Arnaud Van Wettere
ADVS/SVM
Veterinary Pathology. Avian and Wildlife Pathology

Educational Background
Licensures & Certifications
Biography
DVM from the University of Liege, Belgium 1999. Avian medicine residency and MS from the U of MN, 2003. Anatomic pathology residency 2008, and PhD at NCSU, 2012.
Teaching Interests
Veterinary Pathology
Avian medicine and pathology
Wildlife diseases
Hepathology
Research Interests
Wildlife diseases
Avian medicine and pathology
Hepatology
Animal models of human disease
Awards
Mid-Career Award (Education) from the American College of Veterinary Pathologists, 2022
American College of Veterinary Pathologists
Excellence in Teaching (Logan campus), 2020
Washington, Idaho, Montana, Utah regional program in veterinary medicine
Excellence in Teaching (Logan campus), 2019
Washington, Idaho, Montana, Utah regional program in veterinary medicine
Excellence in Teaching (Logan campus), 2017
Washington, Idaho, Montana, Utah regional program in veterinary medicine
Dr. Monica Menard Award for Excellence in Veterinary Pathobiological Research, 2012
North Carolina State University, College of Veterinary Medicine
Young Investigator Award, 1st place, Experimental disease and Industrial and Toxicologic Pathology category. , 2011
American College of Veterinary pathologists
Young Investigator Award, 2nd place, 2011
Society of Toxicology Pathology
Society of Toxicologic Pathology student travel award, 2011
Society of Toxicologic Pathology
C.L. Davis Foundation Journal Award , 2010
Charles Louis Davis, D.V.M. Foundation for the International Advancement of Education in Veterinary & Comparative Pathology
NCSU - CVM comparative medicine and translational research training program fellowship, 2008
North Carolina State University
NCSU Provost’s Fellowship, 2008
North Carolina State University
ACVP resident/graduate student travel award, 2007
American College of Veterinary Pathologists
Publications | Abstracts
- Wilson, D., Baldwin, T.J, Kelly, E., Van Wettere, A., Hullinger, G., (2015). Bovine Viral Diarrhea diagnostic testing results in the Intermountain West- comparison between test methods, age, sex and beef vs. dairy breeds. American Dairy Science Association
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.
- Van Wettere, A., Brown, D.L, (2022). Hepatobiliary System and Exocrine Pancreas : Pathologic Basis of Veterinary Disease, 6th Edition. . Elsevier - Mosby *
- Van Wettere, A., (2020). Avian Chlamydiosis: Merck Veterinary Manual. 12th ed. . Merck publishing
- Van Wettere, A., (2020). Bloodborne Organisms in Poultry: Merck Veterinary Manual. 12th ed. Merck publishing
- Van Wettere, A., (2020). Disorder of the Skeletal System in Poultry: Merck Veterinary Manual. 12th ed. Merck publishing
- Van Wettere, A., (2020). Myopathies in poultry: Merck Veterinary Manual. 12th ed. . Merck publishing
- Van Wettere, A., (2018). Histologic Patterns of Hepatotoxic Injury: Comprehensive Toxicology, 3th Edition. . Elsevier Science *
- Brown, D.L, Van Wettere, A., Cullen, J.M, (2016). Hepatobiliary System and Exocrine Pancreas : Pathologic Basis of Veterinary Disease, 6th Edition. . Elsevier - Mosby *
- Van Wettere, A., (2016). Disorder of the Skeletal System in Poultry: Merck Veterinary Manual. 11th ed. Merck publishing
- Van Wettere, A., (2016). Avian Chlamydiosis: Merck Veterinary Manual. 11th ed. . Merck publishing
- Van Wettere, A., (2016). Bloodborne Organisms in Poultry: Merck Veterinary Manual. 11th ed. Merck publishing
Publications | Book Chapters
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.
Publications | Fact Sheets
- Frame, D., Van Wettere, A., (2015). Collection Procedure for Submitting PCR Samples to Utah Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory for Avian Influenza Testing in Turkeys, Chickens, and Game Birds. *
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.
Publications | Journal Articles
Academic Journal
- Rodriguez, D.M, Hintze, K.J, Rompato, G., Stewart, E.C, Barton, A., Mortensen, E., Green, P.A, Van Wettere, A., Thomas, A., Benninghoff, A.D, (2023). Basal diet fed to recipient mice was the driving factor for colitis and colon tumorigenesis, despite fecal microbiota transfer from mice with severe or mild disease. Nutrients, 15:6, 1338. doi: 10.3390/nu15061338
- Clayton, M., Kelly, E., Mainenti, M., Wilhelm, A., Torchetti, M.K, Kilian, M.L, Van Wettere, A., (2022). Pandemic lineage 2009 H1N1 influenza A virus infection in farmed mink in Utah. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation, 34:1, 82-85.
