Infectious Disease
Bugs in the system: meet the scientists tracking mosquito-borne diseases in Oregon
Matt Hutchinson from the Baker County Vector Control District prepares to set mosquito traps in the Baker Valley.
Baker County in eastern Oregon has a mosquito problem.
“We get plenty of mosquitoes, that’s for sure,” said Matt Hutchinson, manager of the Baker Valley Vector Control District (BVVCD), in Baker City, Oregon.
Beaver kidneys, a bike wreck and the genetics of leptospirosis
Part of Oregon Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory's, Kacy Hayes investigates Leptospirosis, which is a disease caused by the bacteria Leptospira interrogans.
Did the horse have rabies? Just one of the questions answered by the OVDL
Did the horse have rabies? That’s just one of the questions that Wendy Black and Nelson Osorio can answer. Black and Osorio are both microbiologists in the Oregon Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory at the Oregon State University Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine.
Questions about animal disease? The OVDL has answers
The Oregon Veterinary Diagnostics Lab runs large scale sample testing on many different types of bacteria.
Own an animal? Meet the state vet helping keep it healthy
New ODA State Veterinarian Ryan Scholz graduated from CCVM in 2011.