Erin Wright Lashnits

Clinical characteristics, treatment, and outcomes of hypoadrenocorticism in dogs

Sherrod, T. N., Lashnits, E., & Lunn, K. F. (2025, April 16). Journal of Small Animal Practice, Vol. 4.

Experimental Infection of Ferrets with Bartonella henselae: In Search of a Novel Animal Model for Zoonotic Bartonellosis

Lashnits, E., Robveille, C., Neupane, P., Richardson, T., Linder, K., McKeon, G., … Breitschwerdt, E. B. (2025, April 26). Pathogens, Vol. 14.

Molecular detection of Bartonella spp. DNA in dogs with hemangiosarcoma

Robveille, C., Maggi, R. G., Lashnits, E., Donovan, T. A., Linder, K. E., Regan, D. P., … Breitschwerdt, E. B. (2025, April 22). (D. Aboelsoued, Ed.). PLoS ONE, Vol. 20.

Wildlife fleas and ticks in Wisconsin, USA: unrecognized vectors of bacterial pathogens

Moore, C. O., Andrews, C. V., Lemley, E. M., Funnicelli, M. I. G., André, M. R., Breitschwerdt, E. B., & Lashnits, E. (2025, August 21). International Journal for Parasitology, Vol. 8.

A case of mistaken identity: a systematic review, meta-analysis, and reinvestigation of hemotropic Mycoplasma spp. infection in Ctenocephalides felis (cat flea)

Moore, C. O., Lashnits, E., Lappin, M., Hawley, J., & Breitschwerdt, E. B. (2024, May 9). Parasites & Vectors, Vol. 17.

ACVIM consensus statement on the diagnosis of immune thrombocytopenia in dogs and cats

LeVine, D. N., Kidd, L., Garden, O. A., Brooks, M. B., Goggs, R., Kohn, B., … Spada, E. (2024, May 16). Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Vol. 5.

Antibodies to Borrelia burgdorferi and Bartonella species in serum and synovial fluid from people with rheumatic diseases

Kim, L., Lashnits, E., Breitschwerdt, E. B., Elam, A., Grade, N., Miller, J., & Shikhman, A. R. (2024, April 2). Microbiology Spectrum, Vol. 3.

Bartonella species bacteremia in association with adult psychosis

Delaney, S., Robveille, C., Maggi, R. G., Lashnits, E., Kingston, E., Liedig, C., … Breitschwerdt, E. B. (2024, June 7). Frontiers in Psychiatry, Vol. 15.

Correction: A case of mistaken identity: a systematic review, meta-analysis, and reinvestigation of hemotropic Mycoplasma spp. infection in Ctenocephalides felis (cat flea)

Moore, C. O., Lashnits, E., Lappin, M., Hawley, J., & Breitschwerdt, E. B. (2024, October 30). Parasites & Vectors, Vol. 17.

Detection of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in an inflammatory pericardial effusion of a dog

Murdock, B. K., Bach, J. F., Qurollo, B. A., Lashnits, E. W., & Friedrichs, K. R. (2024, May 4). Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Vol. 5.

The role of vector-borne pathogens and cardiac Striatin genotype on survival in boxer dogs with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy

Ditzler, B., Lashnits, E., Meurs, K. M., Maggi, R. G., Yata, M., Neupane, P., & Breitschwerdt, E. B. (2024, September 19). Journal of Veterinary Cardiology, Vol. 56, pp. 84–96.

Blood Supplementation Enhances Bartonella henselae Growth and Molecular Detection of Bacterial DNA in Liquid Culture

Liedig, C., Neupane, P., Lashnits, E., Breitschwerdt, E. B., & Maggi, R. G. (2023, May 25). (H. H. Mostafa, Ed.). Microbiology Spectrum, Vol. 5.

Evaluation of SARS-CoV-2 identification methods through surveillance of companion animals in SARS-CoV-2-positive homes in North Carolina, March to December 2020

Gin, T. E., Petzold, E. A., Uthappa, D. M., Neighbors, C. E., Borough, A. R., Gin, C., … Woods, C. W. (2023, October 24). PeerJ, Vol. 11.

Feeding on a Bartonella henselae Infected Host Triggers Temporary Changes in the Ctenocephalides felis Microbiome

Moore, C., Lashnits, E., Neupane, P., Herrin, B. H., Lappin, M., André, M. R., & Breitschwerdt, E. B. (2023, February 22). Pathogens, Vol. 12.

Bartonella henselae Recombinant Pap31 for the Diagnosis of Canine and Human Bartonelloses

Neupane, P., Maggi, R. G., Basnet, M., Lashnits, E., Andrews, G. P., & Breitschwerdt, E. B. (2022, January 28). Pathogens, Vol. 11, p. 182.

Identification of microbial taxa present in Ctenocephalides felis (cat flea) reveals widespread co-infection and associations with vector phylogeny

Manvell, C., Berman, H., Callahan, B., Breitschwerdt, E., Swain, W., Ferris, K., … Lashnits, E. (2022, October 31). Parasites & Vectors, Vol. 10.

