WSU researcher awarded $2.7M to study Lyme disease
Troy Bankhead will use the funding to study how the bacteria that causes Lyme disease evades its host’s immune system and establishes a persistent infection.
Zoonotic Disease
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.
Why Q-fever and other zoonotic diseases are rising
The Standard
College of Veterinary Medicine awarded NIH grant to combat zoonotic disease
The funding will continue post-doctoral programs to train scientists in infectious diseases and microbial immunology.
WSU professor to co‑lead NSF‑funded institute for emerging virus research
Stephanie Seifert has been named as a co‑lead investigator for a new National Science Foundation-funded institute designed to advance research and education around viral emergence.
Squirrels could make monkeypox a forever problem
The Atlantic
WSU experts: Washington monkeypox case cause for concern, not panic
The now-confirmed case of monkeypox in the state should raise awareness of the virus, but it will not spread as easily as COVID-19, according to WSU infectious disease experts.
