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Contact Information

Vet Clinical Medicine, 2001 S. Lincoln Ave., Urbana, IL 61802

Clinical Associate Professor

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

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

Daleo, M. J., Medvedev, L., Harkey, C. R., Simmons, A. L., Moorhead, K. M., Whitmer, E. R., Delaney, M. A., Adamovicz, L. A., Collins, D., & Allender, M. C. (2025). A longitudinal analysis of pathogen shedding patterns in confiscated eastern box turtles. Journal of Wildlife Management, 89(5), Article e70035. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1002/jwmg.70035

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