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The Spokesman-Review: Company offers hunters another testing option for chronic wasting disease
Each fall, the state looks to see if there is an accredited lab that produces faster turnaround times. Idaho sends its samples to a lab at Colorado State University. The agency submits about 5,000 per year and Dauwalter said there are only a few labs with the capacity to handle that sort of volume.
Dr. Kristy Pabilonia named the 2024 recipient of the AAVLD E.P. Pope Award
Kristy Pabilonia, executive director of Clinical Diagnostics for CSU’s Veterinary Health System (VHS), was named the 2024 recipient of the prestigious American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians’ E.P. Pope Award.
Science: Livestock virus hits Europe with a vengeance
The source of the responsible viral variant is unknown, but it seems clear that climate change has enabled it to overwinter more easily and spread quickly. “It’s not going to go away,” says Christie Mayo, a veterinary virologist at Colorado State University.