Since February 2022, the United States has been dealing with a severe outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in commercial and backyard bird flocks. In a series of videos, Dr. Kim Dodd, the director of the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, explains how the current outbreak began and what makes it unique.

Otto, a one-year-old Wirehaired Pointing Griffon, presented to the Internal Medicine service at the MSU Veterinary Medical Center after his primary veterinarian noted that the energetic young dog did not appear to have an opening for his right ear to the ear canal.

Check out some photos from Dr. Bartolomeo Gorgoglione's recent trip to Southeast Asia!

Using resources from the Holden Fund, the College of Veterinary Medicine recently purchased two Microsoft HoloLens 2 headsets to generate real-time closed captions for deaf and hearing-impaired students working in the clinic.