Jeff M Gruntmeir

Jeff M Gruntmeir,

Assistant Scientist

Department: RE-EMERGING PATHOGENS
Business Phone: (352) 294-2794
Business Email: jgruntmeir@ufl.edu

Teaching Profile

Courses Taught
2024
VEM5154 Large Anim Parasitol

Publications

2023
Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 in dogs with Dirofilaria immitis.
Parasites & vectors. 16(1) [DOI] 10.1186/s13071-023-05649-9. [PMID] 37106412.
2023
Cutaneous filarioid nematodes of dogs in the United States: Are they emerging, neglected, or underdiagnosed parasites?
Frontiers in veterinary science. 10 [DOI] 10.3389/fvets.2023.1128611. [PMID] 36908516.
2023
Improved Antigen Detection of Male-Only Dirofilaria immitis Infections in Canine Serum after Heat Treatment for Immune Complex Dissociation
Parasitologia. 3(1):79-86 [DOI] 10.3390/parasitologia3010010.
2023
Increasing temperature denatures canine IgG reducing its ability to inhibit heartworm antigen detection.
Parasites & vectors. 16(1) [DOI] 10.1186/s13071-023-05739-8. [PMID] 37106356.
2021
Detection of heartworm antigen without cross-reactivity to helminths and protozoa following heat treatment of canine serum.
Parasites & vectors. 14(1) [DOI] 10.1186/s13071-020-04573-6. [PMID] 33482897.
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. 283 [DOI] 10.1016/j.vetpar.2020.109169. [PMID] 32593059.
2020
Evaluation of oral fluralaner (Bravecto®) for efficacy against nymphs of Amblyomma americanum and Rhipicephalus sanguineus (sensu lato).
Parasites & vectors. 13(1) [DOI] 10.1186/s13071-020-04179-y. [PMID] 32552774.
2020
Subcutaneous nodules and dermatitis associated with non-immitis non-repens dirofilariosis morphologically consistent with Dirofilaria striata in a 2-year-old male domestic cat in Florida, USA.
The veterinary quarterly. 40(1):215-222 [DOI] 10.1080/01652176.2020.1814972. [PMID] 32838703.
2017
Active surveillance to update county scale distribution of four tick species of medical and veterinary importance in Oklahoma.
Journal of vector ecology : journal of the Society for Vector Ecology. 42(1):60-73 [DOI] 10.1111/jvec.12240. [PMID] 28504425.
2017
Increased detection of Dirofilaria immitis antigen in cats after heat pretreatment of samples.
Journal of feline medicine and surgery. 19(10):1013-1016 [DOI] 10.1177/1098612X16670562. [PMID] 27694369.
2017
Temperate and tropical lineages of brown dog ticks in North America.
Veterinary parasitology, regional studies and reports. 7:58-61 [DOI] 10.1016/j.vprsr.2017.01.002. [PMID] 31014659.
2015
County Scale Distribution of Amblyomma americanum (Ixodida: Ixodidae) in Oklahoma: Addressing Local Deficits in Tick Maps Based on Passive Reporting.
Journal of medical entomology. 52(2):269-73 [DOI] 10.1093/jme/tju026. [PMID] 26336311.
2015
False negative antigen tests in dogs infected with heartworm and placed on macrocyclic lactone preventives.
Parasites & vectors. 8 [DOI] 10.1186/s13071-015-0698-4. [PMID] 25648086.
2015
Moxidectin steady state prior to inoculation protects cats from subsequent, repeated infection with Dirofilaria immitis.
Parasites & vectors. 8 [DOI] 10.1186/s13071-015-0710-z. [PMID] 25880531.
2014
Development of antibodies to and PCR detection of Ehrlichia spp. in dogs following natural tick exposure.
Veterinary microbiology. 173(3-4):379-84 [DOI] 10.1016/j.vetmic.2014.08.006. [PMID] 25213230.
2014
Heat treatment prior to testing allows detection of antigen of Dirofilaria immitis in feline serum.
Parasites & vectors. 7 [DOI] 10.1186/1756-3305-7-1. [PMID] 24411014.
2014
Increased prevalence of Dirofilaria immitis antigen in canine samples after heat treatment.
Veterinary parasitology. 206(1-2):67-70 [DOI] 10.1016/j.vetpar.2014.03.021. [PMID] 24785291.

Grants

Sep 2024 ACTIVE
Vector-borne disease surveillance among free roaming cats in northcentral and South Florida
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding: MORRIS ANIMAL FOU
Jul 2023 ACTIVE
Investigating SARS-CoV-2 in Wildlife Rehabilitation Facilities
Role: Project Manager
Funding: US DEPT OF AG APHIS

Contact Details

Phones:
Business:
(352) 294-2794
Emails:
Business:
jgruntmeir@ufl.edu
Addresses:
Business Mailing:
PO BOX 100009
Rm 113
Emerging Pathogens Institute
GAINESVILLE FL 32610
Business Street:
2055 Mowry Rd
Rm 113
Emerging Pathogens Institute
GAINESVILLE FL 32610