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April 4, 2007

Avian herpesviruses Avian herpesviruses

This chapter contains section titled: Introduction Synonyms History Distribution Host Range Etiology Epizootiology Clinical Signs Pathology Diagnosis Immunity Public Health Concerns Domestic Animal Health Concerns Wildlife Population Impacts Treatment and Control Management Implications Acknowlegements Literature Cited

Authors

Erhard F. Kaleta, Douglas E. Docherty

Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

January 1, 2007

Raptor mortality due to West Nile virus in the United States, 2002 Raptor mortality due to West Nile virus in the United States, 2002

West Nile virus (WNV) has affected many thousands of birds since it was first detected in North America in 1999, but the overall impact on wild bird populations is unknown. In mid-August 2002, wildlife rehabilitators and local wildlife officials from multiple states began reporting increasing numbers of sick and dying raptors, mostly red-tailed hawks (Buteo jamaicensis) and great horned...

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E.K. Saito, L. Sileo, D. E. Green, C.U. Meteyer, G.S. McLaughlin, K. A. Converse, D. E. Docherty

Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

January 1, 2007

A Ribeiroia spp. (Class: Trematoda) - Specific PCR-based diagnostic A Ribeiroia spp. (Class: Trematoda) - Specific PCR-based diagnostic

Increased reporting of amphibian malformations in North America has been noted with concern in light of reports that amphibian numbers and species are declining worldwide. Ribeiroia ondatrae has been shown to cause a variety of types of malformations in amphibians. However, little is known about the prevalence of R. ondatrae in North America. To aid in conducting field studies of...

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David M. Reinitz, T.P. Yoshino, Rebecca A. Cole

Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

January 1, 2007

An outbreak of type C botulism in Herring Gulls (Larus argentatus) in Southeastern Sweden An outbreak of type C botulism in Herring Gulls (Larus argentatus) in Southeastern Sweden

From 2000 to 2004, over 10,000 seabirds, primarily Herring Gulls (Larus argentatus), died from an undetermined cause in the Blekinge archipelago in southeastern Sweden. In June 2004, 24 affected Herring Gulls were examined clinically, killed humanely, and 23 were examined by necropsy. Seven and 10 unaffected Herring Gulls collected from a local landfill site and from Iceland...

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A. Neimanis, D. Gavier-Widen, F. Leighton, T. Bollinger, Tonie E. Rocke, T. Morner

Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

January 1, 2007

Incidence of the fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in amphibian populations along the northwest coast of North America Incidence of the fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in amphibian populations along the northwest coast of North America

No abstract available.

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M.J. Adams, S. Galvan, D. Reinitz, Rebecca A. Cole, Sanjay Pyare, M. Hahr, P. Govindarajulu

Ecosystems Mission Area, Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center, National Wildlife Health Center

January 1, 2007

USGS National Wildlife Health Center's Quarterly Wildlife Mortality Report USGS National Wildlife Health Center's Quarterly Wildlife Mortality Report

No abstract available.

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K. A. Converse, Krysten Schuler, G. McLaughlin, Mark Jankowski, Jennifer Bradsby

Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

January 1, 2007

Characterization of low-pathogenicity H5N1 avian influenza viruses from North America Characterization of low-pathogenicity H5N1 avian influenza viruses from North America

Wild-bird surveillance in North America for avian influenza (AI) viruses with a goal of early identification of the Asian H5N1 highly pathogenic AI virus has identified at least six low-pathogenicity H5N1 AI viruses between 2004 and 2006. The hemagglutinin (HA) and neuraminidase (NA) genes from all 6 H5N1 viruses and an additional 38 North American wild-bird-origin H5 subtype and 28 N1...

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Erica Spackman, D. E. Swayne, D. L. Suarez, D. A. Senne, J. C. Pedersen, M. L. Killian, J. Pasick, K. Handel, S. P. S. Pillai, C. #NAME? Lee, D. Stallknecht, R. Slemons, Hon S. Ip, T. Deliberto

Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

January 1, 2007

Aspergillosis Aspergillosis

This chapter contains section titled: Introduction Synonyms History Distribution Host Range Etiology Epizootiology Clinical Signs Pathogenesis and Pathology Diagnosis Immunity Public Health Concerns Domestic Animal Health Concerns Wildlife Population Impacts Treatment and Control Unpublished Data Literature Cited

Authors

Kathryn A. Converse

Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

January 1, 2007

USGS National Wildlife Health Center's Quarterly Wildlife Mortality Report (United States) USGS National Wildlife Health Center's Quarterly Wildlife Mortality Report (United States)

No abstract available.

Authors

M. Jankowski, K. Schuler, Rachel Guy

Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

January 1, 2007

Diseases of amphibians Diseases of amphibians

The development and refinement of amphibian medicine comprise an ongoing science that reflects the unique life history of these animals and our growing knowledge of amphibian diseases. Amphibians are notoriously fastidious in terms of captive care requirements, and the majority of diseases of amphibians maintained in captivity will relate directly or indirectly to husbandry and...

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Christine L. Densmore, David E. Green

Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

January 1, 2007

Duck plague (Duck virus enteritis) Duck plague (Duck virus enteritis)

This chapter contains section titled: Introduction Synonyms History and Distribution Host Range Etiology Epizootiology Clinical Signs Pathogenesis Pathology Diagnosis Immunity Public Health Concerns Domestic Animal Health Concerns Wildlife Population Impacts Treatment and Control Management Implications Unpublished Data/Personal Communications Literature Cited

Authors

Wallace R. Hansen, R. E. Gough

Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

January 1, 2007

Avian botulism Avian botulism

This chapter contains section titled: Introduction Synonyms History Distribution Host Range Etiology Epizootiology Clinical Signs Pathogenesis Pathology Diagnosis Immunity Public Health Concerns Domestic Animal Health Concerns Wildlife Population Impacts Treatment and Control Literature Cited

Authors

Tonie E. Rocke, Trent K. Bollinger

Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center