Works (113)

Updated: November 24th, 2023 05:00

2023 journal article

A Novel Vaccine Strategy to Prevent Cytauxzoonosis in Domestic Cats

VACCINES, 11(3).

By: P. Weerarathne*, R. Maker*, C. Huang*, B. Taylor*, S. Cowan*, J. Hyatt*, M. Selvan*, S. Shatnawi* ...

co-author countries: United States of America 🇺🇸
author keywords: cytauxzoonosis; Cytauxzoon felis; adenoviral vector vaccines; domestic cats; tick-borne diseases; c88; cf76
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: April 17, 2023

2023 journal article

A practical protocol to prepare paraffin-embedded whole tick histology sections

TICKS AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES, 14(4).

By: T. Yang n, E. LaDouceur, W. Baumgartner*, H. Marr n, M. Karounos n, J. Robertson n, N. Whitehurst n, L. Miller n, A. Birkenheuer n

co-author countries: United States of America 🇺🇸
MeSH headings : Animals; Humans; Fixatives; Paraffin Embedding; Ixodes; Tick-Borne Diseases
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: March 24, 2023

2023 journal article

Cytauxzoon felis in salivary glands of Amblyomma americanum

TICKS AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES, 14(1).

By: T. Yang n, M. Reichard*, J. Thomas*, L. Miller n, H. Marr n, M. Karounos n, A. Bell n, A. Birkenheuer n

co-author countries: United States of America 🇺🇸
author keywords: Cytauxzoon felis; Sporozoites; In situ hybridization; Tick; Salivary glands
MeSH headings : Cats; Animals; Amblyomma; Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; Salivary Glands
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: February 13, 2023

2023 article

Gastric pH and serum gastrin concentration in age-matched healthy dogs and dogs with chronic kidney disease

Grady, K., Ernst, E., Secoura, P. L., Price, J., Birkenheuer, A., Vaden, S. L., … Tolbert, M. K. (2023, October 24). JOURNAL OF VETERINARY INTERNAL MEDICINE, Vol. 10.

By: K. Grady n, E. Ernst n, P. Secoura n, J. Price*, A. Birkenheuer n, S. Vaden n, J. Lidbury*, E. Gould*, J. Steiner*, M. Tolbert n

co-author countries: United States of America 🇺🇸
author keywords: acid suppressant; azotemia; canine; famotidine; omeprazole
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: November 20, 2023

2023 journal article

Transmission of Cytauxzoon felis by injection of Amblyomma americanum salivary glands

PARASITOLOGY INTERNATIONAL, 95.

By: T. Yang n, M. Reichard*, J. Thomas*, H. Marr n, M. Karounos n, J. Hyatt*, C. Miller*, A. Birkenheuer n

co-author countries: United States of America 🇺🇸
author keywords: Feline; Cytauxzoon felis; Sporozoite; Ticks; Salivary glands
MeSH headings : Animals; Cats; Amblyomma; Ixodidae / parasitology; Protozoan Infections, Animal / parasitology; Ticks / parasitology; Piroplasmida / physiology; Felis; Cat Diseases
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: June 12, 2023

2022 journal article

A Serodiagnostic IgM ELISA to Detect Acute Cytauxzoonosis

PATHOGENS, 11(10).

By: Y. Kao*, R. Spainhour*, S. Cowan*, L. Nafe*, A. Birkenheuer n, M. Reichard*, C. Miller*

co-author countries: United States of America 🇺🇸
author keywords: cytauxzoonosis; Cytauxzoon felis; domestic cats; diagnostic assay; ELISA; serology
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: November 7, 2022

2022 journal article

Babesia in North America An Update

VETERINARY CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA-SMALL ANIMAL PRACTICE, 52(6), 1193–1209.

By: J. Dear* & A. Birkenheuer n

co-author countries: United States of America 🇺🇸
author keywords: Babesia; Babesiosis; Canine; Tick-borne; Thrombocytopenia; Anemia
MeSH headings : Animals; Dogs; Babesia; Babesiosis / diagnosis; Babesiosis / pathology; Babesiosis / therapy; Dog Diseases / drug therapy; Dog Diseases / pathology; Dog Diseases / therapy; North America
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: December 12, 2022

2022 journal article

DETECTION OF VECTOR-BORNE INFECTIONS IN LIONS AND TIGERS AT TWO ZOOS IN TENNESSEE AND OKLAHOMA, USA

JOURNAL OF ZOO AND WILDLIFE MEDICINE, 53(1), 50–59.

By: A. Cerreta*, T. Yang n, E. Ramsay*, A. Birkenheuer n, D. Rahoi*, B. Qurollo n, J. Wilson n, A. Cushing*

co-author countries: United States of America 🇺🇸
MeSH headings : Animals; Babesia / genetics; Lions; Oklahoma; Tennessee / epidemiology; Tigers
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: April 8, 2022

2022 journal article

Direct injection of Amblyomma americanum ticks with Cytauxzoon felis

TICKS AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES, 13(1).

By: T. Yang n, M. Reichard*, H. Marr n, L. Cohn*, L. Nafe*, N. Whitehurst n, A. Birkenheuer n

co-author countries: United States of America 🇺🇸
author keywords: Cytauxzoon felis; Direct injection; Tick; In situ hybridization
MeSH headings : Amblyomma; Animals; Cat Diseases / epidemiology; Cats; Felis; Ixodidae / parasitology; Protozoan Infections, Animal / parasitology; Ticks
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: November 23, 2021

2022 journal article

Prevalence and genetic characterization of a Babesia microti-like species in the North American river otter (Lontra canadensis)

VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY- REGIONAL STUDIES AND REPORTS, 29.

By: K. Garrett*, A. Halseth*, M. Ruder*, J. Beasley*, B. Shock*, A. Birkenheuer n, M. Gabriel*, C. Fiorello* ...

co-author countries: Georgia 🇬🇪 United States of America 🇺🇸
author keywords: Babesiosis; Babesia microti -like species; Lontra canadensis; North American river otter; Hemolytic anemia; Phylogenetic analyses
MeSH headings : Animals; Babesia / genetics; Babesia microti / genetics; Babesiosis / parasitology; Dog Diseases / parasitology; Dogs; Foxes; Male; Otters / parasitology; Prevalence; RNA, Ribosomal, 18S / genetics; Raccoons / parasitology
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: May 16, 2022

2021 journal article

A novel missense mutation of the NAT10 gene in a juvenile Schnauzer dog with chronic respiratory tract infections

JOURNAL OF VETERINARY INTERNAL MEDICINE, 35(3), 1542–1546.

By: B. Hedgespeth n, A. Birkenheuer n, S. Friedenberg*, N. Olby n & K. Meurs n

co-author countries: United States of America 🇺🇸
author keywords: ciliary dysplasia; congenital; genetics; microtubule; pneumonia; whole genome sequencing
MeSH headings : Animals; Dog Diseases / genetics; Dogs; Male; Mutation; Mutation, Missense; Respiratory Tract Infections / genetics; Respiratory Tract Infections / veterinary; Whole Genome Sequencing / veterinary
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: March 29, 2021

2020 journal article

A new piroplasmid species infecting dogs: morphological and molecular characterization and pathogeny of Babesia negevi n. sp.

PARASITES & VECTORS, 13(1).

By: G. Baneth*, Y. Nachum-Biala*, A. Birkenheuer n, M. Schreeg n, H. Prince*, M. Florin-Christensen, L. Schnittger*, I. Aroch*

co-author countries: Argentina 🇦🇷 Israel 🇮🇱 United States of America 🇺🇸
author keywords: Babesia negevi n; sp; Canine; Israel; Ornithodoros tholozani; Borrelia persica; Babesia duncani; Babesia conradae
MeSH headings : Animals; Babesia / classification; Babesia / cytology; Babesia / pathogenicity; Babesiosis / blood; Babesiosis / diagnosis; Babesiosis / parasitology; Borrelia / genetics; Borrelia / pathogenicity; Coinfection / microbiology; Coinfection / parasitology; Coinfection / veterinary; Cyclooxygenase 1 / genetics; Dog Diseases / blood; Dog Diseases / parasitology; Dogs; Female; Israel; Male; Phylogeny; RNA, Ribosomal, 18S / genetics; Sequence Analysis, DNA; Ticks / microbiology; Ticks / parasitology
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: May 18, 2020

2020 journal article

Cytauxzoon felis cytochrome b gene mutation associated with atovaquone and azithromycin treatment

JOURNAL OF VETERINARY INTERNAL MEDICINE, 34(6), 2432–2437.

By: A. Hartley n, H. Marr n & A. Birkenheuer n

co-author countries: United States of America 🇺🇸
author keywords: anemia; apicomplexan; cytauxzoonosis; feline; mitochondrial; resistance
MeSH headings : Animals; Atovaquone / therapeutic use; Azithromycin / therapeutic use; Cat Diseases / drug therapy; Cats; Cytochromes b / genetics; Felis; Mutation; Protozoan Infections, Animal
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: November 24, 2020

2020 journal article

Global distribution of canine Babesia species identified by a commercial diagnostic laboratory

VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY- REGIONAL STUDIES AND REPORTS, 22.

By: A. Birkenheuer n, J. Buch*, M. Beall*, J. Braff* & R. Chandrashekar*

co-author countries: United States of America 🇺🇸
author keywords: Babesiosis; Canine; Ticks; Anemia; Thrombocytopenia; Azotemia; Proteinuria
MeSH headings : Animals; Babesia / classification; Babesiosis / diagnosis; Babesiosis / epidemiology; Dog Diseases / diagnosis; Dog Diseases / epidemiology; Dog Diseases / parasitology; Dogs / parasitology; Laboratories; Polymerase Chain Reaction / veterinary
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: February 15, 2021

2020 journal article

Perceptions and attitudes of Small Animal Internal Medicine specialists toward the publication requirement for board certification

JOURNAL OF VETERINARY INTERNAL MEDICINE, 34(2), 574–580.

By: A. Birkenheuer n, K. Royal n, A. Cerreta n, D. Hemstreet n, K. Lunn n, J. Gookin n, S. McGarvey n

co-author countries: United States of America 🇺🇸
author keywords: board certification; credentials; education; residency training
MeSH headings : Authorship; Certification; Humans; Societies, Scientific / organization & administration; Societies, Scientific / standards; Specialization; Specialty Boards / standards; Veterinary Medicine / organization & administration; Veterinary Medicine / standards
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: February 17, 2020

2020 journal article

Second illness due to subsequent Cytauxzoon felis infection in a domestic cat

Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery Open Reports.

By: L. Cohn*, D. Shaw*, C. Shoemake* & A. Birkenheuer n

co-author countries: United States of America 🇺🇸
author keywords: Cytauxzoonosis; schizont; piroplasm; vector-borne disease
Source: ORCID
Added: August 6, 2020

2020 journal article

Serum procalcitonin concentrations in dogs with induced endotoxemia

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 1.

By: F. Easley n, M. Holowaychuk, E. Lashnits n, S. Nordone n, H. Marr n & A. Birkenheuer n

co-author countries: United States of America 🇺🇸
author keywords: animal model; biomarker; lipopolysaccharide; sepsis
MeSH headings : Animals; Cross-Over Studies; Dog Diseases / blood; Dog Diseases / chemically induced; Dogs; Endotoxemia / blood; Endotoxemia / chemically induced; Endotoxemia / veterinary; Lipopolysaccharides / toxicity; Male; Procalcitonin / blood
Source: ORCID
Added: January 23, 2020

2020 journal article

Three-dimensional bladder ultrasound for estimation of urine volume in dogs compared with traditional 2-dimensional ultrasound methods

JOURNAL OF VETERINARY INTERNAL MEDICINE, 34(6), 2460–2467.

