FAHMP Accomplishments within Department of Population Health

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2015 Annual Report
Department of Population Health
Poultry Diagnostic and Research Center
February 2016

I. Highlighted Achievements

1. Dr. Daniel Perez joined the Department of Population Health, College of Veterinary
Medicine, as its new Georgia Research Alliance Distinguished Investigator and the holder
of the Caswell Eidson Chair in Poultry Medicine. He also conducted the first Highly
Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) study at the CVM Animal Health Research Center
(AHRC), November 2015.
2. Dr. Lois Zitzow joined the POPH faculty in our Lab Animal division. She is the new
Director of University Research Animal Resources (URAR).
3. Dr. Mark Ruder was hired as an Assistant Research Scientist in the Southeastern
Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study (SCWDS).
4. Dr. Margie Lee was appointed to the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological
Criteria for Foods for a 2-year term (2015-2017) by U.S. Agricultural Secretary Tom
Vilsack. Dr. Lee was also appointed as the new Clinical Head of the PDRC Diagnostic
Laboratory as Dr. Charles Hofacre’s successor.
5. The successful graduation of MAMs Alexis Kiers and Samantha Pohl, who received a
posthumous degree.
6. Dr. Charles Hofacre moved the Master of Avian Health and Medicine (MAHM) program to
a fully UGA supported program and gained University approval to teach all classes involved
as UGA classes after the University of Melbourne ended the joint teaching agreement.
7. The Department of Population Health faculty assisted and trained 144 visiting scholars and
business industry representatives during 2015.

II. Accomplishments in Instruction

New Courses Offered:
1. POPH7050, 7051, and 7052- Avian histopathology practicum I, II and III. 1-3 Credit Hours.
Course Descriptions: First year, 2nd year, and 3rd year Veterinary Pathology Residents
respectively will interpret lesions and diagnosis of diseases of avian species by microscopic
examination. Approved Feb 2015. Taught by Susan Williams.
2. VETM9000 - Doctoral Research (developed by Roberto Palomares)
3. VETM7000 - Master Research (developed by Roberto Palomares)
4. VETM 8900 - VBS Advances (developed by Roberto Palomares)
5. POPH5900 (CRN 24768) - Lab Animal Enrichment Seminar (Co-developers: Alworth LC,
Harvey SB)
6. VETM5155 - Professional Skills and Attributes (Co-developers: Alworth LC, Smith J,
Harvey SB)
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7. POPH 5201 – Intro to Wildlife Diseases (developed and taught by Michael Yabsley)
8. POPH 5900 – Lab animal enrichment seminar (developed by Steve Harvey)
9. POPH 5155 – Professional Skills and Attributes (developed by Steve Harvey)

Number of and total funding for Instructional grants – include those applied for and those
funded - None

Innovations in instruction –
David Hurley completed a total revision of IDIS (POPH) 3110 – Food Animal Infectious
Diseases – Revised the course as a single instructor survey course of diseases with
economic, social and political impact relative to food animal agriculture.
Lois Zitzow obtained a commitment from the Division of Laboratory Animal Medicine at Emory
University to share resources with UGA. This will allow UGA Laboratory Animal
Medicine residents to attend Laboratory Animal Classes offered through Emory via
distance learning, and for residents at both institutions to spend time at the other location
to augment their education (Emory utilizes nonhuman primates as research models while
UGA does not, and UGA has laboratory animal pathologists, agricultural animals, and a
variety of non-rodent species that Emory does not). While the details have yet to be
finalized, she and the other institutional leaders involved have identified a source of
funding, recruited the first resident, and anticipate the program starting in July 2016.

