Dr Milton McAllister

Qualifications

DVM, University of Missouri - Columbia (USA)

PhD, Colorado State University (USA)

Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Pathologists

Registered veterinary surgeon, South Australia

Licensed veterinarian, Illinois (USA)

Awards & Achievements

1999-2010  Invited presentations in 11 countries

2002-2008  Annually commended or awarded by professional students for teaching in Medical Pathology and / or Veterinary Pathology courses for the University of Illinois

2000   Scientific discovery featured in the United States Department of Agriculture's publication, "Research Highlights"

1998  First author of the top cited publication in the history of the International Journal for Parasitology

 

Research Interests

Transmission, prevention, diagnosis, and mechanisms of disease.

Development of vaccines against protozoal diseases.

Publications

Peer Reviewed Articles

         * indicates projects led by the McAllister laboratory

Fredebaugh SL, Mateus-Pinilla NE, McAllister M, Warner RE, Weng HY.  Prevalence of antibody to Toxoplasma gondii in terrestrial wildlife in a natural area.  Journal of Wildlife Diseases,47:381-92, 2011.

Chen CY, Huang D, Wang RC, Shen L, Zeng G, Yao S, Halliday L, Fortman J, McAllister M, Estep J, Hunt R, Vasconcelos D, Du G, Porcelli SA, Larsen MH, Jacobs WR Jr, Haynes BF, Letvin NL, Chen ZW.  A critical role for CD8 T cells in a nonhuman primate model of tuberculosis.  PLoS Pathogen, e1000392, 2009.

* Gondim LF, Lindsay DS, McAllister MM.  Canine and bovine Neospora caninum control sera examined using N. caninum and N. hughesi indirect fluorescent antibody tests. Journal of Parasitology, 95:86-88, 2009.

Turner JK, McAllister MM, Xu JL, Tapping RI.  Resistance of BALB/cJ mice to Yersinia pestis maps to the major histocompatibility complex of chromosome 17.  Infection and Immunity, 76:4092-4099, 2008.

Costa KS, Santos SL, UzLda RS, Pinheiro AM, Almeida MAO, Araújo FR, McAllister MM, Gondim LFP.  Chickens (Gallus domesticus) are natural intermediate hosts of Neospora caninum.  International Journal for Parasitology, 38:157-159, 2008.

Reichel MP, Ross GP, McAllister MM.  Evaluation of an enzyme linked immunosorbent assay for the serological diagnosis of Neospora caninum infection in sheep and determination of the apparent prevalence of infection in New Zealand.  Veterinary Parasitology, 151:326-326, 2008.

M^cCann CM, McAllister MM, Gondim LFP, Smith RF, Cripps PJ, Kipar A, Williams DJL, Trees AJ.  Neospora caninum in cattle: experimental infection with oocysts can result in exogenous transplacental infection, but not endogenous transplacental infection in the subsequent pregnancy.  International Journal for Parasitology, 37:1631-1639, 2007.

Uzeda RS, Costa KS, Santos SL, Pinheiro AM, De Almeida MA, McAllister MM, Gondim LF.  Loss of infectivity of Neospora caninum oocysts maintained for a prolonged time.  Korean Journal of Parasitology, 45:295-299, 2007.

* Paulman A, McAllister MM.  Plasmodium gallinaceum: clinical progression, recovery, and resistance to disease in chickens infected via mosquito bite.  American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 73:1104-1107, 2005.

 McAllister MM.  A decade of discoveries in veterinary protozoology changes our concept of “subclinical” toxoplasmosis.  Veterinary Parasitology, 132:241-247, 2005.

Björkman C, Gondim LFP, Trees AJ,  McAllister MM.  IgG avidity pattern in cattle after ingestion of Neospora caninum oocysts.  Veterinary Parasitology, 128:195-200, 2005.

 Lemberger KY, Gondim LFP, Pessier AP, McAllister MM, Kinsel MJ.  Neospora caninum infection in a free-ranging raccoon (Procyon lotor) with concurrent Canine Distemper Virus infection.  Journal of Parasitology, 91:960-961, 2005.

