Advancing Metagenomic Insight in Veterinary Parasitology
Date: June 6-9, 2026
Event: American Association of Veterinary Parasitologists Annual Meeting
Location: Rio Grande, Puerto Rico
Scientific presentations and posters
MiDOG is excited to participate in the 2026 American Association of Veterinary Parasitologists Annual Meeting, where veterinary parasitology, infectious disease research, diagnostics, and One Health come together.
This year, MiDOG will be contributing to the scientific program with an oral presentation from our CEO, Janina Krumbeck, PhD, along with three poster presentations exploring how metagenomic sequencing can support deeper microbial and parasitic insight across diverse animal species.
MiDOG Presentation
- Fecal microbiome changes following coccidia infection in Black-Footed Ferrets
Presented by Janina Krumbeck, PhD
This presentation highlights how microbiome shifts may provide valuable context in cases involving coccidia infection in endangered species. For conservation teams, zoological veterinarians, researchers, and infectious disease specialists, understanding the broader microbial landscape can support more informed case interpretation and population health discussions.
MiDOG Poster Presentations
MiDOG will also present three scientific posters at AAVP 2026:
- Whipworm warfare: Exploring the evolution of Trichuris and gut shifts in Baboons
Presented by Janina Krumbeck, PhD - First draft genome of Neodermopthirius harkemai, an ectoparasite of Lemon Sharks, and its detection via metagenomics
Presented by Janina Krumbeck, PhD - From protists to phages: Metagenomic exploration of the fecal microbiome in Eastern Indigo Snakes
Presented by Janina Krumbeck, PhD
These posters reflect the growing role of metagenomic approaches in veterinary parasitology, wildlife health, aquatic animal medicine, conservation medicine, and microbiome research.
Supporting Broader Infectious Disease Insight
Parasites are often only one part of the clinical picture. In many animal health cases, especially those involving wildlife, zoo species, exotics, aquatic animals, or conservation populations, infectious disease investigations may involve complex interactions between parasites, bacteria, fungi, antimicrobial resistance markers, and the broader microbiome.
This broader view can be especially valuable in cases that are recurrent, treatment-resistant, polymicrobial, difficult to culture, or clinically complex.
Connect with MiDOG at AAVP
If you are attending AAVP 2026, we invite you to connect with the MiDOG team and learn more about how next-generation sequencing can support veterinary parasitology, microbiome research, conservation medicine, and complex infectious disease investigations.
Whether you work with companion animals, wildlife, aquatic species, exotics, or zoological collections, MiDOG is helping expand what is possible from a single sample.