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Richard Slemons

ANIMALS, WILDLIFE and VETERINARY MEDICINE, Veterinary Preventive Medicine
Specializing in: Zoonotic Diseases (Animals to Humans), Avian Influenza (Bird Flu)
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Slemons has been studying influenza outbreaks in animals and humans in the U.S. and overseas for more than 30 years. Slemons, professor in the Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, is connected to an extensive and fascinating surveillance network throughout the country.