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Maguire assists in authoring literature over novel pathogen identified in splitnose rockfish

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Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) Veterinary Diagnostician Cheryl Maguire, DVM, was recently part of a team that authored a journal article documenting a novel pathogen discovered on two splitnose rockfish. Once … [Read more...] about Maguire assists in authoring literature over novel pathogen identified in splitnose rockfish

TVMDL group authors article for Texas Equine Veterinary Association

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A group of veterinarians and scientists from the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory's (TVMDL) College Station laboratory recently authored an article for the Texas Equine Veterinary Association's (TEVA) publication, The Remuda. … [Read more...] about TVMDL group authors article for Texas Equine Veterinary Association

Infectious respiratory disease in a group of dogs

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Infectious respiratory disease in a group of dogs Narayan Paul, DVM, MS, PhD, Pam Ferro, MS, PhD, and Andres de la Concha, DVM, PhD Recently, three dogs from the same location were submitted to the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic … [Read more...] about Infectious respiratory disease in a group of dogs

Mycoplasma synoviae (MS) infection in meat type chickens

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Mycoplasma synoviae (MS) infection in meat type chickens Gabriel Senties-Cue, MVZ, EPAA, MS Mycoplasma synoviae (MS) infection was diagnosed in a flock of 113-day-old, brown feathered, meat type, chickens. Ten live birds were submitted to the … [Read more...] about Mycoplasma synoviae (MS) infection in meat type chickens

A case of Coccidioidomycosis in a Llama (Lama glama)

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A case of Coccidioidomycosis in a Llama (Lama glama) Owais A. Khan DVM PhD DACVM, Will P. Sims DVM, and Gayman R. Helman DVM PhD A variety of fresh and fixed tissues, including lung, liver, kidney, spleen, and mesenteric lymph nodes, from a … [Read more...] about A case of Coccidioidomycosis in a Llama (Lama glama)

A dog skin infection caused by bacteria and a novel fungal pathogen, Trichocladium sp

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A dog skin infection caused by bacteria and a novel fungal pathogen, Trichocladium sp. Narayan Paul, DVM, MS, PhD, Amy Swinford, DVM, MS, DACVM, and Julie Piccione, DVM, MS, DACVP A nine-year-old female, spayed dog was presented to a … [Read more...] about A dog skin infection caused by bacteria and a novel fungal pathogen, Trichocladium sp

Anthrax in Horses: Disease Considerations and Insight

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Anthrax in Horses: Disease Considerations and Insight Guy Sheppard, DVM and Melanie Landis, DVM Bacillus anthracis is a spore-forming, facultative anaerobic, gram positive rod that is the causative agent of anthrax.  Spore formation occurs when … [Read more...] about Anthrax in Horses: Disease Considerations and Insight

Anthrax increase in Texas: Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Lab helps identify, track high-consequence diseases in animals

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The Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) plays a vital role in animal disease surveillance efforts, including anthrax. On average, TVMDL diagnoses two to three positive cases of anthrax annually in summer months. Thus far in … [Read more...] about Anthrax increase in Texas: Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Lab helps identify, track high-consequence diseases in animals

Factors involved in a Bovine Respiratory Disease Complex (BRDC) diagnosis

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Factors involved in a Bovine Respiratory Disease Complex (BRDC) diagnosis By Guy Sheppard, DVM The Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) frequently works on Bovine Respiratory Disease (BRD) cases. Multiple factors lead to … [Read more...] about Factors involved in a Bovine Respiratory Disease Complex (BRDC) diagnosis

Unusual Manifestation of Papular Stomatitis in a Feedlot Steer

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Unusual Manifestation of Papular Stomatitis in a Feedlot Steer Gayman Helman, DVM, PhD, MA, Will P. Sims, DVM, MS, Gustavo Delhon, PhD A male-castrated, crossbred steer was noted to have a severe and locally extensive skin disease involving the … [Read more...] about Unusual Manifestation of Papular Stomatitis in a Feedlot Steer

Paul joins agency as bacteriology section head

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On April 1, Narayan Paul, DVM, MS, PhD joined the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory in College Station as the laboratory’s bacteriology section head. In 2005, Dr. Paul graduated from the University of Chittagong, Bangladesh … [Read more...] about Paul joins agency as bacteriology section head

Maguire co-authors article for Medical Mycology journal

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Veterinary Diagnostician Dr. Cheryl Maguire recently co-authored a journal article over a novel Paranannizziopsis species that was first noticed in a Wagler's viper. The article as published in the Medical Mycology journal. Read the abstract below. … [Read more...] about Maguire co-authors article for Medical Mycology journal

Cytoxic necrotizing factor 1 gene (CNF1) detected in E. coli isolated from a kitten lung

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Cytoxic necrotizing factor 1 gene (CNF1) detected in E. coli isolated from a kitten lung By Cheryl Maguire, DVM A one-month-old, Ragdoll kitten was presented for necropsy at the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) in … [Read more...] about Cytoxic necrotizing factor 1 gene (CNF1) detected in E. coli isolated from a kitten lung

Isolation of Nannizziopsis sp. from skin lesions of a veiled chameleon (Chamaeleo calyptratus )

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Isolation of Nannizziopsis sp. from skin lesions of a veiled chameleon (Chamaeleo calyptratus) By Owais Khan, BVSc & AH, MVSc, Will Sims, DVM, MS, and Amy Swinford, DVM, MS An eight-month-old veiled chameleon exhibited white, patchy, crusty … [Read more...] about Isolation of Nannizziopsis sp. from skin lesions of a veiled chameleon (Chamaeleo calyptratus )

Valvular endocarditis in a pig due to Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae

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Valvular endocarditis in a pig due to Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae By Andrés de la Concha-Bermejillo, DVM, MS, PhD and Sonia Lingsweiler, BS, MS The carcass of a female, approximately 112-pound Landrace-Yorkshire pig, was submitted to the Texas … [Read more...] about Valvular endocarditis in a pig due to Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae