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The Cool Down: Scientists stunned after virus jumps between humans and animals: ‘It was a very unusual situation’
“It was a very unusual situation to see three different species sequentially infected like this, and we really don’t know how that happened,” said Sue VandeWoude, a CSU veterinarian, virologist, and study author. “[The zoo was] taking significant precautions.”
The Fence Post: Highly pathogenic avian influenza confirmed in a Wyoming backyard flock
The Wyoming Livestock Board and U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a Park County backyard poultry flock. Samples from the flock were tested at the Colorado State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratories in Fort Collins and confirmed at the APHIS National Veterinary Services Laboratories in Ames, Iowa.
Denver Westword: When COVID Jumped the Fence at the Denver Zoo, Researchers Seized the Opportunity
The study’s authors include scientists from Colorado State University, the CSU Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratories and the Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance. One of those authors is Sue VandeWoude, a CSU veterinarian and virologist who has spent years studying how viruses move across species.