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Baluk P, Fuxe J, Hashizume H, Romano T, Lashnits E, Butz S, Vestweber D, Corada M, Molendini C, Dejana E, McDonald DM. Functionally specialized junctions between endothelial cells of lymphatic vessels. J Exp Med. 2007 Oct 1;204(10):2349-62. doi: 10.1084/jem.20062596. Epub 2007 Sep 10. PubMed PMID: 17846148; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2118470.
Baluk P, Fuxe J, Hashizume H, Romano T, Lashnits E, Butz S, Vestweber D, Corada M, Molendini C, Dejana E, McDonald D. Functionally specialized junctions between endothelial cells of lymphatic vessels. The Journal of Cell Biology. 2007 September; 178(7):i15-i15. doi: 10.1083/JCB1787OIA15.
Fuxe J, Lashnits E, O'Brien S, Baluk P, Tabruyn SP, Kuhnert F, Kuo C, Thurston G, McDonald DM. Angiopoietin/Tie2 signaling transforms capillaries into venules primed for leukocyte trafficking in airway inflammation. Am J Pathol. 2010 Apr;176(4):2009-18. doi: 10.2353/ajpath.2010.090976. Epub 2010 Feb 4. PubMed PMID: 20133818; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2843488.
Fuxe J, Lashnits E, O'Brien S, Baluk P, Tabruyn S, Kuhnert F, Kuo C, Thurston G, McDonald D. Angiopoietin/Tie2 Signaling Transforms Capillaries into Venules Primed for Leukocyte Trafficking in Airway Inflammation. The American Journal of Pathology. 2010 April; 176(4):2009-2018. doi: 10.2353/ajpath.2010.090976.
Ni A, Lashnits E, Yao L, Baluk P, McDonald D. Rapid remodeling of airway vascular architecture at birth. Developmental Dynamics. 2010 September; 239(10):-. doi: 10.1002/dvdy.22435.
Fuxe J, Tabruyn S, Colton K, Zaid H, Adams A, Baluk P, Lashnits E, Morisada T, Le T, O'Brien S, Epstein D, Koh G, McDonald D. Pericyte Requirement for Anti-Leak Action of Angiopoietin-1 and Vascular Remodeling in Sustained Inflammation. The American Journal of Pathology. 2011 June; 178(6):2897-2909. doi: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2011.02.008.
Laprais AF, Bizikova P, Lashnits EW, Tucker A, Linder KE. Scleromyxoedema in a dog. Vet Dermatol. 2017 Oct;28(5):503-e119. doi: 10.1111/vde.12447. Epub 2017 Apr 24. PubMed PMID: 28439995.
Laprais A, Bizikova P, Lashnits E, Tucker A, Linder K. Scleromyxoedema in a dog. Veterinary Dermatology. 2017 April; 28(5):503-. doi: 10.1111/vde.12447.
Lashnits E, Correa M, Hegarty BC, Birkenheuer A, Breitschwerdt EB. Bartonella Seroepidemiology in Dogs from North America, 2008-2014. J Vet Intern Med. 2018 Jan;32(1):222-231. doi: 10.1111/jvim.14890. Epub 2017 Dec 2. PubMed PMID: 29197186; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5787158.
Lashnits E, Correa M, Hegarty B, Birkenheuer A, Breitschwerdt E. <i>Bartonella</i> Seroepidemiology in Dogs from North America, 2008&#x2013;2014. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine. 2018 January; 32(1):222-231. doi: 10.1111/jvim.14890.
Lashnits EW, Dawson DE, Breitschwerdt E, Lanzas C. Ecological and Socioeconomic Factors Associated with Bartonella henselae Exposure in Dogs Tested for Vector-Borne Diseases in North Carolina. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2019 Aug;19(8):582-595. doi: 10.1089/vbz.2018.2397. Epub 2019 May 21. PubMed PMID: 31112095; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6685192.
Lashnits E, Grant S, Thomas B, Qurollo B, Breitschwerdt EB. Evidence for vertical transmission of Mycoplasma haemocanis, but not Ehrlichia ewingii, in a dog. J Vet Intern Med. 2019 Jul;33(4):1747-1752. doi: 10.1111/jvim.15517. Epub 2019 May 24. PubMed PMID: 31127669; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6639480.
