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Pathology Case of the Month - Northern Pintail Duck

Pathology Case of the Month - Northern Pintail Duck

Case History: An adult male Northern Pintail Duck (Anas acuta) was found dead on a refuge in Arizona, US. Collectively at this location, 29 birds...

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Pathology case of the month - Mountain Cottontail

Pathology case of the month - Mountain Cottontail

Case History: In June 2020, one adult female, 950-g, mountain cottontail rabbit (Sylvilagus nuttallii) with bloody nasal discharge was found dead by a...

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Pathology case of the month - Desert Cottontail

Pathology case of the month - Desert Cottontail

Case History: An adult male desert cottontail (Sylvilagus audubonii) was found dead on a ranch in west Texas, U.S.A. Other rabbits had been reported...

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Pathology Case of the Month - Mallard Ducks

Pathology Case of the Month - Mallard Ducks

Case History: In late December 2019, 25 dead mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) were observed in a retention pond belonging to an adjacent factory in...

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Pathology Case of the Month - Timber Wolf

Pathology Case of the Month - Timber Wolf

Case History: An aged adult male 36 kg Timber Wolf was found dead in the winter of 2003 in northern Wisconsin, USA. The weather was clear and cold...

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National Wildlife Health Center Newsletter June 2020

National Wildlife Health Center Newsletter June 2020

In this edition of the USGS National Wildlife Health Center (NWHC) newsletter, we are focusing on current and collaborative work on chronic wasting...

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Pathology Case of the Month - Common Eider

Pathology Case of the Month - Common Eider

Case: A juvenile male 1.46-kg Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) was found dead on a beach in Massachusetts, USA.

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Pathology Case of the Month - Canada Goose and Bald Eagles

Pathology Case of the Month - Canada Goose and Bald Eagles

May's Pathology Case of the Month details the cases of a Canada Goose and two Bald Eagles.

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Pathology Case of Month - Zebra Finch

Pathology Case of Month - Zebra Finch

Case History: An adult female 9.95-g Zebra Finch (Taeniopygia guttata) from a California aviary was found dead.  It was noted to be thin several days...

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Pathology Case of the Month - Foothill Yellow-legged Frogs

Pathology Case of the Month - Foothill Yellow-legged Frogs

Case History: In October 2019, a mortality event of foothill yellow-legged frogs (Rana boylii) in a small creek in Santa Clara, California, USA was...

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National Wildlife Health Center co-sponsors Climate Change and Wildlife Health Workshop

National Wildlife Health Center co-sponsors Climate Change and Wildlife Health Workshop

On January 7-9, 2020, the USGS Northeast Climate Adaption Science Center and the USGS National Wildlife Health Center sponsored a Climate Change and...

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Pathology Case of the Month - Muskrats

Pathology Case of the Month - Muskrats

Case History: Over a two-week period in November 2017, approximately 20 muskrats (Ondatra zibethicus) were found dead in a managed wetland in Ohio...

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