I had two cousins graduate from the OVC . The eldest is considered to be one of Canada's best "chicken" doctors, his younger brother who also specialized in small birds settled in Nova Scotia working for the government in poultry control. Chickens must be big business in Canada! I'll spare you the teasing and the numerous chicken jokes that the family plucks out every time we all come together. So it's no wonder I like to share OVC news.
Prof. Scott Weese, a pathobiologist at the Ontario Veterinary College, is quoted in a New York Times story this week. The article looks at how methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is increasingly becoming a problem for veterinarians, and quotes numerous experts, including Weese.
Weese is a leading researcher on two zoonotic pathogens — Clostridium difficile and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus — and in veterinary infection control. He has done numerous studies on the subject, including how therapy dogs visiting hospitals and nursing homes may be able to transmit MRSA to people and how pigs are now on the list of potential MRSA carriers.
Weese is a leading researcher on two zoonotic pathogens — Clostridium difficile and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus — and in veterinary infection control. He has done numerous studies on the subject, including how therapy dogs visiting hospitals and nursing homes may be able to transmit MRSA to people and how pigs are now on the list of potential MRSA carriers.
His work with therapy dogs is of special interest to me since I was involved with a program where veterinarians brought in various animals to study the behavioural interaction between patient and animal. Patients who never spoke wouldn't stop talking to these furry visitors. Thinking back now maybe there's something to be said about that! Smile!
In April,2009 Scott was a guest speaker at Bookshelf's Cafe Scientifique.
Photos: http://uoguelph.ca/campus/map/ovc/.
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