Swine Flu Experts
Key points
- Butch Baker Senior Clinician of Food Supply Veterinary Medicine Unit.
- Jim Roth Veterinary Microbiology and Preventative Medicine.
- Pat Halbur Chair of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine, Executive Director of Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory.
- Bruce Janke, Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine.
Iowa State University experts in Swine flu
Dr. Butch Baker Senior Clinician of Food Supply Veterinary Medicine Unit.
As current president of the American Association of Swine Veterinarians, Dr. Baker has a grasp of the issues relating to Swine Flu. His organization includes members from Mexico, where the flu has had the greatest impact.
Dr. Jim Roth Veterinary Microbiology and Preventative Medicine.
Dr. Roth is an immunologist who works on numerous fronts to improve the availability and use of biologics for animal health needs worldwide. Dr. Roth also serves as the Executive Director of the Institute for International Cooperation in Animal Biologics.
Dr. Pat Halbur Chair of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine, Executive Director of Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory.
Dr. Halbur is an expert in swine respiratory disease and PRRSV.
Dr. Bruce Janke, Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine.
In 1998, Dr. Janke was part of a team that identified a new subtype of Swine Influenza Virus (SIV) - the first new subtype detected since the disease was discovered in the U.S. in 1918. The researchers have since developed new diagnostic tests for differential diagnosis, and experimentally reproduced the virus to enable vaccine evaluation, molecular characterization and epidemiology studies
Dr. Rodger Main Director of Operations Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory,
Dr. Main oversees the daily operation of the diagnostic laboratory’s performance of diagnostic services, comprehensive surveillance testing programs and applied research on diseases of high relevance to animal agriculture.
Source: Iowa State University
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