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Endothelial cell infection in vivo by equine infectious anaemia virusJ L Oaks
Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman 99164 7040, USA
J Gen Virol 80:2393-7. 1999..However, endothelial cell infection does not appear to be a determinant of virulence for EIAV...
Identification of a novel mycoplasma species from an Oriental white-backed vulture (Gyps bengalensis)J Lindsay Oaks
Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology, Washington State University, Box 647040, Pullman, WA 99164 7040, USA
J Clin Microbiol 42:5909-12. 2004..Biochemical and physical properties, ultrastructural features, and 16S ribosomal DNA sequencing classified this organism as a new taxon of mycoplasma, for which the name "Mycoplasma vulturii" is proposed...
Leukoencephalitis associated with selective viral replication in the brain of a pony with experimental chronic equine infectious anemia virus infectionJ L Oaks
Vet Pathol 41:527-32. 2004..These findings suggest that EIAV-associated neurologic disease is the direct result of viral replication...
Diclofenac residues as the cause of vulture population decline in PakistanJ Lindsay Oaks
Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164 7040, USA
Nature 427:630-3. 2004..We propose that residues of veterinary diclofenac are responsible for the OWBV decline...
Escherichia albertii in wild and domestic birdsJ Lindsay Oaks
Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, Washington State University, PO Box 647034, Pullman, WA 99164 7034, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 16:638-46. 2010..Genetic analysis of eae and cdtB sequences, multilocus sequence typing, and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis patterns showed that the E. albertii strains from birds are heterogeneous but similar to isolates that cause disease in humans...
Isolation and epidemiology of falcon adenovirusJ Lindsay Oaks
Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164 7040, USA
J Clin Microbiol 43:3414-20. 2005..Based on the information from this study, the primary control of falcon adenovirus infections should be based on segregation of carrier and susceptible falcon species...
The vascular lesions of a cow and bison with sheep-associated malignant catarrhal fever contain ovine herpesvirus 2-infected CD8(+) T lymphocytesSusan Simon
Department of Veterinary Microbiology, USDA-ARS, Washington State University, Box 647040, Pullman, Washington 99164-7040, USA
J Gen Virol 84:2009-13. 2003..The lesions also contained macrophages, but no detectable CD4(+) or B lymphocytes...
Malignant catarrhal fever-like disease in sheep after intranasal inoculation with ovine herpesvirus-2Hong Li
Animal Diseases Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA
J Vet Diagn Invest 17:171-5. 2005..The remaining 2 sheep recovered clinically, approximately 25 days PI. The study revealed that clinical signs and lesions resembling MCF can develop when uninfected sheep are exposed to a high dose of aerosolized OvHV-2...
Herpesviral inclusion body disease in owls and falcons is caused by the pigeon herpesvirus (columbid herpesvirus 1)Katherine L Gailbreath
Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, 155N Bustad Hall, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164 7034, USA
J Wildl Dis 44:427-33. 2008..Sequences from all three sources were almost identical, and we therefore propose that the usual agent of inclusion body hepatitis in owls and falcons is columbid herpesvirus 1...
A novel subgroup of rhadinoviruses in ruminantsHong Li
Animal Diseases Research Unit, USDA ARS, 3003 ADBF, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164 6630, USA
J Gen Virol 86:3021-6. 2005..Comparison of phylogenetic trees between the rhadinoviruses and their corresponding hosts further supports the gammaherpesvirus and host co-evolution theory...
Sheep-associated malignant catarrhal fever virus: prospects for vaccine developmentHong Li
Animal Disease Research Unit, USDA Agricultural Research Service, 3003 ADBF, WSU, Pullman, WA 99164, USA
Expert Rev Vaccines 5:133-41. 2006..In this review, the authors briefly describe the current understanding of ovine herpesvirus 2 and prospectively discuss vaccine development against the virus...
Experimental aerosol infection of cattle (Bos taurus) with ovine herpesvirus 2 using nasal secretions from infected sheepNaomi S Taus
Animal Disease Research Unit, USDA Agricultural Research Service, 3003 ADBF, Washington State University, P O Box 646630, Pullman, WA 99164 6630, United States
Vet Microbiol 116:29-36. 2006..The data also indicate that cattle are relatively resistant to disease following infection. The use of more susceptible species as experimental animal models, such as bison and selected cervid species should be examined...
Experimental nebulization of American bison (Bison bison) with low doses of ovine herpesvirus 2 from sheep nasal secretionsKatherine L Gailbreath
Animal Disease Research Unit, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164 6630, USA
Vet Microbiol 143:389-93. 2010..We conclude that previous exposure to an MCF-group virus does not necessarily provide resistance to OvHV-2-induced MCF in bison...
Sheep (Ovis aries) airway epithelial cells support ovine herpesvirus 2 lytic replication in vivoNaomi S Taus
Animal Diseases Research Unit, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA
Vet Microbiol 145:47-53. 2010..This is the first reported identification in the natural reservoir species of specific cell types that support OvHV-2 lytic replication in vivo...
Ovine herpesvirus 2 replicates initially in the lung of experimentally infected sheepHong Li
Animal Diseases Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture Agriculture Research Service, Washington Sate University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA
J Gen Virol 89:1699-708. 2008..i. The data indicate that lung is the primary replication site for OvHV-2 during initial infection in sheep and suggest that viral replication is promptly controlled by a host defence mechanism...
Detection of ovine herpesvirus 2 major capsid gene transcripts as an indicator of virus replication in shedding sheep and clinically affected animalsCristina W Cunha
Animal Diseases Research Unit, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164 6630, USA
Virus Res 132:69-75. 2008..These findings represent an important initial step in understanding viral pathogenesis, and in potentially establishing a system for OvHV-2 propagation in vitro...
