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Images from the National Wildlife Health Center.
Plants were grown in prion-spiked growth media at the National Wildlife Health Center to investigate the role of prion contaminated plants in CWD transmission dynamics.
Plants were grown in prion-spiked growth media at the National Wildlife Health Center to investigate the role of prion contaminated plants in CWD transmission dynamics.
National Wildlife Health Center pathologist Susan Knowles obtains a skin biopsy for analysis under a microscope from a Coluber constrictor (North American racer) submitted for diagnostic testing.
National Wildlife Health Center pathologist Susan Knowles obtains a skin biopsy for analysis under a microscope from a Coluber constrictor (North American racer) submitted for diagnostic testing.
A. Heart, multifocal and focally extensive necrotizing myocarditis. H&E. Inset: Section of same heart tissue; immunohistochemical staining of influenza A virus antigen is strongly positive in areas of necrosis. B. Pancreas, multifocal and focally extensive necrosis of the acinar epithelium. H&E.
A. Heart, multifocal and focally extensive necrotizing myocarditis. H&E. Inset: Section of same heart tissue; immunohistochemical staining of influenza A virus antigen is strongly positive in areas of necrosis. B. Pancreas, multifocal and focally extensive necrosis of the acinar epithelium. H&E.
Necropsy of bird performed by NWHC pathologist.
Necropsy of bird performed by NWHC pathologist.
Long-wave ultraviolet (UV) and white-light illumination of lesions associated with white-nose syndrome. Wing from dead Tri-colored bat (Perimyotis subflavus) lit from above with hand-held 51 LED 385-nm UV flashlight shows points of orange–yellow fluorescence.
Long-wave ultraviolet (UV) and white-light illumination of lesions associated with white-nose syndrome. Wing from dead Tri-colored bat (Perimyotis subflavus) lit from above with hand-held 51 LED 385-nm UV flashlight shows points of orange–yellow fluorescence.
2016 NWRC Accomplishment Report Photos. In 2016, NWRC's National Wildlife Disease Program sampled more than 21,800 wild birds for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI).
2016 NWRC Accomplishment Report Photos. In 2016, NWRC's National Wildlife Disease Program sampled more than 21,800 wild birds for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI).
Gophersnake with crusting of scales on the head due to Paranannizziopsis sp. infection.
Gophersnake with crusting of scales on the head due to Paranannizziopsis sp. infection.
A little brown bat is being released shortly after samples are collected.
A little brown bat is being released shortly after samples are collected.
A moist swab is passed over the surface of the forearm and muzzle of each bat. The swab will be analyzed in the lab for the presence of Pseudogymnoascus destructans DNA.
A moist swab is passed over the surface of the forearm and muzzle of each bat. The swab will be analyzed in the lab for the presence of Pseudogymnoascus destructans DNA.
A red fox (Vulpes vulpes) at the USGS National Wildlife Health Center prairie.
A red fox (Vulpes vulpes) at the USGS National Wildlife Health Center prairie.
Sanderling (Calidris alba) walking on sand, seen during field work in Iceland in 2014.
Sanderling (Calidris alba) walking on sand, seen during field work in Iceland in 2014.
A colony of the reef-building, massive starlet coral, Siderastrea siderea.
A colony of the reef-building, massive starlet coral, Siderastrea siderea.
Northern gannet (Morus bassanus) seen during field work in Iceland in 2013.
Northern gannet (Morus bassanus) seen during field work in Iceland in 2013.
Northern gannet (Morus bassanus) seen during field work in Iceland in 2013.
Northern gannet (Morus bassanus) seen during field work in Iceland in 2013.
Lesser black-backed gull flying over water.
Lesser black-backed gull flying over water.
Milk snake (Lampropeltis triangulum) showing signs of fungal and bacterial infections, captured in Westchester County, New York, February 2013 (case 24281).
Milk snake (Lampropeltis triangulum) showing signs of fungal and bacterial infections, captured in Westchester County, New York, February 2013 (case 24281).
Pygmy rattlesnake (Sistrurus miliarius) with multiple raised lumps (nodules) in the dorsal skin of the lower body and tail covered with roughened and crusty scales, captured in Volusia County, Florida, in October 2012.
Pygmy rattlesnake (Sistrurus miliarius) with multiple raised lumps (nodules) in the dorsal skin of the lower body and tail covered with roughened and crusty scales, captured in Volusia County, Florida, in October 2012.
USGS National Wildlife Health Center laboratory technician preparing avian samples for avian influenza testing.
USGS National Wildlife Health Center laboratory technician preparing avian samples for avian influenza testing.
Samples awaiting testing in the National Wildlife Health Center Diagnostic Virology Laboratory.
Samples awaiting testing in the National Wildlife Health Center Diagnostic Virology Laboratory.
Coral Sampling by the National Wildlife Health Center Honolulu Field Station team.
Coral Sampling by the National Wildlife Health Center Honolulu Field Station team.