MSI PI Carol Cardona Discusses Avian Influenza

The expertise of MSI Principal Investigator Carol Cardona, a professor in the Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences (College of Veterinary Medicine), has been called on extensively during the past week in articles about the avian influenza outbreak among Minnesota turkeys. Professor Cardona is an expert in infectious disease in domestic poultry. Publications in which she is quoted include:

• Minnesota Public Radio
• AgWeek 
• The Washington Post
• KSTP-TV
• St. Paul Pioneer Press
• Minneapolis Star-Tribune
• St. Cloud [Minnesota] Times
• West Central Tribune

Professor Cardona uses MSI resources to investigate the mechanisms that underlie respiratory disease in poultry. She and her research group are profiling the microbiome of chickens and are evaluating the roles of the microbiota (virome, bacteriome, and fungome).