By: A. Kendall n, E. Keenihan n, Z. Kern n, C. Lindaberry n, A. Birkenheuer n, G. Moore*, S. Vaden n

co-author countries: United States of America 🇺🇸
author keywords: bladder volume; dogs; ultrasound; urine
MeSH headings : Animals; Dogs; Point-of-Care Systems; Prospective Studies; Ultrasonography / veterinary; Urinary Bladder / diagnostic imaging
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: November 24, 2020

2020 journal article

Validation of Bartonella henselae Western Immunoblotting for Serodiagnosis of Bartonelloses in Dogs

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY, 58(4).

By: P. Neupane n, S. Sevala n, N. Balakrishnan*, H. Marr n, J. Wilson n, R. Maggi n, A. Birkenheuer n, M. Lappin*, B. Chomel*, E. Breitschwerdt n

co-author countries: United States of America 🇺🇸
author keywords: serology; zoonosis; vector borne; Western blotting; antigen; Bartonella henselae
MeSH headings : Animals; Antibodies, Bacterial; Bartonella; Bartonella Infections / diagnosis; Bartonella Infections / veterinary; Bartonella henselae; Blotting, Western; Dog Diseases / diagnosis; Dogs; Serologic Tests
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: April 27, 2020

2019 journal article

ACVIM consensus statement on the diagnosis of immune-mediated hemolytic anemia in dogs and cats

JOURNAL OF VETERINARY INTERNAL MEDICINE, 33(2), 313–334.

By: O. Garden*, L. Kidd*, A. Mexas*, Y. Chang*, U. Jeffery*, S. Blois*, J. Fogle n, A. MacNeill* ...

co-author countries: Australia 🇦🇺 Canada 🇨🇦 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧 Italy 🇮🇹 United States of America 🇺🇸
author keywords: comorbidity; Delphi survey; direct antiglobulin test; erythrocyte; evidence; flow cytometry; hemolysis; iceberg model; spherocyte; veterinary and comparative clinical immunology society
MeSH headings : Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune / diagnosis; Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune / etiology; Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune / veterinary; Animals; Cat Diseases / diagnosis; Cat Diseases / etiology; Cats; Comorbidity; Consensus; Dog Diseases / diagnosis; Dog Diseases / etiology; Dogs; Societies, Veterinary
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: April 22, 2019

2019 journal article

Babesia sp. infection in a zoo-housed polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

Veterinary Parasitology: Regional Studies and Reports.

By: L. DiVincenti*, M. Garner, B. Thomas n & A. Birkenheuer n

co-author countries: United States of America 🇺🇸
author keywords: Babesiosis; Polar bear; Tick-borne disease; Wildlife
MeSH headings : Animals; Animals, Zoo; Babesia / isolation & purification; Babesiosis / diagnosis; Babesiosis / parasitology; Fatal Outcome; Female; New York; Ursidae
Source: ORCID
Added: August 6, 2020

2019 journal article

Clinical, morphological, and molecular characterization of an undetermined Babesia species in a maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus)

TICKS AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES, 10(1), 124–126.

By: A. Naor*, D. Lindemann*, M. Schreeg n, H. Marr n, A. Birkenheuer n, J. Carpenter*, J. Ryseff*

co-author countries: United States of America 🇺🇸
author keywords: Babesia; Maned wolf; Chrysocyon brachyurus; PCR; Blood smear; Raccoon
MeSH headings : Animals; Animals, Zoo; Anti-Infective Agents / therapeutic use; Babesia / classification; Babesia / cytology; Babesia / genetics; Babesia / isolation & purification; Babesiosis / drug therapy; Babesiosis / microbiology; Canidae; Female; Treatment Outcome
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: January 28, 2019

2019 journal article

Prevalence of Babesia spp. and clinical characteristics of Babesia vulpes infections in North American dogs

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 7.

By: N. Barash n, B. Thomas n, A. Birkenheuer n, E. Breitschwerdt n, E. Lemler n & B. Qurollo n

co-author countries: United States of America 🇺🇸
author keywords: B; vulpes; Babesia; hemolytic anemia; prevalence; tick; vector-borne disease
MeSH headings : Animals; Babesia / classification; Babesia / isolation & purification; Babesiosis / epidemiology; Babesiosis / transmission; Coinfection / veterinary; Dog Diseases / epidemiology; Dog Diseases / microbiology; Dog Diseases / parasitology; Dog Diseases / pathology; Dogs; North America / epidemiology; Polymerase Chain Reaction / veterinary; Prevalence
Sources: ORCID, Crossref
Added: September 5, 2019

2018 journal article

Agreement between Parallel Canine Blood and Urine Cultures: Is Urine Culture the Poor Man's Blood Culture?

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY, 56(9).

By: N. Barash n, A. Birkenheuer n, S. Vaden n & M. Jacob n

co-author countries: United States of America 🇺🇸
author keywords: blood culture; bloodstream infections; concordance; dogs; urine culture
MeSH headings : Animals; Bacteremia / diagnosis; Bacteremia / veterinary; Bacteria / growth & development; Bacteria / isolation & purification; Bacteriological Techniques / veterinary; Blood Culture / veterinary; Dog Diseases / blood; Dog Diseases / diagnosis; Dog Diseases / urine; Dogs; Retrospective Studies; Sensitivity and Specificity; Urinalysis / veterinary; Urinary Tract Infections / diagnosis; Urinary Tract Infections / veterinary
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: October 19, 2018

2018 journal article

Agreement between parallel canine blood and urine cultures: Is urine culture the poor man's blood culture?

Journal of Clinical Microbiology.

By: N. Barash, A. Birkenheuer, S. Vaden & M. Jacob

Source: ORCID
Added: August 6, 2020

2018 journal article

Azotemia and Proteinuria in Dogs Infected with Babesia gibsoni

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ANIMAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, 54(3), 156–160.

By: T. Ullal*, A. Birkenheuer n & S. Vaden n

co-author countries: United States of America 🇺🇸
MeSH headings : Animals; Azotemia / diagnosis; Azotemia / veterinary; Babesia; Babesiosis / metabolism; DNA, Protozoan; Dog Diseases / diagnosis; Dog Diseases / metabolism; Dogs; Proteinuria / diagnosis; Proteinuria / veterinary; Retrospective Studies
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2018 journal article

Babesia gibsoni cytochrome b mutations in canine blood samples submitted to a US veterinary diagnostic laboratory

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 32(6), 1965–1969.

By: A. Birkenheuer n, H. Marr n, J. Wilson n, E. Breitschwerdt n & B. Qurollo n

co-author countries: United States of America 🇺🇸
author keywords: atovaquone; mitochondrial; pharmacogenomics; resistance
MeSH headings : Animals; Babesia / genetics; Babesiosis / blood; Babesiosis / epidemiology; Babesiosis / parasitology; Cytochromes b / genetics; Dog Diseases / blood; Dog Diseases / epidemiology; Dog Diseases / parasitology; Dogs; Mutation / genetics; Pathology, Veterinary / statistics & numerical data; Prevalence; Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction / veterinary; United States / epidemiology
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, Crossref
Added: December 31, 2018

2018 journal article

Evaluation of cell culture-grown Bartonella antigens in immunofluorescent antibody assays for the serological diagnosis of bartonellosis in dogs

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 32(6), 1958–1964.

By: P. Neupane n, B. Hegarty n, H. Marr n, R. Maggi n, A. Birkenheuer n & E. Breitschwerdt n

co-author countries: United States of America 🇺🇸
author keywords: bacteria; BAPGM; serology; vector-borne; zoonosis
MeSH headings : Animals; Antigens, Bacterial / immunology; Bartonella / immunology; Bartonella Infections / diagnosis; Bartonella Infections / veterinary; Bartonella henselae / immunology; Bartonella quintana / immunology; Cells, Cultured; Dog Diseases / diagnosis; Dog Diseases / microbiology; Dogs; Fluorescent Antibody Technique / methods; Fluorescent Antibody Technique / veterinary; Polymerase Chain Reaction / veterinary; Sensitivity and Specificity; Serologic Tests / methods; Serologic Tests / veterinary; Trench Fever / diagnosis; Trench Fever / veterinary
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, Crossref
Added: December 31, 2018

2018 journal article

Genetic conservation of Cytauxzoon felis antigens and mRNA expression in the schizont life-stage

VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY, 263, 49–53.

By: D. Khana*, D. Peterson*, J. Stanton*, M. Schreeg n, A. Birkenheuer n & J. Tarigo*

co-author countries: United States of America 🇺🇸
author keywords: Feline; Cytauxzoon felis; Cytauxzoonosis; Antigen; Vaccine candidate; Genetic conservation
MeSH headings : Animals; Antigens, Protozoan / genetics; Cat Diseases / parasitology; Cats; DNA, Protozoan / genetics; Piroplasmida / genetics; Protozoan Infections, Animal / mortality; Protozoan Infections, Animal / parasitology; Protozoan Infections, Animal / prevention & control; Protozoan Vaccines / genetics; Protozoan Vaccines / immunology; RNA, Messenger / genetics; Schizonts / genetics
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: December 3, 2018

2018 journal article

Identification of Cytauxzoon felis antigens via protein microarray and assessment of expression library immunization against cytauxzoonosis

CLINICAL PROTEOMICS, 15(1).

By: M. Schreeg n, H. Marr n, J. Tarigo n, M. Sherrill*, H. Outi*, E. Scholl n, D. Bird n, A. Vigil* ...

co-author countries: Australia 🇦🇺 United States of America 🇺🇸

Contributors: M. Schreeg n, H. Marr n, J. Tarigo n, M. Sherrill*, H. Outi*, E. Scholl n, D. Bird n, A. Vigil* ...

author keywords: Cytauxzoonosis; Cytauxzoon felis; Expression library immunization; Protein microarray; Piroplasmid; Vaccine
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: January 14, 2019

2018 journal article

Molecular and Serological Prevalence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum, A. platys, Ehrlichia canis, E. chaffeenses, E. ewingii, Borrelia burgdorferi, Babesia canis, B. gibsoni and B. vogeli among Clinically Healthy Outdoor Dogs in Serbia

Veterinary Parasitology: Regional Studies and Reports, 14, 117–122.

By: M. Kovačević Filipović*, A. Beletić, A. Ilić Božović*, Z. Milanović*, P. Tyrrell*, J. Buch*, E. Breitschwerdt n, A. Birkenheuer n, R. Chandrashekar*

co-author countries: Serbia 🇷🇸 United States of America 🇺🇸
author keywords: Molecular prevalence; seroprevalence; Tick-borne pathogens; Dogs; Serbia
MeSH headings : Anaplasma phagocytophilum / genetics; Anaplasmosis / epidemiology; Animals; Animals, Wild; Antibodies, Bacterial / blood; Babesia / genetics; Borrelia burgdorferi / genetics; Disease Reservoirs / microbiology; Disease Reservoirs / parasitology; Dog Diseases / microbiology; Dog Diseases / parasitology; Dogs / microbiology; Dogs / parasitology; Ehrlichia canis / genetics; Ehrlichiosis / veterinary; Female; Lyme Disease / veterinary; Male; Polymerase Chain Reaction; Prevalence; Serbia / epidemiology; Seroepidemiologic Studies; Tick-Borne Diseases / epidemiology
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: September 11, 2019

2018 journal article

Molecular detection of vector-borne pathogens in Greek cats

TICKS AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES, 9(2), 171–175.

