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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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Vaccination as a potential means to prevent plague in black-footed ferrets: Progress and continuing challenges Vaccination as a potential means to prevent plague in black-footed ferrets: Progress and continuing challenges

This study was conducted to further assess the feasibility of vaccinating black-footed ferrets (Mustela nigripes) against plague (caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis). On days 0 and 28, 17 postreproductive ferrets were immunized by subcutaneous injection with a recombinant fusion protein containing F1 and V antigens from Y. pestis. Another 17 animals received a placebo by the same...
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Tonie E. Rocke, Pauline Nol, Paul E. Marinari, J.S. Kreeger, Susan R. Smith, G.P. Andrews, A.W. Friedlander
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center, Fort Collins Science Center

Persistence of Pasteurella multocida in wetlands following avian cholera outbreaks Persistence of Pasteurella multocida in wetlands following avian cholera outbreaks

Avian cholera, caused by Pasteurella multocida, affects waterbirds across North America and occurs worldwide among various avian species. Once an epizootic begins, contamination of the wetland environment likely facilitates the transmission of P. multocida to susceptible birds. To evaluate the ability of P. multocida serotype-1, the most common serotype associated with avian cholera in...
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Julie A. Blanchong, M.D. Samuel, Diana R. Goldberg, D.J. Shadduck, M. A. Lehr
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

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, R. Sohn, G. McLaughlin
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Association between perfluorinated compounds and pathological conditions in southern sea otters Association between perfluorinated compounds and pathological conditions in southern sea otters

Concentrations of four perfluorinated contaminants, including perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), were measured in liver tissue from 80 adult female sea otters collected from the California coast during 1992a??2002. Concentrations of PFOS and PFOA were in the ranges of
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K. Kannan, E. Perrotta, N. J. Thomas
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Environmental Health Program, National Wildlife Health Center

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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R. Sohn, K. A. Converse, G. McLaughlin
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Multi-species patterns of avian cholera mortality in Nebraska's rainwater basin Multi-species patterns of avian cholera mortality in Nebraska's rainwater basin

Nebraska's Rainwater Basin (RWB) is a key spring migration area for millions of waterfowl and other avian species. Avian cholera has been endemic in the RWB since the 1970s and in some years tens of thousands of waterfowl have died from the disease. We evaluated patterns of avian cholera mortality in waterfowl species using the RWB during the last quarter of the 20th century. Mortality...
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Julie A. Blanchong, M.D. Samuel, G. Mack
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

The fitting of general force-of-infection models to wildlife disease prevalence data The fitting of general force-of-infection models to wildlife disease prevalence data

Researchers and wildlife managers increasingly find themselves in situations where they must deal with infectious wildlife diseases such as chronic wasting disease, brucellosis, tuberculosis, and West Nile virus. Managers are often charged with designing and implementing control strategies, and researchers often seek to determine factors that influence and control the disease process...
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D.M. Heisey, D.O. Joly, F. Messier
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

New or overlooked Wisconsin lichen records New or overlooked Wisconsin lichen records

No abstract available.
Authors
J. P. Bennett
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Lichens and Air Pollution Lichens and Air Pollution

No abstract available.
Authors
J. P. Bennett
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Early Detection Data System (HEDDS) Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Early Detection Data System (HEDDS)

HEDDS offers a unique opportunity for multiagency cooperation for data sharing and visualization.
Authors
Robert Worrest, F. Joshua Dein
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Core Science Systems Mission Area, Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Molecular phylogeny of Babesia poelea from brown boobies (Sula leucogaster) from Johnston Atoll, Central Pacific Molecular phylogeny of Babesia poelea from brown boobies (Sula leucogaster) from Johnston Atoll, Central Pacific

The phylogenetic relationship of avian Babesia with other piroplasms remains unclear, mainly because of a lack of objective criteria such as molecular phylogenetics. In this study, our objective was to sequence the entire 18S, ITS-1, 5.8S, and ITS-2 regions of the rRNA gene and partial ß-tubulin gene of B. poelea, first described from brown boobies (Sula leucogaster) from the central...
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Michael J. Yabsley, Thierry M. Work, Robert A. Rameyer
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Disease emergence and resurgence—the wildlife-human connection Disease emergence and resurgence—the wildlife-human connection

In 2000, the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN) was organized as a global disease watchdog group to coordinate disease outbreak information and health crisis response. The World Health Organization (WHO) is the headquarters for this network. Understandably, the primary focus for WHO is human health. However, diseases such as the H5N1 avian influenza epizootic in Asian...
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Milton Friend, James W. Hurley, Pauline Nol, Katherine E. Wesenberg
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center
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