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
USGS Quarterly Report: January 2013-March 2013
USGS quarterly 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
Recovery of little brown bats (Myotis lucifugus) from natural infection with Geomyces destructans, white-nose syndrome
Bat white-nose syndrome in North America
National Wildlife Health Center's quarterly wildlife mortality report January 2011 to March 2011
National Wildlife Health Center's quarterly wildlife mortality report October 2010 to December 2010
Links between type E botulism outbreaks, lake levels, and surface water temperatures in Lake Michigan, 1963-2008
Experimental infection of bats with Geomyces destructans causes white-nose syndrome
Quarterly wildlife mortality report July 2010 to September 2010
Quarterly wildlife mortality report April 2011 to June 2011
Science and Products
USGS Quarterly Report: January 2013-March 2013
USGS quarterly 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
Recovery of little brown bats (Myotis lucifugus) from natural infection with Geomyces destructans, white-nose syndrome
Bat white-nose syndrome in North America
National Wildlife Health Center's quarterly wildlife mortality report January 2011 to March 2011
National Wildlife Health Center's quarterly wildlife mortality report October 2010 to December 2010
Links between type E botulism outbreaks, lake levels, and surface water temperatures in Lake Michigan, 1963-2008
Experimental infection of bats with Geomyces destructans causes white-nose syndrome
Quarterly wildlife mortality report July 2010 to September 2010
Quarterly wildlife mortality report April 2011 to June 2011
*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