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Additional Campus Affiliations
Clinical Associate Professor, Veterinary Diagnostic Lab
Clinical Associate Professor, Veterinary Clinical Medicine
Clinical Associate Professor, Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences
Affiliate, Illinois Natural History Survey
Recent Publications
Daleo, M. J., Adamovicz, L. A., Tang, K. N., & Allender, M. C. (2026). Development and analytical validation of a quantitative PCR assay for the detection of Magellanic penguin herpesvirus 1. Journal of Virological Methods, 339, Article 115255. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jviromet.2025.115255
Harkey, C. R., Adamovicz, L. A., Daleo, M. J., Simmons, A. L., & Allender, M. C. (2026). Investigation of Sample Storage Conditions for Optimized Detection of Frog Virus 3 DNA in Chelonian Swab Samples. Journal of wildlife diseases, 62(1), 154-160. https://doi.org/10.7589/JWD-D-24-00165
Kane, L. P., Allender, M. C., & Langan, J. N. (2026). Use of Velcro to aid in surgical closure of a large wound in an African painted dog (Lycaon pictus) puppy with successful pack introduction after hospitalisation. Veterinary Record Case Reports, 14(2), Article e70372. https://doi.org/10.1002/vrc2.70372
Wang, L., Kayastha, S., Burgdorf-Moisuk, A., Deng, X., Allender, M., & Terio, K. (2026). Detection, Follow-Up Testing, and Genomic Characterization of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron in Tigers and Gorillas. COVID, 6(3). https://doi.org/10.3390/covid6030037
Arvidson, M., Subedi, Y. R., Kayastha, S., Mitchell, A., Alvarado, K., Deng, X., Terio, K., Allender, M., & Wang, L. (2025). SARS-CoV-2 Serological Surveillance of Both Vaccinated and Unvaccinated Zoo Animals with the Identification of a Sloth Bear and a Tapir with Previous Infection. Viruses, 17(11), Article 1459. https://doi.org/10.3390/v17111459