By: M. Mylonakis*, M. Schreeg n, M. Chatzis*, J. Pearce n, H. Marr n, M. Saridomichelakis*, A. Birkenheuer n

co-author countries: Greece 🇬🇷 United States of America 🇺🇸
author keywords: Vector-borne pathogens; Bartonella spp.; Haemoplasmas; Cat; Greece
MeSH headings : Animals; Bacteria / isolation & purification; Bacterial Infections / epidemiology; Bacterial Infections / microbiology; Bacterial Infections / veterinary; Cat Diseases / epidemiology; Cat Diseases / microbiology; Cat Diseases / parasitology; Cats; Greece / epidemiology; Piroplasmida / isolation & purification; Prevalence; Protozoan Infections, Animal / epidemiology; Protozoan Infections, Animal / parasitology
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2017 journal article

Bartonella Seroepidemiology in Dogs from North America, 2008-2014

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 32(1), 222–231.

By: E. Lashnits n, M. Correa n, B. Hegarty n, A. Birkenheuer n & E. Breitschwerdt n

co-author countries: United States of America 🇺🇸
author keywords: Canine; Seroreactivity; Zoonoses
MeSH headings : Animals; Bartonella; Bartonella Infections / epidemiology; Bartonella Infections / microbiology; Bartonella Infections / veterinary; Dog Diseases / epidemiology; Dog Diseases / microbiology; Dogs; Female; Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect / veterinary; Male; North America / epidemiology; Seroepidemiologic Studies; Spatio-Temporal Analysis
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018

2017 journal article

Endothelial alterations in a canine model of immune thrombocytopenia

Platelets, 30(1), 88–97.

By: D. LeVine n, R. Cianciolo*, K. Linder n, P. Bizikova n, A. Birkenheuer n, M. Brooks*, A. Salous*, S. Nordone n ...

co-author countries: United States of America 🇺🇸
author keywords: Dog; endothelium; ITP
MeSH headings : Animals; Biomarkers; Biopsy; Blood Coagulation; Blood Platelets / metabolism; Blood Platelets / ultrastructure; Disease Models, Animal; Dogs; Endothelium / metabolism; Endothelium / ultrastructure; Flow Cytometry; Lysophospholipids / blood; Male; Platelet Activation; Platelet Count; Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic / blood; Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic / drug therapy; Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic / etiology; Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic / metabolism; Sphingosine / analogs & derivatives; Sphingosine / blood; von Willebrand Factor / metabolism
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, Crossref
Added: March 18, 2019

2017 journal article

Improved molecular detection of Babesia infections in animals using a novel quantitative real-time PCR diagnostic assay targeting mitochondrial DNA

Parasites & Vectors, 10(1).

By: B. Qurollo n, N. Archer n, M. Schreeg n, H. Marr n, A. Birkenheuer n, K. Haney n, B. Thomas n, E. Breitschwerdt n

co-author countries: United States of America 🇺🇸
author keywords: Canine babesiosis; Babesia; Mitochondrial DNA; Quantitative PCR
MeSH headings : Animals; Babesia / classification; Babesiosis / diagnosis; Babesiosis / parasitology; DNA, Mitochondrial / genetics; DNA, Protozoan / genetics; Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods; Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction / veterinary
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

Intermittent At-Home Suctioning of Esophageal Content for Prevention of Recurrent Aspiration Pneumonia in 4 Dogs with Megaesophagus

JOURNAL OF VETERINARY INTERNAL MEDICINE, 30(5), 1715–1719.

By: K. Manning n, A. Birkenheuer n, J. Briley n, S. Montgomery n, J. Harris n, S. Vanone n, J. Gookin n

co-author countries: United States of America 🇺🇸
author keywords: Esophagostomy; Regurgitation
MeSH headings : Animals; Catheters, Indwelling; Dog Diseases / etiology; Dog Diseases / prevention & control; Dogs; Enteral Nutrition; Esophageal Achalasia / complications; Esophageal Achalasia / veterinary; Female; Male; Pneumonia, Aspiration / etiology; Pneumonia, Aspiration / prevention & control; Pneumonia, Aspiration / veterinary; Recurrence; Suction / methods; Survival Analysis
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

Mitochondrial Genome Sequences and Structures Aid in the Resolution of Piroplasmida phylogeny

PLOS ONE, 11(11).

By: M. Schreeg n, H. Marr n, J. Tarigo n, L. Cohn*, D. Bird n, E. Scholl n, M. Levy n, B. Wiegmann n, A. Birkenheuer n

co-author countries: United States of America 🇺🇸

Contributors: M. Schreeg n, H. Marr n, J. Tarigo n, L. Cohn*, D. Bird n, E. Scholl n, M. Levy n, B. Wiegmann n, A. Birkenheuer n

MeSH headings : DNA, Protozoan / genetics; Genome, Mitochondrial; Humans; Phylogeny; Piroplasmida / classification; Piroplasmida / genetics; Protozoan Infections / parasitology
Sources: ORCID, Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

PCR amplification of a multi-copy mitochondrial gene (cox3) improves detection of Cytauxzoon felis infection as compared to a ribosomal gene (18S)

VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY, 225, 123–130.

By: M. Schreeg n, H. Marr n, E. Griffith n, J. Tarigo n, D. Bird n, M. Reichard*, L. Cohn*, M. Levy n, A. Birkenheuer n

co-author countries: United States of America 🇺🇸

Contributors: M. Schreeg n, H. Marr n, E. Griffith n, J. Tarigo n, D. Bird n, M. Reichard*, L. Cohn*, M. Levy n, A. Birkenheuer n

author keywords: Cytauxzoonosis; Cytochrome c oxidase; Piroplasmosis; Mitochondria; Feline; Molecular diagnostic assays
MeSH headings : Animals; Cat Diseases / diagnosis; Cats; DNA, Protozoan / blood; DNA, Protozoan / genetics; Electron Transport Complex IV / genetics; Gene Dosage; Haemosporida / genetics; Polymerase Chain Reaction / standards; Polymerase Chain Reaction / veterinary; Protozoan Infections, Animal / diagnosis; RNA, Ribosomal, 18S / genetics; Sensitivity and Specificity
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

Update on Canine and Feline Blood Donor Screening for Blood-Borne Pathogens

JOURNAL OF VETERINARY INTERNAL MEDICINE, 30(1), 15–35.

By: K. Wardrop*, A. Birkenheuer n, M. Blais, M. Callan*, B. Kohn*, M. Lappin*, J. Sykes*

co-author countries: Germany 🇩🇪 United States of America 🇺🇸
author keywords: Blood donor testing; Transfusions
MeSH headings : Animals; Blood Donors; Blood Transfusion / veterinary; Blood-Borne Pathogens / isolation & purification; Cat Diseases / blood; Cat Diseases / prevention & control; Cats; Communicable Diseases / transmission; Communicable Diseases / veterinary; Disease Transmission, Infectious / veterinary; Dog Diseases / blood; Dog Diseases / prevention & control; Dogs
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Coagulation abnormalities in 5 cats with naturally occurring cytauxzoonosis

JOURNAL OF VETERINARY EMERGENCY AND CRITICAL CARE, 25(4), 538–545.

By: B. Conner n, R. Hanel n, M. Brooks*, L. Cohn* & A. Birkenheuer n

co-author countries: United States of America 🇺🇸
author keywords: disseminated intravascular coagulation; feline; sepsis; thromboelastography
MeSH headings : Animals; Blood Cell Count / veterinary; Blood Coagulation Tests / veterinary; Cat Diseases / blood; Cats; Cross-Sectional Studies; Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / blood; Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / veterinary; Female; Fibrinogen; Hemostasis; Male; Piroplasmida; Prothrombin Time / veterinary; Protozoan Infections / blood; Sepsis / blood; Sepsis / veterinary; Thrombelastography / veterinary
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Identification of Parabodo caudatus (class Kinetoplastea) in urine voided from a dog with hematuria

JOURNAL OF VETERINARY DIAGNOSTIC INVESTIGATION, 27(1), 117–120.

By: M. Vandersea n, A. Birkenheuer n, R. Litaker n, S. Vaden n, J. Renschler n & J. Gookin n

co-author countries: United States of America 🇺🇸
author keywords: Bodo urinarius; canine; flagellate; Parabodo caudatus; protozoa
MeSH headings : Animals; DNA, Protozoan / genetics; Dog Diseases / parasitology; Dog Diseases / urine; Dogs; Euglenozoa Infections / parasitology; Euglenozoa Infections / urine; Euglenozoa Infections / veterinary; Hematuria / parasitology; Hematuria / urine; Hematuria / veterinary; Kinetoplastida / genetics; Kinetoplastida / isolation & purification; Male; Polymerase Chain Reaction / veterinary; RNA, Ribosomal, 18S / genetics
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Prevalence of Cytauxzoon felis infection in healthy cats from enzootic areas in Arkansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma

PARASITES & VECTORS, 8.

By: T. Rizzi*, M. Reichard*, L. Cohn*, A. Birkenheuer n, J. Taylor* & J. Meinkoth*

co-author countries: United States of America 🇺🇸
author keywords: Arkansas; Cats; Cytauxzoon felis; Missouri; Oklahoma
MeSH headings : Animals; Arachnid Vectors / parasitology; Arkansas / epidemiology; Cat Diseases / epidemiology; Cat Diseases / parasitology; Cats; Ixodidae / parasitology; Missouri / epidemiology; Oklahoma / epidemiology; Piroplasmida / physiology; Prevalence; Protozoan Infections, Animal / epidemiology; Protozoan Infections, Animal / parasitology
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Rapid High-Resolution Melt Analysis of Cytauxzoon felis Cytochrome b To Aid in the Prognosis of Cytauxzoonosis

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY, 53(8), 2517–2524.

By: M. Schreeg n, H. Marr n, J. Tarigo n, L. Cohn*, M. Levy n & A. Birkenheuer n

co-author countries: United States of America 🇺🇸
MeSH headings : Alleles; Animals; Antiprotozoal Agents / therapeutic use; Atovaquone / therapeutic use; Azithromycin / therapeutic use; Cat Diseases / diagnosis; Cat Diseases / drug therapy; Cat Diseases / parasitology; Cats; Cytochromes b / genetics; Genotype; Genotyping Techniques / methods; Piroplasmida / drug effects; Piroplasmida / genetics; Piroplasmida / isolation & purification; Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods; Prognosis; Protozoan Infections, Animal / diagnosis; Protozoan Infections, Animal / drug therapy; Protozoan Infections, Animal / parasitology; Protozoan Proteins / genetics; Sensitivity and Specificity; Transition Temperature; Veterinary Medicine / methods
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

A novel canine model of immune thrombocytopenia: has immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) gone to the dogs?

British Journal of Haematology, 167(1), 110–120.

By: D. LeVine n, A. Birkenheuer n, M. Brooks*, S. Nordone n, D. Bellinger*, S. Jones n, T. Fischer*, S. Oglesbee* ...

co-author countries: Denmark 🇩🇰 United States of America 🇺🇸
author keywords: immune thrombocytopenia; canine; interleukin-8; animal model
MeSH headings : Animals; Antibodies, Monoclonal / administration & dosage; Antibodies, Monoclonal / adverse effects; Antibodies, Monoclonal / immunology; Blood Platelets / immunology; Blood Platelets / metabolism; Cytokines / blood; Cytokines / metabolism; Disease Models, Animal; Dogs; Hemorrhage / immunology; Phenotype; Platelet Count; Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic / blood; Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic / diagnosis; Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic / immunology
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

Comparison of serological and molecular panels for diagnosis of vector-borne diseases in dogs

Parasites & Vectors, 7(1), 127.

