Will Sander

About

Dr. Will Sander is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine, where he joined the faculty in August 2018. He specializes in preventive medicine and public health, with a focus on the interface of wildlife, domestic livestock, and humans, particularly in the context of emerging infectious diseases. His research interests include the characterization and epidemiology of emerging infectious diseases in developing countries, aiming to improve human and animal health capacities across species. Locally, his work emphasizes the interactions between environmental, human, and animal health within Illinois, especially in Champaign County, aligning with the One Health approach. Dr. Sander is the director of the DVM/MPH joint degree program, guiding 10-15 students pursuing both degrees. He also serves as a clinical faculty member at the Wildlife Medical Clinic, assisting with case management, triage, and rehabilitation of native wildlife species. His educational background includes a BA in Biology from Colby College, a DVM from the University of Wisconsin, a Master of Public Health in Global Health from Yale University, and certifications as a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine and a Project Management Professional. His professional experience encompasses work at the National Institutes of Health, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and Booz Allen Hamilton,…

Research topics

• Medicine
• Biology
• Pathology
• Internal medicine
• Anesthesia
• Virology
• Veterinary medicine
• Dermatology
• Genetics
• Ecology

Selected publications

• <i>Coxiella burnetii</i> in 3 Species of Turtles in the Upper Midwest, United States

  Emerging infectious diseases · 2021 · 13 citations

  1st authorCorresponding

  Coxiella burnetii, the causative bacterium of the zoonotic disease Q fever, has been documented in many different species. We describe documented turtles that were PCR positive for C. burnetii from multiple locations in Illinois and Wisconsin, USA. Assessing the conservation implications, reservoir potential, and zoonotic risk requires further research.

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• Survey of dermatophytes in stray dogs and cats with and without skin lesions in Puerto Rico and confirmed with MALDI-TOF MS

  PLoS ONE · 2021 · 13 citations

  Dermatophytosis is a common and highly contagious zoonotic skin disease in companion animals. This disease is a major concern in geographical areas that contain large numbers of stray animal populations. Numerous surveys on dermatophytosis among stray animal populations worldwide range between 27% to 50%. In recent years, the US territory of Puerto Rico was impacted by several natural disasters such as hurricanes, which has led to a large increase of abandonment cases and an increase in the stra…

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• The use of alkaline phosphatase and runx2 to distinguish osteosarcoma from other common malignant primary bone tumors in dogs

  Veterinary Pathology · 2022-03-06 · 11 citations

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  In dogs, primary bone tumors can be difficult to distinguish with histopathology. Of those tumors, osteosarcoma (OSA) is the most common and aggressive. In this study, 4 immunohistochemistry markers-alkaline phosphatase (ALP), osteonectin (ON), osteopontin (OP), and runx2-were evaluated for their ability to distinguish OSA from other primary bone tumors. The 42 formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded, primary canine bone tumors included 15 OSAs, 8 chondrosarcomas, 11 fibrosarcomas, and 8 histiocytic s…

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• RETROSPECTIVE STUDY OF MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY OF AFRICAN PENGUINS (SPHENISCUS DEMERSUS) UNDER MANAGED CARE IN NORTH AMERICA: 2007–2018

  Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine · 2021-12-16 · 11 citations

  articleCorresponding

  ) in their collections. The African penguin Species Survival Plan (SSP) veterinary advisors regularly collect information from those facilities to characterize morbidity and mortality for this species and to collate preventative medicine and treatment regimens. These efforts resulted in more than 10 yr of collection of management data across the SSP, representing the care and management of more than a thousand birds. The most common morbidities reported included those of dermatologic (27%, 125/4…

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• Sociodemographic factors associated with Kyasanur forest disease in India - a retrospective study

  IJID Regions · 2024-02-15 · 10 citations

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  Objectives: Kyasanur forest disease (KFD) is a tick-borne disease in India affecting humans and two local non-human primate species. A critical knowledge gap in the scientific literature is the lack of information on how people's sociodemographic factors influence KFD occurrence. Methods: We analyzed available data on KFD from three data sources: (a) 104 peer-reviewed articles using keyword searches on PubMed Central and Google Scholar, (b) 116 Program for Monitoring Emerging Diseases reports, a…

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Frequent coauthors

• Samantha J. Sander

  University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  16 shared

• Ellen Bronson

  University of Wisconsin–Madison

  11 shared

• Danny Cohen‐Zada

  10 shared

• Kelsey M. Trumpp

  University of Georgia

  9 shared

• Dawn Zimmerman

  9 shared

• William A. Testa

  Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

  9 shared

• J. Scott Boone

  Mississippi State University

  4 shared

• Anthony C. Krautmann

  DePaul University

  4 shared

Awards & honors

• Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicin…
• Project Management Professional, 2016

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