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We are pleased to inform you that the Salmonella Dublin ELISA test is once again available at WVDL. The test was temporarily unavailable due to a customs-related delay in the procurement of diagnostic kits. We …

We would like to inform you that the Salmonella Dublin ELISA test is temporarily unavailable at WVDL due to customs delay in procurement of the diagnostic kits. We want to assure you that we are …

Beginning March 1, 2025, the submitting veterinarian will simply select the cremation company of choice on the WVDL Necropsy Submission Form. The chosen pet cremation service company will directly contact the pet parents to guide them …

Effective January 1, 2025, WVDL will charge an afterhours drop-off fee for all whole body necropsy that arrive outside of normal business hours (7:45AM – 4:30PM M-F). This afterhours fee will be based on weight …

Effective immediately, all domestic cats submitted to the WVDL for clinical neurologic disease diagnostic workup, including rabies testing only cases, will be screened for Avian Influenza Virus prior to rabies testing being performed.  Cases having …

The H5N1 outbreak in dairy cattle in the United States does not only affect cattle.  Epidemic infections that heavily impact agriculture and food production often have collateral damage on the people who work within and …

From USDA/APHIS regarding HPAI/BIAV (highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza, also called Bovine Influenza A Virus): “USDA has identified spread between cows within the same herd, spread from cows to poultry, spread between dairies associated with …