Amanda Yager receives 2023 Crimson Spirit Recognition
We are delighted to report that Amanda Yager, Research Services Manager with the Paul G. Allen School for Global Animal Health, is a Crimson Spirit Award recipient.
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Backpack Journalism Program will cover global health in Kenya
This spring break, the Murrow College of Communication 2023 Backpack Journalism expedition travels to Nairobi, Kenya where students will report on research from the Paul G. Allen School for Global Health and related topics.
Meet Paulo Tango, a member of the Rabies Free Tanzania team
What is your role with Rabies Free Africa and what attracted you to this role? My role is to reduce rabies by making sure all dogs and cats are vaccinated. What attracted me to this role is the way I see how rabies affected the lives of livestock and humans, and I wanted to be […]
Covid-19 still a dangerous global health threat – WHO
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WSU ‘Q fever’ research earns $3 million in funding
Q fever naturally infects goats, sheep, and cattle. If transmitted to humans, the infection can lead to diverse clinical outcomes including flu-like symptoms, miscarriage or stillbirth in pregnant women.
WSU-led report backs nationwide wastewater-disease surveillance
A report, from a national committee chaired by WSU’s Guy Palmer, recommends investing in wastewater testing for infectious diseases across the country, as some organizations have done for COVID-19.
Federal budget helps fund WSU infectious disease, mental health research
WSU is crediting strong support from the state’s congressional delegation with helping secure significant funding in the new federal spending bill signed into law last month by President Joe Biden.
Meet our researchers: Dr. Viveka Vadyvaloo
Dr. Viveka Vadyvaloo hopes her research in the Paul G. Allen School for Global Health will lead to unraveling how fleas transmit the bacterial agent of the bubonic plague, which still occurs throughout the world, including in the western areas of the United States.
Why Q-fever and other zoonotic diseases are rising
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Graduate student collaborates with PNNL on infectious disease prediction modeling
A WSU student is using internet‑based data collection about disease events in pre‑determined locations and various modeling techniques to predict the spread of diseases.