By: R. Maggi n, A. Birkenheuer n, B. Hegarty n, J. Bradley n, M. Levy n & E. Breitschwerdt n

co-author countries: United States of America 🇺🇸
author keywords: Canine vector-borne diseases; Serology; Molecular testing; Diagnostic panel
MeSH headings : Animals; Bacterial Infections / blood; Bacterial Infections / diagnosis; Bacterial Infections / microbiology; Bacterial Infections / veterinary; DNA, Bacterial / genetics; Dog Diseases / blood; Dog Diseases / diagnosis; Dogs; Parasitic Diseases, Animal / blood; Parasitic Diseases, Animal / diagnosis; Parasitic Diseases, Animal / parasitology; Serologic Tests / veterinary
Sources: Crossref, ORCID, Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix) envenomation of dogs: 52 cases (2004-2011)

Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association.

By: J. Pritchard, A. Birkenheuer*, R. Hanel & M. Wood

MeSH headings : Agkistrodon; Animals; Antivenins / administration & dosage; Crotalid Venoms; Dog Diseases / epidemiology; Dog Diseases / therapy; Dogs; Emergency Medical Services; Female; Male; Snake Bites / epidemiology; Snake Bites / veterinary; United States / epidemiology
Source: ORCID
Added: August 6, 2020

2014 journal article

Failure of efficacy and adverse events associated with dose-intense diminazene diaceturate treatment of chronic Cytauxzoon felis infection in five cats

JOURNAL OF FELINE MEDICINE AND SURGERY, 16(2), 157–163.

By: K. Lewis*, L. Cohn*, H. Marr n & A. Birkenheuer n

co-author countries: United States of America 🇺🇸
MeSH headings : Animals; Antiprotozoal Agents / administration & dosage; Antiprotozoal Agents / adverse effects; Antiprotozoal Agents / therapeutic use; Carrier State; Cat Diseases / drug therapy; Cat Diseases / parasitology; Cats; Chronic Disease; Diminazene / administration & dosage; Diminazene / adverse effects; Diminazene / analogs & derivatives; Diminazene / therapeutic use; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Female; Male; Parasitic Diseases, Animal / drug therapy; Treatment Failure
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

Investigation of a Commercial ELISA for the Detection of Canine Procalcitonin

JOURNAL OF VETERINARY INTERNAL MEDICINE, 28(2), 599–602.

By: A. Floras*, M. Holowaychuk*, D. Hodgins*, H. Marr n, A. Birkenheuer n, S. Sharif*, A. Bersenas*, D. Bienzle*

co-author countries: Canada 🇨🇦 United States of America 🇺🇸
author keywords: Sepsis; Diagnostic test; Dog; Validation; Biomarker
MeSH headings : Animals; Biomarkers / blood; Calcitonin / blood; Dog Diseases / blood; Dogs / blood; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / veterinary; Protein Precursors / blood; Reproducibility of Results; Sepsis / blood; Sepsis / veterinary; Thyroid Neoplasms / blood; Thyroid Neoplasms / veterinary
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

Prostatitis, Steatitis, and Diarrhea in a Dog following Presumptive Flea-Borne Transmission of Bartonella henselae

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 52(9), 3447–3452.

By: N. Balakrishnan n, J. Pritchard n, M. Ericson*, C. Grindem n, K. Phillips n, S. Jennings n, K. Mathews n, H. Tran* ...

co-author countries: United States of America 🇺🇸

Ed(s): E. Munson

MeSH headings : Animals; Bartonella Infections / complications; Bartonella Infections / microbiology; Bartonella Infections / pathology; Bartonella Infections / veterinary; Bartonella henselae / isolation & purification; Diarrhea / microbiology; Diarrhea / pathology; Diarrhea / veterinary; Dog Diseases / microbiology; Dog Diseases / pathology; Dogs; Flea Infestations / complications; Flea Infestations / veterinary; Male; Prostatitis / diagnosis; Prostatitis / microbiology; Prostatitis / pathology; Steatitis / microbiology; Steatitis / pathology
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

Regional Seroreactivity and Vector-Borne Disease Co-Exposures in Dogs in the United States from 2004–2010: Utility of Canine Surveillance

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, 14(10), 724–732.

By: C. Yancey*, B. Hegarty n, B. Qurollo n, M. Levy n, A. Birkenheuer n, D. Weber*, P. Diniz*, E. Breitschwerdt n

co-author countries: United States of America 🇺🇸
author keywords: Dirofilaria; Rickettsia; Babesia; Ehrlichia; United States; Anaplasma; Borrelia; Bartonella; Surveillance
MeSH headings : Anaplasma / immunology; Anaplasmosis / epidemiology; Animals; Arachnid Vectors / microbiology; Arachnid Vectors / parasitology; Babesia / immunology; Babesiosis / epidemiology; Bartonella / immunology; Bartonella Infections / epidemiology; Bartonella Infections / veterinary; Borrelia burgdorferi / immunology; Coinfection / veterinary; Dirofilaria immitis / immunology; Dirofilariasis / epidemiology; Dog Diseases / epidemiology; Dog Diseases / microbiology; Dog Diseases / parasitology; Dog Diseases / transmission; Dogs; Ehrlichia / immunology; Ehrlichiosis / epidemiology; Ehrlichiosis / veterinary; Lyme Disease / epidemiology; Retrospective Studies; Rickettsia / immunology; Rickettsia Infections / epidemiology; Rickettsia Infections / veterinary; Seroepidemiologic Studies; Tick-Borne Diseases / epidemiology; Tick-Borne Diseases / microbiology; Tick-Borne Diseases / parasitology; Tick-Borne Diseases / veterinary; Ticks / microbiology; Ticks / parasitology; United States / epidemiology
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018

2013 journal article

A Myristoylated Alanine-Rich C Kinase Substrate–Related Peptide Suppresses Cytokine mRNA and Protein Expression in LPS-Activated Canine Neutrophils

American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology, 48(3), 314–321.

By: J. Li, M. D’Annibale-Tolhurst, K. Adler*, S. Fang*, Q. Yin*, A. Birkenheuer*, M. Levy n, S. Jones* ...

co-author countries: Netherlands 🇳🇱 United States of America 🇺🇸
author keywords: MARCKS; cytokine; inflammation; neutrophil
MeSH headings : Animals; Dogs; Humans; Interleukin-8 / biosynthesis; Interleukin-8 / genetics; Interleukin-8 / metabolism; Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / metabolism; Lipopolysaccharides / pharmacology; Membrane Proteins / metabolism; Myristoylated Alanine-Rich C Kinase Substrate; Neutrophils / drug effects; Neutrophils / metabolism; Peptides / metabolism; Peptides / pharmacology; RNA, Messenger / biosynthesis; RNA, Messenger / genetics; Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / biosynthesis; Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / genetics; Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / metabolism
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018

2013 journal article

A Novel Candidate Vaccine for Cytauxzoonosis Inferred from Comparative Apicomplexan Genomics

PLOS ONE, 8(8).

By: J. Tarigo n, E. Scholl n, D. Bird n, C. Brown*, L. Cohn*, G. Dean n, M. Levy n, D. Doolan* ...

co-author countries: Australia 🇦🇺 Georgia 🇬🇪 United States of America 🇺🇸

Contributors: J. Tarigo n, E. Scholl n, D. Bird n, C. Brown*, L. Cohn*, G. Dean n, M. Levy n, D. Doolan* ...

MeSH headings : Animals; Antigens, Protozoan / genetics; Antigens, Protozoan / immunology; Cat Diseases / immunology; Cat Diseases / parasitology; Cat Diseases / prevention & control; Cats; Cattle; Conserved Sequence; Genome, Protozoan; Genomics; Immune Sera / immunology; Piroplasmida / genetics; Piroplasmida / immunology; Protozoan Infections, Animal / immunology; Protozoan Infections, Animal / parasitology; Protozoan Infections, Animal / prevention & control; Protozoan Proteins / genetics; Protozoan Proteins / immunology; Protozoan Vaccines / genetics; Protozoan Vaccines / immunology; Recombinant Proteins / genetics; Recombinant Proteins / immunology; Synteny; Theileria parva / genetics; Theileria parva / immunology
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2013 journal article

Infection with Panola MountainEhrlichiasp. in a Dog with Atypical Lymphocytes and Clonal T-Cell Expansion

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 27(5), 1251–1255.

By: B. Qurollo n, A. Davenport n, B. Sherbert n, C. Grindem n, A. Birkenheuer n & E. Breitschwerdt n

co-author countries: United States of America 🇺🇸
author keywords: Lymphocytosis; Panola Mountain Ehrlichia sp.; Clonal T-cell expansion; Bacteria; Tick vector
MeSH headings : Animals; Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use; Dog Diseases / microbiology; Dogs; Doxycycline / therapeutic use; Ehrlichia / classification; Ehrlichiosis / blood; Ehrlichiosis / drug therapy; Ehrlichiosis / veterinary; Liver / cytology; Lymph Nodes / cytology; Lymphocytosis / veterinary; Male; T-Lymphocytes / classification; T-Lymphocytes / cytology; T-Lymphocytes / physiology; Thrombocytopenia / veterinary
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018

2013 journal article

Pharmacogenomics of Cytauxzoon felis Cytochrome b: Implications for Atovaquone and Azithromycin Therapy in Domestic Cats with Cytauxzoonosis

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY, 51(9), 3066–3069.

By: M. Schreeg n, H. Marr n, J. Tarigo n, L. Cohn*, M. Levy n & A. Birkenheuer n

co-author countries: United States of America 🇺🇸
MeSH headings : Animals; Anti-Infective Agents / pharmacokinetics; Anti-Infective Agents / therapeutic use; Atovaquone / pharmacokinetics; Atovaquone / therapeutic use; Azithromycin / pharmacokinetics; Azithromycin / therapeutic use; Cat Diseases / drug therapy; Cat Diseases / parasitology; Cats; Cytochromes b / genetics; Cytochromes b / metabolism; Pharmacogenetics; Piroplasmida / genetics; Piroplasmida / metabolism; Protozoan Infections / drug therapy; Protozoan Infections / parasitology
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2013 journal article

Splenosystemic Shunts in Cats: A Retrospective of 33 Cases (2004-2011)

JOURNAL OF VETERINARY INTERNAL MEDICINE, 27(6), 1347–1353.

By: J. Palerme n, J. Brown n, S. Marks n & A. Birkenheuer n

co-author countries: United States of America 🇺🇸
author keywords: Acquired; Congenital; Hepatic; Portal hypertension; Ultrasound
MeSH headings : Animals; Cat Diseases / diagnostic imaging; Cat Diseases / pathology; Cats; Cohort Studies; Female; Hypertension, Portal / veterinary; Male; Renal Veins / diagnostic imaging; Renal Veins / pathology; Retrospective Studies; Splenic Vein / diagnostic imaging; Splenic Vein / pathology; Ultrasonography; Vena Cava, Inferior / diagnostic imaging; Vena Cava, Inferior / pathology
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2012 journal article

Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Associated with Mutation in an 11 ss-Hydroxylase-Like Gene in a Cat

JOURNAL OF VETERINARY INTERNAL MEDICINE, 26(5), 1221–1226.

By: S. Owens*, M. Downey n, B. Pressler*, A. Birkenheuer n, D. Chandler & J. Scott-Moncrieff*

co-author countries: United States of America 🇺🇸
author keywords: Androgen; Feline; Hermaphrodite; Hypertension
MeSH headings : Adrenal Hyperplasia, Congenital / enzymology; Adrenal Hyperplasia, Congenital / genetics; Adrenal Hyperplasia, Congenital / veterinary; Animals; Cat Diseases / enzymology; Cat Diseases / genetics; Cats; DNA / chemistry; DNA / genetics; Male; Point Mutation; Polymerase Chain Reaction / veterinary; Sequence Analysis, DNA; Steroid 11-beta-Hydroxylase / genetics
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2012 journal article

Diminazene Diaceturate for Treatment of Chronic Cytauxzoon felis Parasitemia in Naturally Infected Cats

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine.

