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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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The role of native birds and other wildlife on the emergence of zoonotic diseases The role of native birds and other wildlife on the emergence of zoonotic diseases

No abstract available.
Authors
Milton Friend, Robert G. McLean
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Car lichens in the United States Car lichens in the United States

No abstract available.
Authors
J. P. Bennett
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

West Nile virus in livestock and wildlife West Nile virus in livestock and wildlife

West Nile (WN) virus, the causative agent of West Nile fever, a dengue-like infection in humans, is one of the most widely distributed arthropod-borne viruses extending, until recently, from Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and western Asia. WN virus is a natural avian virus transmitted between birds primarily by ornithophilic mosquitoes, although isolations have been reported from...
Authors
R. G. McLean, S. R. Ubico, D. Bourne, N. Komar
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Book review: Wisconsin's natural communities: how to recognize them, where to find them by Randy Hoffman, University of Wisconsin Press, Madison, Wisconsin, USA, 2002 Book review: Wisconsin's natural communities: how to recognize them, where to find them by Randy Hoffman, University of Wisconsin Press, Madison, Wisconsin, USA, 2002

No abstract available.
Authors
James P. Bennett
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Careers in marine mammal medicine Careers in marine mammal medicine

No abstract available.
Authors
Leslie A. Dierauf, Salvatore Frasca, T. Y. Mashima
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Size and mass of grit in gizzards of sandhill cranes, tundra swans, and mute swans Size and mass of grit in gizzards of sandhill cranes, tundra swans, and mute swans

Because it has been suggested that waterbirds may ingest lost or discarded lead fishing weights as grit, we examined grit in the gizzards of Sandhill Cranes (Grus canadensis), Tundra Swans (Cygnus columbianus), and Mute Swans (Cygnus olor), three species where individuals have been poisoned by the ingestion of lead fishing weights. The greatest proportion (by mass) of grit in gizzards of...
Authors
J. Christian Franson, Scott P. Hansen, Adam E. Duerr, Stephen DeStefano
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

The role of native birds and other wildlife on the emergence of zoonotic diseases The role of native birds and other wildlife on the emergence of zoonotic diseases

Wildlife can be an important source of transmission of infectious disease to humans. One potential transmission route involves hunting and fishing, both common activities in the United States and worldwide. For example, during 1996, approximately 11 million Americans, about 40 percent of the total population 16 years of age and older, took part in some recreational activity relating to...
Authors
Milton Friend, Robert G. McLean
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Experimental infection of nontarget species of rodents and birds with Brucella abortus strain RB51 vaccine Experimental infection of nontarget species of rodents and birds with Brucella abortus strain RB51 vaccine

The Brucella abortus vaccine strain RB51 (SRB51) is being considered for use in the management of brucellosis in wild bison (Bison bison) and elk (Cervus elaphus) populations in the Greater Yellowstone Area (USA). Evaluation of the vaccine's safety in non-target species was considered necessary prior to field use. Between June 1998 and December 1999, ground squirrels (Spermophilus...
Authors
M.C. Januszewski, S.C. Olsen, R. G. McLean, L. Clark, Jack C. Rhyan
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Neckband retention for lesser snow geese in the western Arctic Neckband retention for lesser snow geese in the western Arctic

Neckbands are commonly used in waterfowl studies (especially geese) to identify individuals for determination of movement and behavior and to estimate population parameters. Substantial neckband loss can adversely affect these research objectives and produce biased survival estimates. We used capture, recovery, and observation histories for lesser snow geese (Chen caerulescens...
Authors
M.D. Samuel, Diana R. Goldberg, A. E. Smith, W. Baranyuk, E.G. Cooch
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center, Bird Banding Laboratory

Perfluorooctane sulfonate in fish-eating water birds including bald eagles and albatrosses Perfluorooctane sulfonate in fish-eating water birds including bald eagles and albatrosses

Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) was measured in 161 samples of liver, kidney, blood, or egg yolk from 21 species of fish-eating water birds collected in the United States including albatrosses from Sand Island, Midway Atoll, in the central North Pacific Ocean. Concentrations of PFOS in the blood plasma of bald eagles collected from the midwestern United States ranged from 13 to 2220 ng...
Authors
K. Kannan, J. C. Franson, W.W. Bowerman, K.J. Hansen, P. D. Jones, J. P. Giesy
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Use of serum biochemistry to evaluate nutritional status and health of incubating common eiders (Somateria mollissima) in Finland Use of serum biochemistry to evaluate nutritional status and health of incubating common eiders (Somateria mollissima) in Finland

During 1997–1999, we collected serum samples from 156 common eider (Somateria mollissima) females incubating eggs in the Finnish archipelago of the Baltic Sea. We used serum chemistry profiles to evaluate metabolic changes in eiders during incubation and to compare the health and nutritional status of birds nesting at a breeding area where the eider population has declined by over 50%...
Authors
T. Hollmen, J. C. Franson, Martti Hario, S. Sankari, Mikael Kilpi, K. Lindstrom
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Duck plague epizootics in the United States, 1967-1995 Duck plague epizootics in the United States, 1967-1995

In 1967, the first confirmed diagnosis of duck plague (DP) in the USA was made from pekin ducks (Anas platyrhynchos domesticus) on commercial duck farms on Long Island, New York. Within 10 mo, DP was confirmed as the cause of death in migratory waterfowl on a Long Island bay. This paper reviews 120 DP epizootics reported from 1967 to 1995 that involved waterfowl species native to North...
Authors
Kathryn A. Converse, Gregory A. Kidd
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center
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