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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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Distribution and environmental persistence of the causative agent of white-nose syndrome, Geomyces destructans, in bat hibernacula of the eastern United States Distribution and environmental persistence of the causative agent of white-nose syndrome, Geomyces destructans, in bat hibernacula of the eastern United States

White-nose syndrome (WNS) is an emerging disease of hibernating bats caused by the recently described fungus Geomyces destructans. First isolated in 2008, the origins of this fungus in North America and its ability to persist in the environment remain undefined. To investigate the correlation between manifestation of WNS and distribution of G. destructans in the U.S., we analyzed...
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Jeffrey M. Lorch, Laura K. Muller, Robin E. Russell, Michael O’Connor, Daniel L. Lindner, David S. Blehert
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

USGS National Wildlife Health Center quarterly mortality report – July 2012 to September 2012 USGS National Wildlife Health Center quarterly mortality report – July 2012 to September 2012

No abstract available.
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Anne Ballmann, C. Leann White, Barbara L. Bodenstein, Jennifer Buckner
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

New species of Parapharyngodon (Nematoda: Pharyngodonidae) in Rhinella marina (Anura: Bufonidae) from Grenada, West Indies New species of Parapharyngodon (Nematoda: Pharyngodonidae) in Rhinella marina (Anura: Bufonidae) from Grenada, West Indies

Parapharyngodon grenadaensis n. sp. (Nematoda: Pharyngodonidae) from the large intestine of the cane toad, Rhinella marina, is described and illustrated. Parapharyngodon grenadaensis n. sp. is the 48th species assigned to the genus and the 16th species from the Neotropical region. It differs from other species in the genus by possessing 4 pairs of caudal papillae, an echinate anterior...
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Charles Bursey, Michael Drake, Rebecca Cole, Mauritz Sterner, Rhonda Pinckney, Ulrike Zieger
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Mapping monkeypox transmission risk through time and space in the Congo Basin Mapping monkeypox transmission risk through time and space in the Congo Basin

Monkeypox is a major public health concern in the Congo Basin area, with changing patterns of human case occurrences reported in recent years. Whether this trend results from better surveillance and detection methods, reduced proportions of vaccinated vs. non-vaccinated human populations, or changing environmental conditions remains unclear. Our objective is to examine potential...
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Yoshinori J. Nakazawa, R. Ryan Lash, Darin S. Carroll, Inger K. Damon, Kevin L. Karem, Mary G. Reynolds, Jorge E. Osorio, Tonie E. Rocke, Jean Malekani, Jean-Jacques Muyembe, Pierre Formenty, A. Townsend Peterson
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

U.S. Geological Survey environmental health science strategy — Providing environmental health science for a changing world U.S. Geological Survey environmental health science strategy — Providing environmental health science for a changing world

Executive Summary America has an abundance of natural resources. We have bountiful clean water, fertile soil, and unrivaled national parks, wildlife refuges, and public lands. These resources enrich our lives and preserve our health and wellbeing. These resources have been maintained because of our history of respect for their value and an enduring commitment to their vigilant protection...
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Patricia R. Bright, Herbert T. Buxton, Laurie S. Balistrieri, Larry B. Barber, Francis H. Chapelle, Paul C. Cross, David P. Krabbenhoft, Geoffrey S. Plumlee, Jonathan M. Sleeman, Donald E. Tillitt, Patricia L. Toccalino, James R. Winton
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center, Upper Midwest Water Science Center, M3 Research Laboratory

Wildlife mortality investigation and disease research: contributions of the USGS National Wildlife Health Center to endangered species management and recovery Wildlife mortality investigation and disease research: contributions of the USGS National Wildlife Health Center to endangered species management and recovery

The U.S. Geological Survey—National Wildlife Health Center (NWHC) provides diagnostic services, technical assistance, applied research, and training to federal, state, territorial, and local government agencies and Native American tribes on wildlife diseases and wildlife health issues throughout the United States and its territories, commonwealth, and freely associated states. Since 1975...
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Christopher J. Brand
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Red-backed vole brain promotes highly efficient in vitro amplification of abnormal prion protein from macaque and human brains infected with variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease agent. Red-backed vole brain promotes highly efficient in vitro amplification of abnormal prion protein from macaque and human brains infected with variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease agent.

Rapid antemortem tests to detect individuals with transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSE) would contribute to public health. We investigated a technique known as protein misfolding cyclic amplification (PMCA) to amplify abnormal prion protein (PrPTSE) from highly diluted variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD)-infected human and macaque brain homogenates, seeking to improve the...
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Julie Nemecek, Nabanita Nag, Christina M. Carlson, Jay R. Schneider, Dennis M. Heisey, Christopher J. Johnson, David M. Asher, Luisa Gregori
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

USGS National Wildlife Health Center quarterly mortality report – April 2012 to June 2012 USGS National Wildlife Health Center quarterly mortality report – April 2012 to June 2012

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

USGS National Wildlife Health Center quarterly mortality report – January 2012 to March 2012 USGS National Wildlife Health Center quarterly mortality report – January 2012 to March 2012

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

USGS National Wildlife Health Center mortality report October-December 2011 USGS National Wildlife Health Center mortality report October-December 2011

No abstract available.
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Barbara Bodenstein
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Histological observations in the Hawaiian reef coral, Porites compressa, affected by Porites bleaching with tissue loss Histological observations in the Hawaiian reef coral, Porites compressa, affected by Porites bleaching with tissue loss

The scleractinian finger coral Porites compressa is affected by the coral disease Porites bleaching with tissue loss (PBTL). This disease initially manifests as bleaching of the coenenchyme (tissue between polyps) while the polyps remain brown with eventual tissue loss and subsequent algal overgrowth of the bare skeleton. Histopathological investigation showed a loss of symbiont and...
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M. Sudek, Thierry M. Work, G.S. Aeby, S.K. Davy
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Epidemiology of a Salmonella enterica subsp. Enterica serovar Typhimurium strain associated with a songbird outbreak. Epidemiology of a Salmonella enterica subsp. Enterica serovar Typhimurium strain associated with a songbird outbreak.

Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Typhimurium is responsible for the majority of salmonellosis cases worldwide. This Salmonella serovar is also responsible for die-offs in songbird populations. In 2009, there was an S. Typhimurium epizootic reported in pine siskins in the eastern United States. At the time, there was also a human outbreak with this serovar that was associated...
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David S. Blehert, Sonia M. Hernandez, Kevin Keel, Susan Sanchez, Eija Trees
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center
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