Publications
View citations of publications by National Wildlife Health Center scientists since our founding in 1975. Access to full-text is provided where possible.
Wildlife Health Bulletins
Wildlife Health Bulletins
Wildlife Health Bulletins are distributed to natural resource/conservation agencies to provide and promote information exchange about significant wildlife health threats.
Wildlife Disease Case Definitions
Wildlife Disease Case Definitions
Case definitions provide a standardized, science-based set of criteria for diagnosing disease and pathogens. This manual provides case definitions for selected diseases of importance to wildlife in Canada and the United States.
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Integrating hunter dynamics and waterfowl dynamics to inform harvest management Integrating hunter dynamics and waterfowl dynamics to inform harvest management
The successful conservation and management of North American waterfowl relies upon an adaptive harvest management framework that accounts for changes in the system state and critical uncertainties related to the dynamics of waterfowl populations and habitats. Increasing recognition of the importance of the human dimensions of the harvest process, particularly those related to hunters...
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Richard Berl, Patrick Devers, G. Boomer, Michael Runge
Species nativeness as a cultural paradigm in conservation Species nativeness as a cultural paradigm in conservation
Conservation entails cultural practices shaped by our worldviews, values, beliefs, and priorities for our interactions with nature. These inform how we categorize which species we want to occur in which landscapes. In Western conservation organizations, conceptualizations of species ‘belonging’ typically align with a dichotomy of native versus introduced species. This is a cultural...
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Lily van Eeden, Jeff Martin, Jonathan Fisk, Lisa Lehnen, Erle C Ellis, Michael Gavin, Adam Landon, Lincoln R. Larson, Kirsten Leong, Wayne Linklater, Christopher A. Williams, Richard Berl
Identification of novel hepaciviruses and Sylvilagus-associated viruses via metatranscriptomics in North American lagomorphs Identification of novel hepaciviruses and Sylvilagus-associated viruses via metatranscriptomics in North American lagomorphs
Cottontails (Sylvilagus spp.) and jackrabbits (Lepus spp.) within the Leporidae family are native to North America and are found in a wide range of habitats, including deserts, forests, and grasslands. Although there is a growing body of research describing the arrival of the highly virulent rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus 2 (RHDV2, GI.2) on this continent, and its impact on native...
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Maria Jenckel, Wei-Shan Chang, Emily Wright, Robert D. Bradley, Robert Dusek, Hon S. Ip, Robyn Hall, Ina Smith, Tanja Strive
Paralytic shellfish toxins and seabirds: Evaluating sublethal effects, behavioral responses, and ecological implications of saxitoxin ingestion by common murres (Uria aalge) Paralytic shellfish toxins and seabirds: Evaluating sublethal effects, behavioral responses, and ecological implications of saxitoxin ingestion by common murres (Uria aalge)
Paralytic shellfish toxins (PSTs), including saxitoxin (STX) and its congeners, are neurotoxins that can be produced during harmful algal blooms and cause illness or death in humans, fish, seabirds, and marine mammals. Since 2014, multiple large-scale seabird mortality events have occurred in Alaska waters, with STXs detected in some carcasses. To investigate the sublethal behavioral and...
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Matthew Smith, Robert Dusek, Tuula Hollmen, Sarah Schoen, Caroline Van Hemert, Kristen Steinmetzer, Aidan Lee, Jenna Schlenner, Vijay Patil, D. Ransom Hardison, David Kulis, Donald Anderson, Clark Ridge, Sherwood Hall
Rapid risk assessment framework to estimate potential for spillback at human-wildlife interfaces Rapid risk assessment framework to estimate potential for spillback at human-wildlife interfaces
More than 60% of emerging infectious diseases of humans have a wildlife origin, and when these diseases spread through human populations to new geographical areas, there is a considerable risk of spillback from humans to wildlife species. Spillback events can have severe consequences for wildlife populations, where the disease may cause morbidity and mortality, and human populations...
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Travis Mcdevitt-Galles, Tricia L. Fry, Katherine Richgels, Daniel Grear
Applying the resist-accept-direct (RAD) framework to wildlife health management Applying the resist-accept-direct (RAD) framework to wildlife health management
Wildlife diseases can have substantial impacts on wildlife populations as well as on human and domestic animal health and well-being. Although many agencies and stakeholders share a goal of supporting wildlife health, reducing wildlife disease burden is complicated by a scarcity of effective interventions for wildlife, competition for funds, and conflicting priorities. As a result...