Vashisht K, Lichtensteiger CA, Miller LA, Gondim LFP, McAllister MM.  Naturally occurring Sarcocystis neurona-like infection in a dog with myositis.  Veterinary Parasitology, 133:19-25, 2005.

Jenkins MC, Fetterer R, Schares G, Björkman C, McAllister MM, Dubey JP.  HPLC purification of recombinant NcGRA6 antigen improves enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for serodiagnosis of bovine neosporosis.  Veterinary Parasitology, 131:227-234, 2005.

* McAllister MM, Wallace RL, Björkman C, Gao L, Firkins LD.  A probable source of infection in an outbreak of abortion in dairy cows.  Bovine Practitioner, 39:69-74, 2005.

* Gondim LF, McAllister MM, Gao L.  Effects of host maturity and prior exposure history on the production of Neospora caninum oocysts by dogs. Veterinary Parasitology, 134:33-39, 2005.

* Gondim LFP, McAllister MM, Pitt WC, Zemlicka DE.  Coyotes (Canis latrans) are definitive hosts of Neospora caninum.  International Journal for Parasitology,  34:159-161, 2004.

* Gondim LFP, Laski P, Gao L, McAllister MM.  Variation of the Internal Transcribed Sequence-1 (ITS1) sequence within individual strains and among different strains of Neospora caninum.  Journal of Parasitology,  90:119-122, 2004.

* Pruden SJ, McAllister MM, Schultheiss PC, O’Toole D, Christensen DE.  Evidence that abomasal emptying defect of sheep may be an acquired form of dysautonomia.  Veterinary Pathology, 41:164-169, 2004.

* Gondim LFP, McAllister MM, Mateus-Pinilla NE, Pitt WC, Mech LD, Nelson ME. Transmission of Neospora caninum between wild and domestic animals.  Journal of Parasitology, 90:1361-1365, 2004.

* Gondim LFP, McAllister MM, Anderson-Sprecher RC, Björkman C, Lock TF, Firkins LD, Gao L, Fischer W.  Transplacental transmission and abortion in cows administered Neospora caninum oocysts. Journal of Parasitology, 90:1394-1400, 2004.

Björkman C, McAllister MM, Frössling J, Näslund K, Leung F, Uggla A.  Application of the Neospora caninum IgG avidity ELISA and assessment of chronic reproductive losses following an outbreak of neosporosis in a herd of beef cattle.  Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation,  15:3-7, 2003.

Dilbeck-Robertson P, McAllister MM, Bradway D, Evermann JF.  Results of new serologic test suggest an association of Waddlia chondrophila with bovine abortion.  Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation,  15:568-569, 2003.

Trees AJ, McAllister MM, Guy CS, McGarry JW, Smith RF, Williams DJL.  Neospora caninum: oocyst challenge of pregnant cows. Veterinary Parasitology  109:147-154, 2002.

* Tunev SS, McAllister MM, Anderson-Sprecher RC, Weiss LM.  Neospora caninum in vitro: evidence that the destiny of a parasitophorous vacuole depends upon the phenotype of the progenitor zoite.  Journal of Parasitology  88:1095-1099, 2002.

Buxton D, McAllister MM, Dubey JP.  The comparative pathogenesis of neosporosis. Trends in Parasitology  18:546-552, 2002.

* Gondim LFP, Gao L, McAllister MM.  Improved production of Neospora caninum oocysts, cyclical oral transmission between dogs and cattle, and in vitro isolation from oocysts.  Journal of Parasitology  88:1159-1163, 2002.

Vonlaufen N, Müller N, Keller N, Naguleswaran A, Bohne W, McAllister MM, Björkman C, Müller E, Caldelari R, Hemphill A.  Exogenous nitric oxide triggers Neospora caninum tachyzoite-to-bradyzoite stage conversion in murine epidermal keratinocyte cell cultures.  International Journal for Parasitology  32:1253-1265, 2002.