Teaching honors and awards received
1. Brent Credille and Emmanuel Rollin were recognized by the UGA Career Center as a
faculty member that had a significant impact on the career course of students in the
University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine Class of 2015, December 1, 2015.
2. Dr. Michael Yablsey received a UGA Career Center certificate, and he was nominated for
a Richard B. Russell Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching.
3. Students under Sonia Hernandez who received awards:
1) Shannon Curry:
I. Georgia Museum of Natural History Laerm Award, $750, November 2014
II. Georgia Ornithological Society H. Branch Howe, Jr. Public Perceptions of Wild
Birds and Bird Feeding Activity in Palm Beach County, Florida. $890.
December 2014.
III. Oconee Rivers Audubon Society Conservation Grant, $600, April 2015
IV. Curry, S. E. Public perceptions of wild birds and bird feeding activity in Palm
Beach County, Florida. Pending grant proposal, H. Branch Howe, Jr. Graduate
Student Research Grant, Georgia Ornithological Society: $890.
V. Curry, S. E. Are our cities good for birds? Using stable isotopes to investigate
White Ibis (Eudocimus albus) diet and its effect on ibis health in urban Florida.
Joshua Laerm Academic Support Fund, Georgia Museum of Natural History:
$750.
2) Sebastian Ortiz:
I. Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources. Young Alumni Scholarship
for Leadership and Training. Spring 2015. $500
II. Graduate School Travel Grant. Spring 2015. $1000

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3) Jennifer Bloodgood:
I. Robert W. & June C. Porterfield Memorial Scholarship for married graduate
students in Warnell, $2000, March 2015
II. UGA Graduate School Dean’s Award in the Social Sciences, $1500, January
2015
4) Catharine Welch:
I. Media story on the ibis work on the Ibis Community Newsletter, FL entitled
“Wildlife Matters”, May, 2015.
4. Rebecca Welch, a student under Chris King, received the American Society of Laboratory
Animal Practitioners (ASLAP) student award.

Number of faculty serving as DVM student mentors (including faculty that served as Vet
student research advisors or with their curriculum advisement) –11
Alworth, Credille, Fenton, Hernandez, Hurley, Jones, Lee, Palomares, Rollin, Williams (also on
DVM-MPH Advisory Committee), Yabsley

Number of faculty serving on graduate committees, or as resident advisors (including
faculty that served as MS/PhD student advisors) –21
Berghaus, Brindley, Collett, Corn, Credille, Ferguson-Noel, Franca, Garcia, Hofacre, Jackwood,
Jones, Jordan, Hernandez, Hurley, Lee, Mead, Maurer, Palomares, Perez, Rollin, Ruder, Sellers,
Stallknecht, Williams, Yabsley

Number of faculty serving on new faculty advisory/mentoring committees –
Susan Williams – Mentor committee for Heather Fenton
Roy Berghaus – Chair of the Third year review committee for Dr. Roberto Palomares
David Hurley – Faculty Advisory Committee for Roberto Palomares and Lee Jones; also part
of third year review committee for Roberto Palomares
Daniel Mead - Promotion and Tenure Mentoring Committee (Melinda Brindley), ID and
POPH, CVM
Promotion and Tenure Mentoring Committee (Courtney Murdock), ID CVM
and Ecology

Editor or reviewer of an instructional journal -

Development and participation in extracurricular learning opportunities
1. Leanne Alworth was a Faculty advisor for UGA CVM Animal Welfare Club (2007-
present).
2. Leanne Alworth was a Faculty advisor for UGA CVM VOICE (diversity committee).
3. Leanne Alworth served as Co-liaison/Faculty Advisor for the American Society of
Laboratory Animal Practitioners Student Chapter (ASLAP) at UGA CVM.
4. Brent Credille was a Faculty Co-Advisor for the AABP Student Chapter.
5. Brent Credille was the Moderator and Chief Judge for 2015 University of Georgia
College of Veterinary Medicine Science of Veterinary Medicine Symposium (Judge for 5
graduate student presentations and 4 posters)
6. Brent Credille participated in VetCAMP – Veterinary Career Aptitude and Mentoring
Program (2013-Present).
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7. Brent Credille led a tour of Rose Creek Farm for approximately 50 high school students.
8. Brent Credille participated in Duke TIP @ UGA – Duke University Talent Identification
Program (2009-2013, 2015), in which he (1) led small groups in exploration of rumen
anatomy and function, and (2) presented seminar on opportunities in production medicine
9. Brent Credille facilitated and led a tour of UGA VTH for 50 students and 1 faculty from
North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine.
10. Monique Franca served as a judge for UGA Veterinary and Graduate Student Poster
Presentations – Science of Veterinary Medicine Symposium (SVM). October 8, 2015.
11. Steve Harvey participated in Science of Veterinary Medicine Day as a poster judge –
October 8, 2015.
12. Sonia Hernandez served as Faculty advisor for the following:
 Zoological Medicine Club, College of Veterinary Medicine
 Student Chapter of Wildlife Disease Association; new student chapter which is
co-hosted by the College of Veterinary Medicine and WSFNR
 Warnell Pre-Vet Club
13. Lee Jones served as a UGA 4H Congress Project Achievement Competition Judge
(Atlanta, GA, July 22, 2015).
14. Steve Roney was a guest speaker and faculty advisor for SwAP (swine, aquaculture and
poultry) club at UGA Vet School.
15. Susan Williams was a Phi Zeta Advisory Committee Member. (Population Health
representative)
16. Susan Williams was a Faculty Co-Advisor for Veterinary Students One in Ethnicity and
Color (VOICE).
17. Susan Williams was a Faculty Co-Advisor for Christian Veterinary Fellowship (CVF).