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Wynne Moss, Gregor Schuurman, Emily Almberg, Danielle Buttke, Nathan Galloway, Samantha E.J. Gibbs, Anne Hubbs, Katherine Richgels, C. White, Paul C. Cross
Diagnostic success—A quick guide to quality carcass submissions for diagnostic services Diagnostic success—A quick guide to quality carcass submissions for diagnostic services
The U.S. Geological Survey National Wildlife Health Center provides diagnostic services to determine causes of wildlife morbidity and mortality events to State, Federal, and Tribal partners. To accomplish this, we rely on the timely collection and evaluation of submitted carcasses and the epidemiologic information relayed from personnel in the field. Our current submission criteria can...
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Barbara Bodenstein, Shelby Jo Weidenkopf
Safety and immunogenicity of poultry vaccine for protecting critically endangered avian species against highly pathogenic avian influenza virus, United States Safety and immunogenicity of poultry vaccine for protecting critically endangered avian species against highly pathogenic avian influenza virus, United States
In 2023, an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza occurred among critically endangered California condors (Gymnogyps californianus), and >21 died. We evaluated safety, immunogenicity, vaccination strategies, and correlates of antibody response of an influenza vaccine for poultry in black vultures (Coragyps atratus) and then California condors. We noted differences in antibody...
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Todd E. Katzner, Ashleigh V. Blackford, Mary Donahue, Samantha Gibbs, Julianna Lenoch, Michael Martin, Tonie Rocke, J. Root, Darren Styles, Sunny Cooper, Kristin Dean, Zachary Dvornicky-Raymond, Dominique Keller, Carlos Sanchez, Brett Dunlap, Thomas Grier, Michael P. Jones, Gregory Nitzel, Erin Patrick, Maureen Purcell, Aaron J. Specht, David Suarez
Lead exposure in waterfowl before contoxic shot requirements: A nationwide study, 1983−1986 Lead exposure in waterfowl before contoxic shot requirements: A nationwide study, 1983−1986
Before implementing nontoxic shot requirements for hunting waterfowl and American coots Fulica americana in the United States in 1991, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service monitored lead poisoning in waterfowl on federal and state wildlife hunting areas during 1983-1986. Federal and state collaborators collected gizzards and livers from 9,029 hunter-killed waterfowl (10 species of dabbling...
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J. Franson, Christine Bunck
A partnership between the USGS and the Klamath Tribes to apply structured decision making for chronic wasting disease management A partnership between the USGS and the Klamath Tribes to apply structured decision making for chronic wasting disease management
Project Overview: The Klamath Tribes (TKT) are the Klamath, Modoc, and Yahooskin Paiute peoples, and are the first peoples of the land, having lived in ancestral lands of Oregon and California since time immemorial. Members of TKT have rights to hunt, fish, trap, and gather, including the harvest of mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) and elk (Cervus canadensis nelsoni) within the 1.19...
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Margaret C. McEachran, Katie M. Guntly-Yancey, Richard Berl, Donald Gentry, Michael Runge, Carl White, Jonathan Cook
Mortality events in Yuma myotis (Myotis yumanensis) due to white-nose syndrome in Washington, USA Mortality events in Yuma myotis (Myotis yumanensis) due to white-nose syndrome in Washington, USA
The impacts of white-nose syndrome (WNS) on many bat species in eastern North America have been well documented because of the length of time that the causative agent, Pseudogymnoascus destructans (Pd), has been present and the ability to monitor bat hibernacula in that region. However, the disease outcomes for bat species in western North America are less known because of the more...
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Jeffrey M. Lorch, A. Tobin, Alexandria Annelise Argue, Valerie Shearn-Bochsler, Brenda Berlowski-Zier, Kyle George, Katherine Haman, Anne Ballmann
Pan-amphibia distribution of the fungal parasite Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis varies with species and temperature Pan-amphibia distribution of the fungal parasite Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis varies with species and temperature
Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) is a globally distributed fungal pathogen of amphibians that has contributed to one of the largest disease-related biodiversity losses in wildlife. Bd is regularly viewed through the lens of a global wildlife epizootic because the spread of highly virulent genetic lineages has resulted in well-documented declines and extinctions of multiple amphibian...
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Daniel Grear, Michael Adams, Adam Backlin, William Barichivich, Adrianne Brand, Gary Bucciarelli, Daniel Calhoun, Tara Chestnut, Jon Davenport, Andrew E Dietrich, Graziella DiRenzo, Robert N. Fisher, Brad Glorioso, Evan Campbell Grant, Brian J. Halstead, Marc Hayes, Blake R. Hossack, Morgan Kain, Patrick Kleeman, Jeffrey M. Lorch, Brome McCreary, David A.W. Miller, Brittany A. Mosher, Erin L. Muths, Christopher Pearl, Charles H. Robinson, Mark Roth, Jennifer Rowe, Walter Sadinski, Brent H. Sigafus, Iga Stasiak, Samuel Sweet, Hardin Waddle, Susan Walls, Gregory Watkins-Colwell, Lori Williams, Megan Winzeler