- Hickerson, B.T, Sefing, E.J, Bailey, K.W, Van Wettere, A.J, Penichet, M.L, Gowen, B., (2020). Type I interferon underlies severe disease associated with Junín virus infection in mice. eLife, 9, e55325. doi: 10.7554/eLife.55352
- Neuman-Lee, L.A, Van Wettere, A., French, S., (2019). Interrelations among Multiple Metrics of Immune and Physiological Function in a Squamate, the Common Gartersnake (Thamnophis sirtalis).. Physiological and biochemical zoology : PBZ, 92:1, 12-23.
- Clancy, C.S, Van Wettere, A., Morrey, J.D, Julander, J., (2018). Coitus-Free Sexual Transmission of Zika Virus in a Mouse Model.. Scientific reports, 8:1, 15379.
- Van Wettere, A., Jacqueline, K., Wilheim, A., Ipsen, J., (2018). Opisthotonos and unilateral internal hydrocephalus associated with aberrant migration of Serratospiculum spp. in a prairie falcon . Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation, 30:5, 770-773.
- Clancy, C.S, Van Wettere, A., Hullinger, G.A, (2018). Intracranial, extraneural ectopic lymph node in a bovine (Bos taurus).. Anatomia, histologia, embryologia, 47:4, 385-388.
- Julander, J., Siddharthan, V., Park, A.H, Preston, E., Mathur, P., Bertolio, M., Wang, H., Zukor, K., Van Wettere, A., Sinex, D.G, Morrey, J.D, (2018). Consequences of in utero exposure to Zika virus in offspring of AG129 mice.. Scientific reports, 8:1, 9384.
- Clancy, C.S, Van Wettere, A., Siddharthan, V., Morrey, J.D, Julander, J., (2018). Comparative Histopathologic Lesions of the Male Reproductive Tract during Acute Infection of Zika Virus in AG129 and Ifnar−/− Mice. The American Journal of Pathology, 188:4, 904 - 915.
- Clancy, C., Jensen, K., Van Wettere, A., (2018). Congenital Short Bowel Syndrome in an Adult Dog: A Case Report and Review of Literature.. Veterinary Pathology, 55:3, 462-465.
- Kurz, J.P, Schoenhals, K.E, Hullinger, G.A, Van Wettere, A., (2018). Syringomyelia in an Adult American Paint Horse.. Veterinary sciences, 5:2
- Gowen, B., Westover, J.B, Sefing, E.J, Van Wettere, A., Bailey, K.W, Wandersee, L., Komeno, T., Furuta, Y., (2017). Enhanced protection against experimental Junin virus infection through the use of a modified favipiravir loading dose strategy. Antiviral Research
- Murray, M., Guo, J., Tizard, I., Jennings, S., Shivaprasad, H.L, Payne, S., Ellis, J.C, Van Wettere, A., O'Brien, K.M, (2017). Aquatic Bird Bornavirus-Associated Disease in Free-Living Canada Geese ( Branta canadensis ) in the Northeastern USA.. Journal of wildlife diseases, 53:3, 607-611.
- Siddharthan, V., Van Wettere, A., Li , R., Miao, J., Wang, Z., Morrey, J.D, Julander, J., (2017). Zika virus infection of adult and fetal STAT2 knock-out hamsters.. Virology, 507, 89-95.
- Zukor, K., Wang, H., Hurst, B.L, Siddharthan, V., Van Wettere, A., Pilowsky, P.M, Morrey, J.D, (2017). Phrenic nerve deficits and neurological immunopathology associated with acute West Nile virus infection in mice and hamsters. Journal of Neurovirology, 23:2, 186-204.
- Wilson, D., Baldwin, T.J, Wilhelm, A., Whitehouse, C.H, Bunnell, J.L, Rood, K., Van Wettere, A., (2017). Estimation of the trichomonad concentration in beef bull preputial samples and resultant population effect of pooling on detection of Tritrichomonas foetus using qPCR. Journal of Veterinary Science and Technology, 8:2, 1-3.
- Hill, R.J, Clement, H., Yeip, G., Merchant, S.S, Olsen, A.L, Stott, R.D, Van Wettere, A., Bressel, E., Mason, J., (2017). The Influence of Oblique Angle Forced Exercise in Surgically Destabilized Stifle Joints Is Synergistic with Bone, but Antagonistic with Cartilage in an Ovine Model of Osteoarthritis. Arthritis, doi: 10.1155/2017/7481619
- Gowen, B., Westover, J.B, Miao, J., Van Wettere, A., Rigas, J., Hickerson, B.T, Jung, K.H, Li, R., Conrad, B.L, Nielson, S., Furuta, Y., Wang, Z., (2017). Modeling severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus infection in golden Syrian hamsters: Importance of STAT2 in preventing disease and effective treatment with favipiravir. Journal of Virology
- Polejaeva, I., Ranjan, R., Davies, C., Regouski, M., Hall, J., Olsen, A.L, Meng, Q., Rutigliano, H., Dosdall, D., Angel, N., Sachse, F., Seidel, T., Thomas, A., Stott, R.D, Panter, K., Lee, P., Van Wettere, A., Stevens, J.R, Wang, Z., MacLeod, R., Marrouche, N., White, K.L, (2016). Increased Susceptibility to Atrial Fibrillation Secondary to Atrial Fibrosis in Transgenic Goats Expressing Transforming Growth Factor-β1. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. , 27:10, 1220-1229.
