Global Infectious Diseases at the Human-Animal Interface
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Controlling infectious diseases that move within animal populations and from animals to humans is fundamental to safeguarding and improving human health worldwide. WSU is an international leader in this area, from facilitating the development of vaccines for diseases transmitted between animals to providing prevention, surveillance, and detection of emerging diseases moving across animals — and potentially to humans — worldwide. The work of these faculty and students will make the difference between poverty and progress in developing countries and in risk mitigation for human health worldwide.
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Executive director of the Washington Animal Disease
Diagnostic Laboratory (WADDL) at WSU, Terry
McElwain (at left) was instrumental in
creating the National Animal Health Laboratory
(NAHLN), a network of regional laboratories
equipped and trained to monitor for and respond to
possible exotic disease outbreaks affecting
domestic and wild animals. WADDL, one of the
premier diagnostic labs in the world, works closely
with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention to develop and
deploy diagnostic tests for a variety of diseases,
including swine fever, avian influenza, foot and
mouth disease, and others. Early detection of
emerging diseases in animals is vital to minimizing
their impact on animal and human health. Read
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