The Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory recently detected the state’s first case of the disease and is now gearing up for increased surveillance and testing of deer populations.
Moose populations have been dwindling for years across the country due to many factors, but new WSU research has found the impact of the arterial worm has likely been underestimated.
The Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory is digitizing its pathology slides and developing computer algorithms to automatically flag samples.
A federally funded project at WSU’s College of Veterinary Medicine could be pivotal in detecting emerging viruses that may threaten important and at‑risk aquatic species like salmon.
As part of the $1.7 billion Pathogen Genomics Center of Excellence, the Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory will play a key role preventing the spread of disease-causing pathogens, including new COVID-19 variants.