February 2026 Research Publications

DEPARTMENT OF COMPARATIVE, DIAGNOSTIC & POPULATION MEDICINE

• Editorial: Decoding the neuroanatomy of addiction: insights into substance use disorders. Mitrano DA, Robishaw JD. Front Neuroanat. 2026 Feb 3;20:1786383. doi: 10.3389/fnana.2026.1786383. eCollection 2026. Free PMC article. No abstract available.
  PMID: 41710725
• Comparison of the IDEXX ProCyte One to the ProCyte Dx and ADVIA 120 in Dogs and Cats. Dulli RJ, Yore K, Hammond J, DeNicola DB, Nabity MB. Vet Clin Pathol. 2025 Dec;54(4):338-354. doi: 10.1111/vcp.70071. Epub 2025 Nov 4. Free PMC article.
  PMID: 41186159     
• Latent trait-like component identified for bottlenose dolphin fecal glucocorticoid metabolite concentrations. Lauderdale LK, Granger DA, Walsh MT, Miller LJ. Gen Comp Endocrinol. 2026 Feb;377:114873. doi: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2025.114873. Epub 2025 Dec 28.
  PMID: 41468925     
• Pharmacokinetics of ropivacaine after intraperitoneal instillation in anaesthetized dogs: a randomized clinical trial. Verdier N, Hummel K, Al-Jalali V, Claaßen S, Donati PA, Portela DA, Razzazi-Fazeli E, Mosing M. Vet Anaesth Analg. 2025 Oct 20;53(2):101146. doi: 10.1016/j.vaa.2025.10.002. Online ahead of print.
  PMID: 41587517     
• An RNA biomarker panel for the diagnosis of alzheimer’s disease from whole blood. Paz S, Robishaw JD, Caputi M. Alzheimers Res Ther. 2026 Jan 31. doi: 10.1186/s13195-026-01977-x. Online ahead of print. No abstract available.
  PMID: 41620770     

DEPARTMENT OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND IMMUNOLOGY

• Metabolomic changes underpinning permethrin resistance in the Anopheles gambiae malaria vector from Cameroon. Djova SV, Christopher MW, Ibrahim SS, Kouamo M, Dinglasan RR, Garrett TJ, Wondji CS. bioRxiv [Preprint]. 2026 Jan 14:2026.01.13.699336. doi: 10.64898/2026.01.13.699336. Free PMC article. Preprint.
  PMID: 41648180
• Complexity of Infection and Plasmodium falciparum Circumsporozoite Protein Diversity Prior to Malaria Vaccine Implementation in Kaelé Health District, Cameroon, 2022-2023. Ali IM, Martinez BV, Tchuenkam VPK, Sadler JM, Gorman CC, Nsango SE, Voundi V, Marcellin AJ, Wanda GY, Bailey JA, Dinglasan RR, Lin JT, Juliano JJ. medRxiv [Preprint]. 2026 Jan 19:2026.01.17.26344325. doi: 10.64898/2026.01.17.26344325. Free PMC article. Preprint.
  PMID: 41646681    
• Self-destructing attenuated adjuvant Salmonella serves as a safe and potent live vaccine adjuvant. Swain B, Wanda SY, Curtiss R 3rd. NPJ Vaccines. 2026 Feb 21. doi: 10.1038/s41541-026-01406-y. Online ahead of print.
  PMID: 41723190     
• Detection of Wencheng shrew virus and cardiovirus from small mammals in Myanmar. Paoli JE, Aung O, Lilak AA, Maw MT, Cleary NG, Watto E, Hassell J, Win YT, Thein WZ, Evans TS, Valitutto M, Goldstein T, Johnson CK, Mazet JA, Fleischer R, VanTassel N, Subramaniam K, Anderson BD, von Fricken ME, Mavian CN, Murray S. Sci Rep. 2026 Feb 18. doi: 10.1038/s41598-026-38406-w. Online ahead of print.
  PMID: 41702980     
• Tfam-mediated metabolic perturbation in RORγt⁺ lymphocytes impacts intestinal tissue homeostasis and promotes GATA3⁺RORγt⁺ innate lymphoid cells. Sun N, Paul R, Helm EY, Chen ZE, Bostick JW, Zhou L. Cell Rep. 2026 Feb 10;45(2):116952. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2026.116952. Online ahead of print.
  PMID: 41678335     
• A Tandem Metabarcoding and Taxonomic Forensics Approach to Surveillance of Mosquito-Plant Interactions for Culex quinquefasciatus in Florida. Mosore MT, Mishra S, Villa M, Agbodzi B, Estep AS, Prasauskas A, Qualls WA, Killingsworth D, Unlu I, Tressler M, Dinglasan RR, Burgess ER 4th. Insects. 2025 Dec 22;17(1):13. doi: 10.3390/insects17010013. Free PMC article.
  PMID: 41598867       
• Antiviral Role of Surface Layer Protein A (SlpA) of Lactobacillus acidophilus. Anumanthan G, Arukha AP, Mergia A, Sahay B. Pathogens. 2026 Jan 19;15(1):103. doi: 10.3390/pathogens15010103. Free PMC article.     
  PMID: 41599087     

