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March 31, 2020

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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February 28, 2020

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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February 27, 2020

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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January 31, 2020

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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January 2, 2020

Pathology Case of the Month - Gyrfalcon

Case History: A captive, adult male, 930-g Gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus) was found dead in its enclosure on December 8, 2014.

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December 16, 2019

National Wildlife Health Center Newsletter December 2019

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December 4, 2019

Pathology Case of the Month - Great-Horned Owl and Eurasian Collared-Dove

Case History: An adult female Great-Horned Owl (Bobo virginianus) was found dead in a residential yard in Utah, U.S. with an immature male Eurasian...

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December 2, 2019

New Strategic Plan for the USGS National Wildlife Health Center

The USGS National Wildlife Health Center has adopted a new strategic science plan to guide our efforts to advance wildlife health for the next five...

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October 31, 2019

Pathology Case of the Month - Black Racer Snake

History: In May 2015, a Black Racer snake (Coluber constrictor priapus) with obvious multifocal cutaneous sores was observed at a basking site in...

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October 23, 2019

White-nose syndrome surveillance and research updates

Updates on white-nose syndrome surveillance and research from the USGS National Wildlife Health Center in Fall 2019.

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October 21, 2019

Project Examines Emerging Challenges Related to Climate Change, Disease, and Wildlife Health

The USGS National Wildlife Health Center, in partnership with the USGS Climate Adaptation Science Center Network, is leading a one-year project to...

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September 30, 2019

Pathology Case of the Month - Little brown and northern long-eared bats

Case History: Three little brown bats (Myotis lucifugus) and two northern long-eared bats (Myotis septentrionalis) were found dead at the entrance of...

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