Lashnits E, Grant S, Thomas B, Qurollo B, Breitschwerdt E. Evidence for vertical transmission of <i>Mycoplasma haemocanis</i> , but not <i>Ehrlichia ewingii</i> , in a dog. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine. 2019 July; 33(4):1747-1752. doi: 10.1111/jvim.15517.
Lashnits E, Dawson D, Breitschwerdt E, Lanzas C. Ecological and Socioeconomic Factors Associated with <i>Bartonella henselae</i> Exposure in Dogs Tested for Vector-Borne Diseases in North Carolina. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 2019 August; 19(8):582-595. doi: 10.1089/vbz.2018.2397.
Erin Lashnits, Sandra Grant, Brittany Thomas, Barbara Qurollo, Edward B. Breitschwerdt. Evidence for vertical transmission of Mycoplasma haemocanis, but not Ehrlichia ewingii, in a dog. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine. 2019 July. doi: 10.1111/jvim.15517.
Lashnits E, Neupane P, Maggi R, Linder K, Bradley J, Balakrishnan N, Southern B, McKeon G, Chandrashekar R, Breitschwerdt E. Detection of <i>Bartonella</i> spp. in dogs after infection with <i>Rickettsia rickettsii</i>. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine. 2020 January; 34(1):145-159. doi: 10.1111/jvim.15675.
Purswell EK, Lashnits EW, Breitschwerdt EB, Vaden SL. A retrospective study of vector-borne disease prevalence in dogs with proteinuria: Southeastern United States. J Vet Intern Med. 2020 Mar;34(2):742-753. doi: 10.1111/jvim.15610. Epub 2020 Jan 8. PubMed PMID: 31916316; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7096618.
Lashnits E, Neupane P, Bradley JM, Richardson T, Thomas R, Linder KE, Breen M, Maggi RG, Breitschwerdt EB. Molecular prevalence of Bartonella, Babesia, and hemotropic Mycoplasma species in dogs with hemangiosarcoma from across the United States. PLoS One. 2020;15(1):e0227234. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0227234. eCollection 2020. PubMed PMID: 31923195; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6953799.
Lashnits E, Neupane P, Bradley J, Richardson T, Thomas R, Linder K, Breen M, Maggi R, Breitschwerdt E. Molecular prevalence of Bartonella, Babesia, and hemotropic Mycoplasma species in dogs with hemangiosarcoma from across the United States. PLOS ONE. 2020-1-; 15(1):e0227234-. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0227234.
Easley F, Holowaychuk MK, Lashnits EW, Nordone SK, Marr H, Birkenheuer AJ. Serum procalcitonin concentrations in dogs with induced endotoxemia. J Vet Intern Med. 2020 Mar;34(2):653-658. doi: 10.1111/jvim.15711. Epub 2020 Jan 22. PubMed PMID: 31970837; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7096631.
Purswell E, Lashnits E, Breitschwerdt E, Vaden S. A retrospective study of vector-borne disease prevalence in dogs with proteinuria: Southeastern United States. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine. 2020 March; 34(2):742-753. doi: 10.1111/jvim.15610.
Easley F, Holowaychuk M, Lashnits E, Nordone S, Marr H, Birkenheuer A. Serum procalcitonin concentrations in dogs with induced endotoxemia. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine. 2020 March; 34(2):653-658. doi: 10.1111/jvim.15711.
Breitschwerdt E, Bradley J, Maggi R, Lashnits E, Reicherter P. Bartonella Associated Cutaneous Lesions (BACL) in People with Neuropsychiatric Symptoms. Pathogens. 2020 December; 9(12):1023-. doi: 10.3390/pathogens9121023.
Gin TE, Lashnits E, Wilson JM, Breitschwerdt EB, Qurollo B. Demographics and travel history of imported and autochthonous cases of leishmaniosis in dogs in the United States and Canada, 2006 to 2019. J Vet Intern Med. 2021 Mar;35(2):954-964. doi: 10.1111/jvim.16071. Epub 2021 Feb 26. PubMed PMID: 33635562; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7995368.
Gin T, Lashnits E, Wilson J, Breitschwerdt E, Qurollo B. Demographics and travel history of imported and autochthonous cases of leishmaniosis in dogs in the United States and Canada, 2006 to 2019. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine. 2021 March; 35(2):954-964. doi: 10.1111/jvim.16071.