Dubey JP, Barr BC, Barta JR, BjerkDs I, Björkman C, Blagburn BL, Bowman DD, Buxton D, Ellis JT, Gottstein B, Hemphill A, Hill DE, Howe DK, Jenkins MC, Kobayashi Y, Koudela B, Marsh AE, Mattsson JG, McAllister MM, Modrý D, Omata Y, Sibley LD, Speer CA, Trees AJ, Uggla A, Upton SJ, Williams DJL, Lindsay DS.  Redescription of Neospora caninum Dubey, Carpenter, Speer, Topper, Uggla, 1988 and its differentiation from related coccidia.  International Journal for Parasitology  32:929-946, 2002.

O'Toole D, Kelly EJ, McAllister MM, Layton AW, Norrdin RW, Russell WC, Saeb-Parsy K, Walker AP.  Hepatic failure and hemochromatosis of Salers and Salers-cross cattle.  Veterinary Pathology 38:372-389, 2001.

 Gondim LFP, Pinheiro AM, Santos POM, Jesus EEV, Ribeiro MB, Fernandes HS, Almeida MAO, Freire SM, Meyer R, McAllister MM.  Isolation of Neospora caninum from the brain of a naturally infected dog, and production of encysted bradyzoites in gerbils.  Veterinary Parasitology 101:1-7, 2001.

McAllister MM: Summary of the COST820 1999 annual meeting in Interlaken, Switzerland, pp. 877-879, In: Conraths FJ, De Meerschman F, Ellis JT, Innes EA, McAllister MM, Ortega-Mora LM, Tenter AM, Trees AJ, Uggla A, Williams DJL, Wouda W: A European perspective on Neospora caninum. International Journal for Parasitology (Eds. A Hemphill and B Gottstein) 30:877-924, 2000.

McAllister MM:  Neospora caninum: its oocysts and its identity: an opinion. Parasitology Research  86:860, 2000.

* McAllister MM, Björkman C, Anderson-Sprecher R, Rogers, DG: Evidence of point source exposure to Neospora caninum and protective immunity in a herd of beef cows. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 217:881-887, 2000.

McAllister MM: Uncovering the biology and epidemiology of Neospora caninum. Parasitology Today 15:216-217, 1999.

* McAllister M, Wills RA, McGuire AM, Jolley WR, Tranas JD, Williams ES, Lindsay DS, Björkman C, Belden EL: Ingestion of Neospora caninum tissue cysts by Mustela species. International Journal for Parasitology  29:1531-1536, 1999.

* McGuire AM, McAllister MM, Wills RA, Tranas JD:  Experimental inoculation of pigeons (Columbia livia) and zebra finches (Poephila guttata) with Neospora caninum. International Journal for Parasitology 29:1525-1529, 1999.

Speer CA, Dubey JP, McAllister MM, Blixt JA: Comparative ultrastructure of tachyzoites, bradyzoites, and tissue cysts of Neospora caninum and Toxoplasma gondii. International Journal for Parasitology 29:1509-1519, 1999.

Weiss LM, Ma YF, Halonen S, McAllister MM, Zhang YW:  The in vitro development of Neospora caninum bradyzoites. International Journal for Parasitology 29:1709-1711, 1999.

* Tranas JD, Heinzen RA, Weiss LM, McAllister MM:  Serological evidence of human infection with the protozoan, Neospora caninum. Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology 6:765-767, 1999.

* Jolley WR, McAllister MM, McGuire AM, Wills RA: Repetitive abortion in Neospora-infected ewes. Veterinary Parasitology  82:251-257, 1999.

 Lindsay DS, Dubey JP, McAllister MM:  Neospora caninum and the potential for parasite transmission.  Compendium on Continuing Education for the Practicing Veterinarian  21:317-321, 1999.

