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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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Experimental infection of bats with Geomyces destructans causes white-nose syndrome

White-nose syndrome (WNS) has caused recent catastrophic declines among multiple species of bats in eastern North America. The disease's name derives from a visually apparent white growth of the newly discovered fungus Geomyces destructans on the skin (including the muzzle) of hibernating bats. Colonization of skin by this fungus is associated with characteristic cutaneous lesions that are the onl
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J.M. Lorch, C.U. Meteyer, M.J. Behr, J.G. Boyles, P.M. Cryan, A.C. Hicks, A.E. Ballmann, J.T.H. Coleman, D.N. Redell, D.M. Reeder, D.S. Blehert
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Evaluation of Nobuto filter paper strips for the detection of avian influenza virus antibody in waterfowl

The utility of using Nobuto paper strips for the detection of avian influenza antibodies was examined in mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) experimentally infected with low pathogenic avian influenza viruses. Blood was collected 2 wk after infection and was preserved either as serum or whole blood absorbed onto Nobuto strips. Analysis of samples using a commercially available blocking enzyme-linked imm
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Robert J. Dusek, Jeffrey S. Hall, Sean W. Nashold, Joshua L. Teslaa, Hon S. Ip
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Sarcocystis neurona retinochoroiditis in a sea otter (Enhydra lutris kenyoni)

Sarcocystis neurona is an important cause of fatal disease in sea otters in the USA. Encephalitis is the predominant lesion and parasites are confined to the central nervous system and muscles. Here we report retinochoroiditis in a sea otter (Enhydra lutris kenyoni) found dead on Copalis Beach, WA, USA. Salient lesions were confined to the brain and eye. Multifocal nonsuppurative meningoencephalit
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J. P. Dubey, N. J. Thomas
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Meat and bone meal and mineral feed additives may increase the risk of oral prion disease transmission

Ingestion of prion-contaminated materials is postulated to be a primary route of prion disease transmission. Binding of prions to soil (micro)particles dramatically enhances peroral disease transmission relative to unbound prions, and it was hypothesized that micrometer-sized particles present in other consumed materials may affect prion disease transmission via the oral route of exposure. Small,
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Christopher J. Johnson, D. McKenzie, J.A. Pedersen, Judd M. Aiken
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

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 where transloc
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Thierry M. Work, M. Vignon, G.S. Aeby
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Ecosystems Mission Area, National Wildlife Health Center

Relationship between fibropapillomatosis and environmental quality: A case study with Chelonia mydas off Brazil

We documented the presence of fibropapillomatosis (FP), a debilitating tumor-forming disease, in marine turtles in Espírito Santo Bay (Brazil) from March 2007 to April 2008, and assessed the value of a specific environmental index for predicting the prevalence of FP. Turtles were captured monthly with entanglement nets and scored for presence and severity of FP. For the assessment of habitat quali
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Robson G. Santos, Agnaldo Silva Martins, E. Torezani, Cecilia Baptistotte, Julyana da Nobrega Farias, Antunes Paulo Horta, Thierry M. Work, G.H. Balazs
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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

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 ecology, togethe
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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

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

Quarterly wildlife mortality report April to June 2010

No abstract available.
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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 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 indicated wh
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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

No abstract available.
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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 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 increasing
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Erik K. Hofmeister, Gail Moede Rogall, Katherine 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