WSU College of Veterinary Medicine

WSU researchers find plague bacterium endures in soil

By Laura Lockard, WSU College of Veterinary Medicine PULLMAN, Wash. – The bacterium that causes bubonic plague has been found to survive in the common amoeba, the microorganism most children often see first in a grade school microscope.

WSU part of WHO plan for eliminating human rabies

By Charlie Powell, College of Veterinary Medicine PULLMAN, Wash. – The Paul G. Allen School for Global Animal Health at Washington State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine is a vital link in the framework announced today for elimination of human rabies worldwide by 2030.