09/04/2026
Picture a first-year veterinary student in your large-animal teaching barn. It's her third week of clinical rotations. She's confident and focused, but… maybe a little too relaxed about the PPE protocol because the procedure looks routine. Then a wound irrigation splashes. Fluids on her forearm. No gown.
Was that wound infected with MRSA? Salmonella? Tetanus?
Zoonotic pathogens are a serious issue. Here’s why it’s time for a more programmatic approach to PPE in veterinary care (and how to get there.)