Unusual presentation of histoplasmosis in a canine patient Melanie Landis, DVM, and Julie Piccione,, DVM, MS, DACVP The clinical pathology section at the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) received a digital cytology … [Read more...]
TVMDL group authors article for Texas Equine Veterinary Association
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...]
Testing Options for Anaplasma marginale in Cattle
Testing Options for Anaplasma marginale in Cattle Melanie T. Landis, DVM, MBA Anaplasma marginale is a rickettsial bacterium that invades the red blood cells (RBCs) of ruminants, primarily cattle, and is considered the most common tick-borne … [Read more...]
Acute Toxoplasma gondii Infection Confirmed in a Canine
Acute Toxoplasma gondii Infection Confirmed in a Canine Cheryl Maguire, DVM An adult, mixed-breed dog was presented to their veterinarian for progressive lethargy, fever, and abdominal distension. The dog had recently started treatment with … [Read more...]
Diagnosing Feline Heartworms
Diagnosing Feline Heartworms By Melanie T. Landis, DVM, MBA, TVMDL Microbiology Veterinary Diagnostician We are all familiar with the saying that “cats are not small dogs”. This is true when it comes to feline heartworm disease. While dogs are … [Read more...]
Brucella suis in Dogs
Brucella suis in Dogs By Melanie T. Landis, DVM, MBA and Carlos Rodriguez, BS A serum sample from a 1-year-old, male, American Staffordshire terrier was submitted to the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) in College … [Read more...]
TVMDL welcomes new section head at Amarillo laboratory
On July 23, Owais Khan, BVSc & AH, MVSc, joined the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) in Amarillo as the bacteriology and serology section head. Dr. Khan graduated from Birsa Agricultural University with a … [Read more...]
Leptospira (FA) test retired
Effective immediately, the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory will no longer offer Leptospira (FA). As an alternative, TVMDL offers Leptospira Spp. (qPCR). Test: Leptospira Spp. (qPCR) Price: $25 Turnaround: This test is … [Read more...]
Chlamydia in birds
Chlamydia in birds By Sandy Rodgers, Serology Section Head With over 800,000 tests run annually, TVMDL encounters many challenging cases. Our case study series will highlight these interesting cases to increase awareness among veterinary and … [Read more...]
TVMDL retires white blood cell count tests and Giardia/Cryptosporidium (FA) test
Effective immediately, the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) will retire clinical pathology tests specifically targeting white blood cell counts as well as the Giardia/Cryptosporidium (FA) serology test. In addition to … [Read more...]
Lyme Disease Testing at TVMDL
Lyme Disease Testing at TVMDL Sandy Rodgers, MS, Section Head Serology, College Station Borrelia burgdorferi is a spirochete that causes Lyme Disease. The organism can be transmitted to dogs and humans by infected ticks. The Texas A&M … [Read more...]
TVMDL Enters the Telemedicine Era
The Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) is using telemedicine as a way to offer its clients a new, faster diagnostic test, digital cytology. Julie Piccione, DVM, MS, DACVP, is the board-certified clinical pathologist … [Read more...]
