Ep 75: Canine infectious respiratory disease (CIRD) complex, with Emi Barker

Canine infectious respiratory disease (CIRD) complex, formerly known as kennel cough, is a contagious cause of acute-onset cough in dogs. To explain more, Langford Vets referral clinician Emi Barker joins this Vet Times Podcast. Emi has also written a Focus article for Vet Times on this subject (Volume 52 Issue 30, Pages 6-8), entitled “Kennel cough beyond the kennel – CIRD and COVID-19’s parallels”, which can be read at https://www.vettimes.co.uk/article/kennel-cough-beyond-the-kennel-cird-and-covid-19s-parallels/ ________________________ 𝗘𝗠𝗜 𝗕𝗔𝗥𝗞𝗘𝗥, 𝗕𝗦𝗰(𝗛𝗼𝗻𝘀), 𝗕𝗩𝗦𝗰(𝗛𝗼𝗻𝘀), 𝗣𝗵𝗗, 𝗣𝗚𝗖𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗧𝗟𝗛𝗘, 𝗗𝗶𝗽𝗘𝗖𝗩𝗜𝗠-𝗖𝗔, 𝗠𝗥𝗖𝗩𝗦 Emi qualified from the University of Bristol in 2003, completed a PhD in companion animal infectious disease in 2011 and gained a European Diploma in Small Animal Internal Medicine in 2016. She is a referral clinician at Langford Vets with an interest in infectious disease.