By: K. Lewis*, L. Cohn*, H. Marr n & A. Birkenheuer n

co-author countries: United States of America 🇺🇸
author keywords: Cytauxzoonosis; Piroplasm; Antiprotozoal; Carrier
MeSH headings : Animals; Antiprotozoal Agents / therapeutic use; Carrier State; Cat Diseases / drug therapy; Cats; Diminazene / analogs & derivatives; Diminazene / therapeutic use; Parasitemia / drug therapy; Parasitemia / veterinary; Parasitic Diseases, Animal / drug therapy; Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction / veterinary
Source: ORCID
Added: August 6, 2020

2012 journal article

Evaluation of Cytauxzoon felis infection status in captive-born wild felids housed in an area endemic for the pathogen

JAVMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, 241(8), 1088–1092.

By: K. Lewis, L. Cohn, M. Downey, M. Whitney & A. Birkenheuer*

MeSH headings : Animals; Apicomplexa / classification; Apicomplexa / isolation & purification; Arkansas / epidemiology; Cats; Disease Reservoirs / veterinary; Endemic Diseases / veterinary; Felidae; Female; Male; Protozoan Infections, Animal / epidemiology; Protozoan Infections, Animal / parasitology
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2012 journal article

Hypocalcemia and Hypovitaminosis D in Dogs with Induced Endotoxemia

JOURNAL OF VETERINARY INTERNAL MEDICINE, 26(2), 244–251.

By: M. Holowaychuk*, A. Birkenheuer n, J. Li n, H. Marr n, A. Boll n & S. Nordone n

co-author countries: Canada 🇨🇦 United States of America 🇺🇸
author keywords: Animal model; Calcium; Magnesium; Parathyroid hormone; Sepsis; Vitamin D
MeSH headings : Animals; Blood Gas Analysis / veterinary; Blood Pressure; Body Temperature; Calcium / blood; Calcium / urine; Cross-Over Studies; Dog Diseases / blood; Dog Diseases / metabolism; Dogs; Endotoxemia / blood; Endotoxemia / complications; Endotoxemia / metabolism; Endotoxemia / veterinary; Hypocalcemia / blood; Hypocalcemia / complications; Hypocalcemia / metabolism; Hypocalcemia / veterinary; Magnesium / blood; Magnesium / urine; Male; Parathyroid Hormone / blood; Vitamin D / analogs & derivatives; Vitamin D / blood
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2012 journal article

Lack of evidence for perinatal transmission of Cytauxzoon felis in domestic cats

VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY, 188(1-2), 172–174.

By: K. Lewis*, L. Cohn* & A. Birkenheuer n

co-author countries: United States of America 🇺🇸
author keywords: Hemoprotozoa; Apicomplexa; Theileriidae; Vertical transmission
MeSH headings : Animals; Carrier State; Cat Diseases / epidemiology; Cat Diseases / parasitology; Cat Diseases / transmission; Cats; Female; Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical / veterinary; Male; Missouri / epidemiology; Piroplasmida / classification; Protozoan Infections, Animal / epidemiology; Protozoan Infections, Animal / transmission
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2012 journal article

Pathology in practice. Intraerythrocytic infection with organisms consistent with a large Babesia sp.

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 241(8), 1029–1031.

By: D. Stowe n, A. Birkenheuer* & C. Grindem*

co-author countries: United States of America 🇺🇸
MeSH headings : Animals; Babesia / cytology; Babesia / isolation & purification; Babesiosis / microbiology; Babesiosis / pathology; Babesiosis / veterinary; Dog Diseases / parasitology; Dog Diseases / pathology; Dogs; Male
Sources: NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2012 journal article

Pharmacokinetics of diminazene diaceturate in healthy cats

JOURNAL OF VETERINARY PHARMACOLOGY AND THERAPEUTICS, 35(6), 608–610.

By: K. Lewis*, L. Cohn*, A. Birkenheuer n & M. Papich n

co-author countries: United States of America 🇺🇸
MeSH headings : Animals; Antiprotozoal Agents / blood; Antiprotozoal Agents / pharmacokinetics; Area Under Curve; Cats / blood; Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; Diminazene / analogs & derivatives; Diminazene / blood; Diminazene / pharmacokinetics; Female; Half-Life; Male
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2012 journal article

Re-emergence of Babesia conradae and effective treatment of infected dogs with atovaquone and azithromycin

VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY, 187(1-2), 23–27.

By: M. Di Cicco n, M. Downey n, E. Beeler*, H. Marr n, P. Cyrog, L. Kidd*, P. Diniz*, L. Cohn*, A. Birkenheuer n

co-author countries: United States of America 🇺🇸
author keywords: Protozoal; Babesiosis; Piroplasm; Babesia gibsoni
MeSH headings : Animals; Antiprotozoal Agents / administration & dosage; Antiprotozoal Agents / therapeutic use; Atovaquone / administration & dosage; Atovaquone / therapeutic use; Azithromycin / administration & dosage; Azithromycin / therapeutic use; Babesia / classification; Babesiosis / drug therapy; Babesiosis / epidemiology; Babesiosis / parasitology; Babesiosis / veterinary; California / epidemiology; Communicable Diseases, Emerging / epidemiology; Communicable Diseases, Emerging / parasitology; Communicable Diseases, Emerging / veterinary; Dog Diseases / drug therapy; Dog Diseases / epidemiology; Dog Diseases / genetics; Dog Diseases / parasitology; Dogs; Female; Male; Pedigree
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2012 journal article

Variation in the ITS-1 and ITS-2 rRNA genomic regions of Cytauxzoon felis from bobcats and pumas in the eastern United States and comparison with sequences from domestic cats

Veterinary Parasitology, 190(1-2), 29–35.

By: B. Shock*, A. Birkenheuer n, L. Patton*, C. Olfenbuttel*, J. Beringer*, D. Grove*, M. Peek*, J. Butfiloski* ...

co-author countries: United States of America 🇺🇸
author keywords: Bobcat; Cytauxzoon; rRNA; Internal transcribed spacer unit; Genetic variability; Florida puma
MeSH headings : Animals; Appalachian Region / epidemiology; Base Sequence; Cat Diseases / epidemiology; Cat Diseases / parasitology; Cats; DNA, Protozoan / analysis; DNA, Protozoan / genetics; DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / analysis; DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / genetics; Disease Reservoirs; Genetic Variation / genetics; Genotype; Lynx / parasitology; Midwestern United States / epidemiology; Molecular Sequence Data; Piroplasmida / genetics; Piroplasmida / isolation & purification; Prevalence; Protozoan Infections, Animal / epidemiology; Protozoan Infections, Animal / parasitology; Puma / parasitology; Sequence Analysis, DNA; Southeastern United States / epidemiology; Species Specificity
Sources: ORCID, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2020

2011 journal article

Efficacy of Atovaquone and Azithromycin or Imidocarb Dipropionate in Cats with Acute Cytauxzoonosis

JOURNAL OF VETERINARY INTERNAL MEDICINE, 25(1), 55–60.

By: L. Cohn*, A. Birkenheuer n, J. Brunker*, E. Ratcliff & A. Craig*

co-author countries: United States of America 🇺🇸
author keywords: Antimicrobials; Clinical Trials; Microbiology; Molecular biology; Parasitology; PCR assays; Protozoa
MeSH headings : Animals; Antiprotozoal Agents / therapeutic use; Atovaquone / therapeutic use; Azithromycin / therapeutic use; Cat Diseases / drug therapy; Cat Diseases / parasitology; Cats; DNA, Protozoan / chemistry; DNA, Protozoan / genetics; Drug Therapy, Combination / veterinary; Female; Genotype; Imidocarb / analogs & derivatives; Imidocarb / therapeutic use; Logistic Models; Male; Parasitemia / drug therapy; Parasitemia / parasitology; Parasitemia / veterinary; Piroplasmida / genetics; Piroplasmida / isolation & purification; Polymerase Chain Reaction / veterinary; Prospective Studies; Protozoan Infections, Animal / drug therapy; Protozoan Infections, Animal / parasitology; Survival Analysis
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2011 journal article

Expression and function of triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-1 (TREM-1) on canine neutrophils

Developmental & Comparative Immunology, 35(8), 872–880.

By: J. Li, A. Birkenheuer*, H. Marr*, M. Levy*, J. Yoder* & S. Nordone

author keywords: TREM-1; TLR; Neutrophils; Sepsis; Canine
MeSH headings : Amino Acid Sequence; Animals; Cells, Cultured; Cloning, Molecular; Conserved Sequence; Cytokines / immunology; Cytokines / metabolism; Dogs / genetics; Dogs / immunology; Humans; Lipopolysaccharides / immunology; Lipopolysaccharides / pharmacology; Membrane Glycoproteins / genetics; Membrane Glycoproteins / immunology; Membrane Glycoproteins / metabolism; Molecular Sequence Data; Neutrophils / immunology; Neutrophils / metabolism; Phylogeny; Receptors, Immunologic / genetics; Receptors, Immunologic / metabolism; Sequence Alignment; Teichoic Acids / immunology; Teichoic Acids / pharmacology; Toll-Like Receptors / agonists; Up-Regulation / drug effects
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018

2011 journal article

Prevalence of infectious diseases in cats and dogs rescued following Hurricane Katrina

JAVMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, 238(3), 311–317.

By: J. Levy*, M. Lappin, A. Glaser, A. Birkenheuer*, T. Anderson & C. Edinboro

co-author countries: United States of America 🇺🇸
MeSH headings : Animals; Cat Diseases / epidemiology; Cat Diseases / transmission; Cats; Communicable Diseases / epidemiology; Communicable Diseases / transmission; Communicable Diseases / veterinary; Cyclonic Storms; Disasters; Dog Diseases / epidemiology; Dog Diseases / transmission; Dogs; Female; Male; Prevalence; United States / epidemiology
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2011 journal article

Successful management of gastrointestinal pythiosis in a dog using itraconazole, terbinafine, and mefenoxam

MEDICAL MYCOLOGY, 49(5), 539–542.

By: J. Hummel n, A. Grooters*, G. Davidson n, S. Jennings n, J. Nicklas n & A. Birkenheuer n

co-author countries: United States of America 🇺🇸
author keywords: pythiosis; dogs; terbinafine; itraconazole; mefenoxam
MeSH headings : Alanine / administration & dosage; Alanine / adverse effects; Alanine / analogs & derivatives; Animals; Antifungal Agents / administration & dosage; Antifungal Agents / adverse effects; Dog Diseases / diagnosis; Dog Diseases / drug therapy; Dogs; Duodenum / pathology; Female; Gastrointestinal Diseases / diagnosis; Gastrointestinal Diseases / drug therapy; Gastrointestinal Diseases / pathology; Gastrointestinal Diseases / veterinary; Histocytochemistry; Itraconazole / administration & dosage; Itraconazole / adverse effects; Naphthalenes / administration & dosage; Naphthalenes / adverse effects; Pythiosis / diagnosis; Pythiosis / drug therapy; Pythiosis / pathology; Pythiosis / veterinary; Pythium / isolation & purification; Terbinafine; Treatment Outcome
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2010 journal article

Babesia (Theileria) annae in a Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) from Prince Edward Island, Canada

Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 46(2), 615–621.

By: N. Clancey*, B. Horney*, S. Burton*, A. Birkenheuer n, S. McBurney* & K. Tefft*

co-author countries: Canada 🇨🇦 United States of America 🇺🇸
author keywords: Babesia (Theileria) annae; Canada; Prince Edward Island; red fox; Vulpes vulpes
MeSH headings : Animals; DNA, Protozoan / analysis; Fatal Outcome; Female; Foxes / parasitology; Prince Edward Island / epidemiology; Theileria / isolation & purification; Theileriasis / epidemiology
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018

2010 journal article

Babesia canis and Babesia rossi co-infection in an untraveled Nigerian dog

VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY, 173(3-4), 334–335.

