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January 1, 2006

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

No abstract available.

Authors

R. Sohn, K. A. Converse, G. McLaughlin

Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

January 1, 2006

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...

Authors

Julie A. Blanchong, M.D. Samuel, G. Mack

Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

January 1, 2006

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...

Authors

D.M. Heisey, D.O. Joly, F. Messier

Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

January 1, 2006

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

No abstract available.

Authors

J. P. Bennett

Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

January 1, 2006

Lichens and Air Pollution Lichens and Air Pollution

No abstract available.

Authors

J. P. Bennett

Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

January 1, 2006

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

Core Science Systems Mission Area, Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

January 1, 2006

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...

Authors

Michael J. Yabsley, Thierry M. Work, Robert A. Rameyer

Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

January 1, 2006

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...

Authors

Milton Friend, James W. Hurley, Pauline Nol, Katherine E. Wesenberg

Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

January 1, 2006

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

No abstract available.

Authors

K. A. Converse, G. McLaughlin, Lori Steckervetz

Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

January 1, 2006

What do we know about Wisconsin lichens? What do we know about Wisconsin lichens?

No abstract available.

Authors

J. P. Bennett

Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

January 1, 2006

Avian influenza virus and free-ranging wild birds Avian influenza virus and free-ranging wild birds

Recent media and news reports and other information implicate wild birds in the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Asia and Eastern Europe. Although there is little information concerning highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses in wild birds, scientists have amassed a large amount of data on low-pathogenicity avian influenza viruses during decades of research with wild...

Authors

Leslie A. Dierauf, W.B. Karesh, S. Ip, K.V. Gilardi, John R. Fischer

Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

January 1, 2006

Comparison of trace element concentrations in livers of diseased, emaciated and non-diseased southern sea otters from the California coast Comparison of trace element concentrations in livers of diseased, emaciated and non-diseased southern sea otters from the California coast

Infectious diseases have been implicated as a cause of high rates of adult mortality in southern sea otters. Exposure to environmental contaminants can compromise the immuno-competence of animals, predisposing them to infectious diseases. In addition to organic pollutants, certain trace elements can modulate the immune system in marine mammals. Nevertheless, reports of occurrence of...

Authors

K. Kannan, T. Agusa, E. Perrotta, N. J. Thomas, S. Tanabe

Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center