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New study finds SARS-CoV-2 infection in escaped mink in Utah

New study finds SARS-CoV-2 infection in escaped mink in Utah

Evidence of infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, has been found in escaped farmed mink in Utah, according to a new study...

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Pathology Case of the Month - Mallard Ducks

Pathology Case of the Month - Mallard Ducks

Case History: In December 2020, a waterfowl mortality event involving approximately 125 mallard ducks (Anas platyrhynchos) was reported in Idaho, USA.

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Pathology Case of the Month - Red Wolf

Pathology Case of the Month - Red Wolf

Case History: An adult female 21.6-kg red wolf (Canis rufus) was found dead along the side of a road in North Carolina in November 2012.

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Chronic Wasting Disease: Can Science Save Our Dear Deer?

Chronic Wasting Disease: Can Science Save Our Dear Deer?

Chronic wasting disease is as ominous as it sounds for North American cervids.

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Pathology Case of the Month - Eastern Gray Squirrels

Pathology Case of the Month - Eastern Gray Squirrels

Case History: Six eastern gray squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis) were found dead below a tree in a residential yard in Wisconsin, U.S.A. 

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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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