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Infectious Diseases Affecting Wildlife and the Environment

By Alaska Science Center
Monitoring: Mapping the distribution of chronic wasting disease Risk Assessment: Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal) Surveillance: Avian influenza Situational Awareness: WHISPers Reducing Impacts: White-nose syndrome and rabies in bats Decision Analysis: Vector-borne diseases

Detailed Description

Slide show for Infectious Diseases Affecting Wildlife and the Environment. USGS science focuses on quickly detecting, characterizing, and responding to potential hazards and biological threats, including infectious diseases like chronic wasting disease and avian influenza and disease-causing pathogens like waterborne viruses.  

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U.S. Geological Survey