A real-time PCR assay for measuring alcelaphine herpesvirus-1 DNADonald L Traul
Animal Diseases Research Unit, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington State University, Pullman, 99164, USA
J Virol Methods 129:186-90. 2005....
CD8(+)/perforin(+)/WC1(-) gammadelta T cells, not CD8(+) alphabeta T cells, infiltrate vasculitis lesions of American bison (Bison bison) with experimental sheep-associated malignant catarrhal feverDanielle D Nelson
Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA
Vet Immunol Immunopathol 136:284-91. 2010..Results of the present study support the previous suggestions that MCF is fundamentally a disease of immune dysregulation...
Identification of broadly recognized, T helper 1 lymphocyte epitopes in an equine lentivirusDarrilyn G Fraser
Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164 7040, USA
Immunology 105:295-305. 2002..Finally, CD4(+) T lymphocytes were required for proliferation responses, as shown by assays using CD4- versus CD8-depleted PBMC...
Transmission of caprine herpesvirus 2 in domestic goatsHong Li
Animal Diseases Research Unit, USDA Agriculture Research Service, 3003 ADBF, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164 6630, USA
Vet Microbiol 107:23-9. 2005....
Experimental infection of sheep with ovine herpesvirus 2 via aerosolization of nasal secretionsNaomi S Taus
Animal Diseases Research Unit, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Washington State University, PO Box 646630, Pullman, WA 99164 6630, USA
J Gen Virol 86:575-9. 2005....
Septic arthritis and granulomatous synovitis caused by infection with Mycobacterium avium complex in a horseChristina A Hewes
Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA
J Am Vet Med Assoc 226:2035-8, 2002. 2005..Mycobacterium avium complex was cultured from the synovial fluid. Infection with M avium complex should be considered in horses with chronic recurring arthritis associated with granulomatous synovitis...
Helcococcus ovis isolated from a pulmonary abscess in a horseChantal M Rothschild
Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164, USA
J Clin Microbiol 42:2224-6. 2004..This is the first report of this organism in horses and the first report in veterinary medicine to clearly demonstrate a pathogenic role for this organism...
Evaluation of arthrocentesis site bacterial flora before and after 4 methods of preparation in horses with and without evidence of skin contaminationChad J Zubrod
Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-7060, USA
Vet Surg 33:525-30. 2004..Clinical Relevance- Aseptic preparation of the skin over the distal interphalangeal joint may be accomplished with any of these techniques...
Systemic Mycobacterium avium infection in a dog diagnosed by polymerase chain reaction analysis of buffy coatJames F Naughton
Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164-6610, USA
J Am Anim Hosp Assoc 41:128-32. 2005..Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis of a buffy-coat preparation identified M. avium...
Subpopulations of equine infectious anemia virus Rev coexist in vivo and differ in phenotypePrasith Baccam
Department of Mathematics, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA
J Virol 77:12122-31. 2003..A quasispecies model with multiple subpopulations may provide additional insight into the nature of lentivirus reservoirs and the evolution of antigenic and drug-resistant variants...
Immune selection of equine infectious anemia virus env variants during the long-term inapparent stage of diseaseBrett A Sponseller
Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA
Virology 363:156-65. 2007..These findings indicate that neutralizing antibody exerts selective pressure throughout infection and suggest that viral strategies of immune evasion and persistence change in the face of an evolving and maturing host immune response...
Toxicity of diclofenac to Gyps vulturesGerry E Swan
University of Pretoria, Department of Paraclinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Onderstepoort 0110, South Africa
Biol Lett 2:279-82. 2006..africanus, which is phylogenetically close to G. bengalensis, would be a suitable surrogate for the safety testing of alternative drugs to diclofenac...
Falcon adenovirus infection in breeding Taita falcons (Falco fasciinucha)Jason Dean
Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108, USA
J Vet Diagn Invest 18:282-6. 2006..The amplicons were sequenced, and the virus was identified as falcon adenovirus. The deaths of the female and male birds were attributed to the aviadenovirus infection...
Pathology and proposed pathophysiology of diclofenac poisoning in free-living and experimentally exposed oriental white-backed vultures (Gyps bengalensis)Carol Uphoff Meteyer
USGS National Wildlife Health Center, 6006 Schroeder Rd, Madison, Wisconsin 53711, USA
J Wildl Dis 41:707-16. 2005..Resulting ischemic necrosis of the cortical proximal convoluted tubules would be consistent with our histologic findings in these OWBVs...
Evolution of the equine infectious anemia virus long terminal repeat during the alteration of cell tropismWendy Maury
Department of Microbiology, 3403 Bowen Science Building, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242 1109, USA
J Virol 79:5653-64. 2005..Consistent with previous in vivo findings, we observed no changes in the enhancer region of the LTR over that time period, indicating that the EIAV(wyo) LTR was evolutionarily stable in vivo...
Surveillance of Staphylococcus aureus in veterinary teaching hospitalsJohn R Middleton
Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
J Clin Microbiol 43:2916-9. 2005..222). Methicillin-resistant S. aureus isolates in this study seemed to be community acquired rather than hospital acquired...
Characterization of a new species of adenovirus in falconsMark Schrenzel
Zoological Society of San Diego, Center for Reproduction of Endangered Species, Department of Pathology, Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory, P O Box 120 551, San Diego, CA 92112, USA
J Clin Microbiol 43:3402-13. 2005..These findings indicate that this newly recognized adenovirus is widespread in western and midwestern North America and can be a primary pathogen in different falcon species...
Research Grants
- MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF EIAV PERSISTENCEJERALD OAKS; Fiscal Year: 2001..These studies will provide insight into HIV persistence in HAART patients, and potentially provide a model that can be used to evaluate strategies for actual elimination of lentiviral infections. ..
