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Detection of infectious laryngotracheitis virus by real time PCR.
Three dogs from the same location were submitted to the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) for necropsy. The three dogs were mixed breed and genetically unrelated. Two of the dogs were 1.5-year-old males and the third was a 3 year-old female. Clinical history was not provided. Necropsy findings were of the same nature…
Detection of influenza type A (matrix gene), including subtypes H3N8, H3N2, and H5N1, by real time PCR.
Culture beyond standard methods when necessary to obtain a microbial identification for fungal or bacterial isolates.
An eight-month-old veiled chameleon exhibited white, patchy, crusty skin lesions on the dorsal crest above the hind legs (Fig. 1). A skin biopsy specimen was submitted to the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) for histopathology and a swab and skin crust samples were submitted for routine bacterial and fungal culture. The swab sample…
A herd of steers, weighing approximately 700 lbs. and roughly 8 months old, was moved onto a ryegrass/native pasture. After about a month, four steers were found dead while 17 steers exhibited peeling and crusting noses with thickening of ear and eye margins. The animals did not exhibit any clinical signs of illness and were…
Dr. Kiril Dimitrov Kiril Dimitrov, DVM, PhD, joined TVMDL in 2019. Initially, he served as the virology and molecular diagnostics section head at TVMDL’s Amarillo laboratory. The following year he joined the College Station laboratory to serve as the virology section head. In 2021, he was promoted to the agency’s assistant director for microbiology and…
Digital pathology has enhanced the field of veterinary medicine. Specifically in diagnostic settings, digital components have increased accuracy, efficiency, and accessibility for both clients and diagnosticians. Julie Piccione, DVM, MS, DACVP, assistant agency director for clinical pathology at the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory, TVMDL, was recently invited by Veterinary Pathology, a leading publication…
Detection of antibodies to Leishmania infantum by indirect fluorescent antibody test. Performed at 1:64, 1:128, 1:256, 1:512, 1:1024, and 1:2048 dilutions.
Commonly called “ringworm,” the public sometimes assumes a parasitic cause, but the veterinary community knows the cause is fungal — an important distinction when diagnosing and managing cases. Dermatophytosis is one of the more common fungal infections veterinarians encounter, yet it can be deceptively tricky to diagnose and manage. Practitioners can rely on the Texas A&M Veterinary…