By: J. Kamani*, A. Sannusi*, A. Dogo*, J. Tanko*, K. Egwu*, A. Tafarki*, I. Ogo*, S. Kemza* ...

co-author countries: Nigeria 🇳🇬 United States of America 🇺🇸
author keywords: Babesia; Canine; Africa
MeSH headings : Animals; Antiprotozoal Agents / therapeutic use; Babesia / genetics; Babesia / isolation & purification; Babesiosis / drug therapy; Babesiosis / parasitology; Babesiosis / veterinary; DNA, Protozoan / chemistry; DNA, Protozoan / genetics; Diminazene / analogs & derivatives; Diminazene / therapeutic use; Dog Diseases / drug therapy; Dog Diseases / parasitology; Dogs; Female; Nigeria; Polymerase Chain Reaction / veterinary; Sequence Analysis, DNA
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2010 journal article

Babesia microti-like infections are prevalent in North American foxes

VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY, 172(3-4), 179–182.

By: A. Birkenheuer n, B. Horney*, M. Bailey n, M. Scott*, B. Sherbert n, V. Catto n, H. Marr n, A. Camacho, A. Ballman n

co-author countries: Canada 🇨🇦 United States of America 🇺🇸
author keywords: Babesia; Tick; Anemia; Azotemia; Piroplasmosis
MeSH headings : Animals; Babesia microti / genetics; Babesiosis / epidemiology; Babesiosis / parasitology; Coyotes / parasitology; Dog Diseases / epidemiology; Dog Diseases / parasitology; Dogs; Foxes / parasitology; Molecular Sequence Data; North America; Prevalence; Protozoan Infections, Animal / epidemiology; Protozoan Infections, Animal / parasitology; RNA, Ribosomal, 18S / genetics; Spain; Tubulin / genetics
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2010 journal article

Babesiosis Caused by a Large Babesia Species in 7 Immunocompromised Dogs

JOURNAL OF VETERINARY INTERNAL MEDICINE, 24(1), 127–131.

By: L. Sikorski*, A. Birkenheuer n, M. Holowaychuk n, A. McCleary-Wheeler n, J. Davis n & M. Littman*

co-author countries: Canada 🇨🇦 United States of America 🇺🇸
author keywords: Anemia; Chemotherapy; Splenectomy; Thrombocytopenia
MeSH headings : Animals; Babesia / classification; Babesia / genetics; Babesiosis / parasitology; Babesiosis / veterinary; DNA, Protozoan / genetics; Dog Diseases / immunology; Dog Diseases / parasitology; Dogs; Immunocompromised Host; RNA, Ribosomal, 18S / genetics; Retrospective Studies
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2010 journal article

Evaluation of Brain Tissue or Cerebrospinal Fluid with Broadly Reactive Polymerase Chain Reaction for Ehrlichia, Anaplasma, Spotted Fever Group Rickettsia, Bartonella, and Borrelia Species in Canine Neurological Diseases (109 Cases)

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 24(2), 372–378.

By: R. Barber*, Q. Li*, P. Diniz*, B. Porter*, E. Breitschwerdt n, M. Claiborne*, A. Birkenheuer n, J. Levine* ...

co-author countries: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧 United States of America 🇺🇸
author keywords: Central nervous system (CNS); Inflammation; Meningoencephalomyelitis; Vector-borne microorganisms
MeSH headings : Animals; Brain / microbiology; DNA, Bacterial / classification; DNA, Bacterial / isolation & purification; Dog Diseases / cerebrospinal fluid; Dog Diseases / microbiology; Dogs; Female; Gram-Negative Bacteria / isolation & purification; Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / cerebrospinal fluid; Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / microbiology; Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / veterinary; Male; Meningoencephalitis / microbiology; Meningoencephalitis / veterinary; Polymerase Chain Reaction / veterinary
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018

2010 journal article

Prevalence of Selected Vector-borne Organisms and Identification of Bartonella Species DNA in North American River Otters (Lontra canadensis)

Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 46(3), 947–950.

By: S. Chinnadurai n, A. Birkenheuer n, H. Blanton, R. Maggi*, N. Belfiore, H. Marr*, E. Breitschwerdt*, M. Stoskopf*

co-author countries: United States of America 🇺🇸
author keywords: Bartonella; disease; Ehrlichia; Lontra canadensis; Ricketisia; river otter
MeSH headings : Animals; Animals, Wild / microbiology; Bartonella / isolation & purification; Bartonella Infections / epidemiology; Bartonella Infections / transmission; Bartonella Infections / veterinary; DNA, Bacterial / blood; Female; Male; North Carolina / epidemiology; Otters / virology; Polymerase Chain Reaction / veterinary; Prevalence; Rivers
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018

2009 journal article

DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF BABESIA ODOCOILEI IN CAPTIVE REINDEER (RANGIFER TARANDUS TARANDUS) AND RECOGNITION OF THREE NOVEL HOST SPECIES

JOURNAL OF ZOO AND WILDLIFE MEDICINE, 40(1), 152–159.

By: S. Bartlett, N. Abou-Madi, J. Messick, A. Birkenheuer* & G. Kollias

author keywords: Anemia; Babesia; hemolysis; imidocarb dipropionate; Rangifer tarandus tarandus; reindeer
MeSH headings : Animals; Animals, Zoo; Antiprotozoal Agents / therapeutic use; Arachnid Vectors / parasitology; Babesia / isolation & purification; Babesiosis / diagnosis; Babesiosis / drug therapy; Babesiosis / transmission; Babesiosis / veterinary; Female; Imidocarb / therapeutic use; Male; RNA, Ribosomal, 18S / chemistry; RNA, Ribosomal, 18S / genetics; Reindeer / parasitology; Sequence Analysis, RNA; Species Specificity; Ticks / parasitology; Treatment Outcome
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2009 journal article

Hereditary 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D-Resistant Rickets in a Pomeranian Dog Caused by a Novel Mutation in the Vitamin D Receptor Gene

JOURNAL OF VETERINARY INTERNAL MEDICINE, 23(6), 1278–1283.

By: D. LeVine n, Y. Zhou*, R. Ghiloni*, E. Fields n, A. Birkenheuer n, J. Gookin n, I. Roberston n, P. Malloy*, D. Feldman*

co-author countries: United States of America 🇺🇸
MeSH headings : Animals; Dog Diseases / drug therapy; Dog Diseases / genetics; Dog Diseases / pathology; Dogs; Female; Genetic Predisposition to Disease; Hypocalcemia / veterinary; Receptors, Calcitriol / genetics; Rickets / drug therapy; Rickets / genetics; Rickets / veterinary; Vitamin D / analogs & derivatives; Vitamin D / pharmacology
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2008 journal article

Bartonella DNA in the Blood and Lymph Nodes of Golden Retrievers with Lymphoma and in Healthy Controls

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 22(1), 89–95.

By: A. Duncan n, H. Marr n, A. Birkenheuer n, R. Maggi n, L. Williams n, M. Correa n, E. Breitschwerdt n

co-author countries: United States of America 🇺🇸
author keywords: bacteria; cancer; dog; tick; vector-borne
MeSH headings : Animals; Bartonella / genetics; Bartonella / isolation & purification; Bartonella Infections / complications; Bartonella Infections / veterinary; Case-Control Studies; DNA, Bacterial / analysis; DNA, Bacterial / blood; Disease Vectors; Dog Diseases / blood; Dog Diseases / microbiology; Dogs; Female; Lymph Nodes / microbiology; Lymphoma / microbiology; Lymphoma / veterinary; Male; Models, Statistical; Polymerase Chain Reaction / veterinary; Risk Factors; Surveys and Questionnaires
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018

2008 journal article

Cytauxzoon felis infections are present in bobcats (Lynx rufus) in a region where cytauxzoonosis is not recognized in domestic cats

VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY, 153(1-2), 126–130.

By: A. Birkenheuer n, H. Marr n, C. Warren n, A. Acton n, E. Mucker*, J. Humphreys*, M. Tucker n

co-author countries: United States of America 🇺🇸
author keywords: cytauxzoonosis; piroplasmosis; Cytauxzoon felis; bobcats; PCR; tick
MeSH headings : Animals; Cat Diseases / epidemiology; Cat Diseases / parasitology; Cats; Eukaryota / classification; Eukaryota / isolation & purification; Lynx / parasitology; North Carolina / epidemiology; Pennsylvania / epidemiology; Protozoan Infections, Animal / epidemiology; Protozoan Infections, Animal / parasitology
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2008 journal article

Evaluation of four DNA extraction methods for the detection of Tritrichomonas foetus in feline stool specimens by polymerase chain reaction

JOURNAL OF VETERINARY DIAGNOSTIC INVESTIGATION, 20(5), 639–641.

By: S. Stauffer n, A. Birkenheuer n, M. Levy n, H. Marr n & J. Gookin n

co-author countries: United States of America 🇺🇸
author keywords: Cats; feces; polymerase chain reaction; protozoa
MeSH headings : Animals; Cat Diseases / diagnosis; Cat Diseases / economics; Cat Diseases / parasitology; Cats; Costs and Cost Analysis; DNA, Protozoan / genetics; DNA, Protozoan / isolation & purification; Feces / parasitology; North Carolina; Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / isolation & purification; Trichomonas / genetics; Trichomonas Infections / diagnosis; Trichomonas Infections / economics; Trichomonas Infections / veterinary
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2008 journal article

Failure to identify an association between serologic or molecular evidence ofBartonellainfection and idiopathic rhinitis in dogs

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 233(4), 597–599.

By: E. Hawkins n, L. Johnson, L. Guptill*, H. Marr n, E. Breitschwerdt n & A. Birkenheuer n

co-author countries: United States of America 🇺🇸
MeSH headings : Animals; Antibodies, Bacterial / blood; Bartonella / immunology; Bartonella / isolation & purification; Bartonella Infections / diagnosis; Bartonella Infections / microbiology; Bartonella Infections / veterinary; Bartonella henselae / immunology; Bartonella henselae / isolation & purification; Case-Control Studies; DNA, Bacterial / analysis; Dog Diseases / diagnosis; Dog Diseases / microbiology; Dogs; Female; Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect / methods; Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect / veterinary; Male; Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods; Polymerase Chain Reaction / veterinary; Rhinitis / diagnosis; Rhinitis / microbiology; Rhinitis / veterinary
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018

2008 journal article

In vitro cultivation of a newly recognized Babesia sp in dogs in North Carolina

VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY, 151(2-4), 150–157.

By: L. Lehtinen*, A. Birkenheuer n, R. Droleskey* & P. Holman*

co-author countries: United States of America 🇺🇸
author keywords: Babesia sp.; canine babesiosis; HL-1 medium; microaerophilous stationary phase culture; RPMI-1640; small subunit ribosomal RNA gene; transmission electron microscopy
MeSH headings : Animals; Babesia / classification; Babesia / genetics; Babesia / growth & development; Babesia / ultrastructure; Babesiosis / parasitology; Babesiosis / veterinary; Base Sequence; Cells, Cultured; Dog Diseases / parasitology; Dogs; Female; Genes, rRNA / genetics; Microscopy, Electron, Transmission / veterinary; Molecular Sequence Data; North Carolina; Species Specificity
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2008 journal article

Molecular evidence of prevalent dual piroplasma infections in North American raccoons (Procyon lotor)

PARASITOLOGY, 135(1), 33–37.

