Gauging the Effectiveness of Yellow Fever Vaccine for Monkeys
SUMMARY: Researchers will assess if the currently available yellow fever vaccine for humans is equally safe and effective in New World primates as a tool to address disease outbreaks.
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Studying Tuberculosis in African Lions – Fellowship Training Grant
SUMMARY: Researchers will develop in-field methods and criteria to identify African lions with tuberculosis to guide disease mitigation efforts. THE PROBLEM: Mycobacterium bovis (M. bovis) is the causative agent of...
Understanding Disease Transmission in Bottlenose Dolphins – Fellowship Training Grant
SUMMARY: Researchers will evaluate the relationships between season changes, population dynamics, and climate change and their impact on disease transmission in bottlenose dolphins to help predict and monitor future disease outbreaks.
Studying Spillover Strains of Foot-and-Mouth Disease in African Buffalo – Fellowship Training Grant
SUMMARY: Researchers will study foot-and-mouth disease strains circulating in buffalo and cattle living in overlapping ranges in South Africa to identify outbreak sources and strains contributing to widespread disease.
Understanding a Deadly Hemorrhagic Disease in Elephants – Fellowship Training Grant
SUMMARY: Researchers will investigate the impact of elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus hemorrhagic disease in Myanmar’s managed elephant population to help improve health management efforts for Asian elephants.
The Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project and Morris Animal Foundation
January 21, 2015 – Did you know that the Foundation played a role in the formation of the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project? Learn about this important part of our history.
Improving Reproductive Success in Tigers – Fellowship Training Grant
SUMMARY: Researchers will identify factors associated with the reproductive success and failure of Amur and Sumatran tigers housed in European zoos and create a biobank of cryopreserved sperm samples to assist with species conservation and breeding programs.
Understanding Drivers of Sarcoptic Mange in American Black Bears – Fellowship Training Grant
SUMMARY: Researchers will study genetic influences and skin microbiome (bacteria and fungi) in mange development in American black bears, a growing disease concern for this species.
Chronic Kidney Disease in Cats: What Every Owner Needs to Know, and How Research Is Changing the Odds
March 10, 2026 – If your cat is older than 10, chronic kidney disease is one of the most important health threats you should understand. Here's what the science says, and what Morris Animal Foundation is doing about it.
Investigating Viral Mutations Associated with a New Form of Feline Infectious Peritonitis
SUMMARY: Researchers will study the effect mutations of FCoV-2 on the development of feline infectious peritonitis (FIP).