Publications

clinical application of dmso by veterinarians in oregon & washington.		1976	817434
salmon poisoning in a dog in oregon.		1974	4493820
leptospirosis caused by serotype fort-bragg. a suburban outbreak.		1973	4796910
the veterinarian as an expert witness.		1982	7130005
multiple sources of escherichia coli o157 in feedlots and dairy farms in the northwestern usa.	samples from cattle, other domestic and wild animals, flies, feeds, and water-troughs were collected from 12 cattle farms and tested for escherichia coli o157. e. coli o157 was isolated from bovine fecal samples on all 12 farms with a within herd prevalence ranging from 1.1% to 6.1%. e. coli o157 was also found in 1 of 90 (1.1%) equine fecal samples, 2 of 65 (3.1%) canine fecal samples, 1 of 200 pooled bird samples (0.5%), 2 of 60 pooled fly samples (3.3%), and 10 of 320 (3.1%) water-trough samp ...	1998	9638776
characterization of the oregon isolate of neospora hughesi from a horse.	neospora hughesi was isolated in cell cultures inoculated with homogenate of spinal cord from a horse in oregon. tachyzoites of this oregon isolate of n. hughesi were maintained continuously by cell culture passage and tachyzoites were infective to immunosuppressed mice. gamma interferon gene knockout (ko) mice injected with tachyzoites developed fatal myocarditis and numerous tachyzoites were seen in lesions. gerbils (meriones unguiculatus) inoculated with tachyzoites developed antibodies (> or ...	2001	11318565
lawmakers tackle animal hoarding.		2003	12725299
west nile virus activity--united states, september 8-14, 2004.	during september 8-14, a total of 195 cases of human west nile virus (wnv) illness were reported from 26 states (alabama, arizona, arkansas, california, colorado, florida, georgia, idaho, illinois, iowa, kansas, maryland, minnesota, missouri, nebraska, nevada, new mexico, new york, north dakota, oklahoma, oregon, pennsylvania, south dakota, tennessee, texas, and wisconsin).	2004	15371969
west nile virus activity--united states, november 3-8, 2004.	during november 3-8, a total of 41 cases of human west nile virus (wnv) illness were reported from seven states (california, maryland, minnesota, new mexico, oregon, tennessee, and texas).	2004	15538322
retrospective case series of suspected intentional paraquat poisonings: diagnostic findings and risk factors for death.	we investigated a cluster of canine poisonings around the 4th of july weekend in 2003 in dogs that visited a local park. medical records review and personal interviews were performed on 17 suspect cases; 14 dogs met the case definition criteria. the 13/14 dogs were allowed off-leash at some point during their visit to the park; 7 owners noted their dog had either eaten something at the park or vomited up meat-like material within 1 h after their walk. eleven of the 14 dogs died or were euthanize ...	2004	15587247
outbreak of listeriosis among mexican immigrants as a result of consumption of illicitly produced mexican-style cheese.	in 2000, an outbreak of listeriosis among hispanic persons was identified in winston-salem, north carolina. the objectives of the present study were to identify the source of, strains associated with, and risk factors for listeria monocytogenes infection for patients affected by the outbreak.	2005	15714412
exposure-to-treatment interval and clinical severity in canine poisoning: a retrospective analysis at a portland veterinary emergency center.		2006	16669869
clarifying cougar management in oregon.		2007	17823331
survey of 11 western states for heartworm (dirofilaria immitis) infection, heartworm diagnostic and prevention protocols, and fecal examination protocols for gastrointestinal parasites.	heartworm infection in dogs and cats in the western united states is a fairly new phenomenon, and for this reason it is often considered to be of minimal significance. the purpose of this survey was to collect data from 11 western states (arizona, california, colorado, idaho, montana, nevada, new mexico, oregon, utah, washington, and wyoming) in an effort to assess awareness of heartworm disease and identify areas in which improvement in understanding is needed. to accomplish this goal, veterina ...	2007	18183548
canine and human factors related to dog bite injuries.	to identify physical traits of biting dogs and characteristics of injured persons and dog owners associated with bite situations for use in public health prevention activities.	2008	18279087
archaeology: dna from fossil feces breaks clovis barrier.		2008	18388268
cryptococcus gattii with bimorphic colony types in a dog in western oregon: additional evidence for expansion of the vancouver island outbreak.	cryptococcus gattii was isolated from a 1.5-year-old dog with systemic cryptococcosis in oregon. the dog had no link to vancouver island or british columbia, canada. samples from a nasal swab and from a granulomatous mass within the cranial cavity were pooled for culture. colonies on sabouraud dextrose agar were mucoid and exhibited bimorphic morphology, melanin-pigmented and unpigmented. pigmented colonies were encapsulated budding spherical yeast, whereas unpigmented colonies were of unencapsu ...	2009	19139515
notes from the field: two cases of human plague--oregon, 2010.	plague, caused by yersinia pestis, is enzootic among rodents in the western united states. humans can be infected through 1) the bite of an infected flea carried by a rodent or, rarely, other animals, 2) direct contact with contaminated tissues, or 3) in rare cases, inhalation of respiratory secretions from infected persons or animals. in september 2010, the oregon health authority reported the first two cases of human plague in oregon since 1995 and the only two u.s. cases in 2010.	2011	21346709
spatial distribution of seroprevalence for anaplasma phagocytophilum, borrelia burgdorferi, ehrlichia canis, and dirofilaria immitis in dogs in washington, oregon, and california.	background: in the us little spatially defined information regarding exposure to most vector-borne pathogens in dogs is available for the states of california (ca), oregon (or), and washington (wa). objectives: the purpose of the present study was to evaluate the spatial distribution of seroprevalence for 4 vector-borne pathogens, anaplasma phagocytophilum, borrelia burgdorferi, ehrlichia canis, and dirofilaria immitis, across the 3 western coastal states of the contiguous united states that ext ...	2011	21827514