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The Conversation: A skin-eating fungus from Europe could decimate Appalachia’s salamanders – but researchers are working to prevent an outbreak
Article by Drs. Deb Miller and Matt Gray (FWF Center for Wildlife Health) on the Bsal fungus and its effect on amphibian skin.
Also: Yahoo! News; Flipboard; Newsbreak; and many more.

EurekAlert! UTIA continues leadership to enhance regional dairy income
The team, led by Liz Eckelkamp, AS, and Hal Pepper, CPA, has been awarded a $6 million grant from USDA as part of the agency’s Diversifying Income and Adding Value by Manufacturing Dairy Products-Phase 2 efforts. UTIA news release.
Also: Hoard’s Dairyman; Perishable News; Greeneville Sun; RT of @UTIAg by Randy Boyd@randyboyd

WSMV TV Nashville (CNN Wire): Tiger at Zoo Knoxville Tests Positive for SARS-CoV-2
A veterinary team from the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine is taking care of the three tigers. Zoo officials said Arya, Bashir and Tanvir are “alert, active and no longer exhibiting symptoms.”
Also: Knoxville News Sentinel; ABC7 Los Angeles; KMOV St. Louis; and many, many more.

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