Other noteworthy achievements in instruction
1. Drs. Charles Hofacre and Samantha Pohl were featured in an episode of Vets on Call on
Poultry Health Today. They visited a broiler farm to examine a flock’s response to a vaccine
and to confirm the absence of Salmonella bacteria.

III. Accomplishments in Research

Number of publications – refereed journals in print– 90
1. Allison, AB, JR Ballard, RB Tesh, JD Brown, MG Ruder, MK Keel, BA Munk, R Mickley,
S Gibbs, A Travassos da Rosa, JC Ellis, H Ip, VI Shern-Bochsler, MB Rogers, E Gheldin,
EC Holmes, CR Parrish, and C Dwyer. Cyclic avian mass mortality in the northeastern
United States is associated with novel orthomyxovirus. Journal of Virology, 2015;
89(2):1389-1403.
2. Allison, A. B., Stallknecht, D. E., & Holmes, E. C. (2015). Evolutionary genetics and vector
adaptation of recombinant viruses of the western equine encephalitis antigenic complex
provides new insights into alphavirus diversity and host switching. VIROLOGY, 474, 154-
162. doi:10.1016/j.virol.2014.10.024
3. Alworth, L. C., Berghaus, R. D., Kelly, L. M., Supakorndej, P., Burkman, E. J., Savadelis,
M. D., Harvey, S.B., Moorhead, A. R. (2015). Assessment of Blood Collection from the
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Lateral Saphenous Vein for Microfilaria Counts in Mongolian Gerbils (Meriones
unguiculatus) Infected with Brugia pahangi.. Comparative medicine, 65(6), 492-498.
4. Andrede, N, Schmiedt, CW, Cornell, K, Radlinsky, MAG, Heidingsfelder, L, Clarke, K,
Hurley, DJ. 2015. Survey of intraoperative bacterial contamination in dogs undergoing
elective orthopedic surgery. Vet Surgery (in press)
5. Armour, N.K. and Ferguson-Noel, N. (2015). Evaluation of the egg transmission and
pathogenicity of Mycoplasma gallisepticum isolates genotyped as ts-11. Avian Pathol.
doi:10.1080/03079457.2015.1044890
6. Beckwith-Cohen B, DJ Gasper, E Bentley, H Gittleman, AE Ellis, KF Snowden, BC
ShockGST, MJ Yabsley, and RR Dubielzig. Protozoal infections of the cornea and
conjunctiva in dogs associated with chronic ocular surface disease and topical
immunosuppression. Veterinary Ophthalmology (in press, online early)
7. Berghaus LJ, Giguere S, Guldbech K, Warner E, Ugorji U, Berghaus RD. Comparison of
Etest, disk diffusion and broth macrodilution for in vitro susceptibility testing of
Rhodococcus equi. J Clin Microbiol 2015; 53(1):314-318. doi: 10.1128/JCM.02673-14.
8. Bisanzio, D., J.R. McMillan, J.G. Barreto, B.J. Blitvich, D.G. Mead, J. O'Connor, and
U.Kitron. 2015. Evidence for West Nile virus spillover into the squirrel population in
Atlanta, Georgia. Vector Borne and Zoonotic Dis. 15: 303-310.
9. Brindley, M. A., Chaudhury, S., & Plemper, R. K. (2015). Measles Virus Glycoprotein
Complexes Preassemble Intracellularly and Relax during Transport to the Cell Surface in
Preparation for Fusion. Journal of Virology, 89(2), 1230-1241. doi:10.1128/JVI.02754-14
10. Brown, Justin D.; Patricia Dunn; Eva Wallner-Pendleton; Subhashinie Kariyawasam;
Timothy Schriner; Charles Hofacre; Joshua Johnson; Robert Boyd. Surveillance for
Pasteurella multocida in Ring-necked Pheasants (Phasianus colchicus) after an outbreak of
avian cholera and apparently successful antibiotic treatment. Avian Dis. 2015. (Accepted)
11. Bryan, II, JA, Sikes RS. Introduction to insights gained from wildlife research in the context
