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Microparasite ecology and health status of common bluestriped snapper Lutjanus kasmira from the Pacific Islands Microparasite ecology and health status of common bluestriped snapper Lutjanus kasmira from the Pacific Islands

Common bluestriped snappers Lutjanus kasmira were intentionally introduced into Hawaii from the South Pacific in the 1950s and have become well established throughout the archipelago. We examined health, prevalence and infection intensity of 2 microparasites, coccidia and epitheliocystis-like organisms (ELO), in L. kasmira from their introduced and native range including the islands...
Authors
Thierry M. Work, M. Vignon, G.S. Aeby
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Global research priorities for sea turtles: Informing management and conservation in the 21st century Global research priorities for sea turtles: Informing management and conservation in the 21st century

Over the past 3 decades, the status of sea turtles and the need for their protection to aid population recovery have increasingly captured the interest of government agencies, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and the general public worldwide. This interest has been matched by increased research attention, focusing on a wide variety of topics relating to sea turtle biology and...
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M. Hamann, M.H. Godfrey, J.A. Seminoff, P.C.R. Barata, K.A. Bjorndal, A.B. Bolten, A.C. Broderick, L.M. Campbell, C. Carreras, P. Casale, M. Chaloupka, S.-K. Chan, M. Coyne, L.B. Crowder, C.E. Diez, P.H. Dutton, S.P. Epperly, N.N. FitzSimmons, A. Formia, M. Girondot, G.C. Hays, I.J. Cheng, Y. Kaska, R. Lewison, J.A. Mortimer, W.J. Nichols, R.D. Reina, K. Shanker, J.R. Spotila, J. Tomás, B.P. Wallace, Thierry M. Work, N. Zbinden, B.J. Godley
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Proposed link between paralytic syndrome and thiamine deficiency in Swedish gulls not substantiated Proposed link between paralytic syndrome and thiamine deficiency in Swedish gulls not substantiated

No abstract available.
Authors
Tonie E. Rocke, Ian Barker
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Quarterly wildlife mortality report April to June 2010 Quarterly wildlife mortality report April to June 2010

No abstract available.
Authors
Anne Ballmann, C. LeAnn White, Jennifer Bradsby
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

White-nose syndrome fungus (Geomyces destructans) in bats, Europe White-nose syndrome fungus (Geomyces destructans) in bats, Europe

White-nose syndrome is an emerging disease in North America that has caused substantial declines in hibernating bats. A recently identified fungus (Geomyces destructans) causes skin lesions that are characteristic of this disease. Typical signs of this infection were not observed in bats in North America before white-nose syndrome was detected. However, unconfirmed reports from Europe...
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G. Wibbelt, A. Kurth, D. Hellmann, M. Weishaar, A. Barlow, M. Veith, J. Pruger, T. Gorfol, T. Grosche, F. Bontadina, U. Zophel, Hans-Peter Seidl, P.M. Cryan, D.S. Blehert
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

National Wildlife Health Center's quarterly wildlife mortality report National Wildlife Health Center's quarterly wildlife mortality report

No abstract available.
Authors
Anne Ballmann, C. LeAnn White, Krysten Schuler, Jennifer Bradsby
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Climate change and wildlife health: direct and indirect effects Climate change and wildlife health: direct and indirect effects

Climate change will have significant effects on the health of wildlife, domestic animals, and humans, according to scientists. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change projects that unprecedented rates of climate change will result in increasing average global temperatures; rising sea levels; changing global precipitation patterns, including increasing amounts and variability; and...
Authors
Erik K. Hofmeister, Gail Moede Rogall, Katherine E. Wesenberg, Rachel C. Abbott, Thierry M. Work, Krysten Schuler, Jonathan M. Sleeman, James Winton
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Prevalence and pathology of West Nile virus in naturally infected house sparrows, western Nebraska, 2008 Prevalence and pathology of West Nile virus in naturally infected house sparrows, western Nebraska, 2008

Nestling birds are rarely sampled in the field for most arboviruses, yet they may be important in arbovirus amplification cycles. We sampled both nestling and adult house sparrows (Passer domesticus) in western Nebraska for West Nile virus (WNV) or WNV-specific antibodies throughout the summer of 2008 and describe pathology in naturally infected nestlings. Across the summer, 4% of...
Authors
Valerie A. O’Brien, Carol U. Meteyer, William K. Reisen, S. Ip, Charles R. Brown
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Avian botulism: a case study in translocated endangered Laysan ducks (Anas laysanensis) on Midway Atoll Avian botulism: a case study in translocated endangered Laysan ducks (Anas laysanensis) on Midway Atoll

Laysan Ducks are endemic to the Hawaiian archipelago and are one of the world’s most endangered waterfowl. For 150 yr, Laysan Ducks were restricted to an estimated 4 km2 of land on Laysan Island in the northwestern Hawaiian Islands. In 2004 and 2005, 42 Laysan Ducks were translocated to Midway Atoll, and the population increased to approximately 200 by 2007. In August 2008, mortality due...
Authors
Thierry M. Work, John L. Klavitter, Michelle H. Reynolds, David S. Blehert
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center, National Wildlife Health Center

Intrusions and infectious disease emergence Intrusions and infectious disease emergence

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

Testing independent and interactive effects of corticosterone and synergized resmethrin on the immune response to West Nile virus in chickens Testing independent and interactive effects of corticosterone and synergized resmethrin on the immune response to West Nile virus in chickens

Public health agencies utilize aerial insecticides to interrupt an active West Nile virus (WNV) transmission cycle, which may expose WNV-infected birds to these agents. Although resmethrin has been considered benign to birds, no studies have evaluated whether the environmentally employed form of resmethrin with PBO synergist (synergized resmethrin (SR)) can suppress avian immunity to WNV...
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Mark Jankowski, J. Christian Franson, Erich Mostl, Warren P. Porter, Erik K. Hofmeister
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Contaminant Biology, Environmental Health Program, National Wildlife Health Center

Consumption of baits containing raccoon pox-based plague vaccines protects black-tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus) Consumption of baits containing raccoon pox-based plague vaccines protects black-tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus)

Baits containing recombinant raccoon poxvirus (RCN) expressing plague antigens (fraction 1 [F1] and a truncated form of the V protein-V307) were offered for voluntary consumption several times over the course of several months to a group of 16 black-tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus). For comparison, another group of prairie dogs (n = 12) was injected subcutaneously (SC) (prime...
Authors
Tonie E. Rocke, Nicola Pussini, Susan Smith, Judy L. Williamson, Bradford Powell, Jorge E. Osorio
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center
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