UF IFAS CHeRI
@ufifas-cheri.bsky.social
Research & solutions for diseases in Florida white-tailed deer from the University of Florida IFAS Cervidae Health Research Initiative.
Website: https://wec.ifas.ufl.edu/cheri/
Website: https://wec.ifas.ufl.edu/cheri/
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Hello from the #CHeRI Crew! 🦌
We're a group of scientists with different backgrounds that focus on cervid (deer) research. We aim to provide insights and solutions to the causes of deer diseases in Florida and to create sustainable and healthy herds.
We're a group of scientists with different backgrounds that focus on cervid (deer) research. We aim to provide insights and solutions to the causes of deer diseases in Florida and to create sustainable and healthy herds.
Congratulations to our director @profwisely.bsky.social for receiving the Friend of the Industry Award from the North American Elk Breeders Association, a well-deserved recognition for her work in CHeRI and the captive cervid industry for over a decade!! 👏🦌
December 16, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Congratulations to our director @profwisely.bsky.social for receiving the Friend of the Industry Award from the North American Elk Breeders Association, a well-deserved recognition for her work in CHeRI and the captive cervid industry for over a decade!! 👏🦌
If you think we just respond to necropsy calls, that’s false! We partner with deer farms in FL to collect blood from their live animals so we are able to provide them with real-time HD infection cases as a way to prevent any losses and help us improve our research outcomes.
November 7, 2025 at 3:44 PM
If you think we just respond to necropsy calls, that’s false! We partner with deer farms in FL to collect blood from their live animals so we are able to provide them with real-time HD infection cases as a way to prevent any losses and help us improve our research outcomes.
Antimicrobial resistance is a huge problem when treating deer and that is why CHeRI wanted to assess the resistance patterns as a step for managing cervid health and preserving ecosystem integrity.
Team effort is an understatement in this CHeRI's new study. Please take a read: tinyurl.com/rxe6a3a6
Team effort is an understatement in this CHeRI's new study. Please take a read: tinyurl.com/rxe6a3a6
Frontiers | Characterizing the resistome of Escherichia coli isolated from farmed white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in Florida, United States
BackgroundAntimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a critical public health issue; with many experts suggesting we are already in a post-antibiotic era. The widespr...
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October 23, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Antimicrobial resistance is a huge problem when treating deer and that is why CHeRI wanted to assess the resistance patterns as a step for managing cervid health and preserving ecosystem integrity.
Team effort is an understatement in this CHeRI's new study. Please take a read: tinyurl.com/rxe6a3a6
Team effort is an understatement in this CHeRI's new study. Please take a read: tinyurl.com/rxe6a3a6
A second case of CWD was recently detected in Holmes County. The road-killed doe was found less than a mile from the first detection. Luckily, the positive animal was close enough to the first case that there will be no change in the surveillance or quarantine zones.
Read more: tinyurl.com/2pbuk97u
Read more: tinyurl.com/2pbuk97u
October 9, 2025 at 5:25 PM
A second case of CWD was recently detected in Holmes County. The road-killed doe was found less than a mile from the first detection. Luckily, the positive animal was close enough to the first case that there will be no change in the surveillance or quarantine zones.
Read more: tinyurl.com/2pbuk97u
Read more: tinyurl.com/2pbuk97u
Mule deerpox is a unique pox virus. It's been found in many counties in Florida this year. Learn more about symptoms in deer in this CHeRI resource!
September 24, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Mule deerpox is a unique pox virus. It's been found in many counties in Florida this year. Learn more about symptoms in deer in this CHeRI resource!
We have created an infographic for the New World Screwworm in preparation for the imminent threat to deer farmers in Florida. Got any questions or comments? Let's talk about it!
September 19, 2025 at 6:40 PM
We have created an infographic for the New World Screwworm in preparation for the imminent threat to deer farmers in Florida. Got any questions or comments? Let's talk about it!
🦌New World Screwworm (NWS) was in the U.S. until its elimination in 1966.
🦌 In 2016, 15% of endangered Key Deer died from NWS infestation.
🦌 There is a NWS outbreak in Central America and Mexico right now.
Learn more about it:
🦌Wed, Sept 17 | 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
tinyurl.com/Screwworm-Se...
🦌 In 2016, 15% of endangered Key Deer died from NWS infestation.
🦌 There is a NWS outbreak in Central America and Mexico right now.
Learn more about it:
🦌Wed, Sept 17 | 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
tinyurl.com/Screwworm-Se...
September 15, 2025 at 6:40 PM
🦌New World Screwworm (NWS) was in the U.S. until its elimination in 1966.
🦌 In 2016, 15% of endangered Key Deer died from NWS infestation.
🦌 There is a NWS outbreak in Central America and Mexico right now.
Learn more about it:
🦌Wed, Sept 17 | 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
tinyurl.com/Screwworm-Se...
🦌 In 2016, 15% of endangered Key Deer died from NWS infestation.
🦌 There is a NWS outbreak in Central America and Mexico right now.
Learn more about it:
🦌Wed, Sept 17 | 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
tinyurl.com/Screwworm-Se...
#CHeRI PhD student Emily DeRuyter (@emderuyter-ramirez.bsky.social) explained her exciting research in virology and One Health in a recent interview! You can check it out here: bit.ly/3SE3p8w
Catching up with Emily DeRuyter, virus investigator and One Health Ph.D. student » College of Public Health & Health Professions » University of Florida
She is the first author on two recent papers describing the discovery of previously undocumented viruses.
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June 5, 2025 at 11:52 PM
#CHeRI PhD student Emily DeRuyter (@emderuyter-ramirez.bsky.social) explained her exciting research in virology and One Health in a recent interview! You can check it out here: bit.ly/3SE3p8w
Hello from the #CHeRI Crew! 🦌
We're a group of scientists with different backgrounds that focus on cervid (deer) research. We aim to provide insights and solutions to the causes of deer diseases in Florida and to create sustainable and healthy herds.
We're a group of scientists with different backgrounds that focus on cervid (deer) research. We aim to provide insights and solutions to the causes of deer diseases in Florida and to create sustainable and healthy herds.
June 3, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Hello from the #CHeRI Crew! 🦌
We're a group of scientists with different backgrounds that focus on cervid (deer) research. We aim to provide insights and solutions to the causes of deer diseases in Florida and to create sustainable and healthy herds.
We're a group of scientists with different backgrounds that focus on cervid (deer) research. We aim to provide insights and solutions to the causes of deer diseases in Florida and to create sustainable and healthy herds.