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06/05/2026

World Environment Day is a reminder that animal health does not exist in isolation.

Clean water, safe habitats, healthy soil, balanced ecosystems, and responsible stewardship all influence the well-being of companion animals, wildlife, livestock, and the people who care for them.

For veterinarians, researchers, conservation teams, and animal health professionals, environmental change can appear in many ways, from shifting disease patterns to changes in wildlife health and population-level risk.

Microbial health is part of that larger story. MiDOG’s NGS-based approach can help provide deeper insight when animal health questions involve complex infections, population health, or cases where a broader microbial picture matters.

Protecting the environment also means protecting the health systems animals depend on.

06/04/2026

Parasitology is becoming broader, more complex, and more connected to the microbiome.

At AAVP 2026, MiDOG will share one oral presentation and three posters exploring how metagenomic sequencing can support parasitology, wildlife health, aquatic animal medicine, conservation medicine, and microbiome research.

📍 AAVP 2026
June 6–9, 2026
Rio Grande, Puerto Rico

Featured Talk
Coccidia-associated f***l microbiome changes in black-footed ferrets
Dr. Janina Krumbeck, PhD

Poster Presentations
• Trichuris evolution and gut shifts in baboons
• Metagenomic detection of Neodermopthirius harkemai in lemon sharks
• F***l microbiome exploration in Eastern indigo snakes

Learn more:
https://www.midogtest.com/news-and-events/midog-at-aavp-2026/

06/02/2026

Please join us in welcoming Patrick Campbell, DVM, to the MiDOG team.

Dr. Campbell brings a strong clinical background and a lifelong connection to veterinary medicine, with experience as a veterinary assistant, veterinary technician, and clinician in emergency and ICU settings.

At MiDOG, he will support veterinary consultations, helping clinicians better understand MiDOG results and apply microbial insights to complex patient cases.

His clinical interests include gastrointestinal disease, dentistry, and palliative care, and he brings a thoughtful, patient-centered perspective to our veterinary team.

Outside of work, Dr. Campbell enjoys hiking, running, bouldering, reading, exploring great food, baking French pastries, and life in Orange County with his partner and their Corgi.

We’re excited to have Dr. Campbell on board.

05/27/2026

Turtle health cases are not always straightforward.

Shell lesions, wounds, respiratory signs, GI disease, and recurrent infections can involve more than one microbial contributor, especially in exotic animal medicine.

A broader diagnostic view can help clinicians look beyond the usual suspects.

Turtle-relevant organisms and pathogen groups may include:

✅ Aeromonas spp.
✅ Mycoplasma spp.
✅ Salmonella spp.
✅ Nannizziopsis spp.
✅ Cryptosporidium spp.

MiDOG’s All-in-One Test helps veterinary teams investigate a wider microbial picture from a single sample, including bacteria, fungi, parasites, and antimicrobial resistance insights.

Read the turtle blog post here:
https://www.midogtest.com/blog/novel-fungal-pathogen-causing-shell-disease-in-turtles/

In chelonian medicine, clearer answers often start with a broader look.

05/26/2026

New Webinar Alert

Join MiDOG for Cryptic Critters: Using Genomics to Reveal Rare Veterinary Parasites, an online webinar with Dr. Mark Yacoub, PhD.

May 28, 2026
10:00 AM PST
Online Webinar: 445c58dd-5f59-42de-a6c2-6a4acfd0d625@7d5e58fa-aff7-4d93-857f-9f98d9361443" rel="ugc" target="_blank">https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/445c58dd-5f59-42de-a6c2-6a4acfd0d625@7d5e58fa-aff7-4d93-857f-9f98d9361443

Dr. Yacoub will explore how genomics and next-generation sequencing can help reveal rare, unexpected, and difficult-to-detect parasites in veterinary cases.

Some parasites are easy to suspect. Others are much harder to find.

This session is especially relevant for teams working with complex infections, exotic species, wildlife, conservation medicine, and cases where conventional testing may not provide the full picture.

Register and join us for a deeper look at the hidden parasites genomics can help uncover.

05/22/2026

MiDOG will be closed on Monday, May 25, as our team takes the day to pause, remember, and recharge.

We’re grateful for the brave men and women who gave their lives in service to our country, and we hope everyone has a safe and restful Memorial Day weekend.

We’ll be back on Tuesday, May 26 and ready to help.

05/21/2026

Collect now. Ship when ready.

MiDOG samples are stable at room temperature for up to one year, giving veterinary teams more flexibility after collection.

No cold-chain shipping.
No same-day shipping pressure.
No need to delay collection when the patient is already in front of you.

MiDOG helps teams:

✅ Collect during the appointment
✅ Store samples at room temperature
✅ Batch shipments when convenient
✅ Reduce workflow pressure

For recurrent, persistent, or difficult-to-resolve infection cases, timing matters. MiDOG helps clinicians collect when the opportunity is there and access broad molecular insight when the case needs it.

More flexibility for your team.
A broader diagnostic picture for complex cases.

05/20/2026

05/19/2026

A new case report in Animals highlights how MiDOG testing supported longitudinal microbial monitoring in a wild California sea lion with a large cervical abscess.

The publication was authored by Jenna Archambeau, Lauren Palmer, Megan Wier, Nathan Sharp, and Janina Krumbeck, with collaborators from MiDOG Animal Diagnostics, Marine Mammal Care Center Los Angeles, and Perris Animal Hospital.

Initial testing identified Fusobacterium gonidiaformans as the dominant bacterial organism. After treatment, repeat testing showed a major reduction in this organism, while other bacteria became more visible as the microbial community shifted.

The case demonstrates how NGS can help clinicians track complex, polymicrobial infections over time, especially in wildlife, zoo, exotics, and marine mammal medicine.

Read the publication here: https://www.midogtest.com/publications1/midog-sea-lion-abscess-ngs-case-report-marine-mammal-diagnostics/

05/15/2026

Endangered Species Day reminds us that protecting wildlife means protecting the connected health of animals, people, and ecosystems.

Across the world, conservation teams work every day to support endangered species through:
✅Habitat restoration ✅ Population monitoring ✅ Rescue and rehabilitation ✅ Disease surveillance ✅ Reproductive programs ✅ Long-term veterinary care

For endangered species, every individual can matter at the population level.

At MiDOG, we are proud to support veterinarians, researchers, and conservation teams with NGS-based microbial diagnostics that provide broader insight into the organisms and microbial factors that may be present in a sample.

Better microbial insight can support more informed case discussions, population health monitoring, and conservation medicine decisions.

Today, we celebrate the people working to protect endangered species and the ecosystems they depend on.