of global anthropogenic change. ILAR J. (Peer-reviewed).
12. Bucukovski, J., Latorre-Margalef, N., Stallknecht, D. E., & Miller, B. L. (2015). A
Multiplex Label-Free Approach to Avian Influenza Surveillance and Serology. PLOS ONE,
10(8). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0134484
13. Casey CL, SM Hernandez, MJ Yabsley, KF Smith, and S Sanchez. 2015. The carriage of
antibiotic resistance by enteric bacteria from imported tokay geckos (Gekko gecko) destined
for the pet trade. Science of the Total Environment 505(299-305).
14. Chambouvet A, D Gower, M Jirku, MJ Yabsley, AK Davis, G Leonard, F Maguire, TM
Doherty-Bone, GB Bittencourt-Silva, M Wilkinson, and TA Richards. 2015. Cryptic
infection by Perkinsea protists of diverse and globally distributed tadpoles. Proceedings of
the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 112(34): E4743–E4751.
15. Chamorro MF, Walz PH, Passler T, Palomares RA, Newcomer BJ, Riddell KP, Gard J,
Zhang Y, Galik P. Efficacy of four different multivalent modified-live virus vaccines
administered to early weaned beef calves subsequently exposed to cattle persistently
infected with bovine viral diarrhea virus and calves acutely infected with bovine
herpesvirus-1. Am J Vet Res. 2015 doi: 10.2460/ajvr.77.1.88.
16. Cheng, Y., A. A. Pedroso, S. Porwollik, M. McClelland, M. D. Lee, T. Kwan, K. Zamperini,
V. Soni, H.S. Sellers, S. M. Russell, and J. J. Maurer. 2015. rpoS-regulated core genes
involved in the competitive fitness of Salmonella enterica serovar Kentucky in the intestines
of chickens. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 81(2):502-514. (PMID: 25362062)
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17. Cohen, BS, EH Belser, CH Killmaster, JW Bowers, BJ Irwin, MJ Yabsley, and KV Miller.
2015. Epizootiology of cranial abscess disease in white-tailed deer from Georgia. Journal of
Wildlife Diseases 51(3):609-18.
18. Cohen, BS, EH Belser, SP Keeler, MJ Yabsley, and KV Miller. 2015. Isolation and
genotypic characterization of Truperella (Arcanobacterium) pyogenes recovered from active
cranial abscess infections of male white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus). Journal of Zoo
and Wildlife Medicine 46(1):62-7.
19. Collicutt NB, Garner B, Berghaus RD, Camus MS, Hart K. Effect of delayed serum
separation and storage temperature on serum glucose concentration in horse, dog, alpaca,
and sturgeon. Vet Clin Path 2015; 44(1):120-127. doi: 10.1111/vcp.12217.
20. Conway, A. L., Hernandez, S. M., Carroll, J., Green, G. T., & Larson, L. (2015). Local
awareness of and attitudes towards the pygmy hippopotamus Choeropsis liberiensis in the
Moa River Island Complex, Sierra Leone. ORYX, 49(3), 550-558.
doi:10.1017/S003060531300077X
21. Coomansingh, CM, MJ Yabsley, N Wagner, R Pinckney, MI Bhaiyat, A Chikweto, C
Macpherson, and PJ Fields. 2015. Meta-analysis of the prevalence of Dirofilaria immitis in
dogs from Grenada, West Indies. International Journal of Veterinary Medicine: Research &
Reports. Article 429690, 8 pages.
22. Credille, BC, Woolums, AR, Overton, MW, Hurley, DJ, Giguere, S. 2015. Expression of
inflammation-associated genes in circulating leukocytes and activity of Indoleamine-2,3-
Dioxygenase in dairy cattle with acute puerperal metritis and bacteremia. Res. Vet. Sci.
101:6-10.
23. Credille BC, Giguere S, Vickroy TW, Fishman HJ, Jones AL, Mason ME, DiPietro RO, and
