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Wildlife Health Bulletins

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Wildlife Health Bulletins are distributed to natural resource/conservation agencies to provide and promote information exchange about significant wildlife health threats.

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Wildlife Disease Case Definitions

Lesser black-backed gull

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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Additional Resources

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Avian pox

No abstract available.
Authors
Wallace R. Hansen
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Aspergillosis

No abstract available.
Authors
Louis N. Locke
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Chlamydosis

No abstract available.
Authors
Louis N. Locke
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Avian botulism

No abstract available.
Authors
Louis N. Locke, Milton Friend
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Avian tuberculosis

No abstract available.
Authors
Thomas J. Roffe
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Avian salmonellosis

No abstract available.
Authors
Richard K. Stroud, Milton Friend
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Gizzard worms

No abstract available.
Authors
Benjamin N. Tuggle
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Nasal leeches

No abstract available.
Authors
Benjamin N. Tuggle
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Sarcocystis

No abstract available.
Authors
Benjamin N. Tuggle
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Avian cholera

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

Specimen shipment

Procedures for shipping specimens vary with different disease diagnostic laboratories. Therefore, it is important to contact the receiving laboratory and obtain specific instructions. This will facilitate processing of specimens when they reach the laboratory and assure that the quality of the specimens is not compromised. Time spent on field investigation, specimen collection, and obtaining an ad
Authors
J. Christian Franson
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Specimen collection and preservation

Specimens, as discussed in this handbook, have but a single purpose--to provide information leading to the diagnosis of a cause of disease or death. A specimen may be an intact carcass, various tissues removed from carcasses, or parasites. In any event, the specimen should be as fresh and undamaged as possible.
Authors
J. Christian Franson
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center