- Roug, A., Clancy, C.S, Detterich, C., Van Wettere, A., (2016). Cerebral Larva Migrans Caused by Baylisascaris spp. in a Free-ranging North American Porcupine ( Erethizon dorsatum ).. Journal of wildlife diseases, 52:3, 763-5.
- Dombrowski, D.S, Vanderklok, C., Van Wettere, A., (2016). Curative surgical excision of a squamous cell carcinoma associated with the digit of an american bullfrog, lithobates catesbeianus (shaw, 1802). . J. Herpetol. Med. Surg.
- Wilson, D., Baldwin, T.J, Kelly, E., Van Wettere, A., Hullinger, G., Bunnell, J., (2016). Prevalence of Bovine Viral Diarrhea virus in bovine samples from the Intermountain West of the U.S.A. - comparison between age, sex, breed and diagnostic methods. Journal of Veterinary Science and Technology, 7:3, 1-4.
- George, J., Van Wettere, A., Michaels, B.B, Crain, D., Lewbart, G.A, (2016). Histopathologic evaluation of postmortem autolytic changes in bluegill (Lepomis macrohirus) and crappie (Pomoxis anularis) at varied time intervals and storage temperatures.. PeerJ, 4, e1943.
- Westover, J.B, Sefing, E.J, Bailey, K.W, Van Wettere, A., Jung, K., Dagley, A., Wandersee, L., Downs, B., Smee, D., Furuta, Y., Bray, M., Gowen, B., (2016). Low-dose ribavirin potentiates the antiviral activity of favipiravir against hemorrhagic fever viruses. Antiviral Research
- Clancy, C.S, Roug, A., Armien, A.G, Van Wettere, A., (2016). Intracerebral Malignant Plasmacytoma in a Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus).. Journal of comparative pathology, 154:2-3, 268-71.
- Frame, D., Kelly, E., Van Wettere, A., (2015). Cardiomyopathy in Rio Grande Subspecies of Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) in Southern Utah, USA, 2013. Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 51 (3), 790-792.
- Scharton, D., Van Wettere, A., Bailey, K.W, Vest, Z., Westover, J.B, Siddharthan, V., Gowen, B., (2015). Rift Valley Fever Virus Infection in Golden Syrian Hamsters. PLoS ONE, 10:1, e0116722.
- Scharton, D., Bailey, K.W, Vest, Z., Westover, J.B, Kumaki, Y., Van Wettere, A., Furuta, Y., Gowen, B., (2014). Favipiravir (T-705) protects against peracute Rift Valley fever virus infection and reduces delayed-onset neurologic disease observed with ribavirin treatment. Antiviral research, 104, 84–92.
- Dagley, A., Ennis, J., Turner, J.D, Rood, K., Van Wettere, A., Gowen, B., Julander, J., (2014). Protection against Chikungunya virus induced arthralgia following prophylactic treatment with adenovirus vectored interferon (mDEF201). Antiviral Research, 108, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2014.05.004
- Julander, J., Kesler, K., Van Wettere, A., Morrey, J.D, Smee, D., (2014). The use of plethysmography in determining the severity of lung pathology in a mouse model of minimally lethal influenza virus infection. Antiviral Research, 108, 10-13. doi: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2014.05.002
- Julander, J.G, Kesler, K., Van Wettere, A., Morrey, J.D, Smee, D., (2014). The use of plethysmography in determining the severity of lung pathology in a mouse model of minimally lethal influenza virus infection. Antiviral Research, 108, 10-13.
- Ip, H.S, Van Wettere, A., McFarlane, L., Shearn-Bochsler, V., Dickson, S.L, Baker, J., Hatch, G., Cavender, K.B, Long, R., Bodenstein, B., (2013). West Nile Virus Transmission in Winter: The 2013 Great Salt Lake Bald Eagle and Eared Grebes Mortality Event. PLoS currents, 6
- Sefing, E.J, Wong, M., Larson, D.P, Hurst, B.L, Van Wettere, A., Schneller, S.W, Gowen, B., (2013). Vascular leak ensues a vigorous proinflammatory cytokine response to Tacaribe arenavirus infection in AG129 mice. Virology Journal, 10, 221.
Professional Journal
- Mason, J., Gurda, B.L, Van Wettere, A., Engiles, J.B, Wilson, J.M, Richardson, D.W, (2015). Delivery and evaluation of recombinant adeno-associated viral vectors in the equine distal extremity for the treatment of laminitis. Equine Veterinary Journal, doi: 10.1111/evj. 12547
- Mason, J., Gurda, B.L, Van Wettere, A., Engiles, J.B, Wilson, J., Richardson, D.W, (2017). Delivery and evaluation of recombinant adeno-associated viral vectors in the equine distal extremity for the treatment of laminitis.. Equine veterinary journal, 49:1, 79-86.
- Frame, D., Kelly, E., Van Wettere, A., (2015). DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY IN RIO GRANDE SUBSPECIES OF WILD TURKEY (MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO). Journal of Wildlife Diseases
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Publications | Other
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