Publications by authors named "Carolynn J Bissett"

Objective: To identify challenges veterinarians faced during the COVID-19 pandemic, explore how they coped, identify coping strategies associated with greater resilience, and determine incentives and barriers to performing healthy coping behaviors.

Samples: 266 surveys completed by veterinarians in the Potomac region.

Procedures: A cross-sectional survey was distributed electronically through veterinary medical boards and professional associations between June and September 2021.

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Objective: To explore veterinarians' mental health symptom burden during COVID-19 and identify differences in symptom burden, social support, help seeking, and incentives and barriers associated with receiving help across career stages.

Sample: Online survey responses from 266 veterinarians between June 4 and September 8, 2021.

Procedures: Respondents were grouped by career stage (early [< 5 years of experience], middle [5 to 19 years of experience], or late [≥ 20 years of experience]), and results were compared across groups.

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, genotype Ikeda, was recently detected in North America. Determining the emerging distribution of this pathogen is critical for understanding spread and developing management strategies. Whole blood samples were collected from cattle at Virginia livestock markets from September 2018 through December 2020.

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