DEPARTMENT OF LARGE ANIMAL CLINICAL SCIENCES    

• Differences in plasma and uterine metabolome associated with vaginal discharge characteristics in peripartum dairy cows. Rashid MH, Casaro S, Bisinotto RS, Chebel RC, Santos JEP, Nelson CD, Prim JG, Jeon SJ, Bicalho RC, Driver JP, Galvão KN, Figueiredo CC. J Dairy Sci. 2026 Feb 14:S0022-0302(26)00114-1. doi: 10.3168/jds.2025-27607. Online ahead of print.
  PMID: 41698581     
• Modified stapled jejunocecostomy in horses. Freeman DE, Smith B, Bauck AG, Denagamage T, Moyer EK, Chanutin S. Vet Surg. 2026 Feb;55(2):468-475. doi: 10.1111/vsu.70019. Epub 2025 Oct 2.
  PMID: 41036656     
• Oral administration of rumen-protected choline to ewes during the peri-conceptional period skews the sex ratio of lambs. Sagheer M, Hoorn QA, Carballo D, Maldonado MB, Paxton JA, Diehl MBN, Thirupathi A, Minela T, McFadden JW, Pohler KG, Hansen PJ. Reprod Fertil. 2026 Feb 17:RAF-25-0139. doi: 10.1530/RAF-25-0139. Online ahead of print.
  PMID: 41700976     
• The interactive relationship between Fusobacterium necrophorum, Bacteroides pyogenes, and Porphyromonas levii in driving inflammatory uterine disease. Cao D, Ammad M, Subhadra B, Panda MK, Inzana TJ, Cunha F, Casaro S, Jones KL, Ramirez-Hernandez R, Bromfield JJ, Galvão KNA, Jeon SJ. Microbiome. 2026 Jan 24;14(1):69. doi: 10.1186/s40168-025-02320-6. Free PMC article.     
  PMID: 41580838     
• Culicoides insignis Lutz and Culicoides stellifer (Coquillett) (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) are more active at canopy height than ground level throughout the night in Florida. Cooper VM, Riley SS, Debriere T, Wisely SM, Campos-Krauer JM, Buckner EA, Burkett-Cadena ND. J Med Entomol. 2026 Jan 20;63(1):tjag002. doi: 10.1093/jme/tjag002. Free PMC article.
  PMID: 41622673     
• Evaluation of the Diagnostic Performance and Validation of an AI-Assisted Fluorescence Imaging Device for Fecal Egg Counts Against the Manual McMaster Reference Method in Kiko Male Goats. Mirzaei A, Rahmani Shahraki A, Maunsell FP, Diehl BN. Animals (Basel). 2026 Jan 14;16(2):248. doi: 10.3390/ani16020248. Free PMC article.   
  PMID: 41594438  