Lashnits E, Maggi R, Jarskog F, Bradley J, Breitschwerdt E, Frohlich F. Schizophrenia and Bartonella spp. Infection: A Pilot Case-Control Study. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2021 Jun;21(6):413-421. doi: 10.1089/vbz.2020.2729. Epub 2021 Mar 15. PubMed PMID: 33728987; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8170724.
Lashnits E, Maggi R, Jarskog F, Bradley J, Breitschwerdt E, Frohlich F. Schizophrenia and <i>Bartonella</i> spp. Infection: A Pilot Case&#x2013;Control Study. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 2021 June; 21(6):413-421. doi: 10.1089/vbz.2020.2729.
Lashnits E, Neupane P, Bradley J, Richardson T, Maggi R, Breitschwerdt E. Comparison of Serological and Molecular Assays for Bartonella Species in Dogs with Hemangiosarcoma. Pathogens. 2021 June; 10(7):794-. doi: 10.3390/pathogens10070794.
Manvell C, Ferris K, Maggi R, Breitschwerdt E, Lashnits E. Prevalence of Vector-Borne Pathogens in Reproductive and Non-Reproductive Tissue Samples from Free-Roaming Domestic Cats in the South Atlantic USA. Pathogens. 2021 September; 10(9):1221-. doi: 10.3390/pathogens10091221.
Erin Lashnits, Pradeep Neupane, Julie M. Bradley, Toni Richardson, Ricardo G. Maggi, Edward B. Breitschwerdt. Comparison of Serological and Molecular Assays for <i>Bartonella</i> Species in Dogs with Hemangiosarcoma. Pathogens. 2021 June. doi: 10.3390/pathogens10070794.
Lashnits E, Thatcher B, Carruth A, Mestek A, Buch J, Beall M, Neupane P, Chandrashekar R, Breitschwerdt E. <i>Bartonella</i> spp. seroepidemiology and associations with clinicopathologic findings in dogs in the United States. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine. 2022 January; 36(1):116-125. doi: 10.1111/jvim.16311.
Neupane P, Maggi R, Basnet M, Lashnits E, Andrews G, Breitschwerdt E. Bartonella henselae Recombinant Pap31 for the Diagnosis of Canine and Human Bartonelloses. Pathogens. 2022 January; 11(2):182-. doi: 10.3390/pathogens11020182.
Barash N, Lashnits E, Kern Z, Tolbert M, Lunn K. Outcomes of esophageal and gastric bone foreign bodies in dogs. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine. 2022 March; 36(2):500-507. doi: 10.1111/jvim.16383.
Manvell C, Berman H, Callahan B, Breitschwerdt E, Swain W, Ferris K, Maggi R, Lashnits E. Identification of microbial taxa present in Ctenocephalides felis (cat flea) reveals widespread co-infection and associations with vector phylogeny. Parasit Vectors. 2022 Oct 31;15(1):398. doi: 10.1186/s13071-022-05487-1. PubMed PMID: 36316689; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9623975.
Manvell C, Berman H, Callahan B, Breitschwerdt E, Swain W, Ferris K, Maggi R, Lashnits E. Identification of microbial taxa present in Ctenocephalides felis (cat flea) reveals widespread co-infection and associations with vector phylogeny. Parasites & Vectors. 2022 October; 15(1):-. doi: 10.1186/s13071-022-05487-1.
Taber R, Pankowski A, Ludwig A, Jensen M, Magsamen V, Lashnits E. Bartonellosis in Dogs and Cats, an Update. Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice. 2022 November; 52(6):1163-1192. doi: 10.1016/j.cvsm.2022.06.006.
Moore C, Lashnits E, Neupane P, Herrin B, Lappin M, André M, Breitschwerdt E. Feeding on a Bartonella henselae Infected Host Triggers Temporary Changes in the Ctenocephalides felis Microbiome. Pathogens. 2023 February; 12(3):366-. doi: 10.3390/pathogens12030366.
Moore C, Breitschwerdt EB, Kim L, Li Y, Ferris K, Maggi R, Lashnits E. The association of host and vector characteristics with Ctenocephalides felis pathogen and endosymbiont infection. Front Microbiol. 2023;14:1137059. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1137059. eCollection 2023. PubMed PMID: 36950155; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10025546.
Moore C, Breitschwerdt E, Kim L, Li Y, Ferris K, Maggi R, Lashnits E. The association of host and vector characteristics with Ctenocephalides felis pathogen and endosymbiont infection. Frontiers in Microbiology. 2023-3-; 14:-. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1137059.
