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Maureen T Long

Maureen T Long

Professor

Department: Department of Comparative, Diagnostic & Population Medicine
Business Phone: (352) 294-8305
Business Email: longm@ufl.edu

Accomplishments

Dr. Lynn A. George Scholarship for Basic Science Research
1996 · University
LE Boley Award in Research Excellence
1993 · University of Illinois
Honors Graduate
1982 · Iowa State University
Top 2% in College of Agriculture
1979 · Iowa State University
Dean’s List
1977-1982 · Iowa State University

Board Certifications

  • Internal Medicine-Large Animal
    American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Research Profile

Several equine and large animal infectious diseases which inclue Ehrlichia risticii, Neospora caninum, Toxoplasma gondii, Equine Infectious Anemia Virus and West Nile Virus Infectious diseases, immunology, and endocrine diseases

Publications

2020
Canine heartworm and heat treatment: An evaluation using a well based enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and canine sera with confirmed heartworm infection status
Veterinary parasitology
2020
Experimental Infection of Mid-Gestation Pregnant Female and Intact Male Sheep with Zika Virus
Viruses
2020
Strain-Dependent Activity of Zika Virus and Exposure History in Serological Diagnostics
Tropical medicine and infectious disease
2020
The Clinical Features of Co-circulating Dengue Viruses and the Absence of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever in Pakistan
Frontiers in Public Health
2020
Comparison of clinical presentation and out-comes of Chikungunya and Dengue virus infections in patients with acute undifferentiated febrile illness from the Sindh region of Pakistan
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
2019
Experimental Infection of Pregnant Female Sheep with Zika Virus During Early Gestation
Viruses
2018
Comparison of Six Commercial Antigen Kits for Detection of Dirofilaria Immitis Infections in Canines With Necropsy-Confirmed Heartworm Status
2018
Evidence of Chikungunya Virus Disease in Pakistan Since 2015 With Patients Demonstrating Involvement of the Central Nervous System
Frontiers in Public Health
2018
Histologic Characterization of Eosinophilic Encephalitis in Horses in Florida
2018
Use of Principle Component Analysis to Quantitatively Score the Equine Metabolic Syndrome Phenotype in An Arabian Horse Population
PLoS One
2016
Immunohistochemistry for the Detection of Neural and Inflammatory Cells in Equine Brain Tissue
2014
West Nile Virus and Equine Encephalitis Viruses New Perspectives
Veterinary Clinics of North America-Equine Practice
2013
Myxomavirus-Derived Serpin Prolongs Survival and Reduces Inflammation and Hemorrhage in An Unrelated Lethal Mouse Viral Infection
2012
Multiplexed Microsatellite Loci in American Crow (Corvus Brachyrhynchos): a Severely Affected Natural Host of West Nile Virus
Infection Genetics and Evolution
2011
Gene Expression Analysis in the Thalamus and Cerebrum of Horses Experimentally Infected With West Nile Virus
PLoS One
2010
Effects of Two Commercially Available Immunostimulants On Leukocyte Function of Foals Following Ex Vivo Exposure To Rhodococcus Equi
Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology
2010
Oas1 Polymorphisms Are Associated With Susceptibility To West Nile Encephalitis in Horses
PLoS One
2010
Review of the Epidemiology and Infection Control Aspects of Nosocomial Salmonella Infections in Hospitalised Horses
Equine Veterinary Education
2009
Environmental Risk Factors Associated With West Nile Virus Clinical Disease in Florida Horses
Medical and Veterinary Entomology
2008
Analysis of the Transcriptomic Response To West Nile Virus Infection in the Equine Host
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
2007
Comparative efficacies of three commercially available vaccines against West Nile Virus (WNV) in a short-duration challenge trial involving an equine WNV encephalitis model.
Clinical and Vaccine Immunology
2003
Pneumonia in a Paso-Fino mare.
Veterinary Clinical Pathology
2002
Sarcocystis neurona: parasitemia in a severe combined immunodeficient (SCID) horse fed sporocysts
Experimental Parasitology
2000
Neutralization of maternal IL-4 modulates congenital protozoal transmission: comparison of innate versus acquired immune responses.
Journal of Immunology

Grants

Aug 2019 ACTIVE
Technical Directive TD-02-01 Ukraine Pre-Sequencing EDP Collections Viability Analysis
LEIDOS · Project Manager
Mar 2019 – May 2019
Technical Directive TD-O1-016 Ukraine Pre-Sequencing EDP Collections Viability Analysis
LEIDOS · Project Manager
Jun 2017 – May 2019
OR-DRPD-ROF2017: The cascading impacts of biological invasions on vector-borne disease
UF DSR OPPORTUNITY FUND ·
Dec 2016 ACTIVE
Southeastern Regional CoE in Vector-Borne Diseases: The Gateway Program
CTRS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION ·
Oct 2016 ACTIVE
Preparedness, research and action network on maternal-pediatric axis of ZIKV infection in Latin America and the Caribbean
PENTA FOUNDATION ·
Nov 2014 – Oct 2019
Development of Heartworm Reagents and Tests
MULTIPLE SPONSORS · Principal Investigator
Mar 2014 – Sep 2019
The Role of Arboviruses as a Cause of Undifferentiated Fever in Sind, Pakistan
DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY · Principal Investigator
Feb 2010 ACTIVE
Use of Novel Technologies for Development of New Diagnos
UF FOU · Principal Investigator

Education

Doctor of Philosophy in Veterinary Science
1998 · Washington State University
Diplomate
1996 · American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine,
Master of Science in Veterinary Science
1993 · University of Illinois
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
1986 · Iowa State University

Contact Details

Phones:
Business:
(352) 294-8305
Emails:
Business:
longm@ufl.edu

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