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Pathology Case of the Month - Trumpeter Swan

Pathology Case of the Month - Trumpeter Swan

Case History: A mortality event involving four swans was reported in December in Indiana, U.S.A. Two Trumpeter Swans (Cygnus buccinator) were...

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Saving Salamanders: Vital to Ecosystem Health

Saving Salamanders: Vital to Ecosystem Health

Amphibians—the big-eyed, swimming-crawling-jumping-climbing group of water and land animals that includes frogs, toads, salamanders and worm-like...

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Pathology Case of the Month - Bald Eagle

Pathology Case of the Month - Bald Eagle

Case History: In January, an adult female 4360-g Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) was observed on the ground within a few miles of the Lower...

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Avian influenza research sheds light on possible routes of introduction to North America

Avian influenza research sheds light on possible routes of introduction to North America

Understanding how wild birds facilitate the maintenance, reassortment, and dispersal of influenza A viruses (IAV) is key to forecasting global disease...

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Pathology Case of the Month - Green Frog

Pathology Case of the Month - Green Frog

Case History: A tadpole morbidity and mortality event affecting an estimated 1,000 Green Frog (Lithobates clamitans) tadpoles occurred in June of 2017...

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Pathology Case of the Month - European Starling

Pathology Case of the Month - European Starling

Case History: One juvenile European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) was admitted to a rehabilitation center in the District of Columbia in August 2021...

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Save the Date: 2022 Wildlife Disease Association Conference in Madison, Wisconsin

Save the Date: 2022 Wildlife Disease Association Conference in Madison, Wisconsin

The USGS National Wildlife Health Center is co-hosting the 70th Annual International Conference of the Wildlife Disease Association July 23-29, 2022...

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Pathology Case of the Month - Northern Shoveler

Pathology Case of the Month - Northern Shoveler

Case History: A mortality event involving approximately 400 Northern Shovelers (Spatula clypeata) on an island in the Great Salt Lake, Utah, USA began...

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Pathology Case of the Month - Eastern Gray Squirrel

Pathology Case of the Month - Eastern Gray Squirrel

Case History: In September 2021, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources reported a mortality event involving two eastern gray squirrels (Sciurus...

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Pathology Case of the Month - Wild Turkeys

Pathology Case of the Month - Wild Turkeys

Case History: In August 2021, a morbidity and mortality event involving both juvenile and adult Wild Turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) was reported in...

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Pathology Case of the Month - Northern Sea Otter

Pathology Case of the Month - Northern Sea Otter

Case History: An adult male 36.80 kg Northern sea otter (Enhydra lutris kenyoni) was found beached in a state park in Oregon, U.S.A., and died within...

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Multiple Coronaviruses Found in Animals Around Utah Mink Farms

Multiple Coronaviruses Found in Animals Around Utah Mink Farms

Scientists detected six types of coronaviruses in numerous mammals sampled on and near mink farms in Utah, according to a U.S. Geological Survey-led...

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