Ensley DT. (2015) Disposition of Ampicillin Trihydrate in Plasma, Uterine Tissue, Lochial
Fluid, and Milk of Post-Partum Dairy Cattle. J Vet Pharm Therapeutics. 38(4) 330-335.
doi 10.1111/jvp.12178
24. Credille BC and Giguère S (2015) Acute Puerperal Metritis: Antimicrobial Therapy and the
Relationship Between Antimicrobial Pharmacodynamics and Therapeutic Success. Bov
Practitioner.
25. Cui, Yue; Husnu Guran; Walid Q. Alali; Mark A. Harrison; Charles L. Hofacre. Salmonella
levels in turkey neck skin, bone marrow and spleens in relation to ground turkey production.
J. of Food Prot. 78(11):1945-1953. 2015.
26. Dale EL, Nolan SP, Berghaus R, Hofacre CL. On farm prevention of Campylobacter and
Salmonella: lessons learned from basic biosecurity interventions. J Appl Poultry Res 2015;
24(2):222-232. doi:10.3382/japr/pfv016.
27. Dove, C. R., & Alworth, L. C. (2015). Blood collection from the orbital, sinus of swine. Lab
Animal, 44(10), 382-383.
28. Dryman, A. L., & Alworth, L. C. (2015). Developing an online orientation resource for
users of institutional animal housing facilities. Lab Animal, 44(8), 318-321.
29. Dujovne GA, Johnson AK, Wilborn RR, Palomares RA, Wooldridge AA, Braden TD. Use
of etonogestrel implants to suppress estrous behavior in mares. Clin Theriogenology. 2015
7, 1:35-44.
30. Fenton H., Forzán M., Desmarchelier M., Woodland M., Sayi S., and C. Gilroy. Poorly
differentiated carcinoma of non-sebaceous origin in a three-year old Mongolian gerbil
(Meriones unguiculatus). Canadian Veterinary Journal. Accepted April 29, 2015 (2015-
0031).
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31. Ferguson-Noel, N.M. and Williams, S.M. (2015). The efficacy of Mycoplasma
gallisepticum K-strain live vaccine in broiler and layer chickens. Avian Pathol, 44(2): 75-
80. doi:10.1080/03079457.2015.1005054
32. Franca, M., Barrios, M., Stabler, L., Zavala, G., Shivaprasad, H.L., Lee, M.D., Villegas, A.,
Uzal, F. Association of beta2-positive Clostridium perfringens type A with Focal Duodenal
Necrosis (FDN) in Egg Laying Chickens in the United States. Preprint on Avian Diseases
website. 2015.
33. Gnanadurai, C. W., Yang, Y., Huang, Y., Li, Z., Leyson, C. M., Cooper, T. L, Harvey S.B,
Fu, Z. F. (2015). Differential Host Immune Responses after Infection with Wild-Type or
Lab-Attenuated Rabies Viruses in Dogs. PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES,
9(8). doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0004023
34. Gonzalez-Astudillo V, S Hernandez, MJ Yabsley, D Mead, MK Keel, B Munk, JF Fischer,
M Ruder, JD Brown, V Peters, and N Nemeth. Mortality of passerines and relatives
submitted to a wildlife diagnostic laboratory (Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease
Study, USA): a 36-year retrospective analysis. Journal of Wildlife Diseases (in press).
35. González-Astudillo V, Hernandez SM, Keel KM, Munk B, Fischer JR, Brown J and Nemeth
NM. Avian mortality events from infectious and non-infectious causes presented to the
Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study from 1972-2012: A Retrospective
Analysis. In Press Journal of Wildlife Diseases
36. Hughes, H. R., Vincent, A. L., Brockmeier, S. L., Gauger, P. C., Pena, L., Santos, J., . . .
Loving, C. L. (2015). Oral Fluids as a Live-Animal Sample Source for Evaluating Cross-
Reactivity and Cross-Protection following Intranasal Influenza A Virus Vaccination in
