The mission of the Parasite Biology and Epidemiology Laboratory is to reduce the economic cost of parasitism in livestock and poultry and to reduce the risk of transmission of parasite zoonoses to humans.
Emphasis is placed on developing integrated control programs for important parasitic diseases.
Dr. H. Ray Gamble Research Leader Supervisory Zoologist Bldg. Dr. Patricia C. Allen Research Chemist Bldg. Investigates dietary modulations of coccidia infections. Develops methods for biological control of the black-legged tick, vector of Lyme disease. Dr. Patricia C. Augustine Microbiologist Bldg.