Veterinary Clinical Pathology: July 12th 2026 (abstracts published between 5th July and 11th July 2026)

Welcome to The Abstract Podcast! In this episode, Alex and Sarah review the latest veterinary literature.

### Papers Discussed Today:

• (00:00:57) Hanson and colleagues, Veterinary clinical pathology, "Cerebrospinal Fluid Creatine Kinase as a Biomarker in Dogs With Neurologic Disease: A Multivariate Analysis to Guide Future Directions.", https://doi.org/10.1111/vcp.70126

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• (00:02:17) Reineking and colleagues, Veterinary clinical pathology, "What Is Your Diagnosis? Skin Scrape Cytology From a Laboratory-Housed Female African Clawed Frog (Xenopus laevis).", https://doi.org/10.1111/vcp.70120

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• (00:03:26) Moradi and colleagues, BMC veterinary research, "Comparative analysis of biochemical, radiological, and histopathological findings in hepatic lipidosis and iron storage disease of common mynas (Acridotheres tristis).", https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-026-05697-0

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• (00:04:40) Carrasco-Martin and colleagues, BMC veterinary research, "Direct quantitative PCR detects genetic biomarkers of antileishmanial drug resistance in clinical samples from dogs with leishmaniosis.", https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-026-05686-3

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• (00:06:07) de Menezes and colleagues, Mitochondrion, "Accurate quantification of canine mitochondrial DNA copy number from canine blood and brain samples.", Vol 91, pp. 102188, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mito.2026.102188

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• (00:07:34) Kumar and colleagues, Talanta, "Label-free surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy and machine learning for rapid classification and quantification of bovine respiratory disease complex viruses.", Vol 311, pp. 130265, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.talanta.2026.130265

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• (00:09:01) Brandão and colleagues, Veterinary research communications, "Molecular characterization of Cytauxzoon brasiliensis in domestic cats (Felis catus) from Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil: hematological findings.", 50, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11259-026-11385-z

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Produced by Marco Duz, MedVet MVM(Res) DipECEIM PhD SFHEA MRCVS. Marco is an EBVS and RCVS recognised Specialist in Equine Internal Medicine. He produces The Abstract Podcast to help veterinary professionals keep up with the scientific literature in a practical, accessible way.

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