* McAllister MM, Jolley WR, Wills RA, Lindsay DS, McGuire AM, Tranas JD:  Oral inoculation of cats with tissue cysts of Neospora caninum. American Journal of Veterinary Research  59:441-444, 1998.

* McAllister MM, Dubey JP, Lindsay DS, Jolley WR, Wills RA, McGuire AM:  Dogs are definitive hosts of Neospora caninum. International Journal for Parasitology 28:1473-1478, 1998.

* McAllister MM, Gould DH, Raisbeck MF, Cummings BA, Loneragan GH: Evaluation of ruminal sulfide concentrations and seasonal outbreaks of polioencephalomalacia in beef cattle in a feedlot. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association  211:1275-1279, 1997.

* McGuire AM, McAllister MM, Jolley WR:  Separation and cryopreservation of Neospora caninum tissue cysts from murine brain. Journal of Parasitology  83:319-321, 1997.

* McGuire AM, McAllister MM, Jolley WR, Anderson-Sprecher RC:  A protocol for the production of Neospora caninum tissue cysts in mice. Journal of Parasitology  83:647-651, 1997.

Dubey JP, Jenkins MC, Adams DS, McAllister MM, Anderson-Sprecher R, Baszler TV, Kwok OCH, Lally NC, Björkman C, Uggla A:  Antibody responses of cows during an outbreak of neosporosis evaluated by indirect fluorescent antibody test and different enzyme linked immunosorbent assays. Journal of Parasitology  83:1063-1069, 1997.

* McAllister MM, McGuire AM, Jolley WR, Lindsay DS, Trees AJ, Stobart RH:  Experimental neosporosis in pregnant ewes and their offspring. Veterinary Pathology  33:647-655, 1996.

* McAllister MM, Huffman EM, Hietala SK, Conrad PA, Anderson ML, Salman MD:  Evidence suggesting a point source exposure in an outbreak of bovine abortion due to neosporosis. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation  8:355-357, 1996.

* McAllister MM, Parmley SF, Weiss LM, Welch VJ, McGuire AM:  An immunohistochemical method for detecting bradyzoite antigen (BAG5) in Toxoplasma gondii-infected tissue cross-reacts with a Neospora caninum bradyzoite antigen. Journal of Parasitology  82:354-355, 1996.

McAllister MM, O'Toole D, Griggs K:  Myositis, lameness and paraparesis associated with use of an oil-adjuvant bacterin in beef cows. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 207:936-938, 1995.

O'Toole D, McAllister MM, Griggs K.  Iatrogenic compressive lumbar myelopathy and radiculopathy in adult cattle following injection of an adjuvanted bacterin into loin muscle: histopathology and ultrastructure. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation 7:237-244, 1995.

McAllister MM, Gould DH, Hamar DW:  Sulphide induced polioencephalomalacia in sheep. Journal of Comparative Pathology 106:267-278, 1992.

Gould DH, McAllister MM, Savage JC, Hamar DW:  High sulfide concentrations in the rumen associated with nutritionally induced polioencephalomalacia in calves. American Journal of Veterinary Research  52:1164-1169, 1991.

McAllister MM:  Adenohypophysitis associated with sebaceous gland atrophy in a dog. Veterinary Pathology  28:340-341, 1991

Professional Associations

Australian Society for Veterinary Pathology

American College of Veterinary Pathologists

Australian Veterinary Association

American Veterinary Medical Association

American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians

Australian Society for Parasitology

American Society of Parasitologists

 

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Categories	Animals and veterinary science, Medicine and medical research
Expertise	Diseases of animals. - Diagnostic tests. - Animal models of human diseases. - Zoonotic diseases (diseases transmitted from animals to people).
Notes	Currently directing the development of a veterinary diagnostic laboratory for the University of Adelaide's new veterinary school. - Member of the American College of Veterinary Pathologists - Registered with South Australia Board of Veterinary Surgeons - First author of the top cited publication in the history of International Journal for Parasitology - Further details on personal website
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Entry last updated: Sunday, 5 Feb 2012