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On a typical day, the maternal and child health unit at Coast General Hospital in Mombasa, Kenya, will be bustling with dozens of pregnant women waiting to be attended by the doctor and find out how their babies were progressing. For the women, this is a reassuring monthly routine in a country with high numbers of maternal and infant deaths. Besides the maternal and neonatal deaths, a worry which occupies the pregnant women is the possibility of a baby born with birth defects.

Working with African governments and building on international and local partnerships, Washington State University’s Paul G. Allen School for Global Animal Health is developing the next strategies for the elimination of rabies as a human health threat.

Shortly after returning from a business trip in the fall of 2015, Lauren Grabelle found her dog, “Sugar,” dragging herself across the floor. Her hind limbs were lifeless. Lauren became alarmed.

The artist: photographer, and Veterinary Teaching Hospital client, Lauren Grabelle.

A Washington State University-led research team determined rabies vaccines stored at warmer temperatures still protect against the disease in dogs.

The WSU College of Veterinary Medicine started the program in 2013 by partnering with regional humane societies.

Anna, a 10-year-old chestnut colored boxer had always been healthy.

“I trust WSU. I have a very high level of confidence in the care we receive.”

Beginning in the summer of 2015, the Paul G. Allen School for Global Animal Health is partnering with veterinary clinics and their clients to eliminate rabies as a public health problem worldwide. The goal is zero human deaths by 2030. “We are partnering with veterinary clinics around the country because together we can do more […]

In rural Kenyan villages where few families have electricity or indoor plumbing, a surprising technology helps researchers study the health of animals and people: the cell phone.