August 2026 Research Publications

DEPARTMENT OF COMPARATIVE, DIAGNOSTIC & POPULATION MEDICINE

•  From accuracy to service: deciding what artificial intelligence outputs may do in veterinary diagnostic laboratories. de Souza C. J Vet Diagn Invest. 2026 Aug 24:10406387261480635. doi: 10.1177/10406387261480635. Online ahead of print.
  PMID: 42635023    
• Macrophage state and Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis persistence in cattle: An evidence-to-claim framework. de Souza C. Vet Immunol Immunopathol. 2026 Sep;299:111195. doi: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2026.111195. Epub 2026 Aug 19. Review.
  PMID: 42628357           
• Cross-species genomic analysis of Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serovar Dublin isolated from dairy cattle, dogs, and humans in Florida from 2019 to 2024. DeZoysa AR, Edison LK, Denagamage T, Pellissery AJ, Bommineni YR, Satharasinghe D, Coiner D, Simon D, Tomson K, Kariyawasam S. One Health. 2026 Aug 1;23:101536. doi: 10.1016/j.onehlt.2026.101536. eCollection 2026 Dec. Free PMC article.     
  PMID: 42603017   
• COMPARISON OF AXILLARY, RECTAL, AND ESOPHAGEAL THERMOMETRY IN ANESTHETIZED LARGE FLYING FOXES (PTEROPUS VAMPYRUS). Capobianco CM, Johnson AN, Crevasse SE, Shippy SG, Wellehan JFX, Alexander AB. J Zoo Wildl Med. 2026 Jun;57(2):206-212. doi: 10.1638/2025-0047.
  PMID: 42405741       
• Recognition and reporting of histologic features in canine integumentary mast cell tumors: An assessment of interpathologist agreement. Champion CP, Meuten DJ, Rissi DR, Rodrigues-Hoffmann A, Tatiersky LJ, Miller AD, Laufer-Amorim R, Porcellato I, Sills WS, Rätsep E, Dobromylskyj M, Cifuentes F, Coutermarsh-Ott S, Navarro MA, Oliveira AR, Williams BH, Santos RL, Lui CC, Koehler JW, Chambers JK, Grieco V, Hawkins IK, Dark MJ, Stevenson V, Ludwig L. Vet Pathol. 2026 Jul 29:3009858261465445. doi: 10.1177/03009858261465445. Online ahead of print.
  PMID: 42528079  
• Concentrations of Maillard reaction products and advanced glycation end-products in commercially available extruded dry, retorted wet, and mildly cooked (fresh) cat foods from the United Kingdom and United States. Tate DE, Tanprasertsuk J, Tarr DS, Shmalberg J, Honaker RW. J Anim Sci. 2026 Jan 8;104:skag206. doi: 10.1093/jas/skag206. Free PMC article.
  PMID: 42423289    
• Targeting Foodborne Pathogens with Bacteriophages: Mechanisms, Applications, and Resistance. Edison LK, Kariyawasam S. Pathogens. 2026 Jul 7;15(7):711. doi: 10.3390/pathogens15070711. Free PMC article. Review.    
  PMID: 42515042          

DEPARTMENT OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND IMMUNOLOGY

• Global Burden of Elevated LDL-C: Findings From the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023. GBD 2023 LDL Cholesterol Collaborators; Nguyen CT, et.al; JAMA. 2026 Aug 25;336(8):673-698. doi: 10.1001/jama.2026.8628.
  PMID: 42525403     
• Metabolomic Changes Underpinning Permethrin Resistance in the Anopheles gambiae Vector from Cameroon. Djova SV, Christopher MW, Ibrahim SS, Kouamo M, Dinglasan RR, Garrett TJ, Wondji CS. ACS Meas Sci Au. 2026 May 28;6(4):1081-1090. doi: 10.1021/acsmeasuresciau.6c00054. eCollection 2026 Aug 19. Free PMC article.     
  PMID: 42631101   
• Evaluation of immunogenicity and efficacy of a Plasmodium vivax nanoparticle vaccine in mice. Ntumngia FB, Kolli SK, Howard GP, Subramani PA, Barnes SJ, Ogbondah MM, Mahdavi P, Lu J, Nicholas J, De SL, Barnes BB, Dinglasan RR, Janse CJ, Mao HQ, Adams JH. Vaccine. 2026 Aug 13;88:128857. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2026.128857. Epub 2026 Jun 20. PMID: 42322682     
• High-throughput profiling of bacterial respiration using the Resipher reveals functional responses to nutrients and antibiotics. Khalid N, Eshraghi A. Front Microbiol. 2026 Jul 24;17:1849812. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2026.1849812. eCollection 2026. Free PMC article.       
  PMID: 42569245    
• Malaria entomological surveillance in Kinshasa Province: A longitudinal study. Vulu F, Kashamuka MM, Banek K, François-Zafka R, Mampuya P, Atibu J, Emch M, Mwapasa V, Juliano JJ, Parr JB, Dinglasan RR, Irish SR, Tshefu AK, Bobanga TL. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2026 Aug 5;6(8):e0006984. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0006984. eCollection 2026. Free PMC article.    
  PMID: 42555612        

