Texas A&M Researchers See Success In First Tests Of Oral Anthrax Vaccine In White-Tailed Deer
These tests bring the researchers one step closer to an anthrax vaccine for wild deer that aims to stop the disease’s spread throughout the state and, potentially, beyond. Researchers at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) are closer to developing an oral vaccine for anthrax thanks to a recent study […]
Texas A&M Education Abroad Course Offers Hands-On Experiences In African Wildlife Medicine
Texas A&M University undergraduates and veterinary students have the unique opportunity to learn about wildlife medicine and gain hands-on experience during a summer education abroad course led by Drs. James Derr and Walter Cook, faculty members in the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences. The two-and-a-half-week “African Wildlife Medicine” course in the […]
Three VMBS Faculty Members Recognized For Teaching Excellence
The Texas A&M Association of Former Students has awarded three School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) faculty members with college-level teaching awards for their dedication to students. The VMBS’ 2022 award recipients are clinical associate professors Drs. Walt Cook and Johanna Heseltine and assistant professor Dr. Annie Newell-Fugate. The recipients were nominated by […]
New Study Indicates Captive Texas Deer Can Contract, Likely Transmit SARS-CoV-2 Virus To Each Other
A new study by Texas A&M’s College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVMBS) has revealed that captive white-tailed deer in Texas are susceptible to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. With over 90% of the captive deer at one facility testing positive for the virus, the authors indicate their findings likely reflect deer-to-deer transmission. […]
Texas A&M CVMBS Researcher Developing First Oral Anthrax Vaccine For Livestock, Wildlife
There may soon be a new weapon in the centuries-old battle against anthrax thanks to groundbreaking work at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVMBS). Anthrax, a disease caused by a bacterium called Bacillus anthracis, contaminates surface soil and grasses, where it may be ingested or inhaled by livestock or grazing […]
Cook Testifies on Wildlife Disease Before Senate Committee
Dr. Walter Cook, a clinical associate professor in the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences’ (CVM) Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, was recently invited to testify before the full Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works as a subject matter expert. During the Committee’s “Examining the Impacts of Diseases on Wildlife Conservation and […]
