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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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Seasonal ingestion of toxic and nontoxic shot by Canada geese

We used rates of ingested shot and elevated blood-lead levels (≥0.18 ppm) to estimate the proportion of Canada geese (Branta canadensis) exposed to lead on 3 study areas in Manitoba, Minnesota, and Missouri. Lead exposure was prevalent on all areas and was common after the hunting season closed, when up to 15% of geese could have been exposed to lead shot. However, the proportion of steel shot ing
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S. DeStefano, C. J. Brand, M. D. Samuel
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Wildlife disease and conservation in Hawaii: pathogenicity of avian malaria (Plasmodium relictum) in experimentally infected Iiwi (Vestiaria coccinea)

Native Hawaiian forest birds are facing a major extinction crisis with more than 75% of species recorded in historical times either extinct or endangered. Reasons for this catastrophe include habitat destruction, competition with non-native species, and introduction of predators and avian diseases. We tested susceptibility of Iiwi (Vestiaria coccinea), a declining native species, and Nutmeg Mannik
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C. T. Atkinson, K.L. Woods, Robert J. Dusek, L.S. Sileo, W.M. Iko
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program, Volcano Hazards Program, National Wildlife Health Center, Volcano Science Center

Hypopi (Acari: Hypoderatidae) of the wood stork (Aves: Ciconiiformes: Ciconiidae)

A new species is described and additional host records are presented for 2 other species of deutonymphs of the family Hypoderatidae from the subcutaneous adipose tissues of the wood stork, Mycteria americana L. Phalacrodectes (Phalacrodectes) mycteria n. sp. appears to share affinities with species from both pelicaniform and ciconiiform hosts, but it most closely resembles P. (P.) punctatissimus (
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Danny B. Pence, N. J. Thomas
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Heavy metals in seaducks and mussels from Misty Fjords National Monument in southeast Alaska

Quartz Hill, in Misty Fjords National Monument near Ketchikan, Alaska, is the site of a proposed molybdenum-producing mine. To provide baseline data for use in post-development comparisons, we analyzed tissues of Barrow's goldeneyes (Bucephala islandica), common mergansers (Mergus merganser), and blue mussels (Mytilus edulis) for seven heavy metals that could potentially be released into the envir
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J. C. Franson, P.S. Koehl, D.V. Derksen, T.C. Rothe, C. M. Bunck, John F. Moore
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Eastern Ecological Science Center, National Wildlife Health Center

Winter survival of immature canvasbacks in inland Louisiana

No abstract available. 
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William L. Hohman, Joseph L. Moore, J. Christian Franson
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Quarterly Wildlife Mortality Report

No abstract available.
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G. Kidd
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Quarterly Wildlife Mortality Report

No abstract available.
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G. Kidd
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Quarterly Wildlife Mortality Report

No abstract available.
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G. Kidd, K. Converse
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Quarterly Wildlife Mortality Report

No abstract available.
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G. Kidd
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Pasteurellosis in elk (Cervus elaphus): DNA fingerprinting of isolates

No abstract available.
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M. A. Wilson, R. M. Duncan, T.J. Roffe, G.E. Nordholm, B.M. Berlowski
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Abnormal chemical element concentrations in lichens of Isle Royale National Park

Lichens have been used for many years to monitor changes in deposited airborne chemical elements in many areas, but few studies have focused on areas suspected of experiencing slightly elevated pollution. Detection of subtle patterns of slightly elevated pollutants calls for developing several lines of evidence as opposed to single line studies used in heavily polluted areas. This study of two lic
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James P. Bennett
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Hematologic reference values and variations in four crane species

No abstract available.
Authors
Laurie A. Baeten, B.K. Hartup, J.A. Langenberg, F. Joshua Dein
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center