DEPARTMENT OF LARGE ANIMAL CLINICAL SCIENCES

• Possible actions of methionine on embryonic development and postnatal phenotype of calves produced after embryo transfer. Sagheer M, Hoorn QA, Ojeda-Rojas OA, Block J, Sproull AJ, Heredia D, Cuellar CJ, Maia TS, Haimon ML, Maldonado MBC, Bittar JH, Gonella-Diaza AM, Hansen PJ. Theriogenology. 2026 Nov;265:118066. doi: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2026.118066. Epub 2026 Jul 1.
  PMID: 42407162     
• Blood analytes in California sea lion Zalophus californianus pups: reference intervals and malnutrition effects, from admission to rehabilitation. Giebink FE, Deming AC, Perrault JR, Berndt M, Melin SR, Stacy NI. Dis Aquat Organ. 2026 Aug 13;167:1-27. doi: 10.3354/dao03931.
  PMID: 42592780     
• Toll-like receptors in fish: evolution, structure, immune signaling, and translational prospects for adjuvant-based vaccine design in aquaculture. Davis IA, Miryala KR, Curtiss R 3rd, Swain B. Front Immunol. 2026 Jul 28;17:1880904. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2026.1880904. eCollection 2026. Free PMC article. Review.     
  PMID: 42582202     
• Calcitonin gene-related peptide concentration in cerebrospinal fluid and serum in horses affected by trigeminal-mediated headshaking. Weber LA, Oltmanns H, Chiavaccini L, Pickles KJ, Roberts V, Kloock T, Niebuhr T, Feige K. Equine Vet J. 2026 Sep;58(5):1207-1216. doi: 10.1002/evj.70139. Epub 2025 Dec 19. Free PMC article.  
  PMID: 41416948         
• Jejunocecostomy in horses-a review of its unique complexities. Freeman DE, Bauck AG, Chanutin S, Moyer EK, Smith B. Vet Surg. 2026 Aug;55(6):1033-1042. doi: 10.1111/vsu.70129. Epub 2026 Jun 26. Free PMC article. Review.     
  PMID: 42359465   
• Thyroid hormones and serum iodine in clinically normal versus chronically malnourished Florida manatees Trichechus manatus latirostris. Lum AM, de Wit M, Hernandez JA, Jacob SI, DiRocco S, Rotstein D, Barbeau B, Bonde RK, Stacy NI. Dis Aquat Organ. 2026 Jul 30;167:1-12. doi: 10.3354/dao03928.
  PMID: 42530021       