Pigs.. Clinical and vaccine immunology : CVI, 22(10), 1109-1120. doi:10.1128/cvi.00358-
15
37. Jackwood, M. W., Jordan, B. J., Roh, H-J., Hilt, D. A., & Williams, S. M. (2015).
Evaluating Protection Against Infectious Bronchitis Virus by Clinical Signs, Ciliostasis,
Challenge Virus Detection, and Histopathology. Avian Dis. 59(3): 368-374.
38. Jelesijevic, T., S.M. Zimmerman, S.B. Harvey, D.G. Mead, T.L. Shaffer, D.M. Estes, F.
Michel, F.D. Quinn, R.J. Hogan, and E. Lafontaine 2015. Use of the common marmoset to
study Burkholderia mallei infection. PLoS ONE. Apr 10;10(4):e0124181. doi:
10.1371/journal.pone.0124181.
39. Jerry, C., Rech, R.R., Franca, M. What is your diagnosis? Disseminated proliferative
dermatitis in a Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao). Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery.
29:261-264. 2015.
40. Jordan, B. J., Hilt, D. A., Poulson, R., Staliknecht, D. E., & Jackwood, M. W. (2015).
Identification of Avian Coronavirus in Wild Aquatic Birds of the Central and Eastern USA.
J. Wildlife Diseases. 51(1), 218-221.
41. Kapczynski D.R., M. Esak, K.M. Dorsey, H. Jiang, M.W. Jackwood, M. Moraes, Y, Gardin.
Vaccine protection of chickens against antigenically diverse H5 highly pathogenic avian
influenza isolates with a live HVT vector vaccine expressing the influenza hemagglutinin
gene derived from a clade 2.2 avian influenza virus. Vaccine. Epub ahead of print. 2015.
42. Kistler, W. M., Stallknecht, D. E., Lebarbenchon, C., Pedersen, K., Marks, D. R., Mickley,
R, Yabsley, M. J. (2015). Influenza A Virus H5-specific Antibodies in Mute Swans (Cygnus
olor) in the USA. JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE DISEASES, 51(2), 523-526. doi:10.7589/2014-
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43. Kistler, W. M., Stallknecht, D. E., DeLiberto, T. J., Van Why, K., & Yabsley, M. J. (2015).
Subtype-specific influenza A virus antibodies in Canada geese (Branta canadensis).
VETERINARY MICROBIOLOGY, 177(3-4), 296-301. doi:10.1016/j.vetmic.2015.03.021
44. Kistler, W. M., Gibbs, S. E. J., Stallknecht, D. E., & Yabsley, M. J. (2015). Wood ducks
(Aix sponsa) as potential reservoirs for avian influenza and avian paramyxoviruses. AVIAN
PATHOLOGY, 44(3), 169-174. doi:10.1080/03079457.2015.1020757
45. Latorre-Margalef, N., Ramey, A. M., Fojtik, A., & Stallknecht, D. E. (2015). Serologic
Evidence of Influenza A (H14) Virus Introduction into North America. EMERGING
INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 21(12), 2257-2259. doi:10.3201/eid2112.150413
46. Lebarbenchon, C., Jaeger, A., Feare, C., Bastien, M., Dietrich, M., Larose, C, Dellagi, K.
(2015). Influenza A Virus on Oceanic Islands: Host and Viral Diversity in Seabirds in the
Western Indian Ocean. PLOS PATHOGENS, 11(5). doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1004925
47. Lebarbenchon, C., Pedersen, J. C., Sreevatsan, S., Ramey, A. M., Dugan, V. G., Halpin, R.
A, Brown, J. D. (2015). H7N9 influenza A virus in turkeys in Minnesota. JOURNAL OF
GENERAL VIROLOGY, 96, 269-276. doi:10.1099/vir.0.067504-0
48. Levy, A. W., Kessler, J. W., Fuller, L., Williams, S. M., Mathis, G., Lumpkins, B., &
Valdez, F. (2015). Effects of feeding incremental additions of an encapsulated source of
butyric acid (ButiPEARL™) on the performance of male Cobb broilers reared to forty-two
