Global Animal Health News

  • WSU Shield
    04.07.2016
    Rabies Just Can’t Get Any Respect
    Last year, people watched with horror as Ebola ravaged West Africa and spread fear around the globe. Now it’s the turn of the upstart Zika virus to grab the headlines as an international health emergency.
     The Huffington Post
  • WSU Shield
    01.08.2016
    Veterinary prof to lead wild sheep research endowment
    Washington State University professor Thomas Besser was named the Rocky Crate D.V.M. and Wild Sheep Foundation Endowed Chair in Wild Sheep Disease Research.
     WSU Insider
  • WSU Shield
    12.10.2015
    There is a Rabies Vaccine But 59 Thousand People Still Die From It Every Year
    After an international meeting of researchers, the World Health Organization is calling for renewed efforts in fighting a disease that kills one person every 10 minutes worldwide.
    Motherboard - Vice News
  • WSU Shield
    12.10.2015
    WSU Part of WHO Plan for Eliminating Human Rabies
    The Paul G. Allen School for Global Animal Health at Washington State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine is a vital link in the framework announced today for elimination of human rabies worldwide by 2030.
     WSU Insider
  • WSU Shield
    12.10.2015
    Increasing and accurately measuring rabies vaccination coverage in Tanzania
    Since 2003 the Serengeti Health Initiative has been carrying out rabies vaccination campaigns that aim to achieve the 70% coverage required in order to eliminate rabies.
    MedicalXpress
  • WSU Shield
    10.13.2015
    Weighing benefits, risks of wild birds on organic farms
    Washington State University will help organic growers protect human health by assessing the risks and benefits of wild birds on organic farms.
     WSU Insider
  • WSU Shield
    09.21.2015
    Partnering with Veterinarians and Clients to End Rabies
    Beginning in the summer of 2015, the Allen School is partnering with veterinary clinics and their clients to eliminate rabies as a public health problem worldwide.
    Global Health Perspective
  • WSU Shield
    08.27.2015
    Four win DNA sequencing research grants at WSU
    Four researchers at Washington State University recently received grants for their next-generation DNA sequencing projects through the Genomics Core Laboratory at WSU Health Sciences Spokane.
    WSU Insider
  • Anthony Nicola in the lab
    07.21.2015
    The herpes experts are coming – one is already here
    More than 500 scientists from around the globe will gather in Idaho this week to confront the scarlet letter “H.” Herpes will be the focus of the 40th Annual International Herpesvirus Workshop in Boise, running Saturday through Wednesday.
     WSU Insider
  • African child with a dog.
    07.02.2015
    Notes from the Field: Freedom from the Cold Chain by Allowing Villagers to Help Themselves
    Today the team are carrying out a WSU-funded vaccine trial that will determine whether our hypothesis—that the rabies vaccine is still effective even when it is not stored at cold temperatures—is true.
     Global Health Perspective