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

• New insights into SREB orphan receptor roles in the ovary, using comparative transcriptomics across 3 fishes. Heyder CF, Murray CA, Granith P, Makhkamov M, Bourget E, Cain I, Davidson B, Doone TJ, Korasadowicz J, Hull N, Martens J, Martin-Hachey R, McGrath K, Stewart H, Razzokov J, Marimuthu P, Pillaiyar T, Hanson J, Martyniuk CJ, DiMaggio MA, Breton TS. Endocrinology. 2026 Aug 3;167(9):bqag089. doi: 10.1210/endocr/bqag089. Free PMC article.
  PMID: 42563402     
• Circulating Drivers of Pathophysiology in Post-COVID-19 Sequelae. Abdullah M, Naz A, Qureshi JA, Ali A, Usman M, Hasnain A, Obaid A, Sheikh AS, Reznikov LR, Zhang X, Maqbool T. Curr Mol Med. 2026 Aug 5. doi: 10.2174/0115665240471871260516074155. Online ahead of print.
  PMID: 42634571        
• Organ-Specific Responses to Plant Secondary Metabolites Reveal Mechanisms of Adaptation. Lopez-Cacacho I, Weng YM, Sourakov A, Foquet B, Stanley EL, Martyniuk CJ, Kawahara AY. Arch Insect Biochem Physiol. 2026 Aug;122(4):e70206. doi: 10.1002/arch.70206. Free PMC article.   
  PMID: 42619339     
• Occurrence and toxicity mechanisms of hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HPFO-DA, GenX) in aquatic species. Valle EMA, Sultan A, Lu A, Ivantsova E, Martyniuk CJ. Environ Sci Process Impacts. 2026 Aug 19;28(8):2133-2151. doi: 10.1039/d5em00971e. Review.
  PMID: 42429221         
• BHT and Its Metabolites Disrupt β2-Adrenergic Signaling: A Biotransformation-Dependent Cardiotoxicity Mechanism in Zebrafish. Liang X, Gao H, Zhang W, Liu J, Hao Q, Meng Q, Dong A, Martyniuk CJ. Environ Sci Technol. 2026 Aug 11;60(31):21557-21568. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.6c04202.
  PMID: 42579117     
• New insights into SREB orphan receptor roles in the ovary, using comparative transcriptomics across three fishes. Heyder C, Murray CA, Ganith P, Makhkamov M, Bourget E, Cain I, Davidson B, Doone TJ, Korasadowicz J, Hull N, Martens J, Martin-Hachey R, McGrath K, Stewart H, Razzokov J, Marimuthu P, Pillaiyar T, Hanson J, Martyniuk CJ, DiMaggio MA, Breton TS. Endocrinology. 2026 Aug 7:bqag089. doi: 10.1210/endocr/bqag089. Online ahead of print.
  PMID: 42563402     
• Neurobehavioral and Molecular Alterations Following Single and Combined Exposure to Chlorpyrifos and PFHxS in Developing Zebrafish (Danio rerio). Valle EMA, Sultan A, Puerta M, Shams R, Reites J, Konig I, Martyniuk CJ. Toxics. 2026 Jun 27;14(7):566. doi: 10.3390/toxics14070566. Free PMC article.
  PMID: 42515131   
• The impacts of obesity on the avian respiratory system. Martinez A, Echols MS, Schachner ER. Am J Vet Res. 2026 May 15;87(8):ajvr.25.12.0456. doi: 10.2460/ajvr.25.12.0456. Print 2026 Aug 1.
  PMID: 42140262      
• Iron Deficiency-Induced Hair Loss Is Associated with ROS-Mediated Disruption of Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling. Kwon SA, Bu SY, Kim YH, Lim JW, Vulpe CD, Lee SM. Nutrients. 2026 Jul 15;18(14):2321. doi: 10.3390/nu18142321. Free PMC article.
  PMID: 42514390                    

