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Diagnostic guidance: Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever

February 28, 2022 by Mallory Pfeifer

tick on tweezers held up in front of a brown and white chihuahua

Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever (TBRF) is caused by several species of bacteria in the genus Borrelia. Similarly to Lyme disease, which is caused by Borrelia burgdorferi, these bacteria are spread by ticks and cause non-specific clinical signs. In … [Read more...] about Diagnostic guidance: Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever

Filed Under: DX Guidance, News Tagged With: clinical pathology, molecular diagnostic, parasites, spring, tick

Cyanobacteria: No winter break this year

March 30, 2020 by Mallory Pfeifer

The dog is bathed in the clear water of the pond

Cyanobacteria: No winter break this year By Cat Barr, PhD, DABT Blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) have barely taken a break this winter. The Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) has already had several positive samples … [Read more...] about Cyanobacteria: No winter break this year

Filed Under: Case Study Tagged With: analytical chemistry, blue-green algae, canine, college station, dogs, spring, summer, toxicology

Diagnostic guidance: Cantharidin poisoning in horses

March 12, 2020 by Mallory Pfeifer

Four brown horses with black manes eating green grass

When horses ingest the cantharidin toxin through hay or alfalfa contaminated with “blister” beetles, the outcome is often fatal. Toxicosis occurs rapidly; as little as four grams of dried beetles may contain fatal levels of … [Read more...] about Diagnostic guidance: Cantharidin poisoning in horses

Filed Under: DX Guidance, News Tagged With: analytical chemistry, college station, equine, horses, spring, summer, toxicology, TVMDL

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