Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) Client Services Section Head Dr. Ashley Arnold was lead author for a longitudinal evaluation of Salmonella in cattle. Environmental components and the cattle’s lymph nodes were evaluated from weaning to finish at three feeding locations. Data from this study provide insight into Salmonella prevalence differences among cattle feeding operations and the […]

Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) Assistant Agency Director for Microbiology and Research and Develop, Kiril Dimitrov, DVM, PhD, recently authored two chapters in the Merck Veterinary Manual. His chapters cover a comprehensive overview of Newcastle disease. Newcastle disease is a severe, systemic, and fatal viral disease of poultry due to virulent strains of […]

Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) Assistant Agency Director for Microbiology and Research Kiril Dimitrov, DVM, PhD, was part of three groups that recently published journal articles covering avian paramyxoviruses. Dr. Dimitrov collaborated with experts from Ukraine and USDA to characterize the genetic diversity of Newcastle disease viruses in wild and synanthropic birds in […]

Julie Piccione, DVM, MS, DACVP, clinical pathology section head, and Randi Gold, VMD, PhD, DACVP, veterinary pathologist, are among the experts who contributed to a journal article set to be published in the June issue of Virology. The article covers the frequency in which hepadnavirus is detected in blood and liver samples from domestic cats. […]

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 […]

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 […]

As the lead author of a recent journal publication, Erin Edwards, DVM, MS, DACVP, an anatomic pathologist at the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory, TVMDL, documented a cluster of cases involving ethmoid tumors in white-tailed deer, WTD. In collaboration with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and other TVMDL staff, Edwards provides the first […]

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 […]

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 […]

The Texas A&M Medical Diagnostic Laboratory’s, TVMDL, small yet impactful Research and Development team is making large strides in advancing animal health. Since the section was established in 2021, it has developed 10 new PCR tests, providing veterinarians with clearer and more efficient answers. The team consists of scientists Ellen Ruth Alexander Morris, Ph.D. and […]

In a collaborative case study, Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory, TVMDL, pathologist, Josué Díaz-Delgado, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVP, brought attention to the link between vertebral column diseases in herbivorous marine mammals with life in captivity.  The study suggests that prolonged confinement likely led to vertebral column deviations, namely scoliosis and kyphosis, in a 52-year-old […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

Three professionals from the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory (TVMDL) are co-authors on a recent journal article covering the first autochthonous cases of fasciolosis in donkeys. Fasciola heptica is a trematode parasite that can found be across the world among various host types, most notably ruminants. Equids may be neglected as potential hosts and […]

Ellen Ruth Alexander Morris, Ph.D., Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory, TVMDL, scientist in the research and development section, recently co-authored a review article exploring the use of next-generation sequencing, NGS, technologies in veterinary medicine. The paper focuses on Oxford Nanopore Technologies, ONT, a leading third-generation sequencing platform recognized for its real-time, portable, long-read capabilities.  The […]