days of age. Poultry Science, 94, 1864-1870.
49. Loftis AD, PJ Kelly, CD Paddock, K Blount, JW Johnson, ER GleimGST, MJ Yabsley, ML
Levin, and L Beati. 2016. Panola Mountain Ehrlichia in Amblyomma maculatum from the
United States and Amblyomma variegatum from the Caribbean and Africa. Journal of
Medical Entomology (in press).
50. Martinsen ES, N McInerney, H Brightman, K Ferebee, T Walsh, W McShea, T Forrester, L
Ware, PH Joyner, SL Perkins, EK Latch, MJ Yabsley, JJ Schall, RC Fleischer. Hidden in
plain sight: Endemic malaria parasites in the iconic North American white-tailed deer
(Odocoileus virginianus) provide insight into malarial evolution. Science Advances (in
press).
51. Maurer, J. J., G. Martin, S. Hernandez, Y. Cheng, P. Gerner-Smidt, K. B. Hise, M. T.
d’Angleo, D. Cole, S. Sanchez, M. Madden, S. Valeika, A. Presotto, and E. K. Lipp. 2015.
Diversity and persistence of Salmonella enterica strains in rural landscapes in the
Southeastern United States. PLOS One 10(7):e0128937. (PMID: 26131552)
52. McVey, DS, BS Drolet, MG Ruder, WC Wilson, D Nayduch, R Pfannenstiel, LW
Cohnstaedt, NJ MacLachlan, CG Gay. Orbiviruses - A North American Perspective. Vector-
Borne and Zoonotic Diseases, 2015; 15(6):335-338.
53. Mumaw, JL, Schmiedt, CW, Breidling, S, Sigmund, A, Norton, NA, Thorenson, M, Peroni,
JF, Hurley, DJ. 2015. Feline mesenchymal stem cells and supernatant inhibit reactive
oxygen species production in cultured feline neutrophils. . Research in Veterinary Science
103:60-69.
54. Mundt, E., S. R. Collett, R. Berghaus, A. A. Pedroso, M. D. Lee, and J. J. Maurer. 2015.
Can bacteriotherapy using commercially available probiotics, prebiotics, and organic acids
ameliorate the symptoms associated with runting-stunting syndrome in broiler chickens?
Avian Dis. 59(2):201-206. (PMID: 26473669)
55. Nogales, A., Rodríguez-Sánchez, I., Monte, K., Lenschow, D. J., Perez, D. R., & Martínez-
Sobrido, L. (2015). Replication-competent fluorescent-expressing influenza B virus.. Virus
research, 213, 69-81.
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56. Obadan, A. O., Kimble, B. J., Rajao, D., Lager, K., Santos, J. J. S., Vincent, A., & Perez, D.
R. (2015). Replication and transmission of mammalian-adapted H9 subtype influenza virus
in pigs and quail. JOURNAL OF GENERAL VIROLOGY, 96, 2511-2521.
doi:10.1099/vir.0.000190
57. Palomares, RA, Sakamoto, K Walz,HK, Brock, KV, Hurley, DJ. 2015. Acute infection with
bovine viral diarrhea virus of low or high virulence leads to depletion and redistribution of
WC1+ <gamma><delta> T cells in lymphoid tissues of beef calves. Vet Immunol
Immunopathol, 167: 190-195. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vetimm.2015.07.016

58. Palomares Naveda RA, Fishman HJ, Jones AL, Jenerette M, Vaughn A. Oct 2015.
Comparison of 4- versus 5-day Controlled Internal Drug Release (CIDR) + Timed Artificial
Insemination Protocols in Dairy Heifers. Theriogenology, 84(6):868-874.
59. Park, A.W., C. Cleveland, T.A. Dallas, and J.L. Corn. 2015. Vector species richness
increases hemorrhagic disease prevalence through functional diversity modulating the
duration of seasonal transmission. Parasitology, available on CJO2015.
doi:10.1017/S0031182015000578.
60. Parr C, Aschenbroich SA, Credille BC, Barton MH, and Howerth EW (2015) Pathology in
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