DEPARTMENT OF SMALL ANIMAL CLINICAL SCIENCES

• Low observed perioperative complication rates associated with surgical sterilization of 1,011 heartworm-infected dogs using standard, unmodified anesthesia and surgical protocols. Dyer JL, Jacobson LS, Serrano MA, DiGangi BA, Friedman J, Garcia HM, Cuccinello MK, Levy JK. Parasit Vectors. 2026 Aug 27;19(1):367. doi: 10.1186/s13071-026-07514-x. Free PMC article.     
  PMID: 42661197  
• In Vitro Evaluation of the Antimicrobial Activity of Chlorhexidine-Based Shampoos Against Clinical Isolates of Malassezia pachydermatis and Multidrug-Resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius. Platenik MO, Goldman G, Santoro D. Microorganisms. 2026 Jul 29;14(8):1660. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms14081660. Free PMC article.
  PMID: 42655007     
• Clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of caudal mediastinal paraesophageal abscesses in dogs: a multi-institutional retrospective study. Biehl K, Williams RW, Orr E, Thieman Mankin K, Piegols H, Blew J, Holt DE, Solari FP, Vilaplana Grosso FR. Am J Vet Res. 2026 Aug 27:1-10. doi: 10.2460/ajvr.26.05.0227. Online ahead of print.
  PMID: 42660193           
• A retrospective comparison of two-dose and three-dose melarsomine, with doxycycline and a macrocyclic lactone, in 1246 shelter dogs. Jacobson LS, DiGangi BA, Serrano MA, Friedman J, Cuccinello MK, Garcia HM, Levy JK. Parasit Vectors. 2026 Aug 20;19(1):359. doi: 10.1186/s13071-026-07344-x. Free PMC article.  
  PMID: 42625222     
• Most dogs transported to a veterinary teaching hospital are unrestrained during vehicular travel. Steinolfson C, Odunayo A, Ng Z, Stone A, Domaracki C, Mandese W, Wuerz J, Griffin F, Schaub J, Rooks J, Okafor C. Am J Vet Res. 2026 Aug 18:1-6. doi: 10.2460/ajvr.26.05.0206. Online ahead of print.
  PMID: 42612685           
• Learning faster, caring safer: a learning healthcare system for quality, safety, and patient impact. Robishaw JD, Adin DB. Am J Vet Res. 2026 Aug 18:1. doi: 10.2460/ajvr.26.06.0279. Online ahead of print.
  PMID: 42612703     
• Retrospective review of clinical and anesthetic findings in 164 heartworm-positive dogs undergoing spay-neuter surgery. Salob M, DiGangi BA. Parasit Vectors. 2026 Aug 20;19(1):349. doi: 10.1186/s13071-026-07266-8. Free PMC article.
  PMID: 42625191          
• Multimodal Advanced Imaging and Long-Term Follow-Up of Peters Anomaly Type 2, With Presumed Lenticular Material in the Cornea, in a Scottish Terrier. Sato Y, Shua-Haim T, Ledbetter EC, Hamor RE, Moore BA. Vet Ophthalmol. 2026 Sep;29(5):e70240. doi: 10.1111/vop.70240. Free PMC article.
  PMID: 42621794   
• Clinical response to systemic AAV gene therapy in a large animal model of late-stage lysosomal storage disease. Hunter JE, Molony CM, Clarke DL, Panek W, Vite CH, Chawla S, Poptani H, Wolfe JH. Gene Ther. 2026 Jul;33(4):495-503. doi: 10.1038/s41434-026-00618-0. Epub 2026 May 4. Free PMC article.   
  PMID: 42082637    
• Using Distance Education to Teach the AAVMC’s Spectrum of Care Subcompetencies: Positive Changes in Self-Efficacy as Self-Reported by Students Enrolled from Multiple Colleges of Veterinary Medicine in the United States. Jankowski K, Schuch JC, Andres KV, Levy JK, Spencer TG. J Vet Med Educ. 2026 Aug;53(4):478-488. doi: 10.3138/jvme-2025-0143. Epub 2026 Jun 1.
  PMID: 42224094         
• Combination S100A1 and ARC gene therapy as a treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy cardiomyopathy. Hammers DW, Hart CC, Zerpa E, Laurent KI, Lee YI, Sleeper MM, Sweeney HL. JCI Insight. 2026 Jun 9;11(15):e204852. doi: 10.1172/jci.insight.204852. eCollection 2026 Aug 10. Free PMC article.            
  PMID: 42262882   
• EXPRESS: Development of an ultrasound-guided pericapsular knee desensitization technique in cats: an anatomical cadaveric study. Lemaitre D, Mejías P, Vásquez MB, Arredondo D, Garbin M, Portela DA, Otero PE. J Feline Med Surg. 2026 Aug 9:1098612X261478799. doi: 10.1177/1098612X261478799. Online ahead of print.
  PMID: 42572207       
• Ultrasonographic evaluation of the canine gracilis, semimembranosus, and semitendinosus muscles. Huguet E, Repac J. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2026 Aug 5:1. doi: 10.2460/javma.26.05.0362. Online ahead of print.
  PMID: 42556420     
• Successful treatment of Mycobacterium abscessus infection with surgical excision and systemic antibiotics in 2 dogs. Corona AC, Solari FP, Ham KM. Can Vet J. 2026 Aug 1;67(8):844-852. eCollection 2026 Aug.
  PMID: 42544187     
• Pre-anaesthetic risk assessment and management of dogs with myxomatous mitral valve disease: a spectrum of care narrative review. Levinzon I, Köster L, Vettorato E, Estrada AH. J Small Anim Pract. 2026 Aug;67(8):663-679. doi: 10.1111/jsap.70119. Epub 2026 Mar 21. Free PMC article. Review.     
  PMID: 41863286     
• Spatial transcriptomic mapping of canine osteosarcoma reveals immune microenvironment features linked to survival. Nance-Richey R, Ackerman L, Ammons D, Chan AM, Stevenson V, Hery G, Hawkins I, Herrera A, Riva A, Zhang Y, Brown J, Dow SW, Maxwell EA, Bertran J, Aisa J, Takada M, Dark M, Saavedra PV, Milner RJ. Commun Biol. 2026 Apr 29;9(1):1025. doi: 10.1038/s42003-026-10152-9. Free PMC article.     
  PMID: 42056464     
• Persistent and recurrent hypercalcemia are uncommon in dogs undergoing surgical treatment for primary hyperparathyroidism. Rosa-Padilla NL, Fuller B, Schumacher C, Lux C, Thieman K, Biehl K, Ham K. Am J Vet Res. 2026 May 5;87(8):ajvr.26.03.0104. doi: 10.2460/ajvr.26.03.0104. Print 2026 Aug 1.
  PMID: 42086066    
• Surgical approach for common carotid ligation at the level of the medial retropharyngeal lymph node in dogs: A comparative cadaveric study. Blatt BM, Maxwell EA, Bertran J, Aisa J. Vet Surg. 2026 Aug;55(6):1093-1103. doi: 10.1111/vsu.70128. Epub 2026 Jun 26. Free PMC article.
  PMID: 42359458        
• An anatomic plate provides successful outcomes for stabilization of periprosthetic femoral fractures and greater trochanteric osteotomies in dogs undergoing total hip replacement. Lotsikas PJ, Fink OT, Murphy S, Lirtzman RA, Kim SE, Lu M, Rochat M. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2026 Jul 31:1-7. doi: 10.2460/javma.26.05.0423. Online ahead of print.
  PMID: 42542130       