Outcomes of esophageal and gastric bone foreign bodies in dogs

Barash, N. R., Lashnits, E., Kern, Z. T., Tolbert, M. K., & Lunn, K. F. (2022, February 14). Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Vol. 2.

Bartonella spp. seroepidemiology and associations with clinicopathologic findings in dogs in the United States

Lashnits, E., Thatcher, B., Carruth, A., Mestek, A., Buch, J., Beall, M., … Breitschwerdt, E. B. (2021, November 17). Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Vol. 36, pp. 116–125.

Comparison of Serological and Molecular Assays for Bartonella Species in Dogs with Hemangiosarcoma

Lashnits, E., Neupane, P., Bradley, J. M., Richardson, T., Maggi, R. G., & Breitschwerdt, E. B. (2021, June 23). Pathogens, Vol. 10, p. 794.

Demographics and travel history of imported and autochthonous cases of leishmaniosis in dogs in the United States and Canada, 2006 to 2019

Gin, T. E., Lashnits, E., Wilson, J. M., Breitschwerdt, E. B., & Qurollo, B. (2021, February 26). Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Vol. 35, pp. 954–964.

Prevalence of Vector-Borne Pathogens in Reproductive and Non-Reproductive Tissue Samples from Free-Roaming Domestic Cats in the South Atlantic USA

Manvell, C., Ferris, K., Maggi, R., Breitschwerdt, E. B., & Lashnits, E. (2021, September 21). Pathogens, Vol. 10, p. 1221.

Schizophrenia and Bartonella spp. Infection: A Pilot Case–Control Study

Lashnits, E., Maggi, R., Jarskog, F., Bradley, J., Breitschwerdt, E., & Frohlich, F. (2021, March 17). Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases.

A retrospective study of vector‐borne disease prevalence in dogs with proteinuria: Southeastern United States

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 34(2), 742–753.

Bartonella Associated Cutaneous Lesions (BACL) in People with Neuropsychiatric Symptoms

Breitschwerdt, E. B., Bradley, J. M., Maggi, R. G., Lashnits, E., & Reicherter, P. (2020, December 4). Pathogens, Vol. 9, p. 1023.

Molecular prevalence of Bartonella, Babesia, and hemotropic Mycoplasma species in dogs with hemangiosarcoma from across the United States

Lashnits, E., Neupane, P., Bradley, J. M., Richardson, T., Thomas, R., Linder, K. E., … Breitschwerdt, E. B. (2020, January 10). (D. H. Thamm, Ed.). PLoS ONE.

Serum procalcitonin concentrations in dogs with induced endotoxemia

Easley, F., Holowaychuk, M. K., Lashnits, E. W., Nordone, S. K., Marr, H., & Birkenheuer, A. J. (2020, January 23). Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Vol. 1.

Detection of Bartonella spp. in dogs after infection with Rickettsia rickettsii

Lashnits, E., Neupane, P., Maggi, R. G., Linder, K. E., Bradley, J. M., Balakrishnan, N., … Breitschwerdt, E. B. (2019, December 31). Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Vol. 34, pp. 145–159.

Ecological and Socioeconomic Factors Associated with Bartonella henselae Exposure in Dogs Tested for Vector-Borne Diseases in North Carolina

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, 19(8), 582–595.

Evidence for vertical transmission of Mycoplasma haemocanis, but not Ehrlichia ewingii, in a dog

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 33(4), 1747–1752.

Bartonella Seroepidemiology in Dogs from North America, 2008-2014

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

Scleromyxoedema in a dog

Laprais, A. F., Bizikova, P., Lashnits, E. W., Tucker, A., & Linder, K. E. (2017, April 24). Veterinary Dermatology, Vol. 28, pp. 119–503.

Pericyte Requirement for Anti-Leak Action of Angiopoietin-1 and Vascular Remodeling in Sustained Inflammation

Fuxe, J., Tabruyn, S., Colton, K., Zaid, H., Adams, A., Baluk, P., … McDonald, D. M. (2011, May 9). American Journal Of Pathology, Vol. 178, pp. 2897–2909.

Angiopoietin/Tie2 Signaling Transforms Capillaries into Venules Primed for Leukocyte Trafficking in Airway Inflammation

Fuxe, J., Lashnits, E., O'Brien, S., Baluk, P., Tabruyn, S. P., Kuhnert, F., … McDonald, D. M. (2010, February 4). American Journal Of Pathology, Vol. 176, pp. 2009–2018.

Rapid remodeling of airway vascular architecture at birth

Ni, A., Lashnits, E., Yao, L. C., Baluk, P., & McDonald, D. M. (2010, August 20). Developmental Dynamics, Vol. 239, pp. 2354–2366.

Functionally specialized junctions between endothelial cells of lymphatic vessels

Baluk, P., Fuxe, J., Hashizume, H., Romano, T., Lashnits, E., Butz, S., … McDonald, D. M. (2007, September 10). The Journal of Experimental Medicine, Vol. 204, pp. 2349–2362.