By: A. Birkenheuer n, H. Marr n, N. Hladio n & A. Acton n

co-author countries: United States of America 🇺🇸
author keywords: Babesia; piroplasmosis; babesiosis
MeSH headings : Animals; Babesia / genetics; Babesia / isolation & purification; Babesia microti / genetics; Babesia microti / isolation & purification; Babesiosis / parasitology; Babesiosis / veterinary; DNA Primers / chemistry; DNA, Protozoan / analysis; DNA, Protozoan / blood; Genotype; North Carolina; Parasitic Diseases, Animal / parasitology; Polymerase Chain Reaction / veterinary; RNA, Ribosomal, 18S / genetics; Raccoons / parasitology; Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2008 journal article

Use of a nitinol gooseneck snare catheter for removal of adult Dirofilaria immitis in two cats

JAVMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, 233(9), 1441–1445.

By: M. Small, C. Atkins*, S. Gordon, A. Birkenheuer*, M. Booth-Sayer, B. Keene*, Y. Fujii*, M. Miller*

MeSH headings : Animals; Cardiac Catheterization / instrumentation; Cardiac Catheterization / methods; Cardiac Catheterization / veterinary; Cat Diseases / parasitology; Cat Diseases / surgery; Cats; Chylothorax / etiology; Chylothorax / parasitology; Chylothorax / surgery; Chylothorax / veterinary; Dirofilaria immitis / isolation & purification; Dirofilariasis / complications; Dirofilariasis / surgery; Female; Heart Failure / surgery; Heart Failure / veterinary; Male; Treatment Outcome
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2007 journal article

Antibiotic-resistant Corynebacterium jeikeium urinary tract infection in a cat

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ANIMAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, 43(1), 61–64.

By: M. Puskar n, C. Lemons n, M. Papich n, S. Vaden n & A. Birkenheuer n

co-author countries: United States of America 🇺🇸
MeSH headings : Animals; Anti-Infective Agents / administration & dosage; Anti-Infective Agents / pharmacology; Bacteriuria / microbiology; Cat Diseases / drug therapy; Cat Diseases / microbiology; Cats; Corynebacterium / drug effects; Corynebacterium / genetics; Corynebacterium / isolation & purification; Corynebacterium Infections / drug therapy; Corynebacterium Infections / microbiology; Corynebacterium Infections / veterinary; Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; Enzyme Inhibitors / administration & dosage; Enzyme Inhibitors / pharmacology; Male; Microbial Sensitivity Tests / veterinary; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics; Treatment Outcome; Urinary Tract Infections / drug therapy; Urinary Tract Infections / microbiology; Urinary Tract Infections / veterinary
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2007 journal article

Bartonella DNA in Loggerhead Sea Turtles

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 13(6), 949–950.

By: K. Valentine n, C. Harms n, M. Cadenas n, A. Birkenheuer n, H. Marr n, J. Braun-McNeill*, R. Maggi n, E. Breitschwerdt n

co-author countries: United States of America 🇺🇸
MeSH headings : Animals; Atlantic Ocean; Bartonella / genetics; Bartonella / isolation & purification; Bartonella / pathogenicity; Bartonella Infections / blood; Bartonella Infections / genetics; Bartonella Infections / veterinary; DNA, Bacterial / classification; North Carolina; Polymerase Chain Reaction; Turtles / blood; Turtles / microbiology
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018

2007 journal article

Quantification of mucin gene expression in tracheobronchial epithelium of healthy dogs and dogs with chronic bronchitis

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF VETERINARY RESEARCH, 68(4), 435–440.

By: E. Hawkins n, A. Birkenheuer*, H. Marr*, A. Rogala*, E. Large* & K. Adler*

co-author countries: United States of America 🇺🇸
MeSH headings : Animals; Bronchitis, Chronic / metabolism; Bronchitis, Chronic / veterinary; DNA Primers; Dog Diseases / metabolism; Dogs; Evaluation Studies as Topic; Mucins / metabolism; Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods; Polymerase Chain Reaction / veterinary; RNA, Messenger / metabolism
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2007 journal article

The detection of Cytauxzoon felis in apparently healthy free-roaming cats in the USA

VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY, 146(3-4), 316–320.

By: M. Haber n, M. Tucker n, H. Marr n, J. Levy*, J. Burgess*, M. Lappin*, A. Birkenheuer n

co-author countries: United States of America 🇺🇸
author keywords: Cytauxzoonosis; PCR; free-roaming; survival; hyperendemic
MeSH headings : Animals; Carrier State; Cat Diseases / epidemiology; Cat Diseases / parasitology; Cats; Female; Male; Piroplasmida; Protozoan Infections, Animal / epidemiology; Protozoan Infections, Animal / parasitology; United States / epidemiology
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2007 journal article

The identification of a genetically unique piroplasma in North American river otters (Lontra canadensis)

PARASITOLOGY, 134(5), 631–635.

By: A. Birkenheuer n, C. Harms n, J. Neel n, H. Marr n, M. Tucker n, A. Acton n, A. Tuttle n, M. Stoskopf n

co-author countries: United States of America 🇺🇸

Contributors: A. Birkenheuer n, C. Harms n, J. Neel n, H. Marr n, M. Tucker n, A. Acton n, A. Tuttle n, M. Stoskopf n

author keywords: Babesia; North American river otter; PCR; phylogenetics
MeSH headings : Animals; Babesia / genetics; Babesia / isolation & purification; Base Sequence; Molecular Sequence Data; North America; Otters / parasitology; Phylogeny; RNA, Protozoan / genetics; RNA, Ribosomal, 18S / genetics; Rivers
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2007 article

Use of basal serum or plasma cortisol concentrations to rule out a diagnosis of hypoadrenocorticism in dogs: 123 cases (2000-2005)

Lennon, E. M., Boyle, T. E., Hutchins, R. G., Friedenthal, A., Correa, M. T., Bissett, S. A., … Birkenheuer, A. J. (2007, August 1). JAVMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, Vol. 231, pp. 413–416.

By: E. Lennon n, T. Boyle*, R. Hutchins, A. Friedenthal*, M. Correa, S. Bissett*, L. Moses*, M. Papich*, A. Birkenheuer*

co-author countries: United States of America 🇺🇸
MeSH headings : Adrenal Glands / pathology; Adrenal Insufficiency / blood; Adrenal Insufficiency / diagnosis; Adrenal Insufficiency / genetics; Adrenal Insufficiency / veterinary; Animals; Case-Control Studies; Diagnosis, Differential; Dog Diseases / blood; Dog Diseases / diagnosis; Dog Diseases / genetics; Dogs; Female; Genetic Predisposition to Disease; Hydrocortisone / blood; Male; Nova Scotia / epidemiology; Pedigree; Predictive Value of Tests; Reproducibility of Results; Retrospective Studies; Sensitivity and Specificity
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2006 journal article

Cytauxzoon felisinfection in cats in the mid-Atlantic states: 34 cases (1998–2004)

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 228(4), 568–571.

By: A. Birkenheuer n, J. Le*, A. Valenzisi*, M. Tucker*, M. Levy* & E. Breitschwerdt*

co-author countries: United States of America 🇺🇸
MeSH headings : Animals; Base Sequence; Cat Diseases / diagnosis; Cat Diseases / epidemiology; Cats; Diagnosis, Differential; Female; Geography; Male; North Carolina / epidemiology; Piroplasmida / isolation & purification; Piroplasmida / pathogenicity; Protozoan Infections, Animal / diagnosis; Protozoan Infections, Animal / epidemiology; RNA, Protozoan / genetics; RNA, Ribosomal / genetics; RNA, Ribosomal, 18S / genetics; Retrospective Studies; Seasons; Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; South Carolina / epidemiology; Virginia / epidemiology
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018

2006 journal article

Development and evaluation of a PCR assay for the detection of Cytauxzoon felis DNA in feline blood samples

VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY, 137(1-2), 144–149.

By: A. Birkenheuer n, H. Marr n, A. Alleman*, M. Levy n & E. Breitschwerdt n

co-author countries: United States of America 🇺🇸
author keywords: cytauxzoonosis; piroplasmosis; pancytopenia
MeSH headings : Animals; Blood / parasitology; Cat Diseases / blood; Cat Diseases / diagnosis; Cat Diseases / mortality; Cat Diseases / parasitology; Cats; DNA, Protozoan / analysis; Ixodidae / parasitology; Piroplasmida / genetics; Piroplasmida / isolation & purification; Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods; Polymerase Chain Reaction / veterinary; Protozoan Infections, Animal / blood; Protozoan Infections, Animal / diagnosis; Protozoan Infections, Animal / mortality; Protozoan Infections, Animal / parasitology; RNA, Ribosomal, 18S / analysis; Sensitivity and Specificity
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2006 article

Efficacy of ronidazole for treatment of feline Tritrichomonas foetus infection

JOURNAL OF VETERINARY INTERNAL MEDICINE, Vol. 20, pp. 536–543.

By: J. Gookin*, C. Copple*, M. Papich*, M. Poore*, S. Stauffer*, A. Birkenheuer*, D. Twedt, M. Levy*

author keywords: colitis; diarrhea; metronidazole; nitroimidazole; tinidazole
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2006 journal article

Molecular characterization of a Babesia species identified in a North American raccoon

JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE DISEASES, 42(2), 375–380.

By: A. Birkenheuer n, J. Whittington*, J. Neel n, E. Large n, A. Barger*, M. Levy n, E. Breitschwerdt n

co-author countries: United States of America 🇺🇸

Contributors: A. Birkenheuer n, J. Whittington*, J. Neel n, E. Large n, A. Barger*, M. Levy n, E. Breitschwerdt n

author keywords: Babesia; PCR; phylogenetics; piroplasm; Procyon lotor; raccoon; taxonomy
MeSH headings : Animals; Babesia / classification; Babesia / isolation & purification; Babesiosis / epidemiology; Babesiosis / parasitology; Babesiosis / transmission; Babesiosis / veterinary; Diagnosis, Differential; Disease Reservoirs / veterinary; Gene Amplification; Humans; Male; Phylogeny; Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods; Polymerase Chain Reaction / veterinary; RNA, Protozoan / analysis; RNA, Ribosomal, 18S / analysis; Raccoons / parasitology; Zoonoses
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2005 journal article

Canine and feline blood donor screening for infectious disease

JOURNAL OF VETERINARY INTERNAL MEDICINE, 19(1), 135–142.

By: K. Wardrop*, N. Reine*, A. Birkenheuer n, A. Hale, A. Hohenhaus*, C. Crawford*, M. Lappin*

co-author countries: United States of America 🇺🇸
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2005 journal article

Geographic distribution of babesiosis among dogs in the United States and association with dog bites: 150 cases (2000-2003)

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 227(6), 942–947.

By: A. Birkenheuer n, M. Correa, M. Levy* & E. Breitschwerdt*

co-author countries: United States of America 🇺🇸
MeSH headings : Animals; Babesia / classification; Babesia / isolation & purification; Babesiosis / epidemiology; Babesiosis / transmission; Babesiosis / veterinary; Bites and Stings / complications; Bites and Stings / veterinary; Breeding; DNA, Protozoan / analysis; Dog Diseases / epidemiology; Dog Diseases / transmission; Dogs; Geography; Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods; Polymerase Chain Reaction / veterinary; Retrospective Studies; United States / epidemiology
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018

2005 journal article

Icterus and pancytopenia in a cat

NAVC Clinician's Brief, 3(7), 21.

By: M. Haber & A. Birkenheuer

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2005 journal article

Molecular characterization of trichomonads from feces of dogs with diarrhea

JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY, 91(4), 939–943.

