Protein found that may hold key to preventing a tick-borne disease
New WSU research has pinpointed a protein that appears to play a role in how a harmful bacteria establishes itself in ticks before being transmitted to human hosts.
Vector-borne Disease
Meet our researchers: Dr. Dana Shaw
Dr. Dana Shaw joined the College of Veterinary Medicine in 2018, and today her research in the Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology investigates the molecular mechanisms that govern all phases of pathogen-vector-host interactions.
NIH grant to expand research into tick‑borne diseases
A $2.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health will allow WSU researchers to take the next steps toward blocking transmission of Lyme disease and anaplasmosis.
Study may advance control strategies for cattle killer
A parasite may initially infect cattle with multiple strains of bovine Anaplasmosis.
Committed to a deadly parasite
Susan Noh looks to optimize animal health by collaborating with researchers across WSU.
New Faculty Spotlight: Jason Park
Park is a new first-year research assistant professor in the College of Veterinary Medicine investigating Anaplasma—a pathogen spread by ticks that infects humans and large mammals.
Circling in on a vaccine target for Babesia bovis
Babesia bovis is a tick-borne disease that annually kills millions of cattle worldwide.
WSU faculty host free international seminar
Virtual seminar series centering on vector‑borne disease.
Pursuing a pathogen: building on a century of research
WSU researchers are working to produce a vaccine that can be used against diverse strains of Anaplasma marginale, a pathogen with an up to 36% mortality rate in cattle.
Cracking the Lyme disease code
New Washington State University research could help make sure persistent arthritis caused by Lyme disease doesn’t linger for a lifetime.
