Abigail Armwood

Bio

Dr. Abigail Armwood is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Population Health and Pathobiology at North Carolina State University, College of Veterinary Medicine. Abigail completed her undergraduate degree in marine science and biology at the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS) of the University of Miami and then obtained her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from North Carolina State University in 2017. After graduating from veterinary school, she pursued her combined anatomic pathology residency and PhD with aquatic animal emphasis at the University of Georgia. She completed her anatomic pathology residency in 2020 and subsequently became a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Pathologists. Abigail’s PhD dissertation, done in conjunction with Dr. Al Camus from the University of Georgia and Dr. Matt Griffin from Mississippi State University, focused on the phenotypic and molecular characterization of Edwardsiella species bacteria and their pathologic and immunologic manifestations in teleost fish. She completed her PhD in 2022. She has also conducted research on elasmobranch viruses, teleost fungal infections, poultry infectious diseases, and various other areas of natural disease in veterinary pathology. Abigail specializes in aquatic animal pathology through performing aquatic diagnostics, conducting research in natural fish disease, and training aspiring students/residents in fish pathology. Abigail is currently the co-coordinator for the anatomic pathology residency program at NC State and has special interest in engaging veterinary students in pathology. She currently serves as the chair of the American College of Veterinary Pathologists Student Engagement Committee.

Area(s) of Expertise

Aquatic and fish pathology, elasmobranch disease, infectious diseases

Publications

• Concurrent Streptococcus equi subsp. equi infection, purpura haemorrhagica and immune-mediated myositis in a Quarter Horse filly , EQUINE VETERINARY EDUCATION (2024)
• Immunization of turkeys with Clostridium septicum alpha toxin-based recombinant subunit proteins can confer protection against experimental Clostridial dermatitis , PLOS ONE (2024)
• What is your diagnosis? Ulcerative shell lesions from a diamond-backed terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) , VETERINARY CLINICAL PATHOLOGY (2023)
• Pathology and virulence of Edwardsiella tarda, Edwardsiella piscicida, and Edwardsiella anguillarum in channel (Ictalurus punctatus), blue (Ictalurus furcatus), and channel × blue hybrid catfish , Journal of Fish Diseases (2022)
• A Retrospective Study of Pathology in Bats Submitted to an Exotic and Zoo Animal Diagnostic Service in Georgia, USA (2008–2019) , Journal of Comparative Pathology (2021)
• A novel herpes-like virus inducing branchial lesions in a tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) , Veterinary Pathology (2021)
• Genetic variability of Edwardsiella piscicida isolates from Mississippi catfish aquaculture with an assessment of virulence in channel and channel × blue hybrid catfish , Journal of Fish Diseases (2021)
• Retrospective study of phaeohyphomycosis in aquarium‐housed fish, with first descriptions of Exophiala lecanii‐corni and Neodevriesia cladophorae in fish , Journal of Fish Diseases (2021)
• Pathologic changes in cultured Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) associated with an outbreak of Edwardsiella anguillarum , Journal of Fish Diseases (2019)