By Charlie Powell, College of Veterinary Medicine PULLMAN, Wash. – Warming weather in the Pacific Northwest brings with it a renewed threat of tick paralysis in animals and people.
Come the wintry days of December, what’s a reindeer to do? With satellite dishes scanning the skies and security guards monitoring the borders, Santa’s sleigh presents something of a zoonotic biohazard. But Palouse reindeer — as well as llamas, alpacas and camels — have a passport to safe holiday travel thanks to the camelid medical […]