Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory
WSU receives $1.5M to track zoonotic viruses in livestock
The funding will help identify and track respiratory pathogens in the Pacific Northwest, including avian influenza virus.
Meet the researchers: Dr. Kyle Taylor
Since joining the WSU College of Veterinary Medicine in 2016, Dr. Kyle Taylor has dedicated his career to advancing wildlife disease research and welfare. His extensive research portfolio includes studies on elk hoof disease, moose mortality, bighorn sheep pneumonia, and diseases affecting bile-farmed Asiatic black bears.
Parasitic worm likely playing role in decline of moose populations
Moose populations have been dwindling for years across the country due to many factors, but new WSU research has found the impact of the arterial worm has likely been underestimated.
As fears over respiratory illness in dogs spread, Washington state vet says there isn’t enough data to panic
The Spokesman-Review
Expert recommends isolating dogs amid deadly, highly contagious, ‘mysterious illness’
KIRO 7 | Seattle
Ed McLeary Distinguished Professorship in Aquatic Animal Health
In the summer of 2023, Thomas joined the Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory and Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University as an associate professor.
AI and digital pathology to be a ‘game-changer’ at WADDL
The Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory is digitizing its pathology slides and developing computer algorithms to automatically flag samples.
WADDL plays important summer role screening fish for emerging diseases
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.
