@article{cerreta_yang_ramsay_birkenheuer_rahoi_qurollo_wilson_cushing_2022, title={DETECTION OF VECTOR-BORNE INFECTIONS IN LIONS AND TIGERS AT TWO ZOOS IN TENNESSEE AND OKLAHOMA, USA}, volume={53}, ISSN={["1937-2825"]}, DOI={10.1638/2020-0199}, abstractNote={Abstract: Protozoal and bacterial vector-borne infections are frequently diagnosed in domestic felids. However, with the exception of Mycoplasma haemofelis and Cytauxzoon felis, their occurrence in managed nondomestic felids housed in the United States is largely unknown. Following a case in February 2020 of fulminant cytauxzoonosis in an African lion (Panthera leo), EDTA–whole blood samples were collected opportunistically from February 2020 through June 2020 from 34 adult tigers (Panthera tigris) and eight adult African lions from the same sanctuary in eastern Tennessee as well as 14 adult tigers from a zoo in southern Oklahoma. Samples were analyzed for Cytauxzoon felis, Bartonella spp., hemotropic Mycoplasma, Rickettsia spp., Anaplasma spp., Ehrlichia spp., Babesia spp., and Hepatozoon spp. DNA by PCR amplification. All animals were asymptomatic at the time of collection. None of the Oklahoma animals were positive for vector-borne organisms, but these pathogens were detected in tigers at the Tennessee facility, including Cytauxzoon felis (11.8%), “Candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum” (5.9%), and Ehrlichia ewingii (2.9%). During the study period, two animals developed clinical signs of cytauxzoonosis and were assessed for vector-borne infections as part of their diagnostic evaluation. This study documents the presence of tick-borne diseases in managed nondomestic felids in the southeastern United States and underscores that ectoparasite control measures should be practiced to minimize exposure of carnivores in managed care.}, number={1}, journal={JOURNAL OF ZOO AND WILDLIFE MEDICINE}, author={Cerreta, Anthony J. and Yang, Tzushan S. and Ramsay, Edward C. and Birkenheuer, Adam J. and Rahoi, Dane and Qurollo, Barbara and Wilson, James and Cushing, Andrew C.}, year={2022}, month={Mar}, pages={50–59} }
 @article{juhasz_wilson_haney_clark_davenport_breitschwerdt_qurollo_2022, title={Rickettsia typhi infection in a clinically-ill dog from Houston, Texas}, volume={35}, ISSN={["2405-9390"]}, DOI={10.1016/j.vprsr.2022.100781}, abstractNote={In 2020, Rickettsia typhi was diagnosed in a dog from Houston, Texas, USA based upon R. typhi IFA seroreactivity in both acute and convalescent sera, and PCR with DNA sequencing of 4 different gene regions, all of which were 100% identical to R. typhi. The dog was clinically ill with intermittent fever, lethargy, inappetence, and lymphadenopathy. Clinicopathological abnormalities included a mild nonregenerative anemia, neutrophilia, lymphopenia, thrombocytopenia, hypoalbuminemia, and elevated ALP. The dog rapidly recovered with doxycycline administration.}, journal={VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY- REGIONAL STUDIES AND REPORTS}, author={Juhasz, Nicholas B. and Wilson, James M. and Haney, Kaitlin N. and Clark, Melissa H. and Davenport, Amy C. and Breitschwerdt, Edward B. and Qurollo, Barbara A.}, year={2022}, month={Oct} }
 @article{gin_lashnits_wilson_breitschwerdt_qurollo_2021, title={Demographics and travel history of imported and autochthonous cases of leishmaniosis in dogs in the United States and Canada, 2006 to 2019}, volume={35}, ISSN={["1939-1676"]}, url={https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.16071}, DOI={10.1111/jvim.16071}, abstractNote={Abstract}, number={2}, journal={JOURNAL OF VETERINARY INTERNAL MEDICINE}, publisher={Wiley}, author={Gin, Taylor Estes and Lashnits, Erin and Wilson, James M. and Breitschwerdt, Edward B. and Qurollo, Barbara}, year={2021}, month={Mar}, pages={954–964} }
 @article{wilson_breitschwerdt_juhasz_marr_galvao_pratt_qurollo_2020, title={Novel Rickettsia Species Infecting Dogs, United States}, volume={26}, ISSN={["1080-6059"]}, DOI={10.3201/eid2612.200272}, abstractNote={In 2018 and 2019, spotted fever was suspected in 3 dogs in 3 US states. The dogs had fever and hematological abnormalities; blood samples were Rickettsia seroreactive. Identical Rickettsia DNA sequences were amplified from the samples. Multilocus phylogenetic analysis showed the dogs were infected with a novel Rickettsia species related to human Rickettsia pathogens.}, number={12}, journal={EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES}, author={Wilson, James M. and Breitschwerdt, Edward B. and Juhasz, Nicholas B. and Marr, Henry S. and Galvao, Joao Felipe de Brito and Pratt, Carmela L. and Qurollo, Barbara A.}, year={2020}, month={Dec}, pages={3011–3015} }
 @article{neupane_sevala_balakrishnan_marr_wilson_maggi_birkenheuer_lappin_chomel_breitschwerdt_2020, title={Validation of Bartonella henselae Western Immunoblotting for Serodiagnosis of Bartonelloses in Dogs}, volume={58}, ISSN={["1098-660X"]}, DOI={10.1128/JCM.01335-19}, abstractNote={
            Bartonella
            spp. are etiological agents of life-threatening zoonotic diseases in dogs worldwide. Due to the poor sensitivity of immunofluorescent-antibody assays (IFAs), a reliable serodiagnostic test for canine bartonelloses is of clinical importance. The utility of Western blotting (WB) for the serodiagnosis of canine bartonelloses has not been critically investigated. The objective of this study was to characterize WB immunodominant proteins that could be used to confirm a serodiagnosis of bartonelloses.
          }, number={4}, journal={JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY}, author={Neupane, Pradeep and Sevala, Sindhura and Balakrishnan, Nandhakumar and Marr, Henry and Wilson, James and Maggi, Ricardo and Birkenheuer, Adam and Lappin, Michael and Chomel, Bruno and Breitschwerdt, Edward B.}, year={2020}, month={Apr} }
 @article{birkenheuer_marr_wilson_breitschwerdt_qurollo_2018, title={Babesia gibsoni
 cytochrome b mutations in canine blood samples submitted to a US veterinary diagnostic laboratory}, volume={32}, ISSN={0891-6640}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvim.15300}, DOI={10.1111/jvim.15300}, abstractNote={
Background: Babesiosis caused by Babesia gibsoni is recognized throughout the world and can be difficult to treat. Resistance to atovaquone is associated with mutations in the B. gibsoni mitochondrial genome, specifically the M128 position of cytochrome b (cytb). The prevalence of cytb mutations in North America has not been reported.}, number={6}, journal={Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine}, publisher={Wiley}, author={Birkenheuer, Adam J. and Marr, Henry S. and Wilson, James M. and Breitschwerdt, Edward B. and Qurollo, Barbara A.}, year={2018}, month={Oct}, pages={1965–1969} }