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Wildlife Disease Case Definitions

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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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Limited evidence of trans-hemispheric movement of avian influenza viruses among contemporary North American shorebird isolates Limited evidence of trans-hemispheric movement of avian influenza viruses among contemporary North American shorebird isolates

Migratory routes of gulls, terns, and shorebirds (Charadriiformes) are known to cross hemispheric boundaries and intersect with outbreak areas of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). Prior assessments of low pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI) among species of this taxonomic order found some evidence for trans-hemispheric movement of virus genes. To specifically clarify the role of...
Authors
John M. Pearce, Andrew M. Ramey, S. Ip, Robert E. Gill
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center, Alaska Science Center

The struggle to save the Laysan duck: Managing diseases that threaten a rare bird in the Hawaiian islands The struggle to save the Laysan duck: Managing diseases that threaten a rare bird in the Hawaiian islands

No abstract available.
Authors
Thierry M. Work
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Lichens in northern Michigan Lichens in northern Michigan

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

Microbial disease and the coral holobiont Microbial disease and the coral holobiont

Tropical coral reefs harbour a reservoir of enormous biodiversity that is increasingly threatened by direct human activities and indirect global climate shifts. Emerging coral diseases are one serious threat implicated in extensive reef deterioration through disruption of the integrity of the coral holobiont – a complex symbiosis between the coral animal, endobiotic alga and an array of
Authors
David G. Bourne, Mary E. Garren, Thierry M. Work, Eugene Rosenberg, Garriet W. Smith, C. Drew Harvell
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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
Krysten Schuler, Anne Ballmann, C. LeAnn White
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Lead poisoning in wild birds Lead poisoning in wild birds

Lead in its various forms has been used for thousands of years, originally in cooking utensils and glazes and more recently in many industrial and commercial applications. However, lead is a potent, potentially deadly toxin that damages many organs in the body and can affect all animals, including humans. By the mid 1990s, lead had been removed from many products in the United States...
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Lesanna L. Lahner, J. Christian Franson
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Bat Rabies and Other Lyssavirus Infections Bat Rabies and Other Lyssavirus Infections

Bat Rabies and Other Lyssavirus Infections offers readers an overview of the virus variants that cause bat rabies, and geographical patterns in occurrence of this disease. The section Species Susceptibility describes infection rates and trends among bats, humans, and other animals. Disease Ecology considers the biological and environmental dynamics of the disease in various species of...
Authors
Denny G. Constantine, David S. Blehert
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Surveillance plan for the early detection of H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus in migratory birds in the United States: surveillance year 2009 Surveillance plan for the early detection of H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus in migratory birds in the United States: surveillance year 2009

Executive Summary: This Surveillance Plan (Plan) describes plans for conducting surveillance of wild birds in the United States and its Territories and Freely-Associated States to provide for early detection of the introduction of the H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) subtype of the influenza A virus by migratory birds during the 2009 surveillance year, spanning the period of...
Authors
Christopher J. Brand
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Occurrence of viable avian influenza viruses in water and bed sediments from selected water bodies along the Atlantic Flyway, February and May 2006 and January 2007 Occurrence of viable avian influenza viruses in water and bed sediments from selected water bodies along the Atlantic Flyway, February and May 2006 and January 2007

Water and bed-sediment samples were collected from selected water bodies along the Atlantic Flyway and analyzed for the presence of viable avian influenza viruses. Samples were collected during February and May 2006 and January 2007 at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Wildlife Refuges in Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, and Maryland. Avian influenza viruses were...
Authors
Melinda S. Dalton, Lisa M. Stewart, S. Ip
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Water Resources Mission Area, Ecosystems Mission Area, South Atlantic Water Science Center (SAWSC), National Wildlife Health Center

Investigating white-nose syndrome in bats Investigating white-nose syndrome in bats

A devastating, emergent disease afflicting hibernating bats has pread from the northeast to the mid-Atlantic region of the United States at an alarming rate. Since the winter of 2006-2007, hundreds of thousands of insect-eating bats from at least nine states have died from this new disease, named White-Nose Syndrome (WNS). The disease is named for the white fungus often seen on the...
Authors
David 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, Krysten Schuler, Jennifer Bradsby, Julia Hoeh
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Technical review of the sources and implications of lead ammunition and fishing tackle on natural resources Technical review of the sources and implications of lead ammunition and fishing tackle on natural resources

No abstract available.
Authors
Barnett A. Rattner, J. C. Franson, S.R. Sheffield, C.I. Goddard, N.J. Leonard, D. Stang, P.J. Wingate
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center, Eastern Ecological Science Center
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