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Month: March 2021

Local health informatics expert making a global impact

Local health informatics expert making a global impact

Years ago, Dr. Theresa Bernardo received a call from a colleague in the Caribbean asking about the safety of live animal imports from Europe. Little did she know that answering that request would lead to the launch of a multi-lingual database and mapping system to track the global spread of animal diseases.

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Traditional grazing practice a win-win for community and cattle

Traditional grazing practice a win-win for community and cattle

A challenging winter landscape hardened with cliffs, caves and archaeological rock formations on Ireland's rugged west coast is not where you'd expect to graze cattle – but for ecological restoration and preservation, livestock are precisely what this area needs, says a U of G anthropology researcher.

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Genetics a useful tool for predicting Salmonella outbreaks

Genetics a useful tool for predicting Salmonella outbreaks

Hearing the word Salmonella likely makes you think of raw chicken, not fruits and vegetables. However, this past summer Canada saw 515 confirmed cases of Salmonella linked to red onions, a number that a University of Guelph food microbiologist is now working to prevent.

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