A pathologist at the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory, TVMDL, Josué Díaz-Delgado, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVP, contributed to scientific findings from a 20-year investigation of 45 whales found along the coastlines of the Canary Islands, Spain. The study adds a substantial body of pathological data for species within the family Kogiidae. The investigation of pygmy and…
On March 2, Jonathon Sago, DVM, DACVP, joined the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory, TVMDL, as an anatomic pathologist, bringing years of diagnostic experience. Originally from a small town in Oregon, Sago grew up around animals and developed an early interest in veterinary medicine. Today, that longtime interest has grown into a career of helping veterinarians, producers, and pet…
Flaviviruses (genus Orthoflavivirus, family Flaviviridae) include a group of RNA viruses of global importance due to their ability to infect humans, domestic animals, and wildlife. Many of these viruses circulate naturally in wildlife through transmission involving insect vectors, making ongoing surveillance essential for understanding disease emergence and ecosystem health. While flaviviruses are well studied in terrestrial animals…
An anatomic pathologist at the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory, TVMDL, was listed as the second author on a newly published case report describing an unusual and severe case of a tapeworm larval infection in an Anatolian Shepherd dog, with evidence suggesting that long-term infection may have contributed to the development of cancer. The work was…
A veterinary pathologist at the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory, TVMDL, Josué Díaz-Delgado, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVP, recently contributed to what is likely the first documented case of a rare cardiovascular defect in an avian species. The case involved a 33-year-old, male, blue-and-gold macaw (Ara ararauna), that died unexpectedly, without prior clinical indications, at…
A veterinary pathologist at the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory, TVMDL, Josué Díaz-Delgado, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVP, recently contributed to the publication of a new peer-reviewed research article addressing an emerging bacterial threat to U.S. catfish aquaculture. The article documents the first confirmed case of Plesiomonas shigelloides infection in Texas commercial catfish production. This…
The Texas A&M University System, TAMUS, Board of Regents has recognized Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory, TVMDL, Assistant Agency Director for Pathology Gabriel Gomez, DVM, PhD, as a 2024-2025 Regents Fellow Service Award recipient. The Regents Fellow Service Award Program was established in 1998 to recognize extension, service, and research professionals. Each year, this…
Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory, TVMDL, pathologist Josué Díaz-Delgado, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVP, and pathology resident Margaret Odom, DVM, recently co-authored a literature review examining high pathogenicity avian influenza, HPAI, subtype H5N1 infection in feline species. This publication was the result of an international collaboration between scientists from the Animal and Plant Health Agency,…
The Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory, TVMDL, has added an oral biopsy offering. This test is geared towards dentists, oral surgeons, oncologists, and general veterinarians with a dental interest and is most useful in cases where there is the submission of clinical photos and imaging (radiographs/CBCT) for the full evaluation of oral pathologic disease.…
On September 1, Katia Groch, DVM, PhD, joined the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory’s, TVMDL, College Station laboratory as a veterinary pathologist. In 2003, Groch earned a bachelor’s degree in veterinary medicine, an equivalent to a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Following…