NH Veterinary Diagnostic Lab
$1.26M Earmarked in Federal Budget for UNH’s NH Veterinary Diagnostic Lab
For more than five decades, the New Hampshire Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (NHVDL) at the UNH College of Life Sciences and Agriculture has helped secure animal and public health by providing essential diagnostic services to the Granite State and New England. The NHVDL also provides valuable... Read More
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02/08/21UNH Pathologist: Mill River Dolphin Had Parasitic Brain Infection
Results of a necropsy performed on a dolphin that died in the Mill River in Gloucester, Mass., indicate the animal had a parasitic infection and... -
09/21/20Listeria Found in Wild Gray Foxes in New Hampshire
Listeria has been found in two New Hampshire wild gray foxes by investigators at the New Hampshire Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory at the University... -
05/18/20UNH Veterinary Diagnostic Lab Safeguarding Animal and Public Health in State, Region
As the world continues to focus on responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, New Hampshire should not let its guard down about additional diseases of... -
01/27/20Rescue Dog Brings Out-of-State Disease
A pathologist with New Hampshire Diagnostic Veterinary Lab at UNH recently diagnosed the fungal disease Valley fever in a rescue dog from Arizona. It...
Recent Stories
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07/29/19 - NH Veterinary Diagnostic Lab Identifies Virus in Chimney SwiftsPathologists with the New Hampshire Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory at UNH have identified the first reported virus in chimney swifts, an adenovirus called Chimney Swift... Read More -
04/08/19 - NH Veterinary Diagnostic Lab Recognized as Leaders in Mitigating Antimicrobial ResistanceThe New Hampshire Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory recently was recognized by the state for its efforts to mitigate antimicrobial resistance by rapidly identify infections in... Read More -
12/17/18 - NH Veterinary Diagnostic Lab Partners with Seacoast Science Center Marine Mammal RescueThe New Hampshire Veterinary Diagnostic Lab at the University of New Hampshire has partnered with Seacoast Science Center Marine Mammal Rescue to help diagnose the cause of deaths... Read More -
12/03/18 - UNH Veterinary Pathologist Identifies First Case of Skunk Adenovirus-1 in U.S., Third in WorldA pathologist with the New Hampshire Veterinary Diagnostic Lab has identified the first case of Skunk Adenovirus-1 in the United States. The rare respiratory disease was found in... Read More -
09/14/18 - A Population At RiskNorthern New Hampshire and western Maine are seeing an increase in winter ticks, which are endangering the moose population. Read More -
04/16/18 - NH Veterinary Diagnostic Lab Discovers Previously Unknown Parasite, Virus in Canada LynxScientists with the New Hampshire Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory at the University of New Hampshire have discovered a previously undiagnosed parasite and virus in the Canada... Read More -
03/19/18 - UNH Alum Returns Home for Pathology Externship at NH Veterinary Diagnostic LabJackie Marinoff’s dream of becoming a veterinarian has taken her far from the University of New Hampshire since she graduated in 2013 with her undergraduate degree in equine... Read More -
03/06/17 - Identifying Infections in Animals Now Takes Minutes at the NH Veterinary Diagnostic LabWhen the state experiences an outbreak of an infectious disease in animals, the time it takes to identify the disease can have a significant impact on the treatment and outbreak... Read More -
11/18/16 - New Wireless Technology Helping Ensure NHVDL Lab QualityQuality test results require that accurate temperatures be maintained and documented to ensure the proper functioning of test procedures and storage of reagents/specimens. In... Read More -
07/05/16 - UNH Graduates Accepted to Veterinary Medical School at High RatesProspective veterinarians hoping to get into one of the nation’s handful of schools of veterinary medicine would be wise to do their pre-vet coursework at the University of New... Read More