LSU Diagnostics

At LSU Vet Med and LSU Diagnostics, we’re committed to caring for pets today—and protecting their health in the future. Our Antibiotic Stewardship Team, formed of doctors and veterinary technicians from the LSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital and experts from LSU Diagnostics, is dedicated to ensuring antibiotics are used safely and effectively.

Overuse of antibiotics can lead to resistance, making infections harder to treat in both pets and people. Many common pet illnesses, like mild coughs or diarrhea, often clear without antibiotics. Recently, Drs. Madeleine Stein and Jack Lee joined colleagues from veterinary teaching hospitals across North America at the 2025 Companion Animal Antimicrobial Stewards Workshop to strengthen our program. Together, we’re working to preserve the power of antibiotics for years to come.

Today WAFB Channel 9 interviewed Dr. Alma Roy, LSU Diagnostics interim director, about West Nile virus and Eastern Equine Encephalitis and how our lab works with local governments to test for these and other diseases that affect animals and people.