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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.

What is infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus (IHNv) in fish? Infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus (IHNv) infects fish across the world and is one of the most common viruses for which fish health regulators require testing. It is regularly detected in wild salmon populations in the Pacific Northwest and is endemic to the United States. IHNv can […]

Clients not only receive high-quality test results tailored to aquatic species when they test with WADDL, they also are able to consult WADDL’s team of veterinarians and veterinary pathologists who have production, clinical, and diagnostic experience working with aquatic species.

Welcome assistant professor Korakrit Poonsuk to the WSU College of Veterinary Medicine.

New Accession Form & Aquatic Health Certificate Fee Please check out the new Aquatic Health Accession Form that is now available on our website. It has been updated to more clearly document submitted specimens and now has options to choose different billing and reporting recipients. In addition, there is a new box at the top […]

Effective May 1, 2023, we will begin charging $35 for each additional biopsy sample from different locations on the same animal, except for multiple punch biopsies as explained below.  For example, a skin mass from the head, with an additional skin mass from the leg and a subcutaneous mass from the abdomen from the same […]

The university is in the early stages of a $1.36 million project to upgrade its biosafety level 3 laboratory and enhance its infectious disease research and pandemic response capacity.

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