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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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Quarterly Wildlife Mortality Report October 1993- December 1993 Quarterly Wildlife Mortality Report October 1993- December 1993

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

Horvitz-Thompson survey sample methods for estimating large-scale animal abundance Horvitz-Thompson survey sample methods for estimating large-scale animal abundance

Large-scale surveys to estimate animal abundance can be useful for monitoring population status and trends, for measuring responses to management or environmental alterations, and for testing ecological hypotheses about abundance. However, large-scale surveys may be expensive and logistically complex. To ensure resources are not wasted on unattainable targets, the goals and uses of each...
Authors
M.D. Samuel, E.O. Garton
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Epidemic pox and malaria in native forest birds Epidemic pox and malaria in native forest birds

Studies by Warner in the 1950’s and van Riper in the 1970’s identified disease as a potential limiting factor in the distribution and abundance of Hawaii’s native forest birds. Mosquito-transmitted protozoan and viral infections caused by malarial parasites and pox virus were especially significant. Both organisms were introduced to the islands after the arrival of Europeans and are...
Authors
C. T. Atkinson, R. J. Dusek, W. M. Iko
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Surgical sterilization: an underutilized procedure for evaluating the merits of induced sterility Surgical sterilization: an underutilized procedure for evaluating the merits of induced sterility

Despite more than 4 decades of effort, development of effective wildlife damage control programs based on sterilization of target species has met with limited success. This is partly due to the fact that investigators have assumed, rather than empirically tested, whether the reproductive strategies of the target populations were vulnerable to the planned treatment. Equally important...
Authors
James J. Kennelly, Kathryn A. Converse
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

The effects of ingested plastic on growth and survival of albatross chicks The effects of ingested plastic on growth and survival of albatross chicks

We studied the effects of ingested plastic on the growth and survival of chicks of Laysan Albatrosses Diomedea immutabilis and Black-footed albatrosses D. nigripes on Midway Atoll during the nesting seasons of 1986 and 1987. Weights and proventricular contents of the chicks were determined periodically through the nesting cycle. Large (>22 cm1)volumes of plastic were present in the...
Authors
Paul R. Sievert, Louis Sileo
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Quarterly Wildlife Mortality Report January 1993-March 1993 Quarterly Wildlife Mortality Report January 1993-March 1993

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

Duck viral enteritis in domestic muscovy ducks in Pennsylvania Duck viral enteritis in domestic muscovy ducks in Pennsylvania

Duck viral enteritis (DVE) outbreaks occurred at two different locations in Pennsylvania in 1991 and 1992. In the first outbreak, four ducks died out of a group of 30 domestic ducks; in the second outbreak, 65 ducks died out of a group of 114 domestic ducks, and 15 domestic geese died as well. A variety of species of ducks were present on both premises, but only muscovy ducks (Cairina...
Authors
S. Davison, K. A. Converse, A.N. Hamir, R.J. Eckroade
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Seasonal prevalence of Clostridium botulinum type C in the sediments of the northern California wetland Seasonal prevalence of Clostridium botulinum type C in the sediments of the northern California wetland

The prevalence of Clostridium botulinum type C (% of positive sediment samples) was determined in 10 marshes at Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge (SNWR), located in the Central Valley of California (USA), where avian botulism epizootics occur regularly. Fifty-two percent of 2,200 sediment samples collected over an 18-mo period contained C. botulinum type C (both neurotoxic and...
Authors
Renee J. Sandler, Tonie E. Rocke, M.D. Samuel, Thomas M. Yuill
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Quarterly Wildlife Mortality Report July 1992- September 1992 Quarterly Wildlife Mortality Report July 1992- September 1992

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

Quarterly Wildlife Mortality Report April 1993- June 1993 Quarterly Wildlife Mortality Report April 1993- June 1993

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

Quarterly Wildlife Mortality Report October 1992- December 1992 Quarterly Wildlife Mortality Report October 1992- December 1992

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

Perinatal mortality in caribou from the Porcupine herd, Alaska Perinatal mortality in caribou from the Porcupine herd, Alaska

During the 1989 caribou (Rangifer tarandus) calving season on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska (USA), 61 calf carcasses were examined for cause of death and associated pathology. Dead calves were located by low-level aerial searches with two fixed-wing aircraft and a helicopter over high density calving areas between the Hulahula and Aichilik rivers. Primary diagnoses included
Authors
T.J. Roffe
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center
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