By: J. Gookin n, A. Birkenheuer*, V. St John n, M. Spector & M. Levy*

co-author countries: United States of America 🇺🇸
MeSH headings : Animals; Base Sequence; DNA, Protozoan / chemistry; DNA, Protozoan / isolation & purification; Diarrhea / parasitology; Diarrhea / veterinary; Dog Diseases / parasitology; Dogs; Electrophoresis, Agar Gel / veterinary; Feces / parasitology; Female; Molecular Sequence Data; Polymerase Chain Reaction / veterinary; Protozoan Infections / parasitology; Protozoan Infections, Animal; RNA, Ribosomal / genetics; Sequence Alignment / veterinary; Trichomonadida / classification; Trichomonadida / genetics; Trichomonadida / isolation & purification; Tritrichomonas foetus / classification; Tritrichomonas foetus / genetics; Tritrichomonas foetus / isolation & purification
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
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2004 journal article

Detection and molecular characterization of a novel large Babesia species in a dog

Veterinary Parasitology, 124(3-4), 151–160.

By: A. Birkenheuer n, J. Neel n, D. Ruslander n, M. Levy n & E. Breitschwerdt n

co-author countries: United States of America 🇺🇸

Contributors: A. Birkenheuer n, J. Neel n, D. Ruslander n, M. Levy n & E. Breitschwerdt n

author keywords: piroplasm; babesiosis; 18S; rRNA; taxonomy
MeSH headings : Animals; Antibodies, Protozoan / blood; Antiprotozoal Agents / therapeutic use; Babesia / classification; Babesia / genetics; Babesia / immunology; Babesia / isolation & purification; Babesiosis / drug therapy; Babesiosis / parasitology; Babesiosis / veterinary; Cross Reactions; Dog Diseases / drug therapy; Dog Diseases / parasitology; Dogs; Female; Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect / veterinary; Imidocarb / therapeutic use; Phylogeny; Polymerase Chain Reaction / veterinary; RNA, Ribosomal, 18S; Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; Treatment Outcome
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018

2004 journal article

Efficacy of Combined Atovaquone and Azithromycin for Therapy of Chronic Babesia gibsoni (Asian Genotype) Infections in Dogs

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine.

By: A. Birkenheuer n, M. Levy n & E. Breitschwerdt n

co-author countries: United States of America 🇺🇸
Source: ORCID
Added: August 6, 2020

2004 article

Efficacy of combined atovaquone and azithromycin for therapy of chronic Babesia gibsoni (Asian genotype) infections in dogs

JOURNAL OF VETERINARY INTERNAL MEDICINE, Vol. 18, pp. 494–498.

By: A. Birkenheuer n, M. Levy n & E. Breitschwerdt n

co-author countries: United States of America 🇺🇸
author keywords: piroplasm; polymerase chain reaction; protozoa; treatment
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2003 journal article

Concurrent bartonellosis and babesiosis in a dog with persistent thrombocytopenia

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 223(9), 1306–1310.

By: A. Tuttle, A. Birkenheuer*, T. Juopperi*, M. Levy* & E. Breitschwerdt*

MeSH headings : Animals; Antibodies, Protozoan / blood; Antiprotozoal Agents / therapeutic use; Babesia / genetics; Babesia / immunology; Babesia / isolation & purification; Babesiosis / complications; Babesiosis / diagnosis; Babesiosis / veterinary; Bartonella Infections / complications; Bartonella Infections / diagnosis; Bartonella Infections / veterinary; DNA, Protozoan / blood; Dog Diseases / blood; Dog Diseases / diagnosis; Dog Diseases / etiology; Dogs; Imidocarb / analogs & derivatives; Imidocarb / therapeutic use; Male; Polymerase Chain Reaction / veterinary; Thrombocytopenia / etiology; Thrombocytopenia / veterinary
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, Crossref
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2003 journal article

Development and Evaluation of a Seminested PCR for Detection and Differentiation of Babesia gibsoni (Asian Genotype) and B. canis DNA in Canine Blood Samples

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 41(9), 4172–4177.

By: A. Birkenheuer*, M. Levy n & E. Breitschwerdt*

co-author countries: United States of America 🇺🇸
MeSH headings : Animals; Babesia / genetics; Babesia / isolation & purification; Babesiosis / diagnosis; Babesiosis / veterinary; DNA, Protozoan / blood; Dog Diseases / diagnosis; Dogs; Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods; RNA, Ribosomal, 18S / chemistry; RNA, Ribosomal, 18S / genetics; Sensitivity and Specificity
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, Crossref
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2003 journal article

Serosurvey of antiBabesia antibodies in stray dogs and American pit bull terriers and American Staffordshire terriers from North Carolina

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ANIMAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, 39(6), 551–557.

By: A. Birkenheuer n, M. Levy n, M. Stebbins n, M. Poore n & E. Breitschwerdt n

co-author countries: United States of America 🇺🇸
MeSH headings : Animals; Antibodies, Protozoan / blood; Babesia / immunology; Babesia / isolation & purification; Babesiosis / epidemiology; Babesiosis / veterinary; DNA, Protozoan / analysis; Dog Diseases / epidemiology; Dogs; Female; Male; North Carolina / epidemiology; Seroepidemiologic Studies
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
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2003 journal article

Transfusion-associated Babesia gibsoni infection in a dog

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 222(7), 959–963.

By: J. Stegeman, A. Birkenheuer*, J. Kruger & E. Breitschwerdt*

MeSH headings : Animals; Antibodies, Protozoan / analysis; Antiprotozoal Agents / therapeutic use; Babesia / immunology; Babesiosis / diagnosis; Babesiosis / drug therapy; Babesiosis / etiology; Babesiosis / veterinary; Blood Transfusion / veterinary; Carrier State / diagnosis; Carrier State / parasitology; Carrier State / veterinary; DNA, Protozoan / isolation & purification; Dog Diseases / diagnosis; Dog Diseases / drug therapy; Dog Diseases / etiology; Dogs; Female; Fluorescent Antibody Technique / veterinary; Hematocrit / veterinary; Hysterectomy / veterinary; Ovariectomy / veterinary; Polymerase Chain Reaction / veterinary; Splenomegaly / parasitology; Splenomegaly / veterinary; Transfusion Reaction; Treatment Outcome
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, Crossref
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2003 journal article

Tritrichomonas foetus and not Pentatrichomonas hominis is the etiologic agent of feline trichomonal diarrhea

JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY, 89(1), 99–104.

By: M. Levy n, J. Gookin n, M. Poore n, A. Birkenheuer n, M. Dykstra n & R. Litaker n

co-author countries: United States of America 🇺🇸
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
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2002 journal article

Differentiation of Haemobartonella canis and Mycoplasma haemofelis on the basis of comparative analysis of gene sequences

American Journal of Veterinary Research, 63(10), 1385–1388.

By: A. Birkenheuer*, E. Breitschwerdt*, A. Alleman & C. Pitulle*

MeSH headings : Anaplasmataceae / classification; Anaplasmataceae / genetics; Anaplasmataceae Infections / microbiology; Anaplasmataceae Infections / veterinary; Animals; Base Sequence; Cat Diseases / microbiology; Cats; DNA, Ribosomal / genetics; Dog Diseases / microbiology; Dogs; Mycoplasma / classification; Mycoplasma / genetics; Mycoplasma Infections / microbiology; Mycoplasma Infections / veterinary; Phylogeny; Ribonucleases / genetics; Species Specificity
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, Crossref
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2002 journal article

Retrospective study of proliferative papillary vulvitis in Florida panthers

JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE DISEASES, 38(1), 115–123.

By: D. Rotstein*, S. Taylor*, A. Birkenhauer n, M. Roelke-Parker* & B. Homer*

co-author countries: United States of America 🇺🇸
author keywords: Florida panther; cougar; Pumas concolor coryi; proliferative vulvitis; vestibulum vaginae; pathology; reproduction
MeSH headings : Animals; Animals, Wild; Carnivora; Epithelium / pathology; Female; Florida; Immunohistochemistry / veterinary; Microscopy, Electron / veterinary; Prevalence; Retrospective Studies; Vagina / pathology; Vagina / ultrastructure; Vulvitis / diagnosis; Vulvitis / epidemiology; Vulvitis / veterinary
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
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2002 journal article

Single-Tube Nested PCR for Detection of Tritrichomonasfoetus in Feline Feces

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 40(11), 4126–4130.

By: J. Gookin*, A. Birkenheuer*, E. Breitschwerdt* & M. Levy n

co-author countries: United States of America 🇺🇸
MeSH headings : Animals; Cat Diseases / diagnosis; Cat Diseases / parasitology; Cats; DNA Primers; DNA, Protozoan / analysis; DNA, Ribosomal / analysis; Feces / parasitology; Polymerase Chain Reaction / instrumentation; Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods; Protozoan Infections / diagnosis; Protozoan Infections / parasitology; Protozoan Infections, Animal; RNA, Ribosomal, 5.8S / genetics; Sensitivity and Specificity; Tritrichomonas foetus / genetics; Tritrichomonas foetus / isolation & purification
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, Crossref
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2002 journal article

Visceral leishmaniasis in a New York foxhound kennel

JOURNAL OF VETERINARY INTERNAL MEDICINE, 16(1), 34–44.

By: A. Gaskin n, P. Schantz*, J. Jackson*, A. Birkenheuer n, L. Tomlinson n, M. Gramiccia*, M. Levy n, F. Steurer* ...

co-author countries: Italy 🇮🇹 United States of America 🇺🇸
author keywords: canine; dogs; Leishmania; sand fly
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
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2002 journal article

Visceral leishmaniasis in a New York foxhound kennel

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine.

By: A. Gaskin n, P. Schantz*, J. Jackson*, A. Birkenheuer n, L. Tomlinson n, M. Gramiccia*, M. Levy n, F. Steurer* ...

co-author countries: Italy 🇮🇹 United States of America 🇺🇸
Source: ORCID
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2001 journal article

Canine Rocky Mountain spotted fever: A retrospective study of 30 cases

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ANIMAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, 37(1), 41–48.

By: A. Gasser n, A. Birkenheuer* & E. Breitschwerdt*

co-author countries: United States of America 🇺🇸
MeSH headings : Animals; Antibodies, Bacterial / blood; Dog Diseases / diagnosis; Dog Diseases / epidemiology; Dogs; Female; Male; North Carolina / epidemiology; Records / veterinary; Retrospective Studies; Rickettsia rickettsii / immunology; Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever / epidemiology; Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever / veterinary
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
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2000 journal article

There are at least three genetically distinct small piroplasms from dogs

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR PARASITOLOGY, 30(14), 1501–1505.

By: A. Kjemtrup*, A. Kocan*, L. Whitworth*, J. Meinkoth*, A. Birkenheuer n, J. Cummings*, M. Boudreaux*, S. Stockham*, A. Irizarry-Rovira*, P. Conrad*

co-author countries: Japan 🇯🇵 United States of America 🇺🇸
author keywords: Babesia gibsoni; Babesia canis; 18S rRNA phylogeny; piroplasms; anaemia; protozoa; tick-transmitted; tick vector
MeSH headings : Alabama; Animals; Babesia / classification; Babesia / genetics; Databases, Factual; Dogs / parasitology; Indiana; Japan; Missouri; Molecular Sequence Data; North Carolina; Oklahoma; Phylogeny; RNA, Ribosomal, 18S / genetics; Theileria / genetics
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
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1999 journal article

Babesia gibsoni infections in dogs from North Carolina

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ANIMAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, 35(2), 125–128.

By: A. Birkenheuer*, M. Levy*, K. Savary, R. Gager & E. Breitschwerdt*

MeSH headings : Animals; Babesia / isolation & purification; Babesiosis / diagnosis; Babesiosis / epidemiology; Babesiosis / therapy; Diagnosis, Differential; Dog Diseases / diagnosis; Dog Diseases / epidemiology; Dog Diseases / microbiology; Dogs; Female; Male; North Carolina / epidemiology
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018