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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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Expansion of an exotic species and concomitant disease outbreaks: Pigeon paramyxovirus in free-ranging Eurasian collared doves Expansion of an exotic species and concomitant disease outbreaks: Pigeon paramyxovirus in free-ranging Eurasian collared doves

Eurasian collared doves (Streptopelia decaocto) have expanded their range across the United States since their introduction several decades ago. Recent mortality events in Eurasian collared doves in Arizona and Montana, USA, during the winter of 2009–2010 were the result of pigeon paramyxovirus (PPMV), a novel disease agent. The first instance of mortality by this emerging infectious...
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Krysten L. Schuler, David E. Green, Anne E. Justice-Allen, Rosemary Jaffe, Mark Cunningham, Nancy J. Thomas, Marilyn G. Spalding, S. Ip
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Avian botulism and avian chlamydiosis in wild water birds, Benton Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Montana, USA Avian botulism and avian chlamydiosis in wild water birds, Benton Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Montana, USA

In 1999, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Wildlife Health Center, Madison, Wisconsin, conducted a diagnostic investigation into a water bird mortality event involving intoxication with avian botulism type C and infection with avian chlamydiosis at the Benton Lake National Wildlife Refuge in Montana, USA. Of 24 carcasses necropsied, 11 had lesions consistent with avian...
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Douglas E. Docherty, J. Christian Franson, Roger E. Brannian, Renee R. Long, Craig A. Radi, David Krueger, Robert F. Johnson
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Lichens: Unexpected anti-prion agents? Lichens: Unexpected anti-prion agents?

The prion diseases sheep scrapie and cervid chronic wasting disease are transmitted, in part, via an environmental reservoir of infectivity; prions released from infected animals persist in the environment and can cause disease years later. Central to controlling disease transmission is the identification of methods capable of inactivating these agents on the landscape. We have found...
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Cynthia M. Rodriguez, James P. Bennett, Christopher J. Johnson
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Prevalence and effects of West Nile virus on wild American kestrel (Falco sparverius) populations in Colorado Prevalence and effects of West Nile virus on wild American kestrel (Falco sparverius) populations in Colorado

To assess the potential impacts of West Nile virus (WNV) on a wild population of free-ranging raptors, we investigated the prevalence and effects of WNV on American Kestrels (Falco sparverius) breeding along the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains in northern Colorado. We monitored kestrel nesting activity at 131 nest boxes from March to August 2004. Of 81 nest attempts, we obtained...
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Robert J. Dusek, William M. Iko, Erik K. Hofmeister
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Strategies for wildlife disease surveillance Strategies for wildlife disease surveillance

No abstract available.
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Jonathan M. Sleeman, Christopher J. Brand, Scott D. Wright
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Bothriocephalus acheilognathi Yamaguti (Asian Tapeworm) Bothriocephalus acheilognathi Yamaguti (Asian Tapeworm)

No abstract available.
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Anindo Choudhury, Rebecca Cole
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Paired serologic and polymerase chain reaction analyses of avian influenza prevalence in Alaskan shorebirds Paired serologic and polymerase chain reaction analyses of avian influenza prevalence in Alaskan shorebirds

Surveillance has revealed low prevalence of avian influenza viruses (AIV) in shorebirds except Ruddy Turnstones (Arenaria interpres) on the North American Atlantic coast. Similarly, of five species of shorebirds surveyed in Alaska in 2010, Ruddy Turnstones had the highest AIV antibody prevalence; prevalence of AIV RNA was low or zero.
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John M. Pearce, Daniel R. Ruthrauff, Jeffrey S. Hall
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Alaska Science Center, National Wildlife Health Center

Confirmation of white-nose syndrome in bats of Europe and implications of this discovery toward understanding the disease in bats of North America Confirmation of white-nose syndrome in bats of Europe and implications of this discovery toward understanding the disease in bats of North America

No abstract available.
Authors
Carol U. Meteyer, David S. Blehert, Paul M. Cryan
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Bothriocephalus acheilognathi Yamaguti (Asian Tapeworm) Bothriocephalus acheilognathi Yamaguti (Asian Tapeworm)

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

Parasites of fishes in the Colorado River and selected tributaries in Grand Canyon, Arizona. Parasites of fishes in the Colorado River and selected tributaries in Grand Canyon, Arizona.

As part of the endangered humpback chub (HBC; Gila cypha) Adaptive Management Program, a parasite survey was conducted from 28 June to 17 July 2006 in 8 tributaries and 7 adjacent sections of the main stem of the Colorado River, U.S.A. In total, 717 fish were caught, including 24 HBC. Field necropsies yielded 19 parasite species, 5 of which (Achtheres sp., Kathlaniidae gen. sp...
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Rebecca A. Cole, Mauritz C. Sterner, Chad Linder, Timothy L. Hoffnagle, Bill Persons, Anindo Choudhury, Roger Haro
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Type E botulism outbreaks: a manual for beach managers and the public Type E botulism outbreaks: a manual for beach managers and the public

The Great Lakes basin has undergone a resurgence of Type E botulism (often referred to as avian botulism) in recent years, characterized by dead birds and fish along the shores of the Great Lakes. The number of deaths and areas affected appear to be increasing to levels that induce concern about the ecological health of the Great Lakes nearshore waters.
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Wolf population dynamics in the U.S. Northern Rocky Mountains are affected by recruitment and human-caused mortality Wolf population dynamics in the U.S. Northern Rocky Mountains are affected by recruitment and human-caused mortality

Reliable analyses can help wildlife managers make good decisions, which are particularly critical for controversial decisions such as wolf (Canis lupus) harvest. Creel and Rotella (2010) recently predicted substantial population declines in Montana wolf populations due to harvest, in contrast to predictions made by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (MFWP). We replicated their analyses...
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J.A. Gude, M.S. Mitchell, Robin E. Russell, C.A. Sime, E.E. Bangs, L.D. Mech, R.R. Ream
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
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