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Janelle S. Renschler, DVM, PhD, Dipl ACVP and Lawrence Joseph Wheat, MD We receive many calls from veterinarians across the U.S. and Canada requesting assistance in diagnosing or monitoring fungal infections in dogs and cats. The systemic mycoses often occur in localized areas (“hyperendemic” regions); therefore, a few vets see many fungal cases, but most...
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Dr. Lawrence Joseph Wheat, a Professor of Medicine and Infectious Disease at Indiana University School of Medicine from 1976 to 2002, led a research team to invent a unique antigen test to diagnose histoplasmosis. His team established the Histoplasmosis Reference Laboratory at IU in 1985 where Histoplasma antigen testing was offered as a referral service....
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