Liedig C, Neupane P, Lashnits E, Breitschwerdt EB, Maggi RG. Blood Supplementation Enhances Bartonella henselae Growth and Molecular Detection of Bacterial DNA in Liquid Culture. Microbiol Spectr. 2023 Jun 15;11(3):e0512622. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.05126-22. Epub 2023 May 25. PubMed PMID: 37227273; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10269525.
Liedig C, Neupane P, Lashnits E, Breitschwerdt E, Maggi R. Blood Supplementation Enhances Bartonella henselae Growth and Molecular Detection of Bacterial DNA in Liquid Culture. Microbiology Spectrum. 2023 June; 11(3):-. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.05126-22.
Gin TE, Petzold EA, Uthappa DM, Neighbors CE, Borough AR, Gin C, Lashnits E, Sempowski GD, Denny T, Bienzle D, Weese JS, Callahan BJ, Woods CW. Evaluation of SARS-CoV-2 identification methods through surveillance of companion animals in SARS-CoV-2-positive homes in North Carolina, March to December 2020. PeerJ. 2023;11:e16310. doi: 10.7717/peerj.16310. eCollection 2023. PubMed PMID: 37901455; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10607186.
Gin T, Petzold E, Uthappa D, Neighbors C, Borough A, Gin C, Lashnits E, Sempowski G, Denny T, Bienzle D, Weese J, Callahan B, Woods C. Evaluation of SARS-CoV-2 identification methods through surveillance of companion animals in SARS-CoV-2-positive homes in North Carolina, March to December 2020. PeerJ. 2023 October; 11:e16310-. doi: 10.7717/peerj.16310.
Taylor E. Gin, Elizabeth A. Petzold, Diya M. Uthappa, Coralei E. Neighbors, Anna R. Borough, Craig Gin, Erin Lashnits, Gregory D. Sempowski, Thomas Denny, Dorothee Bienzle, J. Scott Weese, Benjamin J. Callahan, Christopher W. Woods. Evaluation of SARS-CoV-2 identification methods through surveillance of companion animals in SARS-CoV-2-positive homes in North Carolina, March to December 2020. PeerJ. 2023 October. doi: 10.7717/peerj.16310.
Kim L, Lashnits E, Breitschwerdt EB, Elam A, Grade N, Miller J, Shikhman AR. Antibodies to Borrelia burgdorferi and Bartonella species in serum and synovial fluid from people with rheumatic diseases. Microbiol Spectr. 2024 Apr 2;12(4):e0165323. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.01653-23. Epub 2024 Mar 14. PubMed PMID: 38483477; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10986562.
Kim L, Lashnits E, Breitschwerdt E, Elam A, Grade N, Miller J, Shikhman A. Antibodies to <i>Borrelia burgdorferi</i> and <i>Bartonella</i> species in serum and synovial fluid from people with rheumatic diseases. Microbiology Spectrum. 2024 April; 12(4):-. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.01653-23.
Murdock BK, Bach JF, Qurollo BA, Lashnits EW, Friedrichs KR. Detection of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in an inflammatory pericardial effusion of a dog. J Vet Intern Med. 2024 Jul-Aug;38(4):2339-2343. doi: 10.1111/jvim.17090. Epub 2024 May 4. PubMed PMID: 38703185; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11256139.
Moore CO, Lashnits E, Lappin M, Hawley J, Breitschwerdt EB. A case of mistaken identity: a systematic review, meta-analysis, and reinvestigation of hemotropic Mycoplasma spp. infection in Ctenocephalides felis (cat flea). Parasit Vectors. 2024 May 9;17(1):209. doi: 10.1186/s13071-024-06292-8. PubMed PMID: 38720359; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11078739.
Moore C, Lashnits E, Lappin M, Hawley J, Breitschwerdt E. A case of mistaken identity: a systematic review, meta-analysis, and reinvestigation of hemotropic Mycoplasma spp. infection in Ctenocephalides felis (cat flea). Parasites & Vectors. 2024 May; 17(1):-. doi: 10.1186/s13071-024-06292-8.
McAtee R, Wood MW, Daniels JB, Lashnits E. Treatment of Francisella philomiragia bacteremia in a dog. J Vet Intern Med. 2024 Jul-Aug;38(4):2358-2361. doi: 10.1111/jvim.17104. Epub 2024 May 13. PubMed PMID: 38738486; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11256135.
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