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

• Divergent neurobehavioral effects of CFTR modulators elexacaftor and ivacaftor in mice. Ge Q, Fagan A, Lu H, Du J, Reznikov LR. Acta Psychol (Amst). 2026 Mar;263:106210. doi: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2026.106210. Epub 2026 Jan 13.
  PMID: 41534408     
• Acrylamide-Induced Neurotoxicity Is Mitigated by Curcumin and Its Nano Lipid Carrier Formulation in Albino Rats. Hassanin LA, Haredy SA, Essa EA, Martyniuk CJ, Sultan A. Environ Toxicol. 2026 Feb 4. doi: 10.1002/tox.70043. Online ahead of print.
  PMID: 41636267     
• Physiologically relevant 3D CRISPR screening enhances mechanistic insight into chemical toxicity compared to 2D screening. Kim C, Zhu Z, Tagmount A, Barbazuk WB, Bacher R, Vulpe CD. Toxicology. 2026 Feb 3;522:154422. doi: 10.1016/j.tox.2026.154422. Online ahead of print.
  PMID: 41643803     
• cellMCD Effectively Discovers Drug Resistance and Sensitivity Genes for Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Obodo D, Nguyen NHK, Cao X, Parcha PK, Vulpe CD, Lamba JK, Pounds SB. Genes (Basel). 2026 Jan 1;17(1):49. doi: 10.3390/genes17010049. Free PMC article.
  PMID: 41595469     

DEPARTMENT OF SMALL ANIMAL CLINICAL SCIENCES

• Aural Cholesteatoma (Tympanokeratoma) in Veterinary Medicine: An Update and Principles of Clinical Management. Berger AC, Bertran J, Williams RW, Hawkins I. Vet Dermatol. 2026 Feb 17. doi: 10.1111/vde.70053. Online ahead of print. Review.
  PMID: 41703947          
• Fatal aortic hemorrhage subsequent to esophageal-aortic fishhook extraction in a dog. Hornsby RK, Williams EV, Johnson MD. Can Vet J. 2026 Feb 1;67(2):174-179. eCollection 2026 Feb.
  PMID: 41716494     
• Effects of a high-power laser eye exposure on avian foraging behaviour: implications for the safety of laser bird deterrents. Blumenthal A, Harris D, Moore BA, Melvin EF, Fernández-Juricic E. Conserv Physiol. 2026 Feb 5;14(1):coag004. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coag004. eCollection 2026. Free PMC article.
  PMID: 41658957
• Effect of allograft and xenograft ridge preservation on dental implant outcomes: A retrospective cohort study. Soares KH, Aguirre J, Vilela N, Gonçalves PF, Lazarin R, Schey KC, Duarte PM. J Periodontol. 2026 Jan;97(1):34-46. doi: 10.1002/JPER.24-0852. Epub 2025 Jul 29.
  PMID: 40729460     
• Moderate to severe hypochloremia is associated with shortened survival in dogs with stable congestive heart failure. DeProspero DJ, Harris AN, Cooper A, Adin DB. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2025 Oct 22;264(3):312-318. doi: 10.2460/javma.25.08.0526. Print 2026 Mar 1.
  PMID: 41125118     
• Outcome and Toxicity Profile of Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Adrenal Tumours in Dogs. Thorsen L, Law K, Walz J, Coll VM, Naramor A, Maitz C, Kubicek L, Thorsen Z, Gutti JR, Takada M. Vet Comp Oncol. 2026 Mar;24(1):150-159. doi: 10.1111/vco.70035. Epub 2025 Dec 17. Free PMC article.
  PMID: 41410158          
• Most dogs and cats recovered within 5 days of discharge after hospitalization secondary to crotalid (pit viper) envenomation: a survey-based study. Doyle-Odenbach R, Popo C, Odunayo A, Maulden C, Grenon V, Sexton R, Colee JC, Schaer M. Am J Vet Res. 2026 Feb 4:1-7. doi: 10.2460/ajvr.25.11.0392. Online ahead of print.
  PMID: 41637857     
• Spectrum of veterinary care in feline diabetes mellitus. Rand JS, Mott J, Kendall K, Gilor C. J Feline Med Surg. 2026 Jan;28(1):1098612X251401500. doi: 10.1177/1098612X251401500. Epub 2025 Nov 18. Free PMC article. Review.
  PMID: 41251300     
• Fresh and refrigerated cadaveric preparations are ideal for experimental sentinel lymph node mapping in dogs. Reichert KM, Maxwell EA, Frahn A, Caicedo LJ, Bertran J. Am J Vet Res. 2026 Jan 27:1-6. doi: 10.2460/ajvr.25.11.0408. Online ahead of print.
  PMID: 41592462     

