Pathology Case of the Month
Science Center Objects
Notable cases at the National Wildlife Health Center are highlighted here in the Pathology Case of the Month Series.
Wildlife pathologists at the National Wildlife Health Center routinely investigate the causes of wildlife mortality events in the United States as part of our diagnostic services. The pathologists examine carcasses to verify species and condition, collect and process photographic and radiographic images, conduct detailed necropsies, collect appropriate samples for histological preparation, and collect and submit appropriate tissue samples for diagnostic laboratory evaluation. Necropsy findings, histopathology, and laboratory test results are interpreted by pathologists to infer cause of death.
Learn more about NWHC necropsy and pathology capabilities.
For additional data and information on wildlife mortality events, visit WHISPers.
Pathology Case of the Month
- September 2021: Rhabditida lung worm in a California Newt
- August 2021: Chondroma in a Sandhill Crane
- July 2021: Schistosomiasis in a Raccoon
- June 2021: Dracunculus insignis in a Raccoon
- May 2021: Pox in a Wild Turkey
- April 2021: Avian Tuberculosis in an Exotic Duck
- March 2021: Demodecid mites in a Big Brown Bat
- February 2021: Aspergillosis in Mallard Ducks
- January 2021: Hypertrophic Osteopathy Associated with Canine Heartworm Disease in a Red Wolf
- December 2020: Bordetellosis in an Eastern Gray Squirrel
- November 2020: Sarcocystosis in a Northern Pintail Duck
- October 2020: Tularemia in a Mountain Cottontail
- September 2020: Rabbit hemorrhagic disease in a Desert Cottontail
- August 2020: Trematodiasis in Mallard Ducks
- July 2020: Sarcoptic Mange in a Timber Wolf
- June 2020: Wellfleet Bay Virus Disease in a Common Eider
- May 2020: Lead poisoning in a Canada Goose and two Bald Eagles
- April 2020: Macrorhabdus ornithogaster in a Zebra Finch with thyroid hyperplasia
- March 2020: Ranavirus in Foothill Yellow-legged Frogs
- February 2020: Tyzzer’s Disease in Muskrats
- January 2020: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in a Gyrfalcon
- December 2019: Electrocution of a Great-Horned Owl and a Eurasian Collared-Dove
- November 2019: Snake fungal disease in a Black Racer snake
- October 2019: White-nose syndrome in Little brown and Northern long-eared bats
- September 2019: Strychnine poisoning in a Mourning Dove
- August 2019: Avian cholera in a Ross’s Goose
-
Date published: March 29, 2018Status: ActiveDiagnostic Services
The USGS National Wildlife Health Center (NWHC) conducts laboratory investigations to determine the causes of wildlife mortality events, especially large-scale die-offs or those that are otherwise unusual.
Contacts: David S Blehert