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Quarterly wildlife mortality report April 2011 to June 2011 Quarterly wildlife mortality report April 2011 to June 2011

No abstract available.
Authors
Anne Ballmann, C. LeAnn White, Barb Bodenstein, Jennifer Bradsby
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Copper localization, elemental content, and thallus colour in the copper hyperaccumulator lichen Lecanora sierrae from California Copper localization, elemental content, and thallus colour in the copper hyperaccumulator lichen Lecanora sierrae from California

An unusual dark blue-green lichen, Lecanora sierrae, was discovered over 30 years ago by Czehura near copper mines in the Lights Creek District, Plumas County, Northern California. Using atomic absorption spectroscopy, Czehura found that dark green lichen samples from Warren Canyon contained 4% Cu in ash and suggested that its colour was due to copper accumulation in the cortex. The...
Authors
O. W. Purvis, J. P. Bennett, J. Spratt
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Contaminant Biology, Environmental Health Program, National Wildlife Health Center, Eastern Ecological Science Center

Diversity and distribution of white-tailed deer mtDNA lineages in chronic wasting disease (CWD) outbreak areas in southern Wisconsin, USA Diversity and distribution of white-tailed deer mtDNA lineages in chronic wasting disease (CWD) outbreak areas in southern Wisconsin, USA

Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy affecting North American cervids. Because it is uniformly fatal, the disease is a major concern in the management of white-tailed deer populations. Management programs to control CWD require improved knowledge of deer interaction, movement, and population connectivity that could influence disease transmission and...
Authors
K.G. Rogers, S.J. Robinson, M.D. Samuel, D.A. Grear
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

In vitro detection and quantification of botulinum neurotoxin type E activity in avian blood In vitro detection and quantification of botulinum neurotoxin type E activity in avian blood

Botulinum neurotoxin serotype E (BoNT/E) outbreaks in the Great Lakes region cause large annual avian mortality events, with an estimated 17,000 bird deaths reported in 2007 alone. During an outbreak investigation, blood collected from bird carcasses is tested for the presence of BoNT/E using the mouse lethality assay. While sensitive, this method is labor-intensive and low throughput...
Authors
Timothy M. Piazza, David S. Blehert, F. Mark Dunning, Brenda M. Berlowski-Zier, Fusun N. Zeytin, M. D. Samuel, Ward C. Tucker
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

White nose syndrome White nose syndrome

No abstract available.
Authors
Carol U. Meteyer
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Quarterly wildlife mortality report July 2010 to September 2010 Quarterly wildlife mortality report July 2010 to September 2010

No abstract available.
Authors
Anne Ballmann, C. LeAnn White, Jennifer Bradsby
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Sphaeridiotrema globulus and Sphaeridiotrema pseudoglobulus (Digenea): Species differentiation based on mtDNA (Barcode) and partial LSUrDNA sequences Sphaeridiotrema globulus and Sphaeridiotrema pseudoglobulus (Digenea): Species differentiation based on mtDNA (Barcode) and partial LSUrDNA sequences

Flukes belonging to Sphaeridiotrema are important parasites of waterfowl, and 2 morphologically similar species Sphaeridiotrema globulus and Sphaeridiotrema pseudoglobulus, have been implicated in waterfowl mortality in North America. Cytochrome oxidase I (barcode region) and partial LSU-rDNA sequences from specimens of S. globulus and S. pseudoglobulus, obtained from naturally and...
Authors
L. Bergmame, J. Huffman, Rebecca A. Cole, S. Dayanandan, V. Tkach, J.D. McLaughlin
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Soil clay content underlies prion infection odds Soil clay content underlies prion infection odds

Environmental factors—especially soil properties—have been suggested as potentially important in the transmission of infectious prion diseases. Because binding to montmorillonite (an aluminosilicate clay mineral) or clay-enriched soils had been shown to enhance experimental prion transmissibility, we hypothesized that prion transmission among mule deer might also be enhanced in ranges...
Authors
W. David Walter, D.P. Walsh, Matthew L. Farnsworth, Dana L. Winkelman, M.W. Miller
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Cooperative Research Units, National Wildlife Health Center

Relationship between fibropapillomatosis and environmental quality: A case study with Chelonia mydas off Brazil Relationship between fibropapillomatosis and environmental quality: A case study with Chelonia mydas off Brazil

We documented the presence of fibropapillomatosis (FP), a debilitating tumor-forming disease, in marine turtles in Espírito Santo Bay (Brazil) from March 2007 to April 2008, and assessed the value of a specific environmental index for predicting the prevalence of FP. Turtles were captured monthly with entanglement nets and scored for presence and severity of FP. For the assessment of...
Authors
Robson G. Santos, Agnaldo Silva Martins, E. Torezani, Cecilia Baptistotte, Julyana da Nobrega Farias, Antunes Paulo Horta, Thierry M. Work, G.H. Balazs
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Microparasite ecology and health status of common bluestriped snapper Lutjanus kasmira from the Pacific Islands Microparasite ecology and health status of common bluestriped snapper Lutjanus kasmira from the Pacific Islands

Common bluestriped snappers Lutjanus kasmira were intentionally introduced into Hawaii from the South Pacific in the 1950s and have become well established throughout the archipelago. We examined health, prevalence and infection intensity of 2 microparasites, coccidia and epitheliocystis-like organisms (ELO), in L. kasmira from their introduced and native range including the islands...
Authors
Thierry M. Work, M. Vignon, G.S. Aeby
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Global research priorities for sea turtles: Informing management and conservation in the 21st century Global research priorities for sea turtles: Informing management and conservation in the 21st century

Over the past 3 decades, the status of sea turtles and the need for their protection to aid population recovery have increasingly captured the interest of government agencies, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and the general public worldwide. This interest has been matched by increased research attention, focusing on a wide variety of topics relating to sea turtle biology and...
Authors
M. Hamann, M.H. Godfrey, J.A. Seminoff, P.C.R. Barata, K.A. Bjorndal, A.B. Bolten, A.C. Broderick, L.M. Campbell, C. Carreras, P. Casale, M. Chaloupka, S.-K. Chan, M. Coyne, L.B. Crowder, C.E. Diez, P.H. Dutton, S.P. Epperly, N.N. FitzSimmons, A. Formia, M. Girondot, G.C. Hays, I.J. Cheng, Y. Kaska, R. Lewison, J.A. Mortimer, W.J. Nichols, R.D. Reina, K. Shanker, J.R. Spotila, J. Tomás, B.P. Wallace, Thierry M. Work, N. Zbinden, B.J. Godley
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Proposed link between paralytic syndrome and thiamine deficiency in Swedish gulls not substantiated Proposed link between paralytic syndrome and thiamine deficiency in Swedish gulls not substantiated

No abstract available.
Authors
Tonie E. Rocke, Ian Barker
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center
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