Collaborations

COMPARATIVE, DIAGNOSTIC & POPULATION MEDICINE / LARGE ANIMAL CLINICAL SCIENCES

• Pancreatic islet remodeling in horses with hyperinsulinemia and pituitary dysfunction. Teague P, Dark M, Verdugo D, Freeman D, McFarlane D. Domest Anim Endocrinol. 2026 Feb 4;95:106998. doi: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2026.106998. Online ahead of print.
  PMID: 41707580     
• Zoological transmission of encephalomyocarditis virus in the United States: Virus evolution, host ecology, and capsid antigenicity derived from an outbreak. Adhikari A, Feng KH, Shrestha A, Rodriguez CE, Nolan EC, Pye GW, Gauger PC, Denagamage T, Holmes EC, Allison AB. PLoS Pathog. 2026 Feb 17;22(2):e1013861. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1013861. eCollection 2026 Feb. Free PMC article.  
  PMID: 41701746         
• Cutaneous mast cell tumors in California sea lions (Zalophus californianus). Miller BM, Stacy NI, Iredale M, Kovach-Zukin J, LaDouceur E, Colegrove K, McHale B, White G, Doescher B, Le-Bert CR, Ossiboff RJ. Vet Pathol. 2026 Mar;63(2):218-222. doi: 10.1177/03009858251374690. Epub 2025 Sep 20.
  PMID: 40974241     
• Cryptococcus gattii Infection in the Carpal Joint of a Goat. Bosch SN, Badial P, Roe HA, Shua-Haim T, Alas O, Paradise H, Gallastegui A, De Gasperi D, Hawkins IK, Hoffmann AR, Lanier CJ, Arndt TP. Vet Clin Pathol. 2025 Dec;54(4):435-439. doi: 10.1111/vcp.70048. Epub 2025 Sep 26.
  PMID: 40999868     
• Frequency of Antimicrobial-Resistant Fecal Escherichia coli Among Small, Medium, and Large Beef Cow-Calf Operations in Florida. Ali A, Bittar JHJ, Edison LK, Colee J, Denagamage T, Hernandez JA, Kariyawasam S. Microorganisms. 2025 Dec 20;14(1):13. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms14010013. Free PMC article.
  PMID: 41597533     
• Evaluating the Immunogenicity and Protective Efficacy of a Novel Vaccine Candidate Against Salmonella in Poultry. Neelawala RN, Bommineni V, Gottapu C, Edison LK, Gunathilaka KK, Butcher GD, Roberts JF, Kariyawasam S. Vaccines (Basel). 2026 Jan 7;14(1):68. doi: 10.3390/vaccines14010068. Free PMC article.
  PMID: 41600984     

INFECTIOUS DISEASES & IMMUNOLOGY / PHYSIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

• Identification of functional genetic components modulating toxicity response to PFOS using genome-wide CRISPR screens in HepG2/C3A cells. Kim C, Tagmount A, Zhu Z, Wilson F, Li D, Ostrov DA, Brad Barbazuk W, Bacher R, Vulpe CD. Arch Toxicol. 2026 Jan 27. doi: 10.1007/s00204-025-04294-8. Online ahead of print.
  PMID: 41588257       

SMALL ANIMAL CLINICAL SCIENCES / COMPARATIVE, DIAGNOSTIC & POPULATION MEDICINE

• Acute fibrinous and organizing pneumonia in a dog, and brief literature review. Haire LE, Semenova VB, Peper KE, Farina LL, Wolf J. J Vet Diagn Invest. 2026 Jan 26:10406387251415382. doi: 10.1177/10406387251415382. Online ahead of print. Free PMC article.
  PMID: 41588700