AAEP Virtual Wednesday Round Table 2021: Stop the Spread! Current Topics in Equine Infectious Disease

Dr. DeNotta is a clinical assistant professor and equine veterinary extension specialist at the University of Florida's College of Veterinary Medicine. In addition, she chairs the AAEP’s Infectious Disease Committee and is co-author of the association's Equine Coronavirus Guidelines and Borrelia burgdorferi Infection and Lyme Disease Guidelines. Dr. DeNotta achieved diplomate status from the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine in 2013 and her clinical interests include equine infectious disease and clinical neurology.

Dr. Pelzel-McCluskey is the national equine epidemiologist for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Veterinary Services in Fort Collins, Colo., where she oversees the federal response to reportable equine disease outbreaks nationwide. Dr. Pelzel-McCluskey has been an epidemiologist with state and federal animal health agencies since 2004, after several years in private equine practice. She received a M.S. degree in Immunology and Infectious Disease from Washington State University in 2017.

Dr. Slovis is the director of the Hagyard Equine Medical Institute’s McGee Center and a member of the Lexington, Ky.-based practice. He implemented the current Infectious Disease and Equine Emergency Response Programs at Hagyard and holds the position of Infectious Disease Officer and Equine Emergency Response Co-Director. Dr. Slovis has authored numerous book chapters and published over 50 manuscripts in peer-reviewed veterinary journals. He is the editor of both the Atlas of Equine Endoscopy and the Atlas of Diseases/Disorders of the Foal.