considerations and the responsible use of antimicrobials. The other component of our animal health research is to develop novel tools for rapid detection and characterization of zoonotic pathogens emerging at the animal-human interface and turn the discovery to product development that can protect humans and animals.


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Feng Li, DVM, PhD

  • William Robert Mills Chair in Equine Infectious Disease
UK Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food, and Environment
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Dan Howe

  • Parasitology, Professor
UK Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food, and Environment
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Alan Loynachan

  • UK VDL Interim Director, Professor
UK Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food, and Environment
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Thomas Chambers

  • Professor
UK Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food, and Environment
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Allen Page

  • Assistant Professor
UK Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food, and Environment
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Subba Palli

  • State Entomologist, Department Chair
UK Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food, and Environment

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