Anne Ballmann
Anne Ballmann is a Wildlife Disease Specialist at the National Wildlife Health Center.
I joined the USGS National Wildlife Health Center as a wildlife disease specialist/field epidemiologist in 2008. I earned my DVM at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville and a PhD in Comparative Medicine-Population Health at North Carolina State University (Raleigh). I’m actively involved in research and multi-agency coordination for bat white-nose syndrome (WNS) and currently serve as the lead for the WNS Diagnostic Working Group as well as on the WNS National Coordination Team.
Professional Experience
Wildlife Disease Specialist, National Wildlife Health Center
Education and Certifications
PhD Comparative Biomedical Sciences-Population Medicine, North Carolina State University (2007)
DVM, University of Tennessee-Knoxville (1997)
BS/BA Biology, Northeast Missouri State University-Kirksville (1993)
Affiliations and Memberships*
Wildlife Disease Association
The Wildlife Society
American Association of Wildlife Veterinarians
American Veterinary Medical Association
Science and Products
Acute pasteurellosis in wild big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus) Acute pasteurellosis in wild big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus)
USGS Quarterly Report: January 2013-March 2013 USGS Quarterly Report: January 2013-March 2013
USGS quarterly report: July 2012 to September 2012 USGS quarterly report: July 2012 to September 2012
USGS National Wildlife Health Center quarterly mortality report – July 2012 to September 2012 USGS National Wildlife Health Center quarterly mortality report – July 2012 to September 2012
White-nose syndrome in cave bats of North America White-nose syndrome in cave bats of North America
Recovery of little brown bats (Myotis lucifugus) from natural infection with Geomyces destructans, white-nose syndrome Recovery of little brown bats (Myotis lucifugus) from natural infection with Geomyces destructans, white-nose syndrome
Science and Products
Acute pasteurellosis in wild big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus) Acute pasteurellosis in wild big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus)
USGS Quarterly Report: January 2013-March 2013 USGS Quarterly Report: January 2013-March 2013
USGS quarterly report: July 2012 to September 2012 USGS quarterly report: July 2012 to September 2012
USGS National Wildlife Health Center quarterly mortality report – July 2012 to September 2012 USGS National Wildlife Health Center quarterly mortality report – July 2012 to September 2012
White-nose syndrome in cave bats of North America White-nose syndrome in cave bats of North America
Recovery of little brown bats (Myotis lucifugus) from natural infection with Geomyces destructans, white-nose syndrome Recovery of little brown bats (Myotis lucifugus) from natural infection with Geomyces destructans, white-nose syndrome
*Disclaimer: Listing outside positions with professional scientific organizations on this Staff Profile are for informational purposes only and do not constitute an endorsement of those professional scientific organizations or their activities by the USGS, Department of the Interior, or U.S. Government