Jennifer Langan

About

Jennifer N. Langan is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine. Her research interests include preserving endangered species and educating the public about zoological medicine. She is particularly focused on emerging and zoonotic diseases in wildlife and their impact on public health, as well as infectious diseases and anesthesia in zoological species. Dr. Langan teaches courses such as Zoological Medicine Seminar, Advanced Topics in Zoological Medicine, Introduction to Zoological Medicine/Clinical Radiology of Zoological Species, and Conservation Medicine & Ecosystem Health. She has been recognized with the President's Award from the Chicago Zoological Society for excellence in veterinary medical sciences.

Research topics

• Medicine
• Biology
• Pathology
• Zoology
• Virology
• Veterinary medicine
• Microbiology

Selected publications

• Shell Lesions Associated With <i>Emydomyces testavorans</i> Infection in Freshwater Aquatic Turtles

  Veterinary Pathology · 2021 · 44 citations

  infection. Further studies to prove causality are needed.

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• Multi‐species outbreak of SARS‐CoV‐2 Delta variant in a zoological institution, with the detection in two new families of carnivores

  Transboundary and Emerging Diseases · 2022 · 40 citations

  Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has a worldwide distribution in humans and many other mammalian species. In late September 2021, 12 animals maintained by the Chicago Zoological Society's Brookfield Zoo were observed with variable clinical signs. The Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 was detected in faeces and nasal swabs by qRT-PCR, including the first detection in animals from the families Procyonidae and Viverridae. Test positivity rate was 12.5% for 35 animals tested. A…

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• SERUM ACUTE-PHASE PROTEINS IN BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS (TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS) AND CORRELATION WITH COMMONLY UTILIZED INFLAMMATORY INDICES

  Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine · 2020-11-16 · 6 citations

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  Acute-phase proteins (APP) are the foundation to the innate immune response and valuable biomarkers that increase with inflammation, infection, neoplasia, stress, and trauma.2,4,16 Little is known about the acute-phase response in cetaceans and if these proteins can be used for health monitoring in individuals and free-ranging populations. The purpose of this study was to characterize serum concentrations of haptoglobin (Hp) and serum amyloid A (SAA), as well as electrophoretic profiles of commo…

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• HEALTH ASSESSMENT OF GUANAY CORMORANT (PHALACROCORAX BOUGAINVILLII) AND PERUVIAN PELICAN (PELECANUS THAGUS) POPULATIONS AT PUNTA SAN JUAN, PERU

  Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine · 2021-09-28 · 4 citations

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  The Punta San Juan Marine Protected Area (PSJ) (15°22′S, 75°12′W) protects key breeding populations of Peruvian pelicans (Pelecanus thagus) and guanay cormorants (Phalacrocorax bougainvillii) within the Humboldt Current Large Marine Ecosystem (HCLME). This project's aim was to define current population health and provide an important baseline for continued temporal monitoring. Samples from 110 cormorants and 45 pelicans were collected for complete blood cell counts, plasma biochemistries, plasma…

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• OBJECTIVE GAIT ANALYSIS IN HUMBOLDT PENGUINS (SPHENISCUS HUMBOLDTI) USING A PRESSURE-SENSITIVE WALKWAY

  Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine · 2020-01-08 · 4 citations

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  Assessment of pododermatitis, osteoarthritis, and other causes of lameness in penguins can be challenging. Subjective gait analysis using visual observation and response to analgesic therapy can be affected by observer variation and caregiver placebo bias. A pressure-sensitive walkway (PSW), however, allows for objective gait analysis and assessment of analgesic therapeutic response. In this study, a 3-m-long PSW was used to analyze gait in 21 adult Humboldt penguins (Spheniscus humboldti). Medi…

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Frequent coauthors

• Michael J. Adkesson

  129 shared

• Matthew C. Allender

  University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  102 shared

• Lisa M. Naples

  77 shared

• Jennifer A. Landolfi

  Chicago Zoological Society

  72 shared

• Susana Cárdenas‐Alayza

  Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia

  70 shared

• Kathryn C. Gamble

  70 shared

• Claude Lacasse

  64 shared

• Jörg M. Steiner

  Texas A&M University

  64 shared

Awards & honors

• President's Award - Chicago Zoological Society, Excellence i…

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