Research & Publications

New anaplasma study finds winter ticks unlikely significant in moose transmission

New anaplasma study finds winter ticks unlikely significant in moose transmission

Authors concluded that winter ticks are unlikely to play a significant role in Anaplasma transmission to moose; however, high infection prevalence warrants further investigation into the impacts of Anaplasma spp. infection on moose health.

November 17, 2021 News, Research & Publications
Preventive actions in response to the Bsal threat reduced Bsal risk in the U.S.

Preventive actions in response to the Bsal threat reduced Bsal risk in the U.S.

A widespread surveillance effort conducted by the USGS Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative contributed to reducing consequence risk by increasing confidence of Bsal absence in high-risk areas.

August 1, 2021 News, Research & Publications
Mange in Yellowstone wolves reveals insights into human scabies and conservation biology

Mange in Yellowstone wolves reveals insights into human scabies and conservation biology

What causes the variation in “manginess” between individual wolves with sarcoptic mange?

January 26, 2021 Research & Publications
Recent Articles on Plastics in Wildlife

Recent Articles on Plastics in Wildlife

Recent articles by The Wildlife Society and the Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative blog.

December 2, 2020 News, Research & Publications
The Effect of Maternal Antibodies on Clinical Response to Infection with Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease Virus in White-tailed Deer Fawns

The Effect of Maternal Antibodies on Clinical Response to Infection with Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease Virus in White-tailed Deer Fawns

The presence of maternally derived EHDV-2 antibodies in fawns may prevent or greatly reduce clinical disease and the level and duration of viremia.

December 2, 2020 Research & Publications
WEST NILE VIRUS INFECTION IN RUFFED GROUSE IN PENNSYLVANIA: A MULTI-YEAR COMPARISON OF STATEWIDE SEROSURVEYS AND VECTOR INDICES

WEST NILE VIRUS INFECTION IN RUFFED GROUSE IN PENNSYLVANIA: A MULTI-YEAR COMPARISON OF STATEWIDE SEROSURVEYS AND VECTOR INDICES

A 3-yr statewide survey was conducted across Pennsylvania to measure flavivirus (i.e., WNV) seroprevalence among hunter-harvested grouse.

December 2, 2020 Research & Publications
PLASMA BIOCHEMISTRY AND PROTEIN ELECTROPHORESIS REFERENCE INTERVALS OF THE COMMON LOON

PLASMA BIOCHEMISTRY AND PROTEIN ELECTROPHORESIS REFERENCE INTERVALS OF THE COMMON LOON

This study determined reference intervals for plasma biochemical values in adult common loons, and reference intervals for protein electrophoresis values in both adult and juvenile common loons.

December 2, 2020 Research & Publications
Role of wolves in limiting the spread of Chronic Wasting Disease

Role of wolves in limiting the spread of Chronic Wasting Disease

Could wolves help limit the spread of chronic wasting disease through the “predator cleansing effect?”

December 2, 2020 News, Research & Publications
Divergent impacts of warming weather on wildlife disease risk across climates

Divergent impacts of warming weather on wildlife disease risk across climates

Hosts from cool climates experienced increased disease risk at abnormally warm temperatures, while hosts from warm climates experienced increased disease risk at abnormally cool temperatures- as predicted by the thermal mismatch hypothesis.

December 2, 2020 Research & Publications
Ophidiomycosis, an emerging fungal disease of snakes: Targeted surveillance on military lands and detection in the western US and Puerto Rico

Ophidiomycosis, an emerging fungal disease of snakes: Targeted surveillance on military lands and detection in the western US and Puerto Rico

Ophidiomycosis (formerly referred to as Snake Fungal Disease, SFD), an emergent disease on the North American landscape poses a threat to snake population health and stability.

October 16, 2020 Research & Publications