Collaborations

COMPARATIVE, DIAGNOSTIC & POPULATION MEDICINE / SMALL ANIMAL CLINICAL SCIENCES

• Draft genome sequence of the mammalian pathogenic Paralagenidium karlingii. Goncalves Ramos M, Yu F, Barber R, Nance-Richey R, Gilbertie J, Kaplan-Hsu A, Goss EM, Santoro D, Rodrigues Hoffmann A. Microbiol Resour Announc. 2026 Aug 27:e0044226. doi: 10.1128/mra.00442-26. Online ahead of print.
  PMID: 42657921   
• AI-assisted post-mortem classification of vehicle trauma in free-roaming cats using transformer-based large language models. Jo H, Baek JS, Lee D, Kim AY, Lee K, Ku BK, Stern AW, Kim JH. Vet Q. 2026 Dec 31;46(1):2705200. doi: 10.1080/01652176.2026.2705200. Epub 2026 Aug 3. Free PMC article  
  PMID: 42544936  
• CERVICAL ABSCESSES CAUSED BY GEMELLA CUNICULI IN A DOMESTIC RABBIT (ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS)-DIAGNOSIS AND SURGICAL THERAPY. Mayhew A, Vilaplana Grosso FR, Alexander AB, Maxwell EA, Capobianco CM, Semenova V, Hawkins I, Paradise H, Glick L, Barber R, Cavell K, Wellehan JFX. J Zoo Wildl Med. 2026 Jun;57(2):322-327. doi: 10.1638/2025-0027.
  PMID: 42405727        

INFECTIOUS DISEASES & IMMUNOLOGY / LARGE ANIMAL CLINICAL SCIENCES

• Development and partial validation of a TaqMan quantitative PCR assay to detect Cervidpoxvirus. Maxwell LG, Subramaniam K, Wisely SM, Campos Krauer JM. BMC Vet Res. 2026 Jun 4;22(1):465. doi: 10.1186/s12917-026-05597-3. Free PMC article.
  PMID: 42243874     
• Genome features and antimicrobial resistance of Trueperella pyogenes isolated from deceased farmed white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in Florida. Cheng A-C, Liu T, Surphlis AC, Lednicky JA, Wisely SM, Subramaniam K, Jeong KC, Krauer JMC. Microbiol Spectr. 2026 Aug 4;14(8):e0011926. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.00119-26. Epub 2026 